Special Equipment
Equipment Type
Effective Equipment
Notes
Active Sonars
Type 3 Active Sonar
Type 3 Active Sonar Kai
Type124 ASDIC
Type144/147 ASDIC
HF/DF + Type144/147 ASDIC
Warning: Passive Sonars DO NOT WORK
Type 93 Passive Sonar
Type 4 Passive Sonar
Type 0 Passive Sonar
Depth Charges
All Depth Charges
Causes overfishing to occur much faster [1]
Searchlights
Searchlight
Type 96 150cm Searchlight
Lookouts
Skilled Lookouts
Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts
Torpedo Bombers
Swordfish
Swordfish Mk.II (Skilled)
Swordfish Mk.III (Skilled)
Seaplanes
All Seaplane Recons /Bombers
Seaplanes with 2 or more crew can be used for fishing [2] Seaplane Fighters have one crew, and therefore DO NOT WORK
Rotorcraft
Ka Type Observation Autogyro
O Type Observation Autogyro Kai
O Type Observation Autogyro Kai Ni
S-51J
S-51J Kai
Liaison Aircraft
Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft (ASW)
Type 3 Command Liaison Aircraft Kai
Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model II Kai (20th Squadron)
Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model III Kai (Skilled/20th Squadron)
Large Flying Boats
Type 2 Large Flying Boat
PBY-5A Catalina
NOAP
Night Operation Aviation Personnel
Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands
Do not work: Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel
Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel
Skilled Deck Personnel
Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands
Rations
Combat Ration
Combat Ration (Special Onigiri)
Canned Saury
Only slightly effective
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