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Aerial Support
Aerial Support
| Sends a number of planes to carry out bombardment
| Sends a number of planes to carry out bombardment
*Behaves like a normal aerial battle
**May require fighter planes due to AS affecting performance
| 3 or more total ships from the following classes: CV, CVL, LHA, and AV
| 3 or more total ships from the following classes: CV, CVL, LHA, and AV
| 50% Fuel, 40% Ammo, Bauxite
| 50% Fuel, 40% Ammo, Bauxite ''(only if support arrives and planes shot down)''
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*Damage is spread out
*Many smaller damage attacks spread out, possibly allowing multiple scratch damage on high HP enemies (which can be significant)
*Many more hits (up to 16 attacks, one per bomber)
*Low cost (less ammo used and no bauxite used if support does not arrive)
*Low cost
*Engagement or Formation Modifier do not apply.
*For certain maps where night battle precedes day battle, supporting fire may concentrate more (since it arrives after night battle).
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*Unlikely to sink any ship.
*Unlikely to sink any ship.
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*High cost, low damage.
*High cost, low damage.
*Possibly implemented to prevent a low cost torpedo squadron doing support shelling.
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! Support Shelling
! Support Shelling
| Medium to long distance shelling attack with concentrated power
| Medium to long distance shelling attack with concentrated power
| Other fleets
* CVLs have great performance despite cost.
** But only up to 2; 3 or more turns the support into Aerial Support.
* 2DDs + 2CVLs run at about 50 fuel and 100 ammo but the CVLs can hit day attack power cap easily, making this very effective.
| Any other fleet not meeting either of the two requirements.
| 50% Fuel, 80% Ammo
| 50% Fuel, 80% Ammo
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*Likely to sink enemy's ship.
*Likely to sink enemy's ship.
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*High cost
*High cost (especially if boss node is not reached)
*Affected by Engagement and Formation Modifier (so <span style="color:red">Crossing the T - Disadvantage</span> is a huge detriment)
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