S9 Osprey

[Edit] S9 Osprey No.304 S9 Osprey
Reconnaissance Seaplane Effects: +1 +2 +2 +4 Combat Radius: 3 (Deployment Cost: 3) Scrap value: 1 1 2 (Unbuildable)
Refittable Ship Types
Fast Battleship	Battleship
Aviation Battleship	Standard Aircraft Carrier
Armored Carrier	Light Carrier
Heavy Cruiser	Aviation Cruiser
Light Cruiser	Torpedo Cruiser
Training Cruiser	Destroyer
Coastal Defense Ship	Submarine
Aircraft Carrying Submarine	Seaplane Tender
Fleet Oiler	Submarine Tender
Repair Ship	Amphibious Assault Ship
LBAS Plane

Introduction

紅茶の国で生まれた複葉複座機の傑作機Hawker Hart。
やや旧式ではありますが、同ベストセラー機の改良水上機型が本機「Osprey」です。
スウェーデン海軍にも採用され、偵察や弾着観測機として運用されました。

The Hawker Hart is a masterpiece biplane born in the country of black tea.
Although slightly outdated, the "Osprey" is an improved seaplane version of this best-selling aircraft.
It was also adopted by the Swedish Navy and operated as a reconnaissance and observation aircraft.

Mechanics

Seaplanes are the main aircraft type used by non-carrier ships (mainly battleships, cruisers, and auxiliaries).

• They are notably required to trigger Artillery Spotting.

Reconnaissance AircraftSpLBRecon are planes that:

• Can trigger Contact.

• Does not contribute Fighter Power in Aerial Combat, and so cannot be shot down during it (can be shot down during Detection).
• When equipped to a Land Base:
  • Can extend the minimum Combat Radius in Sortie Mode.
  • Add a bonus multiplier to the total Defense Fighter-Power of the base in Air Defense Mode.
  • Can contribute Fighter Power (if it has any Proficiency or ), and can be shot down.

Notes

How To Obtain

Stock equipment of: Gotland Andra (x2), Gotland

From quest: B145 (x2, choice)

From limited-time quests: 2212 B1 (x2, choice)

Ranking reward for:

• Jul 2018: 1-5, 6-20, 21-100

Event reward for:

• Early Fall 2018 Event E-4: Hard (★+5), Medium (★+5)

Uses

Used to improve: Swordfish Mk.III Kai (Seaplane Model)

Updates History

• 2018-08-30: Implemented as ranking reward
• 2020-04-23: Became improvable and upgradeable to Swordfish Mk.III Kai (Seaplane Model)

Fit Bonuses

S9 Osprey Equipment Bonuses
Ship	Extra Requirement									Note
Gotland (any)	-	+1			+2				+2
Kuma-class Nagara-class Sendai-class Agano-class	-	+1			+1				+1

Seaplane Recon Type Equipment Bonuses
Ship	Extra Requirement									Note
Noshiro Kai Ni Yahagi Kai Ni /B	(1st equipped)	+2			+3				+1	One-time
Mogami Kai Ni /Toku Mikuma Kai Ni /Toku	(1st equipped)	+2								One-time

Improvement

Type	Name	★	Resource							Day							2nd Ship	Note
										Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	S9 Osprey	0	100	30	0	220	6/7	2/3	1x	✓	X	X	X	✓	✓	✓	Gotland	Upgrades to Swordfish Mk.III Kai (Seaplane Model)
		6					7/9	4/6	1x
		10					30/49	9/17	1x 2x 1x

Improvement effects
Recon	1★	2★	3★	4★	5★	6★	7★	8★	9★	Max★
	1.2	1.69	2.07	2.40	2.68	2.93	3.17	3.39	3.60	3.79

See Also

Hawker Hart