Barrage Balloon

[Edit] Barrage Balloon No.513 阻塞気球
Surface Ship Equipment Effects: +1 Scrap value: 1 0 0 1 (Unbuildable)
Card Fairy Equipment Combination
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

Introduction

米海軍で開発され、Salmon級などの潜水艦で運用された潜水艦用魚雷兵装です。
前部4門の発射管から、水上の敵艦を攻撃可能ですが、初期型の魚雷は信頼性が低く、数々のチャンスを逸しています。
信頼性の向上した後期型では、日本の輸送船団、さらに護衛艦艇に対しても威力を発揮、日本の継戦能力を削っていきます。

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Mechanics

Example of a balloon deployed.

Barrage Balloons can be deployed in certain situations during day battles.

Barrage Balloons can only be deployed on certain combat nodes (notably with Installations).

ExpandCompatible Nodes
Map	Node	Notes
3-5	H
4-3	N	Boss
4-5	T	Boss
6-4	N	Boss
Events	Refers to the current event page
references	[1][2][3][4]

Once deployed

• For every ship with a balloon equipped will boost the damage of the fleet and the LBAS (post-cap):

ExpandBalloon Effects
	1	2	3
Allied Day Shelling Damage
Allied Balloons [5]	1.02	1.04	1.06
Allied LBAS/Airstrike Damage
Allied Balloons [6]	1.02	1.04	1.06
Enemy Balloons [7]	0.95	0.90	0.85
Allied LBAS/Airstrike Accuracy
Allied Balloons	?	?	?
Enemy Balloons [8]	?	~0.8	?

• The effect stacks up to 3 balloons, and up to 1 balloon per ship
• The effect applies to LBAS, airstrike and day shelling, with the enemy balloons also negatively affecting allied LBAS and airstrike
• The effect does not apply to torpedo phases or night battles
• If the ship deploying it is sunk, the balloon is then removed, as well as its effects

Notes

Updates History

• 2023-08-26: Implemented

Fit Bonuses

Barrage Balloon/Bonuses