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| Combat is a major component of the game in Kantai Collection. Combat is accessed through the [[Sortie]] menu by selecting a map to send a fleet. Multiple mechanics weave together to create an intricate combat dynamic. For more detailed explanations on the various combat mechanics, please see the individual pages below. [[Exercises]] also consist of one surface combat. | | Combat is a major component of the game in Kantai Collection. Combat is accessed through the [[Sortie]] menu by selecting a map to send a fleet. Multiple mechanics weave together to create an intricate combat dynamic. For more detailed explanations on the various combat mechanics, please see the individual pages below. [[Exercises]] also consist of one surface combat. |
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| ==Formation Selection== | | ==Formation Selection== |
| If the fleet currently deployed has 4 or more ships, the player will be prompted to pick a fleet formation before every battle. Fleets with 3 or less ships will not have a fleet formation prompt and will default to '''Line Ahead'''. | | If the fleet currently deployed has 4 or more ships, the player will be prompted to pick a fleet formation before every battle. Fleets with 3 or less ships will not have a fleet formation prompt and will default to '''Line Ahead'''. |
− | * Sunk ships and ships retreated with {{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility|Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility}} are not counted. | + | * Sunk ships and ships [[Evacuation|evacuated]] with a {{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility|Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility|text=Command Facility|link=Evacuation}} are not counted. |
| * Diamond Formation requires 5 or more ships present in the fleet to be selected. | | * Diamond Formation requires 5 or more ships present in the fleet to be selected. |
| * Enemy fleets do not have these restrictions. Enemy fleets in Diamond formation with fewer than 4 ships lack formation graphics on the battle screen. | | * Enemy fleets do not have these restrictions. Enemy fleets in Diamond formation with fewer than 4 ships lack formation graphics on the battle screen. |
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| !Night Battles | | !Night Battles |
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− | |Vanguard (Both) vs DD||110%||120%||?||? | + | |Vanguard (Both) vs DD<ref>Has even greater bonuses against [[PT Imp]]s (see [[Template:Anti-PT Imp Setups|here]])</ref>||110%||120%||?||? |
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| |Double Line vs Line Abreast||rowspan=3|100%||rowspan=3|N/A||rowspan=3|100%||rowspan=3|N/A | | |Double Line vs Line Abreast||rowspan=3|100%||rowspan=3|N/A||rowspan=3|100%||rowspan=3|N/A |
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| * '''Diamond''': Anti-Air formation. | | * '''Diamond''': Anti-Air formation. |
| * '''Echelon''': Mixed surface-ASW combat formation. | | * '''Echelon''': Mixed surface-ASW combat formation. |
− | * '''Line Abreat''': ASW formation. | + | * '''Line Abreast''': ASW formation. |
− | * '''Vanguard''': Defensive/evasive formation (event only). | + | * '''Vanguard''': Defensive/evasive & anti DD/[[PT Imp]] formation (event only). |
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| =Victory Conditions= | | =Victory Conditions= |