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!Equipment Required<ref>[[Visible Bonus]]es or [[Improvement]]s '''do not''' count as equipment ASW (e.g. a +6 ASW equipment with +1 ASW bonus does not count as a +7 equipment but just as a +6 one).</ref><ref>When applicable, if all relevant ASW aircraft are in zero plane slots, and no bomber {{RedPlane}}/{{BluePlane}} with 1+ {{ASW}} are present in non-zero plane slot, the ship cannot OASW.</ref><ref>Regardless of their ASW stat, {{GreenPlane}}{{Night Fighter Aircraft}} [[Fighter]]s or {{YellowPlane}} [[Carrier Recon]]s cannot trigger any OASW.</ref>

!Equipment Required<ref>[[Visible Bonus]]es or [[Improvement]]s '''do not''' count as equipment ASW (e.g. a +6 ASW equipment with +1 ASW bonus does not count as a +7 equipment but just as a +6 one).</ref><ref>When applicable, if all relevant ASW aircraft are in zero plane slots, and no bomber {{RedPlane}}/{{BluePlane}} with 1+ {{ASW}} are present in non-zero plane slot, the ship cannot OASW.</ref><ref>Regardless of their ASW stat, {{GreenPlane}}{{Night Fighter Aircraft}} [[Fighter]]s or {{YellowPlane}} [[Carrier Recon]]s cannot trigger any OASW.</ref>

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! [[DD]], [[CL]]([[CLT|T]]), [[CT]], [[AO]]

! Any [[DD]], [[CL]], [[CLT]], [[CT]], [[AO]]<ref>Other [[ASW Shelling]] capable ships may be able to OASW, but cannot reach 100 ASW {{ASW}} using currently available equipment.</ref>

|rowspan=4| '''100+ ASW'''

|rowspan=4| '''100+ ASW'''

| {{Sonar}} '''1 [[Sonar]] Equipped'''

| {{Sonar}} '''1 [[Sonar]] Equipped'''

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!rowspan=1|Any [[CVL]]

!rowspan=3| Any [[CVL]]<ref>[[CVE]] should be used, as they are the only CVL with base ASW {{ASW}} stat.</ref>

| {{Sonar}} '''+''' {{RedPlane}} / {{BluePlane}} / {{ASWPlane}} / {{Autogyro}}<br>'''[[Sonar]]''' + Any with '''1+ ASW'''

| {{Sonar}} '''+''' {{RedPlane}} / {{BluePlane}} / {{ASWPlane}} / {{Autogyro}}<br>'''[[Sonar]]''' + Any with '''1+ ASW'''

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!{{Ship/Banner|Shinshuu Maru/Kai|small=true}}<br>{{ItemStack|item={{Ship/Banner|Yamato/Kai Ni Juu|small=true}}|text=Kai Ni Juu}}

| '''50+ ASW'''

| {{Sonar}} '''+''' {{SPB}} / {{Autogyro}}<br>'''[[Sonar]]''' + [[SPB|Seaplane Bomber]] or [[Rotorcraft]]

| {{Sonar}} '''+''' {{BluePlane}} / {{ASWPlane}} / {{Autogyro}}<br>'''[[Sonar]]''' + Any with '''[[ASW Aircraft|7+ ASW]]'''

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!{{Ship/Banner|Fusou/Kai Ni|small=true}}<br>{{Ship/Banner|Yamashiro/Kai Ni|small=true}}

| '''65+ ASW'''

| {{Sonar}} '''+''' {{SPB}} / {{Autogyro}} / {{DepthCharge}}<br>'''[[Sonar]]''' + [[SPB|Seaplane Bomber]], or [[Rotorcraft]], or [[Depth Charge]]

| {{BluePlane}} / {{ASWPlane}} / {{Autogyro}}<br>Any with '''[[ASW Aircraft|7+ ASW]]'''

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! rowspan=2| Any [[DE]]

! rowspan=2| Any [[DE]]

| Total of '''4+ ASW''' from equipment

| Total of '''4+ ASW''' from equipment

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! {{Ship/Banner|Tatsuta/Kai Ni|small=true}}<br>{{ItemStack|item={{Ship/Banner|Yuubari/Kai Ni D|small=true}}|text=Kai Ni D}}<br>{{Ship/Banner|Isuzu/Kai Ni|small=true}}<br>{{Class|Fletcher}}<ref>Kai only for [[Heywood L. Edwards]].</ref><br>{{Class|John C. Butler|Kai/Mk.II}}<br>{{Class|J|Kai}}

! {{Ship/Banner|Isuzu/Kai Ni|small=true}}<br>{{Ship/Banner|Tatsuta/Kai Ni|small=true}}<br>{{ItemStack|item={{Ship/Banner|Yuubari/Kai Ni D|small=true}}|text=Kai Ni D}}<br>{{Ship/Banner|Jervis/Kai|small=true}}<br>{{Ship/Banner|Janus/Kai|small=true}}<br>{{Ship/Banner|Fletcher|small=true}}<br>{{Ship/Banner|Johnston|small=true}}<br>{{Ship/Banner|Samuel B. Roberts/Kai|small=true}}

|colspan=2| '''Can OASW innately'''

|colspan=2| '''Can OASW innately'''

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* [[Light Cruiser Tsu-Class Flagship]]

* [[Light Cruiser Tsu-Class Flagship]]

* [[Light Carrier Nu-Class]] (Elite III, Elite IV, all Kai Elite, all Kai Flagship)

* [[Light Carrier Nu-Class]] (Elite III, Elite IV, all Kai Elite, all Kai Flagship)

* [[Ancient Destroyer Princess]] (all variants)

* [[Ancient Destroyer Princess II]]

* [[Seaplane Tender Water Princess]] (all variants)

* [[Abyssal Kuriles Princess]] (all variants)

* [[Abyssal Kuriles Princess]] (all variants)

* [[Destroyer Forest Princess]] (Damaged variants unconfirmed)

* [[Destroyer Forest Princess]] (Damaged variants unconfirmed)

** While other Abyssal ships are Lv.1, all Abyssal Submarines are Lv.50,

** While other Abyssal ships are Lv.1, all Abyssal Submarines are Lv.50,

** Abyssal submarines have an additional requirement of being '''Elite''' or '''Flagship''' tier.

** Abyssal submarines have an additional requirement of being '''Elite''' or '''Flagship''' tier.

* '''The ship is equipped with a {{Minisub}} [[:Category:Midget Submarine|Midget Submarine]].'''

* '''The ship is equipped with a {{Minisub}} [[Midget Submarine]].'''

** Midget Submarines are the {{EquipmentLink|Type A Kouhyouteki}}, {{EquipmentLink|Type C Kouhyouteki}}, and {{EquipmentLink|Type D Kouhyouteki Kai (Kouryuu Kai)}}.

** Midget Submarines are the {{EquipmentLink|Type A Kouhyouteki}}, {{EquipmentLink|Type C Kouhyouteki}}, and {{EquipmentLink|Type D Kouhyouteki Kai (Kouryuu Kai)}}.

** The [[Abyssal Cuttlefish Torpedo]] count as such for Abyssals, with other Abyssal equipment such as [[High-speed Abyssal Torpedo mod.2]], despite being classified as Midget Submarine, do not enable oTorp.

** The [[Abyssal Cuttlefish Torpedo]] count as such for Abyssals, with other Abyssal equipment such as [[High-speed Abyssal Torpedo mod.2]], despite being classified as Midget Submarine, do not enable oTorp.

After the Opening Torpedo Salvo, the Day Battle Shelling starts (if there are any remaining ships on either side left).

After the Opening Torpedo Salvo, the Day Battle Shelling starts (if there are any remaining ships on either side left).

=See Also=

=See Also=

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