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This occurs when a ship fires any equipped AA guns against planes. The flagship will always do this by default, even without any anti-air stat.
This occurs when a ship fires any equipped AA guns against planes. The flagship will always do this by default, even without any anti-air stat.
=Japanese ship-naming conventions=
=Japanese Naming Conventions=
===Ships===
<tabber>
|-|BB=
'''Battleships''' were named after provinces.
*Exceptions: The {{Class|Kongou}} were originally battle cruisers, and so are named after mountains.
|-|CV=
'''Aircraft Carriers''' were named after flying beasts, being the "dragon" (龍, "ryuu"), "phoenix" (鳳, "hou"), "crane" (鶴, "kaku"), or "falcon" (鷹, "you"). Light carriers tend to have "falcon" or "phoenix" names, where fleet carriers tend to have "dragon" or "crane" names, but this is not strict.
*Exceptions: [[Akagi]] and [[Kaga]] were originally designed as a battlecruiser and a battleship, respectively, and follow those classes' naming conventions instead (Akagi is named after a mountain, Kaga is named after a province). [[Chitose]] and [[Chiyoda]] were not originally aircraft carriers, their names are poetic words for "millennium", and they kept those names after being converted (a choice of their crew). Only [[Taigei]]'s name was changed to fit in with the standard carrier naming scheme ("Ryuuhou" means "Dragon Phoenix").
|-|CA=
'''Heavy/Battle Cruisers''' were named after Japanese mountains.
*Exceptions: The {{Class|Mogami}} class were originally designed as light cruisers before being reclassified into heavy cruisers (and later aviation cruisers), and so are named after rivers. The {{Class|Tone}}, being more lightly armed than the Takao or Myoukou classes, were also named after rivers.
|-|CL=
'''Light Cruisers''' were named after Japanese rivers.
|-|DD=
'''Destroyers ''' were named after natural phenomena/weather, often snow (雪, "-yuki"), waves (波, "-nami"), rain (雨, "-ame", "-are"), wind (風, "-kaze"), clouds (雲, "-kumo" or "-gumo"), tides (潮, "-shio"), or the moon (月, "-tsuki" or "-zuki").
|-|DE=
'''Kaiboukans''' were named after small Japanese islands.
|-|SS=
'''Submarines''' were simply given operating numbers in the same manner as German U-boats, following a syllable of the word 'Iroha'. All 1st Class submarines were designated 'I-' (such as all the submarines present in KanColle), where 2nd and 3rd Class submarines began with 'Ro' and training submarines were 'Ha-'.
*In Kancolle, the girls use the classical or modern Japanese number reading to make their nicknames (''see [[#"Official" nicknames|here]]'').
|-|AS=
'''Submarine Tenders''' were a varied group of ships. Several of these had the character for "whale" (鯨, "gei") in their names, but many did not.
*Shouhou and Zuihou were originally designed as Submarine Tenders before being converted into Light Carriers. Like Ryuuhou, their names were changed upon conversion, they were originally named Tsurugizaki and Takasaki.
|-|Aux=
Other ships (like AV/AO/AP) were named after various things, such as maritime locations (like straits), poetic ideas, ancient Japanese designations and concepts, or other Japanese locations like cities or sub-prefectures.
|-|Non-navy=
'''"Non-navy ship"''' names were often appended with "Maru" (丸) the character for "circle". The reason for this tradition seems to have been lost to time, but may be related to the red circle being the symbol and flag of Japan (the "hi-no-maru") or as a superstition, helping ships travel a circle of going out to sea and returning home.
*The examples in KanColle are [[Shinshuu Maru]], [[Akitsu Maru]], [[Kumano Maru]], and [[Yamashio Maru]] ([[IJA|Army ships]]) and [[Kasuga Maru]] and [[Yawata Maru]] (civilian ships). Both [[Hiyou]] and [[Junyou]] were also renamed as converted carriers, from Izumo Maru and Kashiwara Maru respectively.
*The "maru" in "[[Maruyu]]" is a reference to this character, but does not actually appear in her name, which is a circle around the hiragana character 'yu'.
|-|Abyssal=
The "[[Enemy/Common|common abyssal classes]]" are based on the [[wikipedia:Iroha|Iroha]], a classical Japanese alphabetical ordering. That this is classical Japanese implies that the classes are externally ascribed to the Abyssal fleet ships, especially combined with the highly descriptive names for the bosses.
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In modern days, some of those naming conventions are still in use in Japan, but applied to modern ship types.
In modern days, some of those naming conventions are still in use in Japan, but applied to modern ship types.
===Tanks===
Tanks were given composed names using the following rules:
<tabber>
|-|1st Part=
*1st name part, the type of tank:
**Light: Ke
**Medium: Chi
**Heavy: O
**Gun (Tank Destroyer): Ho
|-|2nd Part=
*2nd name part, the number of the tank within its type:
**1: I or Yi
**2: Ro
**3: Ha
**4: Ni
**5: Ho
**6: He
**7: To
**8: Chi
**9: Ri
**10: Nu
**11: Ru
**12: O or Wo
|-|Example=
Using the medium tanks as an example:
*Chi-I (Medium First): None (most likely Experimental Type 1 Tank)
*Chi-Ro (Medium Second): Type 89 I-Go
*Chi-Ha (Medium Third): Type 97 Chi-Ha
*Chi-Ni (Medium Fourth): Type 97 Chi-Ni (never got out of prototype status)
*Chi-Ho (Medium Fifth) Type 98 Chi-Ho (never got out of prototype status)
*Chi-He (Medium Sixth): Type 1 Chi-He
*Chi-To (Medium Seventh): Type 4 Chi-To
*Chi-Ri (Medium Ninth): Type 5 Chi-Ri
*Chi-Nu (Medium Tenth): Type 3 Chi-Nu
</tabber>
=Ship Girls Birthdays=
=Ship Girls Birthdays=
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! #|| Coastal defence ships|| Date Launched
! #|| Coastal defense ships|| Date Launched
|-
|-
! #|| {{Class|Shimushu}}|| Date Launched
! #|| {{Class|Shimushu}}|| Date Launched
|-
|-
| [[I-26]]|| 10 April 1941
| [[I-26]]|| 10 April 1941
|-
| [[I-36]]|| 1 November 1941
|-
| [[I-47]]|| 10 November 1942
|-
|-
| [[I-58]]|| 30 June 1943
| [[I-58]]|| 30 June 1943
|-
|-
| [[Scamp]]|| 20 July 1942
| [[Scamp]]|| 20 July 1942
|-
| [[Drum]]|| 12 May 1941
|}
|}
|-
|-
| [[Chougei]]|| 24 March 1924
| [[Chougei]]|| 24 March 1924
|-
| [[Heian Maru]]|| 16 April 1930
|-
|-
!colspan=2| others
!colspan=2| others
Ever see an [[wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] in the wiki you didn't know the meaning of and urban dictionary doesn't have it? While it is preferable to not use acronyms to avoid confusion, some discussions will inevitably have them. This is an incomplete list of acronyms used in discussions by English-speaking KanColle players.
Ever see an [[wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] in the wiki you didn't know the meaning of and urban dictionary doesn't have it? While it is preferable to not use acronyms to avoid confusion, some discussions will inevitably have them. This is an incomplete list of acronyms used in discussions by English-speaking KanColle players.
* '''AA''' - [[Anti-Air]]
* '''AA''' - [[Anti-Air]]
* '''AACI''' - [[AACI|Anti-Air Cut-in]]
* '''AACI''' - [[Anti-Air Cut-in]]
* '''AAFD''' - {{EquipmentLink|Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|text=Anti-Air Fire Directors}}
* '''AAFD''' - {{EquipmentLink|Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|text=Anti-Air Fire Directors}}
* '''AAR''' - [[Aerial_Combat#Proportional_and_Fixed_shootdowns|Anti-Air Resistance]]
* '''AAR''' - [[Aerial_Combat#Proportional_and_Fixed_shootdowns|Anti-Air Resistance]]
* '''AGS''' - [[Souya (AGS)|Survey ship]]
* '''AGS''' - [[Souya (AGS)|Survey ship]]
* '''AI''' - Air Incapability
* '''AI''' - Air Incapability
* '''AO''' - [[AO|Fleet Oiler]] / Replenishment Oiler
* '''AK2''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 2]]
* '''AK3''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 3 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]]
* '''AK4''' - [[Prototype Long-barrel 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 4]]
* '''AO''' - [[Fleet Oiler]] / Replenishment Oiler
* '''AP''' :
* '''AP''' :
** '''AP''' - [[Air Power|Air Parity]]
** '''AP''' - [[Air Power|Air Parity]]
** '''AP''' - Transport Ships
** '''AP''' - Transport Ships
* '''AR''' :
* '''AR''' :
** '''AR''' - [[AR|Repair Ship]]
** '''AR''' - [[Repair Ship]]
** '''AR''' - [[Action Report]]
** '''AR''' - [[Action Report]]
* '''AS''' :
* '''AS''' :
** '''AS''' - [[AS|Submarine Tender]]
** '''AS''' - [[Submarine Tender]]
** '''AS''' - [[Artillery Spotting]]
** '''AS''' - [[Artillery Spotting]]
** '''AS''' - [[Air State]]
** '''AS''' - [[Air State]]
* '''ASS''' - "Airstrike Supported Submarines" nodes, alternative name to the [[Node|Airstrike Supported Battle]] node
* '''ASS''' - "Airstrike Supported Submarines" nodes, alternative name to the [[Node|Airstrike Supported Battle]] node
* '''ASW''' - [[Anti-Submarine Warfare]]
* '''ASW''' - [[Anti-Submarine Warfare]]
* '''AV''' - [[AV|Seaplane Tender]]
* '''AV''' - [[Seaplane Tender]]
* '''BB''' - [[BB|Battleship]]
* '''BB''' - [[Battleship]]
* '''BBV''' - [[BBV|Aviation Battleship]]
* '''BBCV''' - [[Aircraft Battleship]], informal code designating the {{Class|Ise|Kai Ni}}
* '''BC''' - "Battle Cruisers" (unused in the game outside of the Fleet menu's filter)
* '''BBV''' - [[Aviation Battleship]]
* '''BC''' - "Battle Cruisers" (only in the game for the Fleet menu's filter, mostly referring to the {{Class|Kongou}}), the real code is "CC".
* '''BK2''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 2]]
* '''BK4''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 4 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]]
* '''BP''' - [[Blueprint]]
* '''BP''' - [[Blueprint]]
* '''CA''' - [[CA|Heavy Cruiser]]
* '''CA''' - [[Heavy Cruiser]]
* '''CAV''' - [[CAV|Aviation Cruiser]]
* '''CAV''' - [[Aviation Cruiser]]
* '''CCCI''' - [[CCCI|Credit-Card Cut-In]], a "joke cut-in" about paying to do something
* '''CCCI''' - [[CCCI|Credit-Card Cut-In]], a "joke cut-in" about paying to do something
* '''CD''' - Concentrated Deployment, mostly referring to some equipment variations being packed together
* '''CD''' - Concentrated Deployment, mostly referring to some equipment variations being packed together
* '''CF''' - [[Combined Fleet]]
* '''CF''' - [[Combined Fleet]]
* '''CI''' - "[[Cut-In]]", special powerful attacks triggered when using a right set of specific gears
* '''CI''' - "[[Cut-In]]", special powerful attacks triggered when using a right set of specific gears
* '''CL''' - [[CL|Light Cruiser]]
* '''CK2''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 2]]
* '''CLT''' - [[CLT|Torpedo Cruiser]]
* '''CK3''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3]]
* '''CK3H''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3 H]]
* '''CL''' - [[Light Cruiser]]
* '''CLAA''' - [[Antiaircraft Cruiser]]
* '''CLT''' - [[Torpedo Cruiser]]
* '''CT''':
* '''CT''':
** '''CT''' - [[CT|Training Cruiser]]
** '''CT''' - [[Training Cruiser]]
** '''CT''' - [[Closing Torpedo Salvo]]
** '''CT''' - [[Closing Torpedo Salvo]]
* '''CTF''' - [[Combined_Fleet#Carrier_Task_Force|Carrier Task Force]]
* '''CTF''' - [[Carrier Task Force]]
* '''CV''':
* '''CV''':
** '''CV''' - [[Seiyuu|Character Voice]], same as VA or Seiyuu
** '''CV''' - [[Seiyuu|Character Voice]], same as VA or Seiyuu
** '''CV''' - [[CV|Aircraft Carrier]] / Standard Aircraft Carrier
** '''CV''' - [[CV|Aircraft Carrier]] / Standard Aircraft Carrier
* '''CVB''' - [[CVB|Armored Aircraft Carrier]] / Armored Carrier
* '''CVB''' - [[CVB|Armored Aircraft Carrier]] / Armored Carrier
* '''CVCI''' - [[CVCI|Aircraft Carrier Cut-In]]
* '''CVCI''' - [[Aircraft Carrier Cut-In]]
* '''CVNCI''' - [[CVNCI|Aircraft Carrier Night Cut-In]]
* '''CVNCI''' - [[Aircraft Carrier Night Cut-In]]
* '''CVE''' - [[CVE|Escort carrier]], an ASW specialized light aircraft carrier
* '''CVE''' - [[Escort Carrier]], an ASW specialized light aircraft carrier
* '''CVL''' - [[CVL|Light Aircraft Carrier]] / Light Carrier
* '''CVL''' - [[Light Aircraft Carrier]] / Light Carrier
* '''CVN''' - [[CVN|Night Aircraft Carrier]] (not "nuclear CV" here)
* '''CVN''' - [[Night Aircraft Carrier]] (not "nuclear CV" here)
* '''DA''' - [[DA|Double Attack]]
* '''DA''' - [[Double Attack]]
* '''DD''' - [[DD|Destroyer]]
* '''DC''' - [[Depth Charge]]
* '''DE''' - "Destroyer Escort" but this designates "[[DE|Coastal Defense Ship]]" in Kancolle
* '''DCP''' - [[Depth Charge Projector]]
* '''DLC''' - {{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft}}
* '''DCR''' - [[Depth Charge Rack]]
* '''DD''' - [[Destroyer]]
* '''DE''' - "Destroyer Escort" but this designates "[[Coastal Defense Ship]]" (''Kaiboukan'') in Kancolle
* '''DK2''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 2]]
* '''DK3''' - [[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 3]]
* '''DLC''' - {{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft}}, but sometimes designate all [[Landing Craft]]
* '''DP''' - Dual-Purpose, for either [[Radar]]s or [[High-Angle Gun]]s, being both used for "air" and "surface" roles.
* '''DP''' - Dual-Purpose, for either [[Radar]]s or [[High-Angle Gun]]s, being both used for "air" and "surface" roles.
* '''EO''' - Extra Operation (maps [[1-5]], [[1-6]], [[2-5]], [[3-5]], [[7-5]], [[4-5]], [[5-5]], [[6-5]], and event final maps)
* '''EO''' - Extra Operation (maps [[1-5]], [[1-6]], [[2-5]], [[3-5]], [[7-5]], [[4-5]], [[5-5]], [[6-5]], and event final maps)
* '''FBB''' - [[FBB|Fast Battleship]]
* '''FBB''' - [[Fast Battleship]]
* '''FCF''' - {{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility||Striking Force Fleet Command Facility|Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility|text=Fleet Command Facility}}
* '''FCF''' - {{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility|Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility|text=Fleet Command Facility}}
* '''FCM''' - [[First Class Medal]]
* '''FCM''' - [[First Class Medal]]
* '''FF''':
* '''FF''':
** '''FF''' - [[Friendly Fleet]]
** '''FF''' - [[Friendly Fleet]]
** '''FF''' - [[Improving Ship Speed|Fast Fleet]]
** '''FF''' - [[Speed|Fast Fleet]]
* '''FP''':
* '''FP''':
** '''FP''' - [[Stats|Firepower Stat]]
** '''FP''' - [[Stats|Firepower Stat]]
** '''FP''' - [[Air Power|Fighter Power]]
** '''FP''' - [[Fighter Power]]
* '''FS''' - Flagship
* '''FS''' - Flagship
* '''GS''' - [[Expeditions#Great Success|Great Success]]
* '''GS''' - [[Expeditions#Great Success|Great Success]]
* '''LBAS''' - [[Land-Based Air Squadron]]
* '''LBAS''' - [[Land-Based Air Squadron]]
* '''LD''' - Last Dance, the last form of a boss once its HP are depleted
* '''LD''' - Last Dance, the last form of a boss once its HP are depleted
* '''LFB''' - [[LFB|Large Flying Boat]]
* '''LFB''' - [[Large Flying Boat]]
* '''LHA''' - [[LHA|Amphibious Assault Ship]]
* '''LHA''' - [[Amphibious Assault Ship]]
* '''LoS/LOS''' - [[Line of Sight]]
* '''LoS/LOS''' - [[Line of Sight]]
* '''LSC''' - [[Large Ship Construction]]
* '''LSC''' - [[Large Ship Construction]]
* '''RAN''' - [[RAN|Royal Australian Navy]]
* '''RAN''' - [[RAN|Royal Australian Navy]]
* '''RE''' - [[Reinforcement Expansion]] (extra ship slot)
* '''RE''' - [[Reinforcement Expansion]] (extra ship slot)
* '''RL/RLK2''' - {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}}/{{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}
* '''RL''' - Mostly {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}, but can designate most "[[Rocket]] munitions"
* '''RLK2''' - {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}
* '''RM''' - [[RM|Regia Marina]] (Italian Royal Navy)
* '''RM''' - [[RM|Regia Marina]] (Italian Royal Navy)
* '''RN''' - [[RN|Royal Navy]]
* '''RN''' - [[RN|Royal Navy]]
** '''SSLO''' - "{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Super Skilled Lookouts}}"
** '''SSLO''' - "{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Super Skilled Lookouts}}"
* '''SONAR''' - [[Sonar|SOund Navigation And Ranging]]
* '''SONAR''' - [[Sonar|SOund Navigation And Ranging]]
* '''SPB''' - [[SPB|SeaPlane Bomber]]
* '''SPB''' - [[Seaplane Bomber]]
* '''SPF''' - [[SPF|SeaPlane Fighter]]
* '''SPF''' - [[Seaplane Fighter]]
* '''SPR''' - [[SPR|SeaPlane Recon]]
* '''SPR''' - [[Seaplane Recon]]
* '''SS''' - [[SS|Submarine]]
* '''SS''' - [[Submarine]]
* '''SSV''' - [[SSV|Aicraft Carrying Submarine]]
* '''SSV''' - [[Aircraft Carrying Submarine]]
* '''STF''' - [[Combined_Fleet#Surface_Task_Force|Surface Task Force]]
* '''STF''' - [[Surface Task Force]]
* '''TCI''' - [[TCI|Torpedo Cut-In]]
* '''TCI''' - [[Torpedo Cut-In]]
* '''TCF/TE''' - [[Combined_Fleet#Transport_Escort_Force|Transport Combined Fleet]] / Transport Escort
* '''TCF/TE''' - [[Transport Combined Fleet]] / Transport Escort
* '''TP''':
* '''TP''':
** '''TP''' - [[Stats|Torpedo Stat]]
** '''TP''' - [[Stats|Torpedo Stat]]
* '''BURNING LOVE''' - Notable line from [[Kongou]]
* '''BURNING LOVE''' - Notable line from [[Kongou]]
* '''C2''' - Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle
* '''C2''' - Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle
* '''Chi-Ha''' - [[Chi-Ha|Type 97 Medium tank]] Japanese tank's name.
* '''Choujuusenchihou (長10cm砲)''' - {{Class|Akizuki}}'s [[Rensouhou]]s
* '''Choujuusenchihou (長10cm砲)''' - {{Class|Akizuki}}'s [[Rensouhou]]s
* '''Chuuha''' - "very damaged", orange damaged
* '''Chuuha''' - "moderately damaged", orange damaged
* '''Cut-In''' - [[Cut-in|special powerful attacks]], triggered when using a right set of specific gears
* '''Cut-In''' - [[Cut-in|special powerful attacks]], triggered when using a right set of specific gears
* '''DameCon''' - {{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Personnel}}
* '''DameCon''' - {{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Personnel}}
* '''I-Go''' - {{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force)}} Japanese tank's name.
* '''I-Go''' - {{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force)}} Japanese tank's name.
* '''Ka-Mi''' - {{EquipmentLink|Special Type 2 Amphibious Tank}} Japanese tank's name.
* '''Ka-Mi''' - {{EquipmentLink|Special Type 2 Amphibious Tank}} Japanese tank's name.
* '''Ka-Tsu''' - {{EquipmentLink|Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank|Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai|link=Ka-Tsu}} Japanese tank's name.
* '''KancoDex''' - [[Library]] (Kancolle's Pokedex), sometimes, just KanDex.
* '''KancoDex''' - [[Library]] (Kancolle's Pokedex), sometimes, just KanDex.
* '''Kancolle''' - Kantai Collection
* '''Kancolle''' - Kantai Collection
* '''Rocket''' - A form of propulsion, different from the usual propeller blades or turbojets (see ''[[Rocket|here]]'' for rockets ingame).
* '''Rocket''' - A form of propulsion, different from the usual propeller blades or turbojets (see ''[[Rocket|here]]'' for rockets ingame).
* '''RocketMat''' - [[New Model Rocket Development Material]]
* '''RocketMat''' - [[New Model Rocket Development Material]]
* '''Rosa''' - Japanese AA rockets : {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}
* '''RoSa''' - Japanese AA rockets: {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}
* '''Sanshiki''' - "Type 3 Shell" in Japanese, their [[AA Shell]]s
* '''Sanshiki''' - "Type 3 Shell" in Japanese, their [[AA Shell]]s
* '''Screw''' - [[Akashi's Improvement Arsenal|Improvement Materials]]
* '''Screw''' - [[Akashi's Improvement Arsenal|Improvement Materials]]
* '''Seiyuu''' - Japanese [[Seiyuu|Character Voice/Voice Actress]]
* '''Seiyuu''' - Japanese [[Seiyuu|Character Voice/Voice Actress]]
* '''Shirei-kan''' - "Commander"
* '''Shirei-kan''' - "Commander"
* '''Shouha''' - "lightly damaged", yellow damaged
* '''Synergy''' - Used to describe the positive effect given by equipping certain equipment together, mainly referring to [[ASW Synergy]], [[Speed|Speed Synergy]], and [[Fit Bonuses]].
* '''Synergy''' - Used to describe the positive effect given by equipping certain equipment together, mainly referring to [[ASW Synergy]], [[Speed|Speed Synergy]], and [[Fit Bonuses]].
* '''Spoon''' - The [[Vanguard Formation]], named after its shape.
* '''Spoon''' - The [[Vanguard Formation]], named after its shape.
==Girls nicknames==
==Girls nicknames==
==="Official" nicknames===
==="Official" nicknames===
Names often used either by the devs or the girls themselves, to humanize "number namings" of some ships.
Names often used either by the devs or the girls themselves, to humanize "number namings" of some ships.
* '''Furei''' - [[I-201]]
* '''Furei''' - [[I-201]]
* '''Fuufu''' - [[Kaiboukan No.22]]
* '''Fuufu''' - [[Kaiboukan No.22]]
* '''Max''' - [[Z3]] in-game nickname
* '''Max''' - [[Z3]] in-game nickname
* '''Max Schultz''' - [[Z3]] official name
* '''Max Schultz''' - [[Z3]] official name
* '''Miimu''' - [[I-36]]
* '''Mito''' - [[Kaiboukan No.30]]
* '''Mito''' - [[Kaiboukan No.30]]
* '''Momochi''' - [[No.101 Transport Ship]]
* '''Momochi''' - [[No.101 Transport Ship]]
* '''Nimu''' - [[I-26]]
* '''Nimu''' - [[I-26]]
* '''Ro''' - [[Ro-500]]
* '''Ro''' - [[Ro-500]]
* '''Shi Chan''' - [[I-41]], a lesser official nicnamed, used by [[I-36]]
* '''Shioi''' - [[I-401]]
* '''Shioi''' - [[I-401]]
* '''Shion''' - [[I-400]]
* '''Shion''' - [[I-400]]
* '''PT''' - [[PT boat]]s (Patrol Torpedo boat), a type of warship, exclusive to abyssals so far.
* '''PT''' - [[PT boat]]s (Patrol Torpedo boat), a type of warship, exclusive to abyssals so far.
* '''PT Imp''' - [[PT Imp Pack]]
* '''PT Imp''' - [[PT Imp Pack]]
* '''Rice Hime''' - [[American Destroyer Princess]], a pun with her kanji reading.
* '''SDH''' - [[Supply Depot Princess|Supply Depot Hime]]
* '''SDH''' - [[Supply Depot Princess|Supply Depot Hime]]
* '''SDP''' - [[Supply Depot Princess]]
* '''SDP''' - [[Supply Depot Princess]]