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Introduction

Jets were introduced in the December 9th, 2016 Update. Jets possess the ability to perform a Jet Assault before the aerial combat phase.

Overview

Mechanics

1. Two "jets" are currently available in the game, the Kikka KaiKikka Kai and the Jet Keiun KaiJet Keiun Kai.

  • Both jets have unique equipements icons : JetFighterBomber2.png and JetFighterBomber1.png respectively
  • Despite being propelled by one jet engine, the FR-1 Fireball has nothing to do with "jets" in the game and is seen as a regular fighter.

2. Jets can only be equipped by Shoukaku Kai Ni AShoukaku Kai Ni A, Zuikaku Kai Ni AZuikaku Kai Ni A, Kaga Kai Ni GoKaga Kai Ni Go, and Victorious KaiVictorious Kai, and placed in Land-Based Air Squadrons.

3. Using jets will consume steelSteel in addition to bauxiteBauxite.

4. Having a jet equipped will allow a pre-emptive aerial attack known as Jet Assault (JA).

  • Jets will still participate in the following aerial combat phases.
  • Damage during the jet assault is calculated the same way as dive bombers (x1.0), but damage during the airstrike phase is reduced (x0.7071).
    • For LBAS jet assault, both jet assault and LBAS bombing use the lower multiplier.

5. Equipping at least 1 Jet on the CV will increase its range from Medium to Long, allowing it to strike 1st after the Opening phases.

6. Jets have a high shootdown resistance that reduces the losses to anti-air fire.

Ship AA resistance Fleet AA resistance
Keiun kai 50% 30%
Kikka kai 50% 50%

7. Jets will go through three different shoot-down phases per normal battle.

  • Anti-air during the Jet Assault.
  • Shoot down during Air Control.
  • Anti-air during the normal airstrike.

It is unknown if the jet assault phase can trigger AACI.

8. Jets do not count as dive bombers or fighters, and so cannot activate the CVCI or take part in it.

Use Notes

1. Since they use the dive bomber multiplier and have a weaker airstrike per plane, making their use against larger targets is limited if used alone.

2. They are two of the three fighter-bombers with shoot-down resistance. This makes them useful when needing to maximize fighter power while maintaining some striking power. Jets are the fighter-bombers with the highest AA Anti-Air in-game.

  • This usefulness is relative, since they cannot be used in the CVCI.

3. The steel cost can add up very quickly, especially when being equipped on the largest slots of the CV.

  • Note that equipping them in smaller slots limits their ability to contribute to air control and damage.

Steel Cost

The steel consumption of jets is:

[math]\displaystyle{ \text{Jet Phase Cost} = \sum^{\text{All Jets}} \lceil \text{Plane Count} \times \text{Steel Cost} \rceil }[/math]

  • [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Plane Count} }[/math] is the current plane count at the start of the battle.
  • [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Steel Cost} }[/math] is the steel cost per plane.

Important Notes

  • Take note that the costs are rounded up.
  • Jets only cost steel in nodes where they are used for jet assaults and airstrikes.
    • Night battles will not cost steel.
  • Steel is consumed upon returning to base.
    • This means jets can still be used even when having not enough steel for the sortie.
  • Because LBAS squadrons are refilled between waves, jets will always cost the full 18 planes per wave.

Acquiring Jets

Currently the only way to acquire Jets is by obtaining several special items from Quests or ranking, that are necessary to obtain the Kikka Kai and produce the Jet Keiun Kai :

  • New Air Craft Plans Item Icon New Technology Aircraft Blueprint.png (D20 & G5)

Those items are notably given in the following quest chains:


Quest info Rewards
G5
航空艤装の近代化改修
Modernization Improvement of Flight Rigging
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
0
Prepare 5,500 Steel and 2,500 Bauxite and make modernization improvements to a Standard Carrier twice using x 5 Aircraft Carrier Ships.
  • Modernize a CV(B) using 5 CV(L) twice, and prepare 5,500 steel and 2,500 bauxite.
Item Icon New Technology Aircraft Blueprint.png
New Technology Aircraft Blueprint
Notes Requires: B87, G3
Steel and bauxite will be consumed upon completion.

D20
潜水艦派遣作戦による航空機技術入手
Obtain Airplane Technology from Submarine Dispatch Operation
Fuel
0
Ammunition
100
Steel
0
Bauxite
100
Deploy a Submarine Dispatch Operation to obtain new Plane Technology!
  • Complete expeditions 30 and 31.
Item Icon New Technology Aircraft Blueprint.png
New Technology Aircraft Blueprint
Notes Requires: D2, D6
The quest will be displayed as 50% complete if Expedition 30 is complete first, and as 80% complete if Expedition 31 is completed first. Either way, both expeditions need to be completed.

D21
潜水艦派遣作戦による噴式技術の入手
Obtain Jet Engine Technology from Submarine Dispatch Operation
Fuel
100
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
100
Prepare 5,000 steel and 1,500 bauxite to bring in the new Jet Engine Technology through a Submarine Dispatch Operation.
  • Complete expeditions 30 and 31, and prepare 5,000 steel and 1,500 bauxite.
Item Icon Development Material.png
Development Material
2x
Item Icon Ne Type Engine.png
Ne Type Engine
Notes Requires: B88, D20
Steel and Bauxite will be consumed upon completion.

F47
ネ式エンジンの増産
Increased Production of Ne Type Engine
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
0
To prepare to increase the production of engines for the jet aircraft, dispose 3 Type 52 Zero Fighter in the factory, prepare 2 Reppuu and Ryuusei each and 8,000 steel.
Item Icon Ne Type Engine.png
Ne Type Engine
Notes Requires: D21
Resources and equipment will be consumed upon completion.

Kikka Kai

Equipment Card Kikka Kai.png

The Kikka Kai is obtainable once with F46, and up to one per year via the yearly quest By10.

Quest info Rewards
F46
噴式戦闘爆撃機の開発
Develop the Jet Fighter-Bomber
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
100
To Produce the new type Fighter-Bomber with the built in Ne Type Engines, dispose 3 Shiden Kai 2 in the factory and prepare 2 New Technology Aircraft Blueprint and 1 Ne Type Engine.
Item Icon Development Material.png
Development Material
2x
Equipment Card Kikka Kai.png
Kikka Kai
Notes Requires: F45, C3
The Ne Type Engine and New Technology Aircraft Blueprints will be consumed upon completion.

By10
機動部隊決戦
Naval Task Force Decisive Battle
Fuel
1300
Ammunition
1300
Steel
0
Bauxite
1300
Organize a fleet with an Aircraft Carrier as part of your first fleet, then proceed into the Coral Sea Area, Eastern Salmon Sea, the KW Atoll, and the waters around Peacock Island. Confront the main enemy in the area and destroy them several times!
  • Assemble a fleet containing 1 CV(L/B) as flagship and up to 5 XX, then S rank the boss nodes of 5-2, 5-5, and 6-5 twice each, and A+ rank the boss node of 6-4 twice.
Item Icon Ranking Point Reward.png
Ranking Point Reward
600x

Choose between:
Item Icon Skilled Crew Member.png
Skilled Crew Member
5x
Item Icon Prototype Flight Deck Catapult.png
Prototype Flight Deck Catapult
Equipment Card Kikka Kai.png
Kikka Kai
Notes Requires: By9, B153
Yearly Quest (June)

Jet Keiun Kai

Equipment Card Jet Keiun Kai.png

The Jet Keiun Kai is obtainable by upgrading a Prototype Keiun Equipment Card Prototype Keiun (Carrier-based Reconnaissance Model).png via Akashi's Improvement Arsenal, also consuming a Ne Type Engine.

  • Up to two Prototype Keiun can be obtained via quests F45 and B143.
Quest info Rewards
F45
新機軸偵察機の開発
Develop the New Reconnaissance Plane
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
100
To produce the New Reconnaissance Plane, dispose 2 Type 0 Recon Seaplane in the factory and prepare one Type 1 Land Attacker and two Saiun!
Equipment Card Prototype Keiun (Carrier-based Reconnaissance Model).png
Prototype Keiun (Carrier-based Reconnaissance Model)
Item Icon Development Material.png
Development Material
2x
Notes Requires: F43, A62
Equipment will be consumed upon completion.

B143
「第五航空戦隊」、縦横無尽!
5th Carrier Division, Go Wild!
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
1000
Organize the 5th Carrier Division mobile task force fleet consisting mainly of the carriers Shoukaku and Zuikaku, along with the escort Destroyer Oboro and Akigumo. With said fleet, sortie into the Northern AL Area, Off the Coral Sea, Off the Tawi-Tawi Anchorage area, and the Off the KW Atoll. Locate the main enemy fleet and destroy them. Choose between:
Equipment Card Underway Replenishment.png
Underway Replenishment
2x
Item Icon Instant Repair Material.png
Instant Repair Material
6x
Equipment Card 25mm Triple Autocannon Mount.png
25mm Triple Autocannon Mount
2x

Then choose between:
Equipment Card Prototype Toukai.png
Prototype Toukai
Equipment Card Prototype Keiun (Carrier-based Reconnaissance Model).png
Prototype Keiun (Carrier-based Reconnaissance Model)
Notes

From there, once in possession of a Prototype Keiun, the upgrade through Akashi's Improvement Arsenal can begin:

Type Name Resource Day 2nd Ship Note
Fuel Ammunition Steel Bauxite Item Icon Development Material.png Item Icon Improvement Material.png # of equipment needed for that upgrade. An asterisk following the number indicates a different equipment is required. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Reconnaissance Aircraft Prototype Keiun 0 250 100 700 650 8/10 6/8 1xBluePlane.png  
Z
 
Z
S
Z
S
 
X X X Shoukaku Kai Ni A
Zuikaku Kai Ni A
Upgrades to Jet Keiun Kai
6 10/15 7/10 1xGreenPlane.png
10 20/30 10/13 1xItem Icon Ne Type Engine.png

Limited availability

Some jet parts have been given during some limited time quest or events, and also as ranking rewards.

The Prototype Keiun has been given in the following ranking months :

month Rank 1-5 Rank 6-20 Rank 21-100 Rank 101-500
September 2015 1 1 0 0
October 2015 1 1 1 1
October 2016 1 1 1 1
January 2020 1 ★+4 1 ★+4 1 1

The Kikka Kai has been given in the following ranking months :

month Rank 1-5 Rank 6-20 Rank 21-100 Rank 101-500
January 2020 1 0 0 0
April 2020 1 0 0 0

Both the 2020 and 2021 Hishimochi mini-events gave several Ne Type Engines and New Technology Aircraft Blueprints in quests :

Quest info Rewards
20WiG6
【桃の節句任務】菱餅改修:週
(Peach Festival Mission) Hishimochi Renovation: Weekly
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
0
Prepare 6 Hishimochi,100 development materials, 3000 Bauxite, and 3000 steel and proceed to modernize any light carrier with 3 light carriers 2 times. *All prepared items will be consumed upon completion
  • Prepare 6 Hishimochi,100 development materials, 3000 Bauxite, and 3000 steel and successfully modernize 1 CVL using 3 CVL 2 times.
Choose between:
Item Icon New Technology Aircraft Blueprint.png
New Technology Aircraft Blueprint
Item Icon New Model Gun Mount Improvement Material.png
New Model Gun Mount Improvement Material
Item Icon New Model Rocket Development Material.png
New Model Rocket Development Material

Then choose between:
Item Icon Instant Repair Material.png
Instant Repair Material
6x
Item Icon Improvement Material.png
Improvement Material
3x
Item Icon Food Supply Ship Irako.png
Food Supply Ship Irako
3x
Notes Requires: 20WiG5, 20WiB4, 20WiB4
Weekly Quest

20WiG4
【桃の節句任務】菱餅改修:序
(Peach Festival Mission) Hishimochi Renovation: Intro
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
0
Prepare 10 Hishimochi and proceed to modernize any Yuugumo-class Destroyer with 4 Heavy Cruiser 2 times. *All prepared items will be consumed upon completion
  • Prepare 10 Hishimochi and successfully modernize a Yuugumo-class DD using 4 CAs 2 times.
Choose between:
Item Icon Action Report.png
Action Report
Item Icon New Model Gun Mount Improvement Material.png
New Model Gun Mount Improvement Material
2x
Item Icon Ne Type Engine.png
Ne Type Engine
Notes Requires: 20WiB1, 20WiB2, 20WiB2
One-time

20WiG5
【桃の節句任務】菱餅改修:破
(Peach Festival Mission) Hishimochi Renovation: Midpoint
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
0
Prepare 15 Hishimochi, 8000 Bauxite, and 8000 steel and proceed to modernize the Yuugumo-class Destroyer Okinami with 4 Battleships 2 times. *All prepared items will be consumed upon completion
  • Prepare15 Hishimochi, 8000 Bauxite, and 8000 steel and successfully modernize Okinami using 4 BBs 2 times.
Choose between:
Item Icon Remodel Blueprint.png
Remodel Blueprint
Item Icon New Technology Aircraft Blueprint.png
New Technology Aircraft Blueprint
2x
Item Icon Prototype Flight Deck Catapult.png
Prototype Flight Deck Catapult
Notes Requires: 20WiB3, 20WiG4, 20WiG4
One-time

20WiG7
【桃の節句任務】菱餅改修:果
(Peach Festival Mission) Hishimochi Renovation: Final
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
0
Prepare 17 Hishimochi, 300 development materials, 15000 Bauxite, and 15000 steel and proceed to modernize any Standard carrier with 5 standard carriers 2 times. *All prepared items will be consumed upon completion
  • Prepare 17 Hishimochi, 300 development materials, 15000 Bauxite, and 15000 Steel and successfully modernize 1 CV using 5 CV 2 times.
Choose between:
Item Icon Prototype Flight Deck Catapult.png
Prototype Flight Deck Catapult
Item Icon Ne Type Engine.png
Ne Type Engine
Equipment Card Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands.png
Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands
Notes Requires: 20WiG6
One-time


Quest info Rewards
2103 G4
【桃の節句】菱餅改修:2021空
(Hinamatsuri Operation) Hishimochi Modernization: 2021 Sky
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
0
Bauxite
0
Hinamatsuri Operation: Prepare 7 Hishimochi, 90 Development Materials, 9000 fuel and 9000 bauxite. Successfully modernize a CV ship with 5 CVL at the same time, twice.
  • Only CVs can work for the modernization process CVB will not work
Choose between:
Item Icon Prototype Flight Deck Catapult.png
Prototype Flight Deck Catapult
Item Icon Ne Type Engine.png
Ne Type Engine
2x
Item Icon New Technology Aircraft Blueprint.png
New Technology Aircraft Blueprint
4x
Notes Requires: 2103 G2, 2103 B3
Time-limited Quest
7 Hishimochi, 9000 Fuel and bauxite and 90 Development Materials will be consumed upon completion of this quest

The limited Xmas quests of 2021 included a Prototype Keiun and its Ne Type Engine among the rewards :

Quest info Rewards
2112 LB03
【Xmas限定】聖夜の翼、出撃せよ!
[Christmas limited] Wings of the Holy Night, sortie!
Fuel
0
Ammunition
0
Steel
1224
Bauxite
1224
Limited Time Christmas Mission: Organize a fleet consisting of 3 of the following ships "Shoukaku, Zuikaku, and Hayasui" or "Suzuya, Kumano and Gotland". Do repeat sorties in the Okinoshima sea area, the Northern AL Operation Area, and the Coral Sea! Confront and destroy the enemy fleet! Choose between:
Equipment Card Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft.png
Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft
2x
Equipment Card Shinzan.png
Shinzan
Equipment Card Prototype Keiun (Carrier-based Reconnaissance Model).png
Prototype Keiun (Carrier-based Reconnaissance Model)

Then Choose between:
Item Icon Skilled Crew Member.png
Skilled Crew Member
2x
Item Icon New Model Aerial Armament Material.png
New Model Aerial Armament Material
2x
Item Icon Ne Type Engine.png
Ne Type Engine
Notes Requires: 2112 LB01
Limited Time Quest

Kumano and Suzuya can be used in their CVL form.

See Also