Special Attacks/Yamato Touch

Yamato gains two different special attacks on Kai Ni/Juu.

The devs distinguish them as:

  • For the touch with only Yamato and Musashi:
    • Yamato flagship: "Yamato, leading the attack! Musashi, follow me! 1st Fleet, all guns, full salvo!" (大和、突撃します!武蔵続いてッ!第一戦隊、全主砲、全力斉射ッ!).
    • Musashi flagship: "Oh, Yamato. Forming a battlegroup with you feels so natural. This is what it means to be a battleship" (おう、大和よ、お前とこうして戦隊を組むのは格別だな。これが戦艦だ。).
  • For all other touches:
    • "Yamato, leading the attack! 2nd ship, please follow my lead! All guns, full salvo!" (大和、突撃します!二番艦も続いてください!全主砲、斉射ッ!).

However, mechanic-wise it makes more sense to distinguish the touches as 2-ship touch and 3-ship touch:

Devs also have stated that the touch helpers will be updated with relevant ship implementation. So far, Maryland has been added alongside Colorado for the 3-ship touch. Jean Bart has not yet been added as a touch helper.

Yamato 2-Ship Special Attack

"Touch Helpers"
(max remodel only)
Ship Banner Musashi Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Iowa Kai.png
Ship Banner Bismarck Drei.png
Ship Banner Richelieu Kai.png
  • Yamato Kai Ni/Juu must be the flagship.
    • Secretary for combined fleets.
    • She must not be more than lightly damaged (小破).
  • Another "Touch Helper" must be in the 2nd position.
    • She must not be more than lightly damaged (小破).
    • When using Musashi Kai Ni as the helper, Yamato and Musashi positions can be swapped freely.
    • When using Musashi Kai Ni as the helper in the 2nd position with Nagato Kai Ni or Mutsu Kai Ni in the 3rd one being lightly damaged (小破) or better, there is a random chance to trigger the "3-Ship Special Attack" instead.
  • There must be 6 or more surface ships in the fleet.
    • There must be no submarine in 6-ship fleets. In 7-ship fleets, only 1 submarine is allowed.
    • There must be no surface ship in the fleet sunk or evacuated via Command Facility FCFFleet Command Facility
      Striking Force Fleet Command Facility
      during a sortie, making the remaining total < 6. Ships in the escort fleet are not counted.
  • In single fleet, EchelonEchelon.png needs to be selected.
  • In a combined fleet, Cruising Formation 4Formation 4.png needs to be selected.
  • The touch can activate even if Yamato Kai Ni Juu is equipped with ASW equipment when facing a fleet mixed with submarines.

If triggered:

  • The flagship will do a 1st & 2nd attack,
  • The Helper will do a 3rd attack.
  • Each attack targets a ship at random.
Equipment Yamato Kai Ni JuuYamato Kai Ni Juu 2nd Yamato-class Kai NiYamato Kai Ni
Musashi Kai Ni
2nd
Other HelpersIowa Kai
Bismarck Drei
Richelieu Kai
Attacks 1 & 2 Attack 3 Attacks 1 & 2 Attack 3 Attacks 1 & 2 Attack 3
No Bonus Equipment 1.54 1.94 1.54 1.86 1.40 1.55
RADAR Surface Radar Only 1.77 2.23 1.77 2.14 1.61 1.78
Very Large RADARSp Very large radar15m Duplex Rangefinder + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni
15m Duplex Rangefinder Kai + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni + Skilled Fire Direction Center
Only
1.96 2.45 1.95 2.35 1.77 1.96
Armor-Piercing Shell AP ShellsType 91 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell Kai
Only
2.08 2.62 2.08 2.51 1.89 2.09
Armor-Piercing Shell APType 91 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell Kai
+ RADAR Radar
2.39 3.01 2.39 2.89 2.17 2.41
Armor-Piercing Shell APType 91 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell Kai
+ Very Large RADARSp Very large radar15m Duplex Rangefinder + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni
15m Duplex Rangefinder Kai + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni + Skilled Fire Direction Center
2.63 3.31 2.63 3.18 2.39 2.65

The equipment bonuses do not stack further than 1 radar and/or 1 AP shell per ship.

  • Only ships equipped with those equipment will get a bonus for their attack(s).

The attack will consume extra ammo from participating ships when triggered. The total ammo consumption will be x1.6 of the original ammo consumption of those ships when the attack is triggered.

Currently measured above 70%, it seems similar to Big 7 touches:

  • Trigger rate is affected by:
    • The Level and luck Luck stat of the participating ships.
    • RADAR Surface Radars (5+ LoS?) on attacking ships (+8~10%)[1].
  • Can be triggered even if artillery spotting fails to activate.
  • Can only be activated once per sortie.
  • Has a chance to trigger every time Yamato (Musashi if FS) takes a turn at shelling.
    • In single fleet, if it fails to trigger in day battle, there is a chance to trigger it in the follow-up night battle.

Yamato 3-Ship Special Attack

  • Yamato Kai Ni/Juu must be the flagship.
    • Secretary for combined fleets.
    • She must not be more than lightly damaged (小破).
  • A pair of ships from a same "Helper Pair" must be in the 2nd and 3rd positions.
    • They must not be more than lightly damaged (小破).
    • When using Musashi Kai Ni as the helper in the 2nd position with Nagato Kai Ni or Mutsu Kai Ni in the 3rd one:
      • If the 3rd ship is lightly damaged (小破) or better, there is a random chance to trigger the "2-Ship Special Attack" instead.
      • If the 3rd ship is moderately damaged (中破) or worse, the "2-Ship Special Attack" will trigger instead.
  • There must be 6 or more surface ships in the fleet.
    • There must be no submarine in 6-ship fleets. In 7-ship fleets, only 1 submarine is allowed.
    • There must be no surface ship in the fleet sunk or evacuated via Command Facility FCFFleet Command Facility
      Striking Force Fleet Command Facility
      during a sortie, making the remaining total < 6. Ships in the escort fleet are not counted.
  • In single fleet, EchelonEchelon.png needs to be selected.
  • In a combined fleet, Cruising Formation 4Formation 4.png needs to be selected.
  • The touch can activate even if Yamato Kai Ni Juu is equipped with ASW equipment when facing a fleet mixed with submarines.
"Helper Pairs" (max remodel only)
One of the following pairs:
Musashi Kai Ni 2nd ship: In any order:
Ship Banner Musashi Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Nagato Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Nagato Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Mutsu Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Kongou Kai Ni C.png
Ship Banner Hiei Kai Ni C.png
Ship Banner Kongou Kai Ni C.png
Ship Banner Haruna Kai Ni B.png
Ship Banner Kongou Kai Ni C.png
Ship Banner Haruna Kai Ni C.png
Ship Banner Ise Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Hyuuga Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Musashi Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Mutsu Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Fusou Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner Yamashiro Kai Ni.png
Ship Banner South Dakota Kai.png
Ship Banner Washington Kai.png
Ship Banner Colorado Kai.png
Ship Banner Maryland Kai.png
Ship Banner Warspite Kai.png
Ship Banner Nelson Kai.png
Ship Banner Italia.png
Ship Banner Roma Kai.png

If triggered:

  • Yamato will do a 1st attack,
  • The 2nd ship will do a 2nd attack,
  • The 3rd ship will do a 3rd attack.
  • Each attack targets a ship at random.
Equipment Musashi Kai NiMusashi Kai Ni (& HelperNagato Kai Ni
Mutsu Kai Ni
)
Nagato-classNagato Kai Ni
Mutsu Kai Ni
Pair
Ise-classIse Kai Ni
Hyuuga Kai Ni
Pair
Other "Helper Pairs" Any "Helper Pairs"
Attacks 1 Attacks 2 Attack 1 & 2 Attacks 1 Attacks 2 Attack 1 & 2 Attacks 3
No Bonus Equipment 1.65 1.80 1.65 1.65 1.58 1.50 1.65
RADAR Surface Radar Only 1.90 2.07 1.90 1.90 1.80 1.73 1.90
Very Large RADARSp Very large radar15m Duplex Rangefinder + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni
15m Duplex Rangefinder Kai + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni + Skilled Fire Direction Center
Only
2.09 2.28 2.09 2.09 1.99 1.90
Armor-Piercing Shell AP ShellsType 91 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell Kai
Only
2.23 2.43 2.23 2.23 2.13 2.03 2.23
Armor-Piercing Shell APType 91 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell Kai
+ RADAR Radar
2.56 2.79 2.56 2.56 2.45 2.33 2.56
Armor-Piercing Shell APType 91 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell
Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell Kai
+ Very Large RADARSp Very large radar15m Duplex Rangefinder + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni
15m Duplex Rangefinder Kai + Type 21 Radar Kai Ni + Skilled Fire Direction Center
2.82 3.07 2.82 2.82 2.69 2.56

The equipment bonuses do not stack further than 1 radar and/or 1 AP shell per ship.

  • Only ships equipped with those equipment will get a bonus for their attack(s).

The attack will consume extra ammo from participating ships when triggered. The total ammo consumption will be x1.8 of the original ammo consumption of those ships when the attack is triggered.

Currently measured above 70%, it seems similar to Big 7 touches:

  • Trigger rate is affected by:
    • The Level and luck Luck stat of the participating ships.
    • RADAR Surface Radars (5+ LoS?) on attacking ships (+8~10%)[1].
  • Can be triggered even if artillery spotting fails to activate.
  • Can only be activated once per sortie.
  • Has a chance to trigger every time Yamato takes a turn at shelling.
    • In single fleet, if it fails to trigger in day battle, there is a chance to trigger it in the follow-up night battle.

Main source: [1]