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Vanguard Formation as shown in a Single Fleet.

Vanguard Formation as shown in a Striking Force Fleet.

Vanguard Formation is an Event Exclusive Formation that introduced in the Fall 2017 Event. This formation provides position specific benefits (and drawbacks).

In general, the formation drastically decreases the likelihood your flag, second, and third ship are targeted, while increasing the evasion of your other four ships.

As of current, this formation has only been available during events, but can be used in normal maps within the event period.

Regarding the Formation

The Vanguard Formation is based on the formation which Shouji Nishimura used as his fleet entered into the Surigao Strait.

The Formation in Detail

The Vanguard Formation has a series of benefits and drawbacks specific to several major factors depending on the type and position of the ship.

At present, the following details are known regarding the Vanguard Formation:

Vanguard Formation Modifiers

Fleet's Position	Surface Shell Modifier	Anti-sub Power Modifier	Anti-air Modifier ^[1]	Torpedo Modifier	Day Torpedo Hit Rate	Evasion Modifier ^[2]
Vanguard Formation Ship Slots 1-3	50%	100%	110%	100%	High	15%' for Non-DDs 25% for DDs
Vanguard Formation Ship Slots 4-7	100%	60%	110%	100%	High	15% for Non-DDs for Slot 4 25% for DDs for Slot 4 30% for Non-DDs for Slot 5-7 45%+ for DDs for Slot 5-7

↑ Source:[1] AA data
↑ Source: Xe-UCH's Twitter Current results are based on an estimation of what was collected during the event. Results may change once more information is gathered.

Please keep in mind that the data is still under research and is subject to change.

In addition to this, the vanguard formation also has a targeting mechanic that protects the First 3 ships (or less depending on how many ships are in your fleet.) while allowing the other ships to protect and be more likely to be targeted.

As of current results have been noted as followed:

Vanguard Formation Targeting Chances For Single Fleets

Fleet's Position in Single Fleet	Chance of being Targeted ^[1]
Slot 1	0.43%
Slot 2	9.13%
Slot 3	8.26%
Slot 4	26.96%
Slot 5	27.37%
Slot 6	27.83%

Vanguard Formation Targeting Chances For Striking Force Fleets

Fleet's Position in Striking Force Fleet	Chance of being Targeted ^[1]
Slot 1	0.99%
Slot 2	6.60%
Slot 3	6.27%
Slot 4	22.77%
Slot 5	23.43%
Slot 6	21.78%
Slot 7	18.15%

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Source: Syoukuretin's Twitter Results are based on an estimation of what was collected during the event. Results may change once more information is gathered.

Current Conclusions

The formation appears to be most useful in allowing fleets to better evade attacks; this comes in especially useful in night battle nodes, where there are fewer methods of preventing enemies from attacking, placing an emphasis on being able to survive enemy attacks.

One thing which is reasonable to assume is that Support Expedition Fleets, like with other formations, suffer the offensive penalties of this formation.

One identified weakness of the Vanguard Formation is that the fourth ship is at the highest risk of taking damage out of anyone in battle as she does not receive the evasion modifiers the fifth to seventh ships do.

[Vanguard_Data-1] Source:[1] AA data

[Evasion-2] Source: Xe-UCH's Twitter Current results are based on an estimation of what was collected during the event. Results may change once more information is gathered.

[Hit_Chances-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Source: Syoukuretin's Twitter Results are based on an estimation of what was collected during the event. Results may change once more information is gathered.

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-[[File:Single Fleet Vangaurd.png|thumb|right|Vanguard Formation as shown in a '''Single Fleet'''.]] [[File:Striking Force Fleet Vanguard.png|thumb|right|Vanguard Formation as shown in a [[Striking Force Fleet]].]]
+[[File:Single Fleet Vanguard.png|thumb|right|Vanguard Formation as shown in a '''Single Fleet'''.]] [[File:Striking Force Fleet Vanguard.png|thumb|right|Vanguard Formation as shown in a [[Striking Force Fleet]].]]
-Vanguard Formation is an '''Event Exclusive''' Formation that was introduced in the '''[[Fall 2017 Event]]'''. This would be the first time in KanColle that a new formation would be introduced into the game. Unlike most formation, this formation had special position specific benefits and drawbacks that would be used to help bring out the fleet's capabilities depending on how you organized your fleet in the composition. It's most noted attributes were that it '''provided a way to protect your Flagship, Second ship and Third Ship''' with a high success rate (depending on if you were using a regular fleet or a [[Striking Force Fleet]] and would also provide a boost to the evasion of destroyers and other ships in the lower part of the fleet composition.
+Vanguard Formation is an '''Event Exclusive''' Formation that introduced in the '''[[Fall 2017 Event]]'''. This formation provides position specific benefits (and drawbacks).
-As of current, this formation is limited to '''Events Only Periods''', but however, can be used in '''normal maps''' while the event is in session.
+In general, the formation drastically decreases the likelihood your flag, second, and third ship are targeted, while increasing the evasion of your other four ships.
+As of current, this formation has only been available during events, but can be used in normal maps within the event period.
 ==Regarding the Formation==
-The '''Vanguard Formation''' is based on the formation which [[Wikipedia:Shōji_Nishimura|Shouji Nishimura]] used as his fleet entered into the Surigao Strait during the night which would serve as his final battle during the '''Battle of Leyte Gulf'''.
+The '''Vanguard Formation''' is based on the formation which [[Wikipedia:Shōji_Nishimura|Shouji Nishimura]] used as his fleet entered into the Surigao Strait.
-Because the event would focus on the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the devs decided to make a formation that would help benefit the fleet during this event which in turn would make for a more complex event in which this formation would benefit being used in.
-==Looking at the Formation in Detail==
-The Vanguard formation appears in your composition menu much like all the other formations except this formation is located in the lower right corner of the composition menu which you select before entering battle.
-As mentioned earlier, the Vanguard Formation has a series of benefits and back draws that are specific to the several major factors:
-*The '''Type of Ship''' you use in your fleet.
+==The Formation in Detail==
-*The '''position of the fleet composition''' in which the ship is in.
+The Vanguard Formation has a series of benefits and drawbacks specific to several major factors depending on the type and position of the ship.
-Based on current known information the following details are known regarding the Vangaurd Formation:
+At present, the following details are known regarding the Vanguard Formation:
-===Vangaurd Formation Modifiers===
+===Vanguard Formation Modifiers===
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-! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:64px;" |Anti-air Modifier <ref name ="Vangaurd Data"> Source:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tjqIccF94rrrdTnEd1KQ62E9uW2aH7juXaC7DApmBps/edit#gid=1993071493] AA data</ref>
+! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:64px;" |Anti-air Modifier <ref name ="Vanguard Data"> Source:[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tjqIccF94rrrdTnEd1KQ62E9uW2aH7juXaC7DApmBps/edit#gid=1993071493] AA data</ref>
 ! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:68px;" |Torpedo Modifier
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-| style="text-align:center;" | '''Vangaurd Formation''' <br> Ship Slots 1-3
+| style="text-align:center;" | '''Vanguard Formation''' <br> Ship Slots 1-3
 | style="text-align:center;" |50%
 | style="text-align:center;" |100%
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 | style="text-align:center;" |'''15%'''' for '''Non-DDs''' <br> '''25%''' for '''DDs'''
 |-
-| style="text-align:center;" | '''Vangaurd Formation''' <br> Ship Slots 4-7
+| style="text-align:center;" | '''Vanguard Formation''' <br> Ship Slots 4-7
 | style="text-align:center;" |100%
 | style="text-align:center;" |60%
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 As of current results have been noted as followed:
-===Vangaurd Formation Hit Chances For Single Fleets===
+===Vanguard Formation Targeting Chances For Single Fleets===
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-===Vangaurd Formation Hit Chances For Striking Force Fleets===
+===Vanguard Formation Targeting Chances For Striking Force Fleets===
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