User:Jigaraphale/Sandbox/7

#ComingSoon™

Just a non-exhaustive list of features we are expecting in the game because the devs teased them, or the game gives very strong hints about them. Some are outdated and will probably never come.

• Some stolen from there [1]

General Content

• In-game player-to-player interaction
  • Anything ranging from real PVP, coop mode, or just social interactions
  • Players' Friendly Fleets
• Further UI update for equipment filters
• Ribbon functions update (better stats and/or new stats/effects/mechanics/new types of ribbons)
• Latest Overseas Warship Technology obtainable ("early implementation")
• Night Skilled Crew Member obtainable ("early implementation")
• Potential revision of the Flight II-A mode

Ships:

• Yuubari Kai Ni/Toku/D "abilities" update (equipability ?)
• Souya being "VERY useful"
• Yamato Touch helper update (already done, still missing Massachusetts)
• Nelson-class Touch update with the 16" brit guns

Equipment:

• Shinzan
  's "high altitude" mechanic
• Smoke update (different effects? usable in PVP?)
• Zuiun (night?) update, with updated/new effects/mechanics
• Ho 229 stat update

Announcements:

• A new map for 2025 after the fall event
  • Will include the new abyssal subtype (Mu-Class?)
• 7-4 compositions changing over time
• 7-5 compositions changing over time

Missing maps:

• World 1 extra operation (1-7)
• World 2 extra operations (2-6 & 2-7)
• World 3 extra operations (3-6 & 3-7)
• World 4 extra operations (4-6 & 4-7)
• World 5 extra operations (5-6 & 5-7)
  • World 5 LBAS
• World 6 extra operations (6-6 & 6-7)
• World 7 extra operations (7-6 & 7-7)
  • World 7 LBAS expansion

• World 3 extra expeditions (C1 to C6)
• World 4 extra expeditions (D4 to D6)
• World 5 extra expeditions (E3 to E6)
• World 7 expeditions (47 & 48)
• World 7 extra expeditions (F1 to F6)
• World 6 expeditions (49 to 56)
• World 6 extra expeditions (G1 to G6)

• "Admiral and 3rd Squadron Table" changing with seasons
• Furniture asset update (Sandy Beach and Crab DD guns ?)

Ships

• Mikasa? (from Yokosuka colab)
• USS Boise (CL-47), USS Louisville (CA-28) (2025 live play)
• Shinano (by Youki)
• Last Mutsuki-class "Yūzuki" (at N°282 in the Gallery)
• New Taiyou-class CVE "Chūyō" (at N°323 in the Gallery)
• Several Matsu-class DDs (interview)
  • Kiri (from the anime)
• Several Tachibana-class DDs (interview)

Equipment teases:

• FBB Strasbourg, because of the Loire 130M's painting been the exact one used on her only
• CV Béarn, because of the F4U-7 being a French plane, and the fairy's cow is extremely similar to her insignia + French window

Calendar teases:

• 1 USN DD (08/2024 calendar), Kidd from Zeco tweets

API teases:

• API-12: "Super Dreadnought" type (XBB / 超弩級戦艦)
• API-15: "Transport Ships/Supply Ships" type (AP / 輸送艦)

Announced:

• Suzunami Kai 2 in 2026 (New Year Live event)
• Fubuki Kai 3 A/B in 04/2026 (Sasebo Live event)
• Kitakami Kai 3 "special CL" in fiscal 2026 (Sasebo Live event)
• Heywood L. Edwards remodel/JMSDF Ariake (Mitaina 2025 + dev tweets + zeco FB + Sasebo 2026)
• Richard P. Leary remodel/JMSDF Yugure (Mitaina 2025 + dev tweets + zeco FB)
• Agano Kai 2 (at N°461 in the Gallery)
• Sakawa Kai 2 (at N°464 in the Gallery)
• Aoba Kai 2 (KanColle The Movie + Movie artbook)

"Not impossible" new remodels

• Urakaze Kai 2
• Isokaze Kai 2
• Hamakaze Kai 2
• Tanikaze Kai 2

Other "teases":

• Langley to La Fayette: F4U-7's painting being from her + was introduced for an operation she did as La Fayette + from her voicelines

Equipment

Excluding all the unobtainable equipment that should return at some point, several equipment were also forgotten:

• Suisei D4Y3 Model 33 from the anime
• N°321 never released (Zuiun//Suisei ??)
• N°337 the Reppuu Kai Ni (CarDiv 1/Skilled), never given
• N°448 never released
• N°462 never released
• Addition of the "Prototype Reppuu Initial Model"
• Type 99 Dive Bomber Model 22 (Skilled) upgradable to a later model variant
• Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft Model 34 upgradable into a later version
• Renzan (2312 F3 title & dev tweet)
• New Stuka (upgraded Ju87D-4 (Fliegerass) ?)
• New Ho 229

API type teases:

• VT fuse (VT信管),
• Jet-powered Attacker,
• Jet-powered Reconnaissance Aircraft.

• Prototype Seiran craftable and upgradable into the Seiran (631 Air Group) via new quests
• Saiun improvable
• Ginga (Egusa Squadron) obtainable via quest
• Hiryuu bombers
  
  
  obtainable (via Akashi notably)
• Late Model Bow Torpedo Mount (4 tubes) upgradable into the Skilled Sonar Personnel + Late Model Bow Torpedo Mount (4 tubes) via Akashi
• Kyoufuu Kai Ni obtainable
• Type 2 Depth Charge Kai Ni obtainable via quest
• 35.6cm Twin Gun Mount Kai Yon improvable
• 25mm Anti-aircraft Autocannon Mount & Machine Guns improvable
• Shiun (Skilled) obtainable via quest and improbable
• Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank improbable with I-41
• Type 281 Radar improbable
• Shinden Kai obtainable
• Prototype Shinden (Land-based Fighter) obtainable
• Type144/147 ASDIC upgradable into the HF/DF + Type144/147 ASDIC via Akashi
• Army Infantry Corps upgradable
• Kyoufuu Kai 2 (Skilled) obtainable via quests/Akashi upgrades
• 53cm Twin Torpedo Mount upgradable into the 53cm Twin Torpedo Mount Kai (Oxygen Torpedoes) via Akashi
• Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model II Kai (20th Squadron) upgradable into the Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model III Kai (Skilled/20th Squadron) via Akashi
• More fits for Kitakami K2 & Ooi K2 with the 12.7cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount Kai 2

All equipment with fit bonuses from improvement but not improvable (see here):

• 16inch Triple Gun Mount Mk.6 + GFCS
• 35.6cm Twin Gun Mount Kai 4
• 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 3
• Locally Modified 12.7cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount
• Locally Modified 10cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount
• 65mm/64 Single Rapid Fire Gun Mount Kai
• 3.7cm FlaK M42
• Skilled Sonar Personnel + Late Model Bow Torpedo Mount (4 tubes)
• Saiun
• Saiun (Eastern Caroline Air Group)
• Saiun (4th Recon Squad)
• SO3C Seamew Kai
• Shiun (Skilled)
• Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane (Skilled)
• Loire 130M Kai (Skilled)
• Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa Model III Kai (Skilled/20th Squadron)
• Type 281 Radar
• Type 274 Fire Control Radar
• Late Model Radar & Passive Radiolocator + Snorkel Equipment
• Night Operation Aviation Personnel
• Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts
• Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank
• Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai
• Type 97 Torpedo Bomber Kai (Northeastern Air Group)
• Arctic Camouflage (+ Arctic Equipment)
• Type 0 Fighter Model 62 Kai (Night Fighter-bomber)
• Type 0 Fighter Model 62 Kai (Skilled/Night Fighter-bomber)
• Type 3 Depth Charge Projector Kai
• Shinden Kai 3 (Prototype Jet Shinden)
• 53cm Twin Torpedo Mount Kai (Oxygen Torpedoes)

Lies

• Speed modding increases evasion.
• Rations increase DLC moral agains installations (just a general post cap boost).
• "Brand new type of ship" (from Mitaina magazine on KC’s 9th Anniversary) => just Momochi LST ?
• Haruna Kai Ni B in 2022
• Shigure Kai 3 with the anime
• Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank improbable with I-41 on release.
• 10cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director ingame name fixed on 30/04/24 ranking.
• Synergy between K2 & K3C for Kongou touch
• SB2C being given back in summer 2021 and as stock equipments.
• Not needing to clear the 2024 summer event for NSCM as they will be added soon for everyone
• A new map for 2024
• A new map right after the Spring 2025 Event
• A new map right after the Fall 2025 Event with Mu class
• Removing all W2 limited drops the 2025/05/30

• "Adding no new squadron planes"
  • Added since:
    • 251 Air Group
    • Tainan Air Group
      
    • 343 Air Group
      
    • 20th Squadron
      
    • 634 Air Group
    • Yawata Force
      
    • VB/S-2
      
    • Murata Squadron
    • Northeastern Air Group
    • Tomonaga Squadron
  • If "Adding no new ACE planes", then only:
    • Tenzan Model 12A Kai 2 (Murata Squadron w/ Radar)
    • Ryuusei Kai (Tomonaga Squadron)

• Mogador not being Fast A+ group.
• Shinyou being a Taiyou-class, just Scharnhorst then Shinyou IRL
• Kasuga Maru being a "Kasuga Maru-class", Nitta Maru-class IRL
• Yawata Maru being a "Kasuga Maru-class/Special Purpose Aircraft Carrier", Nitta Maru-class IRL
• Fuyutsuki being a "Akizuki-class", Fuyutsuki-class IRL
• Hayasui being a "Kai Kazahaya-class", Kazahaya-class (base) converted as Hayasui-class hybrid tanker/carrier (kai) IRL
• Yamashio Maru being described as the 2nd ship of her class despite being the lead ship and only ship of her class.
• Wasp being described as the 6th ship of her class despite being the 10th.
• Asahi being a "Kai Shikishima-class", Asahi-class (sub type) IRL
• Most submarine classes
• Mosquitos being "difficult to detect on radar"
• Ho 229 being "stealthy"
• Loire 130M being a "three-seater", seven-seater/three crew IRL
• Most planes (see here)
• Foreign planes with Japanese colors
• Type D DE unable to equip turbines
• Many diesel ships (SS & aux) able to use turbines
• Pugliese being good
• Hedgehog (Initial Model) behaving as a DCR
• AU-1 not being anti-installations
• USN cruisers being inferior to IJN ones

Missing IJN Ships

The missing ships from the IJN (& some IJA) that could be added in the future:

CL/CT

• Katori-class: Kashii
• Asama (armored cruiser =>CT)
• Yakumo (armored cruiser)
• Izumo-class (armored cruiser): Izumo, Iwate
• Ioshima-class (CL/KBK): Ioshima (Ning Hai), Yasoshima (Ping Hai)

BB

• Mikasa
• Kawachi-class: Settsu

CVL

• Ibuki (or CA/CAV, not commissioned)
• Taiyou-class: Chūyō
• Kaiyō
• Special 1TL Type: Ōtakisan Maru (not commissioned), Daiju Maru (not completed)
• Special 2TL Type: Chigusa Maru, Zuiun Maru (neither completed)

CV

• Unryuu-class: Kasagi (84 % complete), Aso (60 % complete)
• Shinano

(87 left)

• Momi-class
  • (All x21)
• Minekaze-class
  • (All x15)
• Wakatake-class
  • (All x8)

• Kamikaze-class
  • Oite, Hayate, Asanagi, Yūnagi

• Mutsuki-class
  • Yuzuki

• Fubuki-class
  • Shinonome

• Ayanami-class
  • Asagiri, Yūgiri

• Kagerou-class
  • Natsushio

• Yuugumo-class
  • Onami, Kiyonami

• Akizuki-class
  • Niizuki, Wakatsuki, Shimotsuki

• Fuyutsuki-class
  • Harutsuki, Yoizuki, Natsuzuki

• Michitsuki-class
  • Hanazuki

• Matsu-class
  • Kuwa, Kiri, Maki, Momi, Nara, Sakura, Yanagi, Tsubaki, Hinoki, Kaede, Keyaki

• Tatshibana-class
  • (All x14)

(157 left)

• Etorofu-class
  • Oki, Matsure, Iki, Wakamiya, Amakusa, Manju, Kanju, Kasado

• Mikura-class
  • Miyake, Awaji, Chiburi, Kusagaki

• Ukuru-class
  • (A lot x25)

• Type C
  • (All x56)

• Type D
  • (A lot x64)

(93 left)

• I-51-class (Type KD1)
  • I-51

• I-152-class (Type KD2)
  • I-152

• I-153-class (Type KD3a)
  • (All x4)

• I-156-class (Type KD3b)
  • (All x5)

• I-61-class (Type KD4)
  • (All x3)

• I-165-class (Type KD5)
  • (All x3)

• I-168-class (Type KD6a)
  • (A lot x5)

• I-174-class (Type KD6b)
  • (All x2)

• I-176-class (Type KD7)
  • (All x10)

• I-9-class (Type A1)
  • (All x3)

• I-12-class (Type AM1/A2)
  • I-12

• I-15-class (Type B1)
  • (A lot x16)

• I-40-class (Type B2)
  • (A lot x5)

• I-54-class (Type B3)
  • I-54
  • I-56

• I-16-class (Type C1)
  • (All x5)

• I-46-class (Type C2)
  • I-46
  • I-48

• I-52-class (Type C3)
  • (All x3)

• I-361-class (Type D1)
  • (All x12)

• I-373-class (Type D2)
  • I-373

• I-121-class (Kiraisen Type)
  • (All x4)

• I-351-class (Sen-Ho Type)
  • I-351

• I-400-class (Sentoku Type)
  • I-402

• I-201-class (Sentaka Type)
  • I-202

AV

• Notoro (AO/AV),
• Kamikawa Maru-class (AP/AV): Kamikawa Maru, Kiyokawa Maru, Kimikawa Maru, Kunikawa Maru, Hirokawa Maru (IJA AP)

AO

• Ondo, Sunosaki, Ashizuri, Kazahaya, Hario, Muroto, Teiyō Maru, Ōse

LHA

• M Type C: Tokitsu Maru (incomplete)
• Type A: Nigitsu Maru, Mayasan Maru, Tamatsu Maru
• M Type A: Kibitsu Maru, Hyuga Maru, Settsu Maru
• Type B: Takatsu Maru (LHA/icebreaker)

AS

• Komahashi
• Tsukushi Maru
• Hikawa Maru-class (ocean liner/auxiliary submarine tender): Hie Maru

AR

• Hayase, Hitonose

AP (Food Supply Ships)

• Mamiya, Irako, Kinesaki, Kurasaki