Combat

Combat Stages

Stage	Notes
Detection	Requires planes or high detection stat. Success increases hit rate and evasion. Failure leaves you unable to participate in air combat phase.
Air Combat
Supporting Fire	Map 5, requires sortie support expedition.
Opening Torpedo Salvo	Requires midget subs or submarines over level 10
Shelling, 1st Round (Range Order)
Shelling, 2nd Round (Lineup Order)	Only occurs when one or both sides has a battleship, or the enemy contains one of the special ship classes: 鬼, 姫, 戦鬼, or 戦姫.
Torpedo Salvo	Must not have taken more than light damage to participate.
Night Combat	Lineup Order

Night Combat Attacks

Type	Main	Secondary	Torpedo	Notes
Cut-In			2+	Torpedo Attack
	3+			Shelling
	2	1+
	1-2		1	Combined Attack
Double Attack	2	0	0
	1	1+	0
	0	2	0-1	Secondary Gun Double-Attack, Torpedo doesn't fire
Single Attack	Results from failing to meet equipment requirements, or other attacks random chance at failing.  Fires with gun or torpedo in highest equipment slot.
Anti-Submarine	Any enemy submarines will force Destroyers, Light Cruisers, and Heavy Cruisers to target them.  Cut-In and Double Attacks are ignored.