#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 Some are outdated and will probably never come.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
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

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)
- Kashi (2025 live play)
Several Tachibana-class DDs (interview)
"Brand new type of ship" (from Mitaina magazine on KC’s 9th Anniversary)
- Could be "Pocket BB", "Large Cruisers" (CB), "Battlecruiser" (CC/BC), "Monitors" (BM), "Transport Ships" (AP), "Pre-Dreadnought BB" (B)...

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) (Mamiya & Irako ?)

Announced:

Akizuki Kai 2 (Kure live event 2025)
Yuugumo-class Kai 2 (Kure live event 2025)
Hiryuu Kai 3 (Famitsu)
Fubuki Kai 3 (Famitsu)
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)
Heywood L. Edwards remodel/JMSDF Ariake? (Mitaina 2025 + dev teweets + zeco FB)
Richard P. Leary remodel/JMSDF Yugure? (Mitaina 2025 + dev teweets + zeco FB)

"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
N°547 never released (Shinden ?)
N°548 never released (Shinden ?)
Addition of the "Prototype Reppuu Initial Model"
53cm Twin Torpedo Mount upgradable to a new equipment
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 Shinden (2024 August ranking dev tweet + shinden desc)
New Stuka (upgraded Ju87D-4 (Fliegerass) ?)
New Ho 229

API type teases:

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

Prototype Seiran craftable and upgradable into the Seiran (631 Air Group) via new quests
Reppuu (601 Air Group) improvable
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

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

Lies

Speed modding increases evasion.
Rations increase DLC moral agains installations (just a general post cap boost).
"Adding no new squadron planes"
- Added since:
- If "Adding no new ACE planes", then Tenzan Model 12A Kai 2 (Murata Squadron w/ Radar) only

A "brand new type of ship" introduced in the 2022 summer event. (No.101 Transport Ship ??)
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.
A new map for 2024
A new map right after the Spring 2025 Event
Removing all W2 limited drops the 2025/05/30

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
Shimane Maru being a "Special Type 1TL", Special Type 1TL tanker converted as Shimane Maru-class escort carrier IRL
Yamashio Maru being a "Special Type 2TL" tanker (only technically in base form, but not visually), Special Type 2TL converted as Yamashio Maru-class escort carrier IRL
Yamashio Maru being described as the 2nd ship of her class despite being the lead ship and only ship of her class.
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
Pugliese being any 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: Ioshima (Ning Hai), Yasoshima (Ping Hai)

BB

Mikasa
Kawachi-class: Settsu

CVL

Ibuki (or CA/CAV)
Taiyou-class: Chūyō,
Kaiyō,
Shimane Maru-class: Ōtakisan Maru (not commissioned)

CV

Unryuu-class: Kasagi (almost complete)
Shinano

(88 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, Kashi, 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

AO

Chigusa Maru (IJA CVE?), Ondo, Sunosaki, Ashizuri, Kazahaya, Hario, Muroto, Teiyō Maru, Ōse

LHA

M Hei Type: Tokitsu Maru (incomplete)
Ko Type: Nigitsu Maru, Mayasan Maru,Tamatsu Maru,
M Ko Type: Kibitsu Maru, Hyuga Maru, Settsu Maru,
Otsu Type: 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, Nosaki, Kinesaki, Kurasaki

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