Talk:General Discussion/@comment-112.210.9.208-20140801221325/@comment-24448776-20140801230855

This wiki states formation does affect torpedo damage, and I'm not sure why it wouldn't. I'm too lazy to check the JP wiki right now though. I'm pretty sure most people on this wiki use firepower as a broad term to cover most attacks and not just the firepower stat on ships. I mean if it only affected the firepower stat CV damage calculation would change since it uses other numbers besides just firepower.

From the combat section:
 * The firepower modifier does not affect Aerial Combat.
 * The firepower modifier applies to both shelling and torpedo attacks.
 * You need at least 4 ships in your fleet to select a formation. Diamond is only selectable as a formation with 5+ ships.
 * Flagship protection is the situation where a non-flagship ship protects the flagship from being damaged by receiving the attack instead.
 * Line Ahead is the best offensive formation for surface combat.
 * Line Abreast is the best formation for anti-sub purposes.