User blog:Eles99/Study of Shelling Critical Hit

This research is carried out mainly to deepen our knowledge about [Critical hit] in Kancolle, and also to justify the validity of the unproven fact "Type 91 Armor-Piercing Shell increases critical hit chance"

Currently understanding about Critical in Kancolle

Any damage that are above 39 will be shown as a critical hit. However, observations confirmed that the "real" critical hit occurs when your damage is 150% of your expected damage.

For now, all we know about the "real" critical hit is that at a random chance. There is no study about its occurance chance at the moment.

''' What affects shelling damage? '''

Shelling damage output is affected by Example:
 * Firepower
 * Engagement form
 * 1) T-Cross (Advantage), AKA Green T : 120%
 * 2) Parallel : 100%
 * 3) Head-on : 80%
 * 4) T-Cross (Disadvantage), AKA Red T : 60%
 * "Real" critical hit : 150%
 * Ammo bars left

A destroyer(DD) with 53Firepower when attacking a low armor destroyer enemy in 1-1-A, will deal an average 53 shelling damage with parallel engagement (100%), 63 shelling damage with green T (120%) and etc...

When a real critical hit happens, for example with parallel engagement, the shelling damage will be around 80, which is 150% of an average damage.

Study of Type 91 Armor-Piercing Shell

Effects :+8, +1, Increases critical hit chance

Assume that Type 91 AP shell really increases critical hit chance, then critical hit will probably be affected by one of its stat (Firepower/Accuracy), unless critical hit chance is a hidden stat. Critical hit is unlikely a hidden stat because as shown in Dragonjet's equipment data decode, all it does is increases firepower and shelling accuracy.

Hypothesis:

Critical hit chance is affected by accuracy

Method:

By having only 1 ship in fleet, equipped with and without equipments affecting accuracy, will be sent to 1-1-A to record the following informations: The occurance of critical hits will be noticed through its 150% of average damage.
 * Engagement form
 * Damage dealt

Result:

-in progress-

current status: there is an increase in critical hit chance with higher accuracy.