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What is the Spear-looking formation? I didn't see it before the event...[]

That is the Vanguard formation, a formation only available during events. Put shortly, it is a defensive formation, and can be used on any map like any other formation for the duration of the event. The above link contains more precise information about its behavior.

Combined Fleet Troubleshooting: What do these error messages mean?[]

Note: For Support Expedition error messages, please read the requirements on the Expeditions page.

Picture Summary Translation Note
You have less than 5 ship slots or 20 equipment slots. Not enough ship or equipment slots. Either purchase more port expansion (in Shop) or free up slots to meet the Events requirements. (Overrides all other Notices)
Sortieing Error Combined fleet cannot be sortied. This map requires Single Fleet (Overrides all notices below).
Sortieing Error Combined fleet must be sortied. This map requires Combined Fleet (Overrides all notices below).
Must be Carrier Task Force Please sortie with combined fleet (Carrier Task Force). (Overrides Ship-tag Notice)
Must be Transport Escort Please sortie with combined fleet (Transport Escort). (Overrides Ship-tag Notice)
Ship-tag Lock  You have chosen a ship that has been sortied to another map. This setup cannot be sortied. Does not apply to Easy (and Casual?) mode
Cannot choose escort fleet to sortie in Combined Fleet Please choose main fleet when sortieing with Combined Fleet. (Overrides by everything else)
Flagship is damaged Flagship is damaged. Cannot sortie combined fleet. *Affects both Main and Escort Fleet Flagship. Please check both. Must be above Moderate damage(?).*

For more information you may wish to refer to this (incomplete) page.

Can the flagship of the 2nd fleet in a Combined Fleet sink?[]

No, they will not sink.

Why can't I sortie to E-? HELP!!![]

Make sure you are doing the following:

  1. Sortieing to the Correct Map
    • You'd be surprised
  2. Using the Correct Fleet type
    • Single Fleet for Single Fleet maps
    • Combined Fleet for Combined Fleet maps
    • Transport Escort fleet for Transport Escort fleet map, etc.
  3. Using Ships with the correct Ship Lock
    • On Medium/Hard difficulty, you cannot have any ships that have been ship locked to a different tag colour from what the given map allows. See here for a more thorough explanation of what ship locking is.
  4. Meet the Minimum Requirements
    • Must have a 75% sortie win ratio
    • Must have 5 empty ship slots
    • Must have 20 free equipment slots

Which event-only ships can we get in this event?[]

See the table below for previous event only specific drops.
[Edit] Press [Expand] to see the table, or [Edit] to edit it

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Legend: R = Reward, D = Drop, Empty = not implemented yet/not yet know, N = not found (after implement)
Exclusive Ships
2014
2015 Events 2016 Events 2017 Events 2018 Events 2019 Events 2020 Events
Portrait
Name
Akizuki
Akizuki
R N N N D D D D D N D D D D N N D N D N D N
Prinz Eugen
Prinz Eugen
R N N N D D N D D N N D N N D N N N N N N D
U-511
U-511
R D D D N D N N D N D N N N N N D N N D D
Amagi
Amagi
R N N N D D D D N D D N N N N N N D N N N
Katsuragi
Katsuragi
R N N N N D N N N N D D N N D N N N N N
Littorio
Littorio
R N N N D N N N D D N N D N N D N N N D
Roma
Roma
D D D N D N N N D D N N D N N D N N N N
Teruzuki
Teruzuki
R N N D N N D N D D N N D D N D N D N
Graf Zeppelin
Graf Zeppelin
D D D N N N N D N D D N N N N N D D
Hatsuzuki
Hatsuzuki
R N N D N N N N N D N N N D N D D
Iowa
Iowa
R N N N N N N D N N D N N N N N
Pola
Pola
R N D N N D N N D N N D N N N N
Harukaze
Harukaze
D N D D D D D D N N N N D N N D
Aquila
Aquila
D N N N D N N D N N D N N N D
I-26
I-26
D N D N N N N D N N D D N D N
Commandant Teste
Commandant Teste
R N N D N N D N D D N N N D
Matsukaze
Matsukaze
R N N N D D N N N D N D D
I-14
I-14
R N N N N D N N N N N D N
I-13
I-13
D D N N N D N N N D N D N
Kasuga Maru
Kasuga Maru
R N D D D D D N D N D D
Gangut
Gangut
R N N D N N D N N N D D
Shimushu
Shimushu
D N D D D D D N N N D D
Kunashiri
Kunashiri
D N D D D D D N D N D N
Etorofu
Etorofu
D D D D D D D D D D D N
Hatakaze
Hatakaze
R N D N N N N D N D D
Richelieu
Richelieu
R N D D N N D N D N D
Luigi Torelli
Luigi Torelli
D N D D N D D N N D D
Matsuwa
Matsuwa
D D D D N D N D D D D
Suzutsuki
Suzutsuki
R N N D D N N N D N
Sado
Sado
R D D N D D D D D D
Tsushima
Tsushima
D D D D D D D D D D
I-400
I-400
D N D N D N N N D N
Gambier Bay
Gambier Bay
R N N D N N D D D
Intrepid
Intrepid
R N N D N N N N N
Hiburi
Hiburi
R D D D D D N D D
Daitou
Daitou
D D D D D D N D D
Jervis
Jervis
D N N N D N N N D
Hamanami
Hamanami
D N D D D D D D D
Tashkent
Tashkent
D N N D D N N D D
Samuel B. Roberts
Samuel B. Roberts[EDT 1]
N N D N N D N N
Fukae
Fukae[EDT 2]
D D D D D D D N
Shinyou
Shinyou
R N D D D N D D
Maestrale
Maestrale
R N N D N N N N
Nelson
Nelson
R N N D N N N D
Gotland
Gotland
D D D D N D N D
Minegumo
Minegumo
R N D D D D N
Nisshin
Nisshin
R N N N N D N
Hayanami
Hayanami
D D D D D D D
Johnston
Johnston
D D D N N D N
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
R N N N N D
Colorado
Colorado
R N N N N D
Hachijou
Hachijou
R N D N D N
Ishigaki
Ishigaki
D N D N D N
Fletcher
Fletcher
D N D N D N
Duca degli Abruzzi
Duca degli Abruzzi
R N N N N
Janus
Janus
R N N N D
Mikura
Mikura
D D N D N
Grecale
Grecale
D N N N D
Perth
Perth
R N D D
Shinshuu Maru
Shinshuu Maru
R N N D
Atlanta
Atlanta
R N N N
De Ruyter
De Ruyter
D N D N
Houston
Houston
D N D N
Hirato
Hirato
D D D N
Akishimo
Akishimo
D N D N
Usugumo
Usugumo
R N
I-47
I-47
R N
Matsu
Matsu
R N
South Dakota
South Dakota
R N
Hornet
Hornet
R N
Jingei
Jingei
D D
Kaiboukan No.4
Kaiboukan No.4
D D
Ariake
Ariake
D N
Helena
Helena
D N
Yashiro
Yashiro
D N
Washington
Washington
R
Take
Take
R
Scirocco
Scirocco
D
Sheffield
Sheffield
D
Portrait
Name
Exclusive Ships
2014
2015 Events 2016 Events 2017 Events 2018 Events 2019 Events 2020 Events
This table includes all ships that are currently unavailable outside of events.
  1. Samuel B. Roberts introduced as a quest reward from 5A05 during the Kancolle 5th Anniversary
  2. Fukae introduced as drop in (Phase 1) 2-4 & 6-3 during Spring 2018 Mini-Event

What is/are the drop rates for XXXXX, YYYYY, ZZZZZ ship?[]

Currently there are three sites with database on the drop rates. Information from those sites may not be neither complete nor accurate however they still form as part of the sources in terms of drops and drop verification apart from information sourced internally from the wiki itself:

For more information on how to navigate around these sites you may wish to refer to this blog entry.

What does this mean? I can't select the plane anymore for LBAS.[]

Caution: Un-equipping a plane from an air base will make that plane unavailable for 12 minutes while it is being "relocated"