Shirakami Fubuki
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Tier: 1S
Well now I’ve seen everything. No, the wiki does not have a typo; Fubuki does, in fact, have a Dive Bomber slot instead of an AA gun.
The Dive Bomber in question is extremely weak - with only 201 AVI, 80% efficiency, one expansion, and one charge, it is more akin to a BBV seaplane. However, the actual strength of the plane is not very important in this case - simply by HAVING a plane, Fubuki gains the screen-clearing utility of an airstrike and contributes to Air Superiority. It also means she has an AVI stat - roughly half that of a CV - which counts toward event Hardmode stat requirements, and opens up numerous cheese possibilities.
Interestingly, the planes Fubuki launches (both from her airstrike and her skill) come out very delayed. This is because planes normally spawn from the ship that launches them, but Fubuki’s planes spawn offscreen on the left - significantly behind the backline - and thus have further to travel before reaching the playable area. This does not impact her utility (she clears the screen when the airstrike button is pressed, just like every CV/L). However, it does slightly delay her planes’ AA support, and may result in slightly lower bomb accuracy. Please keep this in mind. She also does not have a cut-in image when launching an airstrike.
The loss of the AA gun is not terribly crippling. Fubuki’s stat block follows the format of IJN DDs, which have notoriously bad AA guns - so even if she DID have an AA gun slot, it would likely be worth little more than a range/RoF supplement. The sheer utility and hardmode cheese potential of the plane slot is FAR more valuable than what she gives up for it.
Fubuki has reasonable 484/150% torpedoes. Her main gun is EXTREMELY shitty, and she has no Full Barrage, so it is highly advised to not run her solo-frontline.
Skill: Mach 2.42 Blossom
I have no idea why this says it doubles her airstrike CD. In practice her airstrike reloads just as fast as a regular CV/L. Either it’s bugged, or something janky is going on in the arcane nonsense of the CV/L reload formula.
Fubuki’s barrage launches three planes that drop 6 bombs total. Unlike her airstrike, the barrage scales off her TORP stat, and thus actually deals some semblance of damage (although the damage is still rather low). Keep in mind that Oxytorps buff this, as it scales off TORP.
According to the CN wiki, the barrage only uses 60% of her TORP stat, but ignores the enemy's damage reduction from AA stat. Whether or not this is actually correct is currently unconfirmed.
Skill: Two-Faced Fox
15% extra FP on a DD with guns this bad does basically nothing. The TORP buff, however, is quite welcome, especially as she uses it for her barrage.
Fubuki’s Equipment
Main Gun
While Fubuki’s main gun stats are appalling, she does not have a Full Barrage or a fire-trigger skill. Subsequently, the best gun for her will focus on damage output. That means she wants the Baguette Gun - although, it is an incredible waste of a Baguette Gun, so the 127mm twin is more realistic.
Dive Bomber
Unfortunately, Fubuki's best plane is not out on EN yet. Until it is released, you can really run anything in this slot, it doesn't do damage anyways.
381 Barracuda
This bomber has the unique ability to armor break anything, and has the second-fastest reload of all Dive bombers. It sacrifices too much damage to be usable on anyone else, but since Fubuki's plane doesn't deal damage to begin with, it gives her a nice support bonus.
Tier: 1S
Well now I’ve seen everything. No, the wiki does not have a typo; Fubuki does, in fact, have a Dive Bomber slot instead of an AA gun.
The Dive Bomber in question is extremely weak - with only 201 AVI, 80% efficiency, one expansion, and one charge, it is more akin to a BBV seaplane. However, the actual strength of the plane is not very important in this case - simply by HAVING a plane, Fubuki gains the screen-clearing utility of an airstrike and contributes to Air Superiority. It also means she has an AVI stat - roughly half that of a CV - which counts toward event Hardmode stat requirements, and opens up numerous cheese possibilities.
Interestingly, the planes Fubuki launches (both from her airstrike and her skill) come out very delayed. This is because planes normally spawn from the ship that launches them, but Fubuki’s planes spawn offscreen on the left - significantly behind the backline - and thus have further to travel before reaching the playable area. This does not impact her utility (she clears the screen when the airstrike button is pressed, just like every CV/L). However, it does slightly delay her planes’ AA support, and may result in slightly lower bomb accuracy. Please keep this in mind. She also does not have a cut-in image when launching an airstrike.
The loss of the AA gun is not terribly crippling. Fubuki’s stat block follows the format of IJN DDs, which have notoriously bad AA guns - so even if she DID have an AA gun slot, it would likely be worth little more than a range/RoF supplement. The sheer utility and hardmode cheese potential of the plane slot is FAR more valuable than what she gives up for it.
Fubuki has reasonable 484/150% torpedoes. Her main gun is EXTREMELY shitty, and she has no Full Barrage, so it is highly advised to not run her solo-frontline.
Skill: Mach 2.42 Blossom
I have no idea why this says it doubles her airstrike CD. In practice her airstrike reloads just as fast as a regular CV/L. Either it’s bugged, or something janky is going on in the arcane nonsense of the CV/L reload formula.
Fubuki’s barrage launches three planes that drop 6 bombs total. Unlike her airstrike, the barrage scales off her TORP stat, and thus actually deals some semblance of damage (although the damage is still rather low). Keep in mind that Oxytorps buff this, as it scales off TORP.
According to the CN wiki, the barrage only uses 60% of her TORP stat, but ignores the enemy's damage reduction from AA stat. Whether or not this is actually correct is currently unconfirmed.
Skill: Two-Faced Fox
15% extra FP on a DD with guns this bad does basically nothing. The TORP buff, however, is quite welcome, especially as she uses it for her barrage.
Fubuki’s Equipment
Main Gun
While Fubuki’s main gun stats are appalling, she does not have a Full Barrage or a fire-trigger skill. Subsequently, the best gun for her will focus on damage output. That means she wants the Baguette Gun - although, it is an incredible waste of a Baguette Gun, so the 127mm twin is more realistic.
Dive Bomber
Unfortunately, Fubuki's best plane is not out on EN yet. Until it is released, you can really run anything in this slot, it doesn't do damage anyways.
381 Barracuda
This bomber has the unique ability to armor break anything, and has the second-fastest reload of all Dive bombers. It sacrifices too much damage to be usable on anyone else, but since Fubuki's plane doesn't deal damage to begin with, it gives her a nice support bonus.
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