When choosing to engage in night battle against an enemy combined fleet, which fleet remains to begin the night combat phase is determined through a '''point-based system''', described in the following table. Depending on the state of the escort fleet ('''not''' the main fleet) upon the end of the daytime phase, points are accumulated according to the conditions defined by the following table:
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When choosing to engage in night battle against an enemy combined fleet, which fleet remains to begin the night combat phase is determined through a '''point-based system''', described below. Depending on the state of the escort fleet ('''not''' the main fleet) upon the end of the daytime phase, points are accumulated according to the conditions defined by the following table:
If the total amount of points is equal to '''3 or higher''', the '''enemy escort fleet''' will be faced at night. Otherwise, the '''enemy main fleet''' will be fought.
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If the total amount of points is equal to '''3 or higher''', the '''enemy escort fleet''' will be faced at night. Otherwise, the '''enemy main fleet''' will be fought. This table is not final, and may be updated as new information is found.