View source for Summer 2024 Event/E-1

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{{EventInfoBox
|title_en= Commence! <br/>Operation Catapult
|title_jp= 発動!カタパルト作戦
|tag= [[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} Tag 1.png]]
|header_thumb=[[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} E-1 Boss Thumb.png]]
|tag_text= {{Shiplock|{{ROOTPAGENAME}} Tag 1}} '''Home Fleet'''
|map_1=[[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} E-1 Map.png|450px]]
|map_1_text=Map
|map_2=[[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} E-1 Map Phase 0.3.png|450px]]
|map_2_text=Phase 0.3
|map_3=[[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} E-1 Map Phase 0.6.png|450px]]
|map_3_text=Phase 0.6
|map_4=[[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} E-1 Map.png|450px]]
|map_4_text=Phase 1
|map_5=[[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} E-1 Map LBAS Range.png|450px]]
|map_5_text=LBAS
|boss_hard= 7750 HP
|boss_medium= 5250 HP
|boss_easy= 3750 HP
|boss_casual= 3750 HP
|phase_1_boss= {{EnemyLink|Harbour Summer Princess B}}
|rewards = E-1
}}

{{center|[[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} E-1 Ooyodo.png|440px]]}}

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==Branching Table==
{{MapBranchingTable
|title = E-1 Branching Rules (Start Points) ▼/▲
|id = 59-1a
|order = 0,A,C,C1,C2,E,2,G
|0 -> 1 = * [[File:Summer_2024_Event_Tag_1.png]] Home Fleet only ('''Normal / Hard''')
* If Start Point 2 is unlocked, meet '''ANY''' of the following requirements:
** Amount of CV(B) + AO ≥ 1
** Amount of CL ≥ 3
** Amount of (F)BB(V) ≥ 3
** Fleet contains at least 1(F)BB(V) 1CL 1AV
** Fleet contains at least 2(F)BB(V) 2CVL
** Fleet contains as least 2AV 1CL
|0 -> 2 = * [[File:Summer_2024_Event_Tag_1.png]] Home Fleet only ('''Normal / Hard''')
* Does not meet requirements for Start Point 1
}}

{{MapBranchingTable
|title = E-1 Branching Rules (Start Point 1) ▼/▲
|id = 59-1b
|order = A,C,C1,C2,E,G
|A/empty -> B/battle = * '''Force''' B, if amount of DD + DE = 0
* '''Force''' B, if fleet contains 4(F)BB(V)+CV(B/L) 2DD *
* Otherwise, meet '''ALL''' of the following requirements:
** Amount of AO = 0
** Amount of (F)BB(V) + CV(B/L) ≤ 2
** Amount of CL + AV ≥ 1
** Amount of DD ≥ 2
|A/empty -> C1/battle = * Does not meet the requirements to go to B or D
|A/empty -> D/battle = * Meet '''ALL''' of the following requirements:
** Does not meet the requirements to go to B
** Amount of (F)BB(V) + CV(B/L) ≤ 2
*** If amount of (F)BB(V) + CV(B/L) = 3, then amount of DD ≥ 2
** Amount of SS(V) = 0
|C/empty -> C1/battle, C2/battle = Active Branching
|C1/battle -> D/battle = * Does not meet the requirements to go to E
|C1/battle -> E/empty = * Meet '''ALL''' of the following requirements:
** Amount of SS(V) = 0 *
** Amount of (F)BB(V) + CV(B) ≤ 1
** Amount of DD ≥ 2 *
|C2/battle -> C1/battle = * Does not meet the requirements to go to L
|C2/battle -> L/battle = * Meet '''ALL''' of the following requirements:
** Fast Fleet
*** If fleet contains 2AV 0(F)BB(V) 0CVL, then fleet can be Slow
** Amount of CL ≥ 1
** Amount of DD ≥ 2 *
** Amount of CV(B) = 0
** Then, meet '''ANY''' of the following requirements:
*** Fleet contains at least 1(F)BB(V) 1CL 1AV
*** Fleet contains at least 3CL
*** Fleet contains at least 2AV 1CL
|E/empty -> F, G/pink = Active Branching
|G/pink -> H/gray = * Fixed Route
}}

{{MapBranchingTable
|title = E-1 Branching Rules (Start Point 2) ▼/▲
|id = 59-1c
|order = 2,G
|2 -> I/battle = * Does not meet requirements to go to J
|2 -> J/battle = * Force J, if fleet contains 1AS 1SS(V)
* Otherwise, meet '''ALL''' of the following requirements:
** Amount of LHA = 0
** Amount of CVL ≤ 1
** Amount of DD + DE ≥ 2
** Amount of (F)BB(V) ≤ 2
*** If Slow Fleet, then amount of (F)BB(V) ≤ 1
** If Slow Fleet, then amount of CL ≥ 1
|G/pink -> K/battle = * Does not meet the requirements to go to L
|G/pink -> L/battle = * If Fast+, then amount of DD ≥ 2 *
* Otherwise, meet '''ALL''' of the following requirements:
** Route to L is unlocked
** Fast Fleet
** Amount of (F)BB(V) + CVL ≤ 1
*** If amount of (F)BB(V) + CVL = 1, then amount of DD ≥ 4
** Fleet contains at least 4DD '''OR''' 1CL 3DD
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> = Rule under review

? = Ship type/amount under review

Branching compositions are reported over the course of the event. 
*Please refer to [https://tsunkit.net/nav/#/ KCNav] for up to date map content (fleets used, LoS/speed requirements/drops/LBAS ranges, ...)

==Historical Bonuses==
{{/Historical_Bonuses}}

==Map Overview==
E1 is a single fleet one phase map, with 2 unlocking phases before the boss Phase. 

* 2 [[LBAS]] are available on this map:
** Only 1 can be set on '''Sortie''', the other being limited to '''Defense''',
* This map uses 1 lock:
** [[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} Tag 1.png|40px]] '''Home Fleet''' (reused in E-2 & E-3)

* {{Balloon}} '''[[Barrage Balloon]]s''' can be deployed on installation nodes {{MapRoute|I|red|M|red}}.

==Phase 0.3 - Gimmick==
"Prelude to Operation Catapult: Plymouth and Portsmouth "

The following steps have to be performed to unlock the second gimmick phase.

{|class="wikitable" 
!       !! C2  !! F !! H
|-
| Hard  || S  x2|| Reach x2 || Reach x2
|-
| Medium|| S|| Reach|| Reach
|-
| Easy  || S|| Reach|| Reach
|-
| Casual|| A+|| Reach|| Reach
|}

<tabber>
|-|Node C2=
* Single Fleet: '''0-1 CV, CL, 4 DD''' [[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} Tag 1.png|30px]]
* Route: {{MapRoute|1||A|blue|B|red|C|blue|C2|red}}
* The CV can be a throwaway as they will not be used in the main phase.
* Have DD setup for ASW if {{MapRoute|B|red}} is an issue. 
* LBAS Range to {{MapRoute|C2|red}} is 7. There is no air power at the node. 

|-|Node F=
* Refer to {{MapRoute|C2|red}} for fleet composition
* Route: {{MapRoute|1||A|blue|B|red|C|blue|C1|red|E|blue|F|green}}

|-|Node H=
* Refer to {{MapRoute|C2|red}} for fleet composition
* Route: {{MapRoute|1||A|blue|B|red|C|blue|C1|red|E|blue|G|pink|H|green}}
* If a ship is heavily damaged at node {{MapRoute|G|pink}}, continue trying to reach {{MapRoute|H|green}} as this is an end node, and no combat is present.

</tabber>

==Phase 0.6 - Gimmick==
"Clearing the way to Brest: Combat Patrols off the English Channel"

The following steps have to be performed to unlock the boss.

{|class="wikitable" 
!       !! B !! L  !! K!! LBAS
|-
| Hard  || S|| S x2|| S|| AS
|-
| Medium|| A+|| S x2|| - || AS
|-
| Easy  || - || A+ x2|| - || AS
|-
| Casual|| - || B+ x2|| - || AS
|}

<tabber>
|-|Node B=
* Single Fleet: '''CV, CL, 4 DD''' [[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} Tag 1.png|30px]]
* Route: {{MapRoute|1||A|blue|B|red}}
* Bringing [[ASW]] is required to clear the node.

|-|Node L & K=
* Single Fleet: '''1 BB, 1 CL, 4 DD''' [[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} Tag 1.png|30px]]
* Route: {{MapRoute|2||J|red|G|pink|K|red|L|red}}
* Comp is similar to the Boss killing comp used for Phase 1. 
* Bringing [[ASW]] is required to S-rank {{MapRoute|K|red}}.
* [[PT boat]]s are present on {{MapRoute|L|red}}, and will require anti-PT setups:
{{Anti-PT boat}}

|-|Node LBAS=
* This can be achieved while running through other nodes by having LBAS set on air defense. 

</tabber>

* CV is required in the fleet to start at Point 1 once Point 2 is unlocked, notably to reach {{MapRoute|B|red}}.

==Phase 1: Boss HP==
"Eliminate the Enemy Base at Brest"

<tabber>
|-|Heavy Fleet=
* Single Fleet: '''1 (F)BB, 1 CVL, 1 CL, 2 DD, 1 AV  (Fast Fleet)''' [[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} Tag 1.png|30px]]
* Route: {{MapRoute|1||A|blue|B|red|C|blue|C2|red|L|red|M|red}}

|-|Light Fleet=
* Single Fleet: '''1 (F)BB, 1 CL, 4 DD  (Fast Fleet)''' [[File:{{ROOTPAGENAME}} Tag 1.png|30px]]
* Route: {{MapRoute|2||J|red|G|pink|L|red|M|red}}
</tabber>

* LBAS Range = 5 
* AD/AP = 33/65 (Hard)

* Using [[Boss Support]] is highly recommended for Last Dance for higher difficulties.
* The boss is an [[Installation]].
** [[Anti-Installation Equipment]] are highly recommended to defeat both the Boss and the [[Pillbox]]es ("hard skin [[installation]]s").

* There are [[PT boat]]s that appear along the way to the boss and at the boss node's Last Dance. 
{{Anti-PT boat}}

==Enemy Compositions==
{{/Enemy comps}}
==Ship Drops==
{{/Ship drops}}
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==Trivia==
* M Node is Brest, during WW2 it was the home port for the French Navy and was where the famous Force de Raid was based and sortied from until their transfer to Mers El Kebir during the French capitulation. Then it fell under German control and was used from 1941 as the dock and home port for the German Surface fleet including Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Prinz Eugen, U-Boats, S-Boats, and more.  It was also the site of a major engagement named "Battle for Brest" which lasted more than 2 months and resulted in massive destruction of the city.

*B Node is in the area of the Celtic Sea. During WW2 this site was a common area passed by merchant shipping and also a hunting ground for German U-Boats which could explain the abyssal submarine presence in the node.

*F Node is in Plymouth which is a major Naval Port in Great Britain. In the context of Operation Catapult, it was also the site of an incident wherein the British Forces forcefully boarded the French Vessels that escaped the Fall of France that were docked there. This led to the death of several French and Royal Navy personnel. The same happened in Portsmouth and Alexandria. This seizing of French Vessels was part of the lead-up to the Attack on Mers El Kebir.

*H Node is Portsmouth a major port and base for the Royal Navy during WW2 and launch point for major Operations in the English Channel, Atlantic, and Normandy as well as a prime target for the German Forces during the war resulting in multiple raids on the port city. 

*I Node is in the area of Le Touquet, which was originally an area where the Allied Forces were stationed until the Fall of France. Under German occupation, it became a garrison and was a staging ground for Operation Sealion. It also boasted extensive German bunkers and fortifications which could explain the presence of Abyssal Pillbox Imps. It was also the target for diversion operations such as Operation Starkey and Operation Glimmer.

*K Node is around the Channel Isles: Jersey and Guernsey which were occupied by the Germans and had immense fortifications as well as constant German surface and subsurface patrols. Which could explain the abyssal Submarines.

*Nodes G and J are on the English Channel, during WW2 this was patrolled by German surface and subsurface forces along with the threat of Air Raids from German Aibases in Northern France. These were a common threat for Merchant Shipping and Allied Forces until the Invasion of Normandy.

*AirBase in Southern England is situated around London. This could be any number of Airfields such as Hendon, Northol, Fairlop, Heston, Croydon, Biggin Hill, Kenley, Hornchurch, or Gravesend.