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!colspan=4|Map Clearing Medals
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|Hard<br>[[File:Map Medal A.png|100px|Hard Medal]]
|Medium<br>[[File:Map Medal B.png|90px|Medium Medal]]
|Easy<br>[[File:Map Medal C.png|65px|Easy Medal]]
|Casual<br>[[File:Map Medal D.png|68px|Casual Medal]]
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Depending of the [[HQ]] level, it is possible to choose between:
*'''Hard''' ("operation A", ''甲''), at HQ 80+
*'''Medium''' ("operation B", ''乙''), at HQ 35+
*'''Easy''' ("operation C", ''丙''), at HQ 1+
*'''Casual''' ("operation D", ''丁''), at HQ 1+
The map difficulty will directly affect the enemy encounters, making them more numerous, with higher stats, or even replacing weaker ships with stonger ones. Additionaly, will vary:
**When switching from any '''"lower"''' difficulty to any '''"higher"''' difficulty, the map will fully be reset.
*The maps' phases' gauges (HP/TP),
**When switching from any '''"higher"''' difficulty to any '''"lower"''' difficulty, the map will stay in the very same state it was previously, with only +25% of TP/HP being reset on the current phase's TP/HP bar.
*The amount of map [[gimmick]]s to complete,
***Gimmicks might also be reset when applicable.
*The [[LoS]] requirements,
*The maps' rewards,
*The ship [[Drop]]s.
*Beginning with the second map, '''difficulty progression rules''' apply.
Changing difficulty is possible but limited:
** In order to play a map on Hard difficulty, the prior map must have been completed on either Normal or Hard.
*When switching from any '''"lower"''' difficulty to any '''"higher"''' difficulty, the map will fully be reset.
** e.g. to do E-2 on hard, E-1 must be completed on normal or hard.
*When switching from any '''"higher"''' difficulty to any '''"lower"''' difficulty, the map will stay in the very same state it was previously, with only +25% of TP/HP being reset on the current phase's TP/HP bar.
**Gimmicks might also be reset when applicable, notably the debuffs.
*To simulate simultaneity of battles in different locations, '''[[Tag|Fleet Tags]]''' conditions & deployment restrictions are employed.
Beginning with the second map, '''difficulty progression rules''' apply.
* In order to play a map on '''Hard''' difficulty, the prior map must have been completed on either Medium or Hard.
* In order to play a map on '''Medium''' difficulty, the prior map must have been completed on either Easy, Medium, or Hard.
To simulate simultaneity of battles in different locations, '''[[Tag|Fleet Tags]]''' conditions & deployment restrictions are employed.
* Ships not already tagged will be tagged with the associated tag of the map phase when deployed. This tag will be applied regardless of the difficulty and can't be removed by any measure before the end of the event.
* One map can use multiple tags, usually separated by phases or fleets.
* Several maps can share one or more tags.
* On Medium or Hard difficulty, ships must have either the same tag as the map/phase they are being deployed to, or have no tag at all.
** This requirement is sometimes waived on certain maps, mostly on the last map of the event where tags only matter on Hard.
** Once the event is cleared (last map of the EO), all tag restrictions stop getting enforced on every map (tag routing will still apply).
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The '''[[Combined Fleet]]''' (CF), a fleet assembling both the 1st and 2nd fleets, may come back.
* The CF is only available for the two 1st fleets, where the 2nd fleet can be merged with the 1st one in the "Fleet menu".
* The CF '''cannot''' be used in anything outside of event sorties.
* 3 different types of CF are available, depending on the map requirements and the current fleet setup.
* CF with a flagship that carries the {{CommandFacility}}'''{{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility}}''', will be able to make use of the '''[[Evacuation]]''' mechanic.
** The evacuation requires an escort destroyer.
** Only one ship can be evacuated per battle.
<div style="margin:20px"><span style="border:2px red solid;padding:10px">{{TextGlow|'''The Flagship of the Escorting fleet cannot sink!'''|black|text-colour=lime|glow-size=2px}}</span></div>
<div style="margin:20px"><span style="border:2px red solid;padding:10px">{{TextGlow|'''The Flagship of the Escorting fleet cannot sink!'''|black|text-colour=lime|glow-size=2px}}</span></div>
The '''[[Striking Force Fleet]]''' (SF), a fleet with '''seven''' ships, may come back.
* The SF is only available for the 3rd fleet, where an extra 7th ship can be added in the Fleet menu.
* The SF '''cannot''' be used in anything outside of event sorties.
* A SF with a flagship that carries the {{CommandFacility}}'''{{EquipmentLink|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility}}''', will be able to make use of the '''[[Evacuation]]''' mechanic.
** Only one ship can be evacuated per battle.
The '''{{ToolTip|[[Vanguard Formation]]|[[File:Vanguard.png]]}}''' can be used.
* This formation will organize the fleet such that the 2 to 3 last ships protect the 2 to 4 first ships of the Fleet.
* This formation is available for single and Strike Force fleets made of 4 to 7 ships.
** The formation makes ships way more evasive in combat, especially DD, and more accurate against DD, especially [[PT Imp]]s.
** This formation is available '''only during the duration of the event''', on the event's maps as well as on the regular maps.
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'''NPC [[Friendly Fleet]]s''' (FF) may be introduced to the event.
* FFs act as another unit that appears in particular battles to help aid the fleet when attacking the enemy.
*It is possible to choose between using "normal only" or "normal and powerful" FF in the main menu.
**Powerful FFs have an additional cost of '''6 Instant Constructions''' {{IC}} for each time they are deployed in a battle.
***The blowtorches won't be consumed unless a powerful FF appears.
** If activated, one FF is randomly selected from a preset list of fleets to help the fleet.
** Which ships are in the fleet will influence which FF can help, excluding the FFs containing ships also in the main fleet.
** The FF will appear at the start of either day or night battle, depending on the node.
* FFs are usually available sometime after the start of the event, to help Admirals facing difficulties clearing the maps.
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**[[Equipment]], with some types or specific ones giving a bonus,
**[[Equipment]], with some types or specific ones giving a bonus,
***It is only applied to the ship they are equipped on,
***It is only applied to the ship they are equipped on,
***For planes, those bonuses won't work if the plane count is 0.
***For planes, those bonuses won't work if the plane count is 0, but for the [[Foreign Plane Bonuses]].
*Then, bonuses can be applied:
*Then, bonuses can be applied:
*{{IconText|{{Aviation Personnel}}|AGDP}} {{EquipmentLink|Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel}} (AGDP) needs to be equipped on CV(B/L), {{Class|Ise|Kai Ni}}, and [[Akitsu Maru Kai]], to sortie them on "arctic" maps. Exclusive to the [[Fall 2020 Event]] and [[Early Spring 2024 Event]] so far.
*{{IconText|{{Aviation Personnel}}|AGDP}} {{EquipmentLink|Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel}} (AGDP) needs to be equipped on CV(B/L), {{Class|Ise|Kai Ni}}, and [[Akitsu Maru Kai]], to sortie them on "arctic" maps. Exclusive to the [[Fall 2020 Event]] and [[Early Spring 2024 Event]] so far.
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'''Bug:''' It is possible to save a sunk ship in [[events]]:
*When sinking a ship on a "time-limited event map", by closing the game before the battle ends (before battle result screen is shown), and refraining from logging in until a maintenance in which the time-limited map is removed from the game occurs, upon entering the game after the map is removed, the sunken ship will remain in the game, at 0 HP and with the "Sunk" status.
*The ship can be repaired as per normal; removing this status, and sortieing it at 0HP will cause it to return to 1HP.
*Opening the game at any time before the map is removed, or sinking a ship in a normal map will not enact this behavior, regardless of whether a maintenance has occurred or not.
This probably comes from the fact that the game is unable to resolve the battle state due to the map the ship was sunk in, no longer existing. This presumably aborts the game's attempt to check for and delete the sunken ship in question from the roster.
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*Event mechanics:
*Event mechanics:
**[[Help:Event Preparation]]
**[[Help:Event Preparation]]
**[[Ship Locking]] ("Tags")
**[[Combined Fleet]] (STF/CTF/TCF)
**[[Combined Fleet]] (STF/CTF/TCF)
**[[Transport Operation]]
**[[Striking Force Fleet]] (SF)
**[[Vanguard Formation]] ("Spoon")
**[[Vanguard Formation]] ("Spoon")
**[[Striking Force Fleet]] (SF)
**[[Transport Operation]] (TP)
**[[Debuffs]]
**[[Debuffs]]
**[[Friendly Fleet]]s (FF)
**[[Repairs#Emergency_Anchorage_Repairs|Emergency Anchorage Repair]]
**[[Repairs#Emergency_Anchorage_Repairs|Emergency Anchorage Repair]]
**[[Foreign Plane Bonuses]]
*General mechanics:
*General mechanics: