Game Updates/2021/August 20th

August 20th, 2021 Summer 2021 Event Update

1. Reinforcement Transport Operation! Battle of the Mediterranean Event Commences
2. (Main Operation) E-1: Operation MA3
   • Mission Area: Alexandria / Crete
   • The following fleets will be deployed in E-1:
     • 1st Special Squadron
     • Mediterranean Fleet
   • Also, one squadron of the land-based air force can be deployed to the area.
   • In this map, Warspite, Janus, Duca degli Abruzzi, Maestrale, Libeccio, Scirocco, Souya, and several Etorofu-class coastal defense ships can be obtained.
   • Also, the new Jingei-class submarine tender, Chougei, can be acquired here.
3. New Event Exclusive Quests
   • E-1 Mission A: [Mediterranean Special Fleet] Special Mission Fleet, Tactical Force Formation
   • E-1 Mission B: [Mediterranean Mission] Strike the enemy forces deploy within the Mediterranean!
4. Striking Force Fleet Formation Returns
   • The formation, which allows 7 ships to sortie in Fleet 3, can be unlocked by completing an event exclusive quest.
5. Fleet presets UI Expansion
   • The fleet preset UI and database has been updated to save and load Striking Force setups with 7 ships. There is also an option to only load the first 6 ships of a Striking Force preset.
6. Implementation of Ship Event Tag Filters
   • The fleet composition menu has been updated to display the ship event tags.
   • The following UI elements have been added to the ship list header:
     • Grey [All Ships] regular list
     • Orange [Operation Participants] displays only tagged ships
     • Green [On Standby] displays only untagged ships
7. Kongou-class Night Battle Special Attack Update
   • The special attack can now also activate on Line Ahead in a single fleet and on Cruising Formation 2 in a combined fleet.

August 22nd, 2021 Summer 2021 Event E-2 Update

1. (Main Operation) E-2: Battle off Cape Calabria
   • Mission Area: Mediterranean Sea / Coast off Malta / Thyrrhenian Sea
   • The following fleets will be deployed in E-2:
     • 2nd Special Squadron
     • Force H
   • Also, two squadrons of the land-based air force can be deployed to the area.
   • The land air base can be relocated closer to the front line later in the map.
   • In this map, Warspite, Janus, Ark Royal, Jervis, Sheffield, Aquila, Littorio, Roma, Zara, Pola, U-511, Richelieu, Nelson, and Shimushu-class coastal defense ships can be obtained. It is possible to obtain a 2nd Nelson on Medium/Hard difficulty.
   • And the new battleship, Conte di Cavour, will be rewarded for clearing the map.

August 31st, 2021 Summer 2021 Event Extra Operation Update

1. (Extra Operation) E-3: Reinforcement Transport! Operation Pedestal
   • The following fleets will be deployed in E-3:
     • Force H
     • Force X
     • Force Z
     • 10th Submarine Fleet
   • All squadrons of the land-based air force can be deployed to the area.
   • In this map, Graf Zeppelin, Prinz Eugen, Z1, Z3, Shinyou, Ark Royal, Jervis, Zara, Pola, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Luigi Torelli, Washington, Suzunami, Maruyu, and Kaiboukan No.4 can be obtained.
   • The new Type D class coastal defense ship, Kaiboukan No.30, can be obtained here.
   • And the new Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, Victorious, will be rewarded for clearing the map.
2. Warspite Stat Update
   • Normally only fast battleships, specific slow battleships, and those whose speed has been boosted to at least Fast+ can be deployed in the escort fleet of a Combined Fleet. But Warspite Kai will now only require Fast speed.
3. New Event Exclusive Quests
   • 10th Submarine Squadron Operation
     • Only available on Easy/Medium/Hard difficulty.
   • North Africa Operation
     • Rewards a Daihatsu Landing Craft (Panzer II/North African Specification)
     • Only available on Medium/Hard difficulty.