Sandbox/Winter 2022 E-4

Sandbox Rules

This sandbox is to be used to construct an event guide for the above-mentioned event map. These guides are to all of the following requirements:

• List of branching unlocking requirements (If there are multiple requirements, compositions for each path along with the below requirements will be needed to discuss the unlocking requirements in question)
• A list of working compositions that work: (These must have possible alternatives for players who may or may not have all ships needed for a specific path)
• The Path said composition will take (To explain what path the composition will take)
• A summary or description of what kind of obstacles a composition will face.
• A description of the boss node, what it consists and a descriptive guide on what the player should consider for a course of action to successfully win the battle.
• (Optional) Tips to farm to take the path to collect certain ships (This will also require a composition, path, and possible description.

Editors are to construct their own version of their guide and complete them in a timely fashion.

No other editors are to allowed to edit over other editors' work without the full consent of the editor and his approval to do so.

Several versions will be constructed through this page and will be reviewed and approved by the staff/ collaboration committee before being moved for the Summer 2020 Event which it'll be reviewed and updated once more before it can be released.

Overall there will be 3 versions of the guide that will be constructed which will include:

• Preliminary Guide
• Polished Guide
• Finalized Guide

With each approval of each version of the guide, the said guide will be updated to the main page, and construction of the next version will begin.

All guides outside of the approved version will be removed and work will begin from the approved version to make it better for the next version until the finalized version is made.

Map Overview

Important Notice: This Event map will require you to have historical ships for a fleet to give you the best chance as success in this map, please refer to the information below and remember to reserve as many ships from the 16th Squadron as you can to use for this fleet.

• Single Fleet will be use throughout all phases of this map.
• In the early phase of the map, 3 LBAS can be used, 2 LBAS Squadron can be sortie in this map.
  • Once the Transport sequence is completed (Phase 2), you will be allowed to sortie all 3 Land Bases.
• The following locks are utilize for this map: South-Western Fleet, 16th Squadron , and Shima Escort Convoy
• At the start of the final boss phase, the 16th Squadron Fleet tag will enforce a minimum historical ship requirement to be permitted to sortie on the map.
  • Requirement to Minimum of 3 Historical ships is needed to Start at A (StartPoint 1) in the final phase
    • Historical members: Aoba, Kinu, Ooi, Kitakami, Uranami, Shikinami, Amagiri, Kamoi

Phase 1: Eliminate the Supply Depot Hime

• LOS Cn3 = 28.0 (Casual), 32.0 (Easy), 41.0 (Medium), 48.0 (Hard)
• Nuke Setup = Type 2 Ka-Mi Tank + WG42 (Wurfgerät 42) + Any of the Special Daihatsu (Daihatsu-class Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tanks & Marines)
• Historical Note: To route West, at least 3 Historical must be present in the fleet:
  • Historical members: Aoba, Kinu, Ooi, Kitakami, Uranami, Shikinami, Amagiri, Kamoi

16th Squadron

• Composition: CL, CA(V), 4 DD
• Route: A B C C2 F
• Composition Note: The CA CANNOT be Aoba
• Have DD focus on using nuke setups to kill the princess more efficiently
• Utilize Vanguard Formation in order to pass through the 2 Night Battle Node along the way to the boss better.

• Composition: 1 CL, 4 DD, 1(CLT OR CA)
• Route: A D E E1 E2 F
• Note: Fleet must have at least 3 historical ships presented in the fleet
  • Otherwise 1 CL 5 DD is required to take the same route.
• Have DDs set up with Nuke Setup

Phase 2: Deplete the TP Gauge at O2

Shima Convoy

• Due to the Nature of the boss node, Aim for A rank only for higher difficulties and have as much ship with daihatsu landing craft as possible.

• Composition: 0-1FBB, 0-1 CV, 1 CL, 3-4 DD
• Route: G K N1 N2 O O2
• Can reach the boss consistently but will get less TP Point per run.

• Composition: AV, CL, 4 DD
• Route: H L D A O O2
• Light Fleet allows DD to brings lots Daihatsu to deplete the TP faster.

Phase 2.5: Locate the Jade Princess (X)

• There are a total of 4 requirements needed to locate Jade Princess
• Make use of Vanguard Formations to pass through nodes before the targetted node more easily.
• All the unlock will utilize the South-Western Fleet locks

	U	R	LBAS	N
Hard	A+	A+	AS	AS
Medium	A+	A+	AS
Easy	A+	A+	AS
Casual	A+	A+

• Composition: 1 CV, 1 FBB, 1 CL, 2 DD
• Route: G P P1 P2 Q S U
• U contains New Submarine Princess
  • Bring OASW Capable ship to A rank U easily
• If needed, use LBAS with ASW planes and send them to U to support the fleet.
• Otherwise have LBAS bomb the nodes before U.

• Composition: 1 CV, 1 FBB, 3 DD
• Route: G P P1 P2 Q R
• LBAS Range to R is 6

• Composition: 2 CV, 1 CL, 3 DD
• Route: G I M N
• At least 2 CV is needed to route to N
• It's recommended to use LBAS with Fighter and send to the node to assist in getting AS for higher difficulties
  • LBAS Range = 6 to N

Node N	AP	AS	AS+
Hard	232	521	1041
Medium	212	477	954
Easy	170	383	765
Casual	94	210	420

• This can be done along with N, R, or U
• Otherwise send out 1 SS and keep going until the air raid is triggered.

Phase 3: Defeat Jade Princess at X

16th Squadron

• LOS Cn3 = 30.0 (Casual), 37.0 (Easy), 45.0 (Medium), 53.0 (Hard)
• It is required to have 3 Historical Ships from the Historical List to route to the boss
  • Historical members: Aoba, Kinu, Ooi, Kitakami, Uranami, Shikinami, Amagiri, Kamoi
• Composition: CL, 2 DD, 1 (CA OR CLT), 2 XX
  • Where XX can be DD, CLT, FBB, or CV
• Route: A D V X
• Use Vanguard on all Node before reaching X
• Have 1 FBB allows for 2nd shelling phase which could hurt when using vanguard on the non-boss nodes.

Debuff Phase

• There are up to 5 requirements needed to Debuff the boss once Last Dance is reached

	C1	LBAS	O2	U	W
Hard	AS	AS x2	A+	S	S
Medium	?	?	?	?	?
Easy	?	?	?	?	?
Casual	?	?	?	?	?

• Composition: 3 CV, 3 DD 16th Squadron
• Route: A D B C C1
• Heavy Fleet for Force routing to C1
• LBAS Range to C1 is 2 if LBAS Fighter Sweep is needed.

Node C1	AP	AS	AS+
Hard	55	123	246
Medium	46	102	204
Easy	32	72	144
Casual	?	?	?

• This phase can be done in conjunction to any other phase during the debuff

• Refer to Phase 2 Composition for the requirement

• Refer to Phase 2.5 Unlock with Node U Fleet.

• Composition: 1 CL, 2 DD, 3 XX (FAST) 16th Squadron
  • Where XX can be CV(B), (F)BB(V)
• Route: A D V W
• 3 Historical Ship from the list is required to reach W
  • Historical members: Aoba, Kinu, Ooi, Kitakami, Uranami, Shikinami, Amagiri, Kamoi