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| + | '''Note: All info is currently based upon initial reports, so take the advice with caution before using your fleet regarding what may come in later missions.''' | ||
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| + | '''Event Planning''' | ||
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| + | * This map utilizes the same locks as E-2. However, Fast speed is no longer a hard requirement, although some restrictions apply (up to 3 slow ships, no overriding wiht boilers) | ||
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| + | * CAVs like [[Suzuya]], [[Kumano]], [[Tone]], and [[Chikuma]] can be used for '''E-4''' as part of the historical fleet there, but at least one CAV should be saved for E5 and E6. | ||
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| + | '''Tag Notes'''[[File:2018WinterGreenTag.png|thumb|right]] [[File:Fall2017YellowTag.png|thumb|right]] | ||
| + | *This map requires you to organize the <font color="Green">'''Kurita Fleet'''</font> and <font color="ff9900">'''Nishimura Fleet'''</font>. | ||
| + | **For more details on Historical Kurita/Suzuki and Nishimura Fleet members, please view the [[Winter_2018_Event#Historical_Background|Historical Background]] for more details. | ||
| + | *Ships formed in the Combined Fleet with no tag will use the <font color="Green">'''Kurita Fleet Tag'''</font>. | ||
| + | **When forming the '''Kurita Fleet''', both Kurita and Suzuki Fleet members may be used. | ||
| + | *Ships formed in the Striking Force Fleet with no tag will be marked as the <font color="ff9900">'''Nishimura Fleet Tag'''</font>. | ||
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| + | '''Unlocking the Boss Node'''<br> | ||
| + | * Casual: Reach Node M | ||
| + | * Easy: Reach Node N | ||
| + | * Med: Score B+ Rank at Node N | ||
| + | * Hard: Score A+ Rank at Node N | ||
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| + | '''<font color="ff9900">Nishimura Fleet Phase</font>''' | ||
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| + | '''Recommended Fleet'''<br> | ||
| + | '''2 BBV, 1 CAV, 4DD''' (Nishimura Fleet members required '''Easy - 3''' , '''Normal - 5''', '''Hard - 6''') | ||
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| + | Overall, the Nishimura phase is nearly identical to its E-2 counterpart and is extremely straightforward. | ||
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| + | The [[Vanguard Formation]] can be used to protect the fleet until the target node is reached. As with E2, PT Imps will appear on nodes H and M, ships equipped with an Anti-Air Gun and/or [[Skilled Lookouts]] should easily counter them. (See [[PT Imp Group]] page for more details) | ||
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| + | Node N contains an enemy fleet consisting of mostly BBs in a battle beginning at night, as only an A rank is required even on hard, this should be a fairly straightforward battle | ||
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| + | Once the required condition (above) has been completed, the path to the boss will appear, commencing the Kurita fleet phase. | ||
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| + | '''Recommended LBAS''' for '''<font color="ff9900">Nishimura Fleet'''</font> | ||
| + | * 3 Bombers 1 ASW Bomber to Node F (node with mixed enemy fleet including 1 submarine) | ||
| + | * 4 Fighters / Interceptors to Node C (air battle node) | ||
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| + | Use of the in-route/node support expedition is recommended should difficulties arise. '''Please note that Node N is not a boss node.''' | ||
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| + | '''<font color="Green">Kurita Fleet Phase</font> ''' | ||
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| + | '''Recommended Fleets'''<br> | ||
| + | '''2-4 (F)BB 2CVL + CL2DD 2CA CLT/CA''' | ||
| + | '''2-4 (F)BB CV CAV + CL2DD 2CA CLT/CA''' | ||
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| + | '''Note: The route requires no more than 3 slow ships based on ORIGINAL speed, turbines and boilers may NOT be used to override the requirements.''' | ||
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| + | This route involves 2 airstrikes followed by 3 surface battles prior to the boss. | ||
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| + | * This phase requires a very high amount of fighter power, with CVLs as full fighter carriers not being uncommon | ||
| + | ** If additional air power is required, Nagato, Yamato, and Musashi can all fit seaplane fighters if needed, which will usually require the tradeoff of an AP shell (except on Musashi) | ||
| + | ** Suzuya and Kumano can be used as CVLs on this map, however, if they are unavailable, then a CV+CAV combo may be used instead | ||
| + | * On the boss node, ships in the escort fleet can also participate in the air battle (combined fleet vs combined fleet), should Suzuya and Kumano be used in the escort fleet, they can still contribute to the air fight here. | ||
| + | *[[Maya|Maya Kai Ni]] (also a Kurita Fleet member) is highly recommended for this map, both for her AACI, and also as a very strong attacker in the escort fleet, she is capable of running a TCI if luckmodded. | ||
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| + | * The primary challenges are the surface nodes and the penultimate node, with up to 4 Nu-kais or 6 Rus. | ||
| + | * A [[12cm 30 Tube Rocket Launcher Kai 2]] has a chance to neutralize the damage done by an airstrike if equipped on a BBV, CV(B/L), AV, or CAV. In this case, it would be invaluable for protecting your vulnerable CVLs | ||
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| + | The FCF is usually for retreating damaged ships, however, this map possesses some differences | ||
| + | * 5/7/10 (Easy, Med, and Hard respectively) Kurita Fleet ships are are required for the shortest route to the boss at node Q. | ||
| + | * The only node where the FCF is completely safe to use is therefore Node R (the pre-boss node), after the Kurita member check at node Q. | ||
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| + | Despite this issue, bringing an FCF is still a valid option especially when chipping, given the difficulty of node R. Additionally, there is no LoS check between the pre-boss and boss nodes. | ||
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| + | '''Battling the [[Escort Water Princess]]''' | ||
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| + | The [[Escort Water Princess]] will be in a combined fleet, notably, her main fleet includes transport ships which themselves pose little threat to your fleet other than drawing fire. | ||
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| + | The boss will only attack your fleet at night if you have a [[searchlight]] equipped; consider the risk of an attack against the rewards of bringing one to increase your night battling capability. | ||
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| + | The boss, especially on hard mode, has extremely high armor (278 on hard), torpedo CIs here are highly recommended. Yukikaze and Myoukou are amongst the best choices for this map to take advantage of the Kurita fleet bonuses, especially in the absence of a luckmodded Maya/Choukai . | ||
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| + | With regard to LBAS options, at least 3 bombers should be used, with the final slot being either a bomber or fighter. There is no point in using a fighter if doing so would not change the air state from AI to AD (see aerial combat). | ||
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| + | ''AO as an option'' | ||
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| + | With regard to final form (on hard mode), an AO with one [[Maritime Resupply]] may be considered to offset the fuel and ammo penalties. | ||
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| + | Nonetheless, there are two key tradeoffs that need to be made: | ||
| + | * Firstly, there is a restriction of '''3 ships with an base speed of "Slow"''', Hayasui being one of them would almost certainly require an extra raid node (or a slow BB to be removed in favor of a Kongou). | ||
| + | * Secondly, Hayasui would fit in the escort fleet alongside CL2DD, necessitating the removal of a CA or CLT from the composition, in itself significant. | ||
| + | ** Hard mode only allows up to 2 non-Kurita ships, of which Hayasui and a CLT would be, therefore requiring all 10 others to be historical ships (therefore shutting Abukuma usage out) | ||
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| + | '''The Friend Fleet''' | ||
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| + | It is possible to influence what friend fleets will arrive: | ||
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| + | * With the exception of DesDiv 19, Friend fleets will not appear if a member of your fleet matches one of theirs. | ||
| + | ** The best possible friend fleet that can arrive is the Nishimura fleet with its 7 members | ||
| + | * Maya and Yukikaze would be excellent choices for E4 even if this mechanic had not existed, and as such automatically exclude the possibility of CruDiv4 and the Guadacanal fleet | ||
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| + | At this point, the three fleets which could appear are DesDiv19 (default), the European fleet (weakish), and Nishimura (ideal) | ||
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| + | To exclude the European fleet would require one of Warspite, Ark Royal, Richelieu, or Jervis to be run. The only non-impractical way to exclude this fleet would be to use Richelieu in place of a Kongou (or Warspite in place of a Nagato/Yamato). Using Richelieu, of course, comes with its tradeoffs in terms of fleet composition, and may be more practical for medium or easy difficulties. | ||
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| + | '''[[LBAS]] Recommendations''' | ||
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| + | * 4 '''Land-Based Bombers''' - For Node R | ||
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| + | This node requires a combat radius of 5. There being no enemy carriers here allows 4 bombers to be run. | ||
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| + | * '''3 Bombers +(Fighter or Bomber)''' - For Boss node | ||
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| + | This node requires a combat radius of 4. | ||
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| + | At least three bombers should be sent to the boss, the fourth group, however, depend upon the difficulty. Achieving AD (on hard) requires approximately 96+ fighter power, if this threshold '''cannot''' be reached with the addition of a single fighter (remember that bombers contribute AA as well), it would simply be better to use four bombers. (link provided below) | ||
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| + | On Last Dance, you may wish to consider committing both LBAS to the boss node to maximize your chances of victory. As with other last dance runs, both support expeditions are recommended; sparkling your fleet is also an additional option should issues arise. | ||
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| + | Additional Reading: [[Land-Based_Air_Squadron#Fighter_Power|LBAS Fighter Chart]] | ||
Revision as of 01:05, 3 March 2018
The Winter 2018 Event is scheduled to begin on February 16th, 2018. This Event is titled " Showdown at Operation Shou-Gou! Battle of Leyte Gulf (Part 2)".
This event will serve as a continuation of the Battle of Leyte Gulf from back in the Fall 2017 Event. Unlike the previous event, this event will focus heavily on the Kurita Fleet, Suzuki Fleet and the Ozawa Fleet being the main participants in the event waters. Meanwhile members of the Nishimura Fleet and Shima Fleet will still have a valuable role in the event.
The Event will bring back the new mechanic known as the Striking Force Fleet which will allow you to organize a 7 ship fleet. A new formation known as the Vanguard Formation which will protect some of the front ships while allowing other ships to evade efficiently. [1]
Details about the event mentioned in Kensuke Tanaka's interview in January's Comptiq and Feburary's Comptiq have noted that the event will serve as the Final Event for KanColle Phase 1.
In addition to this, Dev Tweets have noted the event will be a Large Scale Decisive Battle. [2]
For additional information regarding event-related subjects and content, please refer to the following links:
- Combined Fleet
- Armor Reduction
- Land-Based Air Squadron
- Transport Operation
- Anti-Air Cut-In
- Line of Sight
- Improving Ship Speed (May become a part of event map requirements)
- Vanguard Formation
- Striking Force Fleet
Historical Background
Disclaimer: The following information is based upon a summary of World War II history and may not have any influence on the game itself. This is for historical reference only.
- Overview
| Kurita Fleet (E2 and E4) |
BB: Yamato, Musashi, Nagato CA: Myoukou, Haguro, Maya, Choukai, Takao, Atago CL: Noshiro DD: Hayashimo, Asashimo, Naganami, Fujinami |
Nishimura Fleet (E2 and E4) |
BB(V): Yamashiro, Fusou CA(V): Mogami DD: Yamagumo, Asagumo, Michishio, Shigure |
| Ozawa Fleet (E3) |
CV & CVL: Zuikaku, Zuihou, Chiyoda, Chitose BB(V): Ise, Hyuuga CL: Isuzu, Ooyodo, Tama DD: Akizuki, Hatsuzuki |
Shima Fleet | CA: Nachi, Ashigara DD: Shiranui, Kasumi, Ushio, Akebono ※Abukuma does not count as a Shima Fleet ship. |
| Suzuki Fleet | BB: Kongou, Haruna CA(V): Tone, Chikuma, Kumano, Suzuya CL: Yahagi DD: Urakaze, Isokaze, Hamakaze, Yukikaze, Kiyoshimo, Nowaki |
Shima Fleet (optional) | CA: Aoba CL: Kinu DD: Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Hatsuharu, Uranami |
Battle of the Leyte Gulf
Wikipedia Article on Battle of Leyte Gulf
Known to be the largest Naval Battle in history which occurred in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar and Luzon, from 23–26 October 1944, between the US Navy and Australian Forces vs. the Imperial Japanese Navy as the, fought over the Island of Leyte that served as the IJN's main supply line. Due to the size of this battle, it's recommended to go view the Wikipedia Article on the Battle of Leyte Gulf for additional details. The Fall 2017 Event itself will focus mainly on the Southern IJN's counter-attack operation to attack through the Surigao Strait and the fleet's involved in it.
The Northern Force Fleet - Ozawa's Fleet
The Fleet lead by Jisaburou Ozawa, who lead a decoy fleet into the battle of the Leyte Gulf to help draw out the US's 3rd Carrier Force in an attempt to help Kurita's Fleet safely pass the San Bernardino Strait in an attempt to get to the main landing forces at Leyte. This fleet consisted of the last of the IJN's then functioning carrier force which at the time of battle served as nothing more than a bait fleet to distract Hearsay's Fleet from the real part of the operation. All the Carriers were sunk in the fight resulting inthe IJN losing the last of it's working carrier forces.
The Fleet consisted of Zuikaku (Sunk), Zuihou (Sunk), Chiyoda (Sunk), Chitose (Sunk), Ise, Hyuuga, Isuzu, Ooyodo, Tama (sunk later following the battle), Akizuki (Sunk), and Hatsuzuki (Sunk)
In the KanColle Event, this Fleet plays a role in the 3rd Event Map.
The Central Force Fleet Group 1 - Kurita's Fleet
This Fleet was lead by Takeo Kurita who lead the main fleet that was part of the attack group intended to stage the main assault against the US fleet invading the Island of Leyte. His plan was to invade the American Fleet forces invading Leytw by coming from the North of Samar. During his attempt to traverse the waters he ran into several obstacles which causes several ships in the fleet to sink, but upon passing the San Bernardino Strait was when the Main Forces experienced taking a heavy hit from group of the 3rd Fleet Carrier Task Force that was located at Samar taking out most of Kurita's main forces.
This ships that he had within his fleet were: Yamato, Musashi (sunk), Nagato, Myoukou, Haguro, Maya (Sunk), Choukai (Sunk), Takao, Atago (Sunk), Noshiro, Hayashimo, Asashimo, Naganami, and Fujinami
The Central Force Fleet Group 2 - Suzuki's Fleet
This Fleet was lead by Yoshio Suzuki who leads followed along with Kurita' Fleet that was part of the attack group intended to stage the main assault against the US fleet invading the Island of Leyte. He was there to help aid Kurita's fleet during the assult on Leyte. During his attempt to traverse the waters he ran into several obstacles which cause several ships in the fleet to sink, but upon passing the San Bernardino Strait was when the Main Forces experienced taking a heavy hit from the group of the 3rd Fleet Carrier Task Force that was located at Samar forcing him to retreat.
The ships he had in his fleet were: Kongou, Haruna, Tone, Chikuma (sunk), Kumano, Suzuya (sunk), Yahagi, Urakaze, Isokaze, Hamakaze, Yukikaze, Kiyoshimo and Nowaki
First Striking Force (1YB), Third Group - Nishimura's Fleet
The fleet lead by Admiral Shouji Nishimura, who would be one of the main fleets that would lead the attack into the Surigao Strait on the night of October 24th, 1944. It would be at this strait he would meet his end after running into an ambush conducted by the US Navy's 7th Support Fleet.
The ships that he had within his fleet were: Yamashiro (Flagship) (Sunk), Fusou (Sunk), Mogami (Sunk), Yamagumo (Sunk), Asagumo (Sunk), Michishio (Sunk), and Shigure.
Second Striking Force (2YB) - Shima's Fleet
The Fleet lead by Admiral Kiyohide Shima, who served as the second part of the Fleet that would conduct an attack against the US Navy at Leyte. He along with Nishimura attempted to invade the Surigao Strait on the night of October 24th, 1944, however after witnessing the fall of Admiral Nishimura's Fleet due to the ambush and bad timing with keeping the fleet in sync Nishimura. He was forced to retreat thus preventing the attack on the Leyte Gulf from the South.
The ships that he had within his fleet were: Nachi, Ashigara, Abukuma, Shiranui, Kasumi, Ushio, and Akebono.
Other members of the Second Striking Force (2YB)
While note entirely connected to the Battle of the Surigao Strait, there were other ships in Shima's Fleet who were a part of his fleet that was also formerly part of Nishimura's Fleet. Whether or not they'll have any impact on the event is unknown.
The Fleet Members consisted of: Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Hatsuharu, Aoba, Kinu, and Uranami
Information
New Ships
Currently, a Total of 7 ships are planned to be introduced this event.
Destroyers
- J-class destroyer Jervis - E4 Boss drop on Very Easy +
- Tashkent-class destroyer Tashkent
- Yuugumo-class destroyer Hamanami
Destroyer Escorts
- Hiburi-class destroyer escort Hiburi - E2 Reward
- Hiburi-class destroyer escort Daitou - E4 Boss drop on Very Easy +
Carriers
- Casablanca-class light carrier Gambier Bay - E4 Reward
- Essex-class carrier Intrepid
Remodel
Musashi Kai Ni is scheduled to be getting her remodel release at the same time as the event.
- Remodel has been announced by both Dev tweets and Tanaka's March Interview to have 5 slots (along with a 6th slot via Reinforcement Expansion)
- Remodel will require having 3 Blueprints, 3 New Type Artillery Armament Materials, and 1 Action Report
- You will be able to obtain 3 Blueprints if you successfully complete the Main Operation.
New Equipment
Suspected Equipment
Current Rank Reward Equipment handed out from January Rank Rewards were equipment that was tied to the upcoming Leyte event according to the DMM forum. Current suspected equipment is to be handed out as rewards during the event include:
- Saiun (4th Recon)
- FM-2
- FM-2's design matches that of the USN Escort Carrier Gambier Bay, who has just been confirmed for the event.
New Enemy Vessels
New Enemy Equipment
Event Quests
Friend Fleet
Fleet Formations
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Friend Fleet Voice Lines
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Mechanics
Participation requirements
- Must have a 75% sortie win ratio.
- Must have 5 empty ship slots for new ships.
- Must have 20 free equipment slots.
Special Mechanics
- The difficulty system first used in Spring 2015 Event returns: you can choose between Operation A (甲, Hard), Operation B (乙, Medium), Operation C (丙, Easy) or Operation D (丁, Very Easy) .
- Choosing A or B requires certain HQ Level (HQ Lv 35 for B / 80 for A in Spring 2015 Event).
- An important note to all Admirals intending to clear the event on Hard difficulty - further (new) conditions now apply:
- When switching difficulty from any other difficulty to Hard, the map's debuff mechanism (where applicable) will be reset.
- Switching between any other difficulties will not reset the debuff mechanism.
- When switching difficulty from any other difficulty to Hard, the map's debuff mechanism (where applicable) will be reset.
- The debuff system from Summer 2015 Event's final map, where certain nodes had to be killed to reduce boss armor will return.
- Returning this event will allow a fleet with seven ships (Striking Force Fleet) to sortie to certain event maps that allow single fleet operations starting from E-2, and also includes the final map of the event.
- The Striking Force cannot be sortied during exercises or sent on expeditions while it contains seven ships.
- The Striking Force can only be created and used in the third fleet in the menu (out of a total of four fleets).
- A Striking Force with a flagship that carries a new piece of equipment, the Striking Force Fleet Command Facility, will be able to make use of the new Single Ship Evacuation mechanic.
- The new Single Ship Evacuation mechanic that will become available for the Striking Force as of E-4 allowing a single ship in the fleet to retreat from the battlefield after an enemy engagement if she suffered heavy damage.
- It is possible for the damage to become even worse during a Single Ship Evacuation.
- Unlike the Combined Fleet's evacuation mechanic, it does not require an escort destroyer.
- The new Striking Force Fleet Command Facility will become obtainable and useable via the old Fleet Command Facility and the Action Report that can be earned in the upcoming Fall Event. The Fleet Command Facility, as well as the new Action Report item, will be obtainable on all difficulty levels, including Medium and Easy Mode.
- Supplementary information regarding the new Striking Force Fleet Command Facility and the Single Ship Evacuation it allows when carried by the striking force's flagship:
- The evacuation does not require an escort destroyer.
- The evacuation consumes the ship's entire fuel & ammo reserves.
- Only one ship can be evacuated per battle.
- The damage the ship suffered may become worse during the evacuation, but she will never sink.
- The new Single Ship Evacuation mechanic that will become available for the Striking Force as of E-4 allowing a single ship in the fleet to retreat from the battlefield after an enemy engagement if she suffered heavy damage.
- Returning this event, a new Fleet formation will be introduced called the Vanguard Formation.
- This formation will organize the fleet such that the 3rd-6th/7th ships protect the Flagship and 2nd Ship of the Fleet.
- In addition, the formation allows for ships to become more evasive in combat situations, especially with well-trained Destroyer.
- This formation is also available only during the duration of the event.
- The formation will be usable by both normal fleets as well as the Striking Force Fleet.
- This formation will organize the fleet such that the 3rd-6th/7th ships protect the Flagship and 2nd Ship of the Fleet.
- New: NPC Friend Fleets have been introduced into the game.
- Friend Fleets act as another unit that appears in particular battles to help aid your fleet when attacking the enemy at the start of night battle.
- As of current, only E-4 will allow the use of Friend Fleets at the boss node.
- NPC Friend Fleets are selected from a randomized preset list of ship.
- Depending on who you have in your fleet can also influence who will be arrive to aid you in battle.
- Friend Fleets act as another unit that appears in particular battles to help aid your fleet when attacking the enemy at the start of night battle.
Quick Info Table
| Classification | Map | Name | Fleet Type? | Land-Based Air Squadron? | Color of Tag | Tag Condition & Deployment Restriction | Difficulty Restrictions | Notes |
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| Main Operation | E-1 | Battle Stations! Perform Thorough Patrols of the Route Ahead! | Single Fleet + Striking Force Fleet |
Yes (1) |
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Tagging: Ships not already color-tagged will be tagged with the color associated with the map when deployed. This tag exists on all difficulties and is not reset on remodel, etc. Deployment Restriction: Normal or Hard: Must have either the same-colored tag or no tag. Easy: No restrictions. |
No restrictions. All difficulties OK | |
| E-2 | The Kurita Fleet's Grand Sortie! | Single Fleet + Striking Force Fleet + Combined Fleet |
Yes (1) |
 
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In order to play these maps on hard, you must complete the previous map* on either normal or hard. (e.g., to do E-4 on hard, you must complete E-3 on normal or hard.) | |||
| E-3 | Ozawa Mobile Force, Sortie at Full Strength! | Single Fleet + Combined Fleet |
Yes (2) |
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| E-4 | Beyond Samar... | Single Fleet + Striking Force Fleet + Combined Fleet |
Yes (2) |
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| Extra Operation | E-5 | Operation Ta-Gou Kai | Single Fleet + Striking Force Fleet |
Yes (2) |
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| E-6 | Pursuit! The Second Striking Force | Single Fleet + Striking Force Fleet |
Yes (3) |
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| E-7 | Victory on the Dawn Horizon... |
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Event Maps
E-1
Information
Boss: New Submarine Princess
Key Rewards:
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Branching rules
Branching compositions were reported over the course of the event. | ||||
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Tips
When planning for this map, it is highly advisable to set aside any ships required for future maps first, be it Kurita, Nishimura, Ozawa, or Shima fleet ships. In line with this, utilizing ships which are unlikely to be required for historical purposes in this event, such as Satsuki, Fumizuki, Yuubari, and Libeccio may be of value. There are three primary objectives that must be completed before the boss node (O) becomes available, A ranks are required at:
The core final fleet that used to reach the boss node O will run along the lines of CL 2DD/DE 3XX. The three wild cards are usually be a BBV (for a second shelling round) along with 2 more DD/DEs. Should problems present themselves, the addition of an additional ship and use of a striking force may be required. Post-EO Release Update: The transport operation for this event at E5 does not utilize a CVL, if, for some reason, you are encountering difficulties killing the boss, Taiyou may safely be released for use here. Node B Node B is relatively simple to reach: a CL is required to route to D, removing the CL and replacing with a DD will guarantee routing for this node. Two ASW Node F Node F can be reached with a single CL and 2DD/DEs in the fleet, with no need to worry about branching. Node F, being a surface node, will not require as much ASW gear, although the presence of a single sub increases the value of bringing an OASW ship if one can be spared. Node N As only two nodes are required for those on easy and below difficulties, node N can safely be ignored by players on such difficulties. Node N can be reached with the same fleet as used to reach F, a third DD/DE will guarantee the fastest route possible (DGKN). Node N is relatively difficult for a unprepared fleet (Ancient DD hime), however, the presence of LBAS should greatly improve one's chances here. Boss Node: O The last major check here is the LoS requirement to be routed to the boss. The boss node itself is relatively simple and easy in the presence of well-equipped ships, it is therefore possible to have the BBV carry recon planes to fill out any LoS deficit. Recommended LBAS Planes 4 LBAS Bombers / ASW Capable Bombers ASW planes such as the Prototype Toukai are useful against the boss node, while LBAS bombers may be used at any surface node should any issues be encountered. | ||||
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E-2
Information
Note: Tags are dependant on the Fleet type you use on the map, for more details check the event guide Boss: Light Carrier Nu-Class
Key Rewards:
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Branching rules
Branching compositions were reported over the course of the event. | ||||||||||
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Tips
Event Planning
For the most optimal branching, easy, medium, and hard require 3, 4, and 6 Nishimura ships respectively, and 4, 6, and 8 Kurita fleet ships respectively Tagging Details:
Additional Planning
Map Objectives The fleet that will be used for the final boss is a combined fleet, with the map itself being relatively simple from the second starting point (2 airstrikes, 2 surface nodes prior to boss) In order to unlock the second starting point, up to four objectives must be met.
Nishimura Fleet Objective: Node S, X, and Y General base fleet: 2BBV CAV 4DD Nodes S, X, and Y are reached through going through at least nodes G and M, a sub and air raid node specifically, neither of these nodes is particularly dangerous, with G comprising Ka-flags at worst. Node S, X, and Y can be reached using the Nishimura fleet (i.e. third fleet strike force). Nodes S and X are PT boat nodes, while Node Y is a combined fleet battle starting at night. For this reason, DDs can be equipped with two guns and skilled lookouts. The fleet generally utilized for this route is 2BBV (Fusou-class) CAV (most often Mogami), 4DD (Shigure, Michishio, Asagumo, and Yamagumo). As only up to 6 of them are required, feel free to recompose your fleet as required. An additional option is to add on a submarine as a tank (e.g. 2BBV CAV 3DD SS), PT boats, like destroyers, are capable of ASW and are therefore forced to attack submarines. As the submarine here is only used as a tank to draw fire and is not under serious threat, do not feel pressured to use your best submarines. Node Y, being a conventional surface battle, calls for the use of anti-surface equipment, conventional double attack setups more than suffice, taking AS to utilize artillery spotting is possible in the day battle phase. AA guns and skilled lookouts function well as a third slot on DDs for anti PT boat equipment, while Mogami and the Fusous can utilize an AA gun (or secondary gun) with a seaplane bomber against them. Do take the need to fight effectively at Y into consideration before doing so. Throughout this phase, do consider the use of a (striking force) fleet command to withdraw ships as necessary.
General base fleet: 2FBB 2CA(V) 2CVL with CL2DD 2CA CLT/CA T can be reached in one of two ways: either with a single submarine (or fleet of submarines), or with a conventional surface task force. The Kurita fleet requires 4, 6, or 8 members of the historical fleet for the best possible path. Use of multiple (O)ASW ships and even ASW land support here should greatly simplify this run. Alternatively, T can be reached using a single fleet of submarines, this fleet will face ASW challenges at nodes C and I, conventional bomber support to these nodes should be used if required. Boss Phase With the second phase unlocked, obtaining the shortest route in this phase requires:
Kongou, Haruna, Tone, Chikuma, Maya, Choukai, Suzuya, Kumano, Haguro, Myoukou and Yukikaze offer many options (that list is not exhaustive), the main group of ships that should be avoided here from the Kurita fleet include Nagato and Yamato class ships. A surface task group here can comprise an escort group of CL2DD 2CA (chosen from the many cruisers available for this map), with the main force comprising 2FBB 2CA(V) 2CVLs. Be cautious not to choose CVLs from the Ozawa fleet, Suzuya and Kumano here are particularly useful as they fulfill both roles at once. CVLs in this fleet will be mostly called upon to provide fighter power, with (usually) three fighters and a dive bomber, a dive is chosen over a TB in this case to provide shelling power and due to the high amount of enemy AA, consider the use of fighter bombers here. Likewise, CAVs here can carry seaplane fighters to provide supplementary air power, as always, their seaplane fighters may never be completely depleted, due to the nature of how percentage shootdown works. As an alternative option, a CV with an additional CAV may be brought in place of the 2 CVLs. Overall, this map is relatively simple, even on hard, with the most dangerous node being node W, LBAS can safely be sent there, an FCF can be brought safely without compromising fleet capabilities too heavily.
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E-3
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Boss: Aircraft Carrier Princess
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Unlocking the Shortcuts (J->N):
With enough Ozawa Fleet ships (4/6/8 on Easy/Medium/Hard), you should be able to take the shortest route: L-J-N-Q-S-U. Recommended fleet composition:
This is not an absolute requirement. Various factors may affect your considerations in terms of fleet composition:
On Hard, your options are limited. You will likely be using Zuikaku, Ise, Hyuuga, and 2 out of 3 Ozawa Fleet CVLs (Chitose/Chiyoda/Zuihou) for your main fleet (along with 1 more CV). The escort fleet will then need to contain 3 Ozawa Fleet ships (likely the 2 DDs and 1 CL). Speed does not matter; on higher difficulties, you will likely need Ise and Hyuuga (both slow) to meet the required number of Ozawa Fleet ships anyway. An important consideration to take into account here is the availability of good LBAS fighters with long range, and range extension equipment:
Please also do note that the fighter power requirements at the boss node increase significantly during Last Dance. This will probably require additional LBAS strikes (if they are not already committed to the boss node), and/or an increase in the number of fighters slotted into your fleet. FCF is helpful for retreating damaged ships (especially at the pre-boss; LoS check is before the pre-boss node). But you may wish to consider replacing it for additional fighter power during Last Dance, if needed. Overall, this map is also relatively simple, albeit with rather high fighter power requirements (especially on Hard).
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E-4
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Note: Tags are dependant on the Fleet type you use on the map, for more details check the event guide Boss: Escort Water Princess
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E-4Note: All info is currently based upon initial reports, so take the advice with caution before using your fleet regarding what may come in later missions. Event Planning
Unlocking the Boss Node
Nishimura Fleet Phase Recommended Fleet Overall, the Nishimura phase is nearly identical to its E-2 counterpart and is extremely straightforward. The Vanguard Formation can be used to protect the fleet until the target node is reached. As with E2, PT Imps will appear on nodes H and M, ships equipped with an Anti-Air Gun and/or Skilled Lookouts should easily counter them. (See PT Imp Group page for more details) Node N contains an enemy fleet consisting of mostly BBs in a battle beginning at night, as only an A rank is required even on hard, this should be a fairly straightforward battle Once the required condition (above) has been completed, the path to the boss will appear, commencing the Kurita fleet phase. Recommended LBAS for Nishimura Fleet
Use of the in-route/node support expedition is recommended should difficulties arise. Please note that Node N is not a boss node. Kurita Fleet Phase Recommended Fleets Note: The route requires no more than 3 slow ships based on ORIGINAL speed, turbines and boilers may NOT be used to override the requirements. This route involves 2 airstrikes followed by 3 surface battles prior to the boss.
The FCF is usually for retreating damaged ships, however, this map possesses some differences
Despite this issue, bringing an FCF is still a valid option especially when chipping, given the difficulty of node R. Additionally, there is no LoS check between the pre-boss and boss nodes.
The Escort Water Princess will be in a combined fleet, notably, her main fleet includes transport ships which themselves pose little threat to your fleet other than drawing fire. The boss will only attack your fleet at night if you have a searchlight equipped; consider the risk of an attack against the rewards of bringing one to increase your night battling capability. The boss, especially on hard mode, has extremely high armor (278 on hard), torpedo CIs here are highly recommended. Yukikaze and Myoukou are amongst the best choices for this map to take advantage of the Kurita fleet bonuses, especially in the absence of a luckmodded Maya/Choukai . With regard to LBAS options, at least 3 bombers should be used, with the final slot being either a bomber or fighter. There is no point in using a fighter if doing so would not change the air state from AI to AD (see aerial combat). AO as an option With regard to final form (on hard mode), an AO with one Maritime Resupply may be considered to offset the fuel and ammo penalties. Nonetheless, there are two key tradeoffs that need to be made:
The Friend Fleet It is possible to influence what friend fleets will arrive:
At this point, the three fleets which could appear are DesDiv19 (default), the European fleet (weakish), and Nishimura (ideal) To exclude the European fleet would require one of Warspite, Ark Royal, Richelieu, or Jervis to be run. The only non-impractical way to exclude this fleet would be to use Richelieu in place of a Kongou (or Warspite in place of a Nagato/Yamato). Using Richelieu, of course, comes with its tradeoffs in terms of fleet composition, and may be more practical for medium or easy difficulties. LBAS Recommendations
This node requires a combat radius of 5. There being no enemy carriers here allows 4 bombers to be run.
This node requires a combat radius of 4. At least three bombers should be sent to the boss, the fourth group, however, depend upon the difficulty. Achieving AD (on hard) requires approximately 96+ fighter power, if this threshold cannot be reached with the addition of a single fighter (remember that bombers contribute AA as well), it would simply be better to use four bombers. (link provided below) On Last Dance, you may wish to consider committing both LBAS to the boss node to maximize your chances of victory. As with other last dance runs, both support expeditions are recommended; sparkling your fleet is also an additional option should issues arise. Additional Reading: LBAS Fighter Chart
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E-5
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TP Boss: Light Cruiser Princess
HP Boss: Heavy Cruiser Princess
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E-6
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Phase 1 Boss: Seaplane Tender Princess
Phase 2 Boss: Battleship Princess Kai
Phase 3 Boss: Aircraft Carrier Demon
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E-7
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Event Completion Lines
Upon Completing the event, the player is given a special dialogue line from Musashi, Shoukaku, and Zuikaku regarding their success at the Leyte Gulf. Tsukiyomi Ver. 2 ([月夜海]ニ番) also plays between Musashi and Zuikaku's 2nd lines.
Event Completion Lines
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| Musashi | Play | 相棒よ、終わったぞ。我が連合艦隊、第一遊撃部隊、そう、栗田艦隊は、敵艦隊を撃滅だぞ！うおおおぉ！ | It's over, partner. Our Combined Fleet, the 1st Striking Force, yes, the Kurita Fleet, has annihilated the enemy fleet! Yeeeeeaaaaaaah! | |
| Zuikaku | Play | 捷一号作戦、作戦成功！やった！やったよ私たち！ | Operation Sho-1, is completed! Alright! We did it, everyone! | |
| Shoukaku | Play | 瑞鶴、提督、お疲れ様でした。私はもずっと一緒に… | Zuikaku, Admiral, good work. I'll be with you forever... | |
| Musashi | Play | そうだな、今はゆっくり眠りたい。相棒よ、少しそばにいてくれ。はぁ〜これでゆっくり眠れそうだ。ありが…とう… | Right, now I can finally get some rest. Let me stay beside you a while, partner. *sigh* Now I can rest. Thank... you... | |
| Zuikaku | Play | 提督さん、翔鶴姉、ありがとう。愛してる、ずっと。 | Admiral, Shoukaku, thank you. I'll always love you. |
Tsukiyomi Ver. 2 Lyrics
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もし今 明かりが消え、向かい風に沈んでも。 この夜も、この星も、きっと巡り行く。 そうよ。 あなたと歩んだ季節いつでも胸で光ってる。 私たち心の咲く花、波に春芽吹くかな。 あなたと目指した優しに未来きっと信じてる。 夜風散る花の中で あなたと月を見上げてる。 |
Moshi ima akari ga kie, mukaikaze ni shizun demo. Kono yoru mo, kono hoshi mo, kitto meguri iku. Sou yo. Anata to ayunda kisetsu itsu demo mune de hikatteru. Watashitachi kokoro no saku hana, nami ni haru mebuku ka na. Anata to mezashita yasashi ni mirai kitto shinjiteru. Yokaze chiru hana no naka de anata to tsuki o miageteru. |
Even if the light fades and the wind ceases. This night, these stars, will keep revolving. That's right. The time when I walked with you still shines in my heart. The blooming flowers in our hearts, are blooming like a wave in spring. I'll always believe in the gentle future you wish for. Watching the moon with you as the night wind scatters petals around us. |
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