Sandbox/Summer 2020 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 consist 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 path to collect certain ships (This will also require a composition, path, and possible description.

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

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

Several version 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 version of the guide that will be constructed which will include:

• Preliminary Guide
• Polished Guide
• Finalized Guide

With each approval of each version 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.

Totaku's Proposal

Preparation

The event is likely to have several shiplocks (E-1 to E-4 already contain 4 separate locks), please plan your locks carefully.

For this operation, you will be organizing a various combined fleet to conduct transport operations across the Iwojima and Chichishima Islands. You will need to plan your fleet according to handle the various fleet you will encounter until you face powerful boss fleets. Once that is done, you will ultimately going into an intense battle to face off against the Destroyer Forest Princess who will have very powerful fleets to uncounter both along the way and at the boss node itself. You will need to carefully plan how you will tackle these phases.

The following things could be considered for this map:

1. Do you have have 931st Air Group Torpedo bomber planes that you can use on your CVs and CVL?
2. Do you have different versions of 931 Air group Torpedo bobmers (to maximize possbile damage output from carriers)
3. Do you have a good line up of standard and light carriers you can use (especially Zuihou)?
4. Do you have enough fighters/ interceptors to get AS across all conditions on the map?

• If you said yes to all, you are pretty much set for the event.
• If you said no to 1 and/or 2 you will need to construct some ASW equipment or consider training your ships, or should consider lowering your difficulty or begin upgrading planes.
• If you said no to 3, consider lower difficulty.
• If you said no to 4 you may need to consider preparing a strong set of fighter planes or dropping difficulty.

Below is a list of all the historical ships, though this list is full of complicated historical reasons most are affiliated with the Fleet Matsu worked with and related to her gun fits she got in Yokosuka Naval Arsenal.

Ship Bonuses (Tentative)

Convoy No.4804 Bonus

• Hatakaze, Nowaki, Akizuki, Hatsuzuki, Zuihou
  • 1.3x bonus (All Nodes)

5th Fleet Bonus

Nachi, Ashigara, Aoba, Kinu, Tama, Abukuma, Kasumi, Hatsuharu, Shiranui, Ushio

• • 1.25x bonus (All Nodes)

Made in Yokusuka Naval Arsenal Bonus

• Yamashiro, Wakaba, Hatsuharu
  • 1.25x bonus (All Nodes)

Chichishima/Iwojima Transport connection bonus

• Kiyoshimo, Satsuki, Yamagumo
  • 1.25x bonus (All Nodes)

Unique Weakness Bonus

• Battleship Summer Princess
  • 1.2x bonus vs. AP Shell
  • 1.1x bonus vs. Seaplane Fighter / Bomber

• Heavy Cruiser Summer Princess
  • 1.1x bonus vs. AP Shell
  • 1.15x bonus vs. Seaplane Fighter / Bomber

• All ships
  • 1.2x extra once debuff steps are complete.

Some ships also have bonuses in later maps! Kiso, Kiyoshimo, Hatakaze, Nowaki, Akizuki, Hatakaze and Tama is probably a safe choice to lock here.

Zuihou while she has a significance for EOs. She has a significant high bonus for E-4 which makes her subject for debate for E-4 as she is a powerful unit to helping you clear on higher difficulties. Carefully consider wether you will use her here before you place her in this operation.

In addition to this planes from the 931 Air Group are relavent to this operation and have unique bonues on this map. The following planes are recommended to have:

• Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (931 Air Group)
• Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (931 Air Group / Skilled)
• Tenzan (931 Air Group)

It should be important to note that in order to benifit from the bonuses a carrier must be equipped with different version of said 931 air planes. Below is a list of all the bonuses carrier provide depending on the nodes:

• Preboss subs
• Any carrier
  • 1 bomber - x1.45 bonus
  • 2 bombers - x1.7 bonus
  • 3 bombers - x1.96 bonus

• Preboss surface except X
• Any carrier
  • 1 bomber - 1.2x bonus
  • 2 bombers - 1.3x bonus
  • 3 bombers - 1.45x bonus

• Preboss X, boss nodes
• Zuihou
  • 1 bomber - 1.45 bonus (1.45 * 1.3 = 1.885)
  • 2 bombers - 1.7 bonus (1.7 * 1.3 = 2.21)
  • 3 bombers - 1.96bonus (1.96 * 1.3 = 2.548)

• Other carriers
  • 1 bomber - 1.55x bonus
  • 2 bombers - 1.67x bonus
  • 3 bombers - 1.79x bonus