Sandbox/Winter 2022 E-1

Dark's guide (Hijacked by Totaku)

Introduction

In this operation, a single fleet to reach various points across the map and taking out enemy fleets in key locations, unlocking more areas to repeat the process until finally are able meet up with an enemy carrier combined fleet for the finale.

This guide will primary go over what to bring for reaching each point and what to expect.

The one overall advice present in this point of the guide is that the enemy fleets are fairly weak and this can be done without the usage of historical. So if possible, consider reserving them for later maps.

Meeting Key location in the Nansei Islands Part 1

In this phase, 4 locations will need to be visited which will include make contact with bases and take out enemy fleets. Below is the requirements needed for each difficulty

	A	N	M	L
Hard	Reach	A+	A+	Reach
Medium	Reach	A+	A+
Easy		A+	A+
Casual	Reach

• 1CL, 5DD
• Route: B F E D A
  • Bring AA and ASW Gears on your ships.
  • Using a normal AACI set up on a generic ship can be helpful on E.

• 1CL, 5DD
• Route: B F J N
  • Fleet should mostly be combat focus.
  • Send LBAS with bombers to the node.
  • Using a normal AACI set up on a generic ship can be helpful on J.

• 1FBB, 1CV, 1CL, 3DD
• Route: B C G K M
  • A fleet with a standard carrier forces southern route to go to M.
  • Bring 1-2 ASW fleets to clear node M.

• 1FBB, 1CV, 1CL, 3DD
• Route: B C G I L
  • Same fleet as one goes to M. Choose routing to I from G.
  • I features a heavy cruiser surface fleet

Once conditions are met the next set of locations will unlock for the next sequence.

Meeting Key location in the Nansei Islands Part 2

In this phase, the fleet will go deeper into the Nansei Islands to make contact with 4 more locations. It will be mostly similar to doing part 1, just with additional fights.

	H2	O1	O3	O4
Hard	S	Reach	AS	S
Medium	S	Reach	AS	S
Easy		Reach	AS	S
Casual		Reach

• 1FBB, 1CVL, 2CA, 1 CL, 1DD (FAST)
• Route: B F E H H1 H2
  • The fleet will need to be fast, have an (F)BB, and 2 CAs to route towards H1.
  • This will be the only segment where you'll need CAs for the map.
  • H2 is a surface fight with a CVL present in the fleet.

• 1CL, 5DD
• Route: B F J N O O2 O5
  • Similar fleet use route N.
  • O2 will be a surface fleet against battleships, use vanguard to minimize damage.

• 0-1FBB, 1CV, 0-1 CVL, 1CL, 3-4DD
• Route: B C G K M O3
  • Focus on AA on the fleet and consider making your carrier a fighter mule to survive and get to the air-raid node.
  • Land base should be a fighter sweep with a distance of 5.
  • Alternatively, you can also consider using some bombers in your LBAS to attempt to wipe out the carriers to make obtaining AS easier.

• 1CL, 5DD
• Route: B F J N O O4
  • Same fleet for O1 but go to O4 from O instead.
  • Bring 1-2 ASW capable ships

Once all conditions are met, the path to the next set of nodes will unlock to explore.

Meeting Key location in the Nansei Islands Part 3 to Unlock V3

The goal of this phase is to make contact with 3 key locations that will require reaching the farthest parts of the Nansei Islands towards Taiwan. All key areas don't contain enemies to fight. Below are the requirements for each difficulty:

	Q3	T	U
Hard	Reach	Reach	Reach
Medium	Reach	Reach
Easy	Reach		Reach
Casual	Reach

• 1CL, 5DD
• Route: B F J N O O4 Q Q3
  • Path is identical to going through O4, focus primarly on AA, ASW and and combat and vanguard to pass the surface node

• 1FBB, 1CVL, 1CL, 3DD
• Route: B F J N O O4 P R S T
  • Focus on AA to survive the air attack on R otherwise, all nodes past it contain no enemies, just direct your fleet to T.

• 1FBB, 1CVL, 1CL, 3DD
• Route: B F J N O O4 P R S U
  • Focus on AA to survive the air attack on R otherwise, all nodes past it contain no enemies, just direct your fleet to U.

Once all conditions are met, the final sequence where you'll face off against the carrier combined fleet will be unlocked.

Boss Phase: Eliminate the Combined Carrier fleet at V3

In this final phase, your fleet will now face off and eliminate a carrier combined fleet which is led by a Wo-class Carrier Kai at Node V3.

There are two main strategies to fight the boss, in both cases :

• High AA and AACI are recommended to help survive the nodes along the trip.
• Boss airpower is 191 AP / 422 AS / 828 AS+.
• 1 LBAS should use fighters and bombers (range 8 Required).
• Boss support is optional.

• 1CV, 1CVL, 1CA(V), 1CL, 2DD
• Route = B C K O3 S T V1 V3
  • Fleet will be armed to focus more heavily on air power to fight through the carrier fleets and air nodes along the way.
  • Strong carrier fleets are present making passing rates harder compared to the north route
  • Will make scoring AS more possible at the boss node
  • Will allow for a strong opening strike
  • Do note, however, you will not get a 2nd shelling attack

• 0-1FBB, 1-2CVL, 1CL, 3DD
• Route = B F J N O O4 P R S T V3
  • Fleet will be more combat-focused
  • Bringing an FBB will allow 2nd Shelling which will be useful for the boss
  • Using 2 CVLs will allow for better protection from air nodes leading up to the boss fight, but will lack 2nd shelling.
  • Aim for at least AP to survive
  • You may want your land base to split between R and V3 to improve survival chances

Once you successfully defeat the HP bar and finish off the Wo-class Kai the map is considered complete.