Summer 2015 Event

Speculation

Ship Speculation

• Teruzuki, the second Akizuki-class destroyer, is speculated to appear, based on the tweet given on July 23, 2015.
• Fleet Oiler Hayasui will be obtainable as a new auxillary ship.
  • Given her historical armament, it is possible that she will be able to equip AA guns, Seaplanes and possibly Torpedo Bombers, as she had a small aviation wing of Type 0 Recon Seaplanes and Ryuuseis.
• Five more ships will be obtainable.
  • Unconfirmed rumors say this includes an Italian Destroyer.
• From interviews held in the June 2015 issue of Comptiq Magazine, Shoukaku and Zuikaku are suspected to receive their Kai Ni during this event.
  • This will require an item only obtainable during the event.
  • Some believe that the Kai Ni will not happen until after the event is over.

New Equipment

• Judging by incoming pictures, there will be five new pieces of equipment:
  • Two torpedo bombers, possibly relating to Murata (a pilot from the Akagi who transfered to Shoukaku)
  • a new drum canister of some sort
  • a 120mm gun
  • Rice balls

Map and theme Speculation

Operation SN was a campaign in which Japan attempted to establish airfields in the southern Solomon Islands, including a seaplane base on Tulagi and an airfield on neighboring Guadalcanal.

On August 7 the Allies launched Operation Watchtower with the intention of capturing these airfields; the airfield on Guadalcanal quickly fell and was renamed Henderson Field.

The IJA was lax in their response at first, believing this to be only a reconnaissance in force; however, Admiral Yamamoto thought otherwise. He sent naval forces to challenge the Americans' sea presence in the region, thus beginning a running siege that would last for five months, with the Americans owning the seas by day and the IJN ferrying in troops under the cover of darkness.

The event will likely emphasize fighting land installations and fending off air raids. The numerous nocturnal encounters in the Guadalcanal campaign suggest night battles will be prevalent.

Mechanics Speculation

The introduction of a new mechanic might be tied to planes as there have been several new articles that mentioned about adjusting the plane mechanics. And since this operation might have a lot to do with fighting installations. They may be tweaking the planes to be able to fight installations in a different way compared to before hand.

As of 8/9, this is believed to be plane leveling: as planes do more damage/shoot down enemies, they shall progressively get better. However, if planes take too many losses, they will be reduced in their effectiveness.

Introduction

The Summer 2015 Event "Counterattack! The Second Operation SN" is slated to start on August 10, 2015, and will last for about 20 days. The event will be based on Operation SN, the Japanese plan to establish air bases in the southern Solomon Islands; however, there was no actual second Operation SN historically.

This will be a large-scale event that will contain combined fleet operations and ship locking mechanics. There will also be a new system introduced into the game that will be equipment related.

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

1. The difficulty system first used in Spring 2015 Event returns: you can choose between Operation A (甲, Hard), Operation B (乙, Medium) or Operation C (丙, Easy).
   • Choosing A or B requires certain HQ Level (HQ Lv 35 for B / 80 for A in Spring 2015 Event).
   • With the exception of E-1, in order to choose Operation A, the previous map must be cleared on A or B.
2. A new system will be introduced with the release of this event involving carrier-based planes.

Event Maps

Quick Info Table

Classification	Map	Name	Combined Fleet?	Locking?	Difficulty Restrictions
Main Operation	E-1	Preparation for Second Operation SN!	No		No restrictions. All difficulties OK
	E-2	Combined Fleet, to the Solomon Sea!	Yes		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	Confrontation! Second Southern Pacific Ocean Battle
	E-4	Charge into the Strait! Destroy the Enemy Airfield!
Extra Operation	E-5
	E-6
	E-7

E-1

Preparation for Second Operation SN! 【発動準備、第二次SN作戦！】 Information Boss: (Kills required) Rewards upon clearance: Clearing on Hard (甲): Clearing on Medium (乙): Clearing on Easy (丙):
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E-2

Combined Fleet, to the Solomon Sea! 【連合艦隊、ソロモン海へ！】 Information Boss: (Kills required) Rewards upon clearance: Clearing on Hard (甲): Clearing on Medium (乙): Clearing on Easy (丙):
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E-3

Confrontation! Second Southern Pacific Ocean Battle 【激突！第二次南太平洋海戦】 Information Boss: (Kills required) Rewards upon clearance: Clearing on Hard (甲): Clearing on Medium (乙): Clearing on Easy (丙):
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E-4

Charge into the Strait! Destroy the Enemy Airfield! 【海峡突入！敵飛行場を撃滅せよ！】 Information Boss: (Kills required) Rewards upon clearance: Clearing on Hard (甲): Clearing on Medium (乙): Clearing on Easy (丙):
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E-5

No map name yet Information Boss: (Kills required) Rewards upon clearance: Clearing on Hard (甲): Clearing on Medium (乙): Clearing on Easy (丙):
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E-6

No map name yet Information Boss: (Kills required) Rewards upon clearance: Clearing on Hard (甲): Clearing on Medium (乙): Clearing on Easy (丙):
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E-7

No map name yet Information Boss: (Kills required) Rewards upon clearance: Clearing on Hard (甲): Clearing on Medium (乙): Clearing on Easy (丙):
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Tweets

Event-related tweets

@KanColle_STAFF [1] 今年も夏の季節が近づいてまいりました。今夏も「艦これ」夏イベント：期間限定海域を実装＆展開予定です。同作戦開始は、来月【八月上旬】予定！各員・各艦隊は、戦備の充実をよろしくお願い致します！ #艦これ Summer is approaching; the summer event is coming and will be starting in early August! Prepare your fleet and equipment! @KanColle_STAFF [2] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、今夏作戦展開予定の「艦これ」夏イベント2015：期間限定海域を実装＆展開準備を進めています。同作戦開始は、来月【八月上旬】予定です。同作戦に参加予定の各艦隊は、主力艦艇の錬成及び戦備の充実をよろしくお願い致します！ #艦これ Summer is approaching; the summer event is coming and will be starting in early August! Prepare your carrier fleet for the coming maps! @KanColle_STAFF [3] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、今夏作戦展開予定の「艦これ」夏イベント2015：期間限定海域の実装＆展開準備を進めています。同作戦開始は、来月【八月上旬】を予定です。同作戦は夏季恒例の【大規模作戦】となる予定です(※マリアナ方面の作戦展開ではありません)。 #艦これ The summer 2015 event is in its production and will be starting in early August; it will be a large scale event. (The event is not based on the Marianas campaign) @KanColle_STAFF [4] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、今夏作戦展開予定の「艦これ」夏イベント2015：期間限定海域の実装＆展開準備を進めています。同作戦開始は、来月【八月上旬】を予定です。同作戦は夏季恒例の【大規模作戦】、【ソロモン海域】方面への作戦展開を予定しています。 #艦これ The summer 2015 event is in its production and will be starting in early August; it will be a large scale event based around the Solomon Islands. @KanColle_STAFF [5] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、今夏【八月上旬】作戦開始予定の「艦これ」夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】の実装準備を進めています。同作戦は【大規模作戦】です。作戦参加予定の提督方は、各艦隊の練度向上、戦備の充実に努めて頂けますようお願い致します！ #艦これ The summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] is in preparation and will start in [early August]. This will be a [large scale event]. Please prepare yourself for the upcoming event! @KanColle_STAFF [6] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、今夏作戦展開予定の「艦これ」夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】の実装準備を進めています。同作戦では、歴戦の提督方は難易度選択が可能です。最大「甲作戦」「乙作戦」「丙作戦」の三種類からの選択が可能となる予定です。#艦これ The summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] is in preparation and will start in [early August]. This will be a [large scale event]. You can choose from difficulties [A], [B], and [C] when playing the event maps. @KanColle_STAFF [7] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、来月作戦展開予定の「艦これ」夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】の実装準備を進めています。同作戦を攻略することで、その就役直後からソロモン海の最前線で奮戦した【防空駆逐艦2番艦】との邂逅が可能となる予定です。お楽しみに！。#艦これ The summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] is in preparation and will start in [early August]. By completing the operation you will get a chance to encounter the [second air defense destroyer] who was sent to the Solomon Seas right after being launched! Look forward to it! @KanColle_STAFF [8] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、「艦これ」夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】の実装準備を進めています。同夏イベでは、就役直後から最前線のソロモン海で奮戦した防空駆逐艦2番艦をはじめ、最大5隻以上の【新艦娘】達との邂逅が可能となる予定です。お楽しみに！。#艦これ The summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] is in preparation and will start in [early August]. During the event, along with encountering the [second air defense destroyer] who was sent to the Solomon Seas right after being launched, you will have the chance to obtain five new Kanmusu. Look forward to it! @KanColle_STAFF [9] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、「艦これ」夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】の開発/実装準備を進めています。同夏イベの作戦開始は、来月【8/10】予定です。作戦参加予定の提督方は、精強な空母機動部隊を含む層の厚い艦隊戦力を整備して頂けますと幸いです。 #艦これ We are currently preparing for the summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]. We are planning on starting this event on the 10th of August. For those participating in the event, it will be carrier heavy, so be sure to train your carriers for this event. @KanColle_STAFF [10] 「艦これ」では来月【8/10】より、夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】を展開予定です。夏イベの作戦期間は、約20日間を予定しています。同作戦参加予定の提督方は、各艦隊の練度向上、戦備の充実をよろしくお願い致します。#艦これ We are currently preparing for the summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] for August, 10th. We are planning for the summer event to last about 20 days. For those admirals planning to participate, be sure to round out your battle preparations. @KanColle_STAFF [11] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、来週【8/10】より展開予定の、夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】を開発/準備中です。同作戦は、夏季恒例の多段階【大規模作戦】です。※「甲作戦」及び「乙作戦」では、各作戦段階にそれぞれ艦隊戦力を投入する必要があります。 We are currently preparing for the summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] for August, 10th. This event will be in multiple stage format. *Hard along with Normal will require seperate ships per stage. @KanColle_STAFF [12] 今夏の「艦これ」夏イベ、その第一作戦海域は「通常艦隊」、続く第二作戦海域では「連合艦隊」編成での出撃が予定されています。空母機動部隊編成の「連合艦隊」では、第一艦隊に精強な航空母艦及び同直掩戦力、第二艦隊に水雷戦隊を中核とした随伴護衛艦隊が必要となります。 #艦これ This summer event is planned as the following: the first part of the event will use a "normal fleet" and the second part will use a "combined fleet". In a quick response task force, the 1st fleet will be composed by strong carriers. The 2nd fleet will be centered around a torpedo squadron escort. @KanColle_STAFF [13] 「艦これ」次回全サーバ群共通メンテナンス＆アップデートは【8/10】を予定しています。同アップデート完了を以て、夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】を開始させて頂く予定です。同夏イベでは、複数の新艦娘達、そして装備関連の新たなシステムも実装予定です。#艦これ We are currently preparing for the summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] on August 10th. This event will introduce several new ship girls. There are also plans to introduce a new equipment-related system. @KanColle_STAFF [14] 現在「艦これ」運営鎮守府では、来週より展開予定の夏イベ：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】の開発実装を両舷一杯で進めています。現在複数の新艦娘の実装と共に、「艦載機」関連の新システムの実装を進めています。練成と運用によっては強力な航空打撃力の発揮も可能となる予定です！ #艦これ Currently, we are preparing for the event coming up next week, "Summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]." We are adding new kanmusus, and adding a new battle system. By using this new battle system, you will be able to increase your firepower on your carriers! @KanColle_STAFF [15] 来週より作戦開始予定の夏イベ：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】は多段階の【大規模作戦】です。作戦海域は、拡張作戦を含めると最大7海域に及びます。まだ艦隊戦力が十分整っていない提督方は、通常海域攻略も並行しつつ、第2～第4作戦海域の攻略を目標として頂けますと幸いです。 #艦これ Next week will start our "Summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]," and will be a large scale event. There will be a total of 7 maps. For the admirals who are not ready, please be sure to finish your regular maps, including worlds 2 through 4. @KanColle_STAFF [16] 夏イベ：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】の前段作戦(主作戦)は、下記の全四作戦展開海域より構成されます。 第1海域【発動準備、第二次SN作戦！】 第2海域【連合艦隊、ソロモン海へ！】 第3海域【激突！第二次南太平洋海戦】 第4海域【海峡突入！敵飛行場を撃滅せよ！】 #艦これ For the "Summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]," these are the first 4 upcoming maps: Map 1 [Prepare for deployment, the 2nd Operation SN!] Map 2 [Combined Fleet, to the seas of Solomon!] Map 3 [Attack! Second Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands] Map 4 [Charge into the strait! Destroy the enemy airfield!] @KanColle_STAFF [17] 夏イベ：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】の前段作戦(主作戦)を攻略完遂することで、「艦これ」初登場となる【補助艦艇の新艦娘】と邂逅し、彼女を艦隊に加えることが可能となります。史実では活躍することが叶わなかった、ユニークな存在の艦隊随伴型の新艦娘…ぜひお楽しみに！ #艦これ By clearing the first half of "Summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]," we will be introducing a new ship type, an auxiliary ship. This ship has never actually entered combat in the old days, but we will be adding her, and she too has a unique feature in game...please stay tuned! @KanColle_STAFF [18] マルキューサンマル。提督の皆さん、おはようございます！ 今日は月曜日！昨日横浜で開催された第弐回「艦これ」観艦式に来場頂いた提督の皆さん、ありがとうございました！お礼申し上げます。本日はいよいよ今年の夏イベ期間限定海域、作戦開始予定です！本日も頑張ってまいりましょう！ @KanColle_STAFF [19] 本日この後【AM11:00】より、「艦これ」稼働全サーバ群は、メンテナンス＆大規模アップデートに入ります。同作業完了予定は、先にお知らせした時間より押してしまって申し訳ありません、現在【20:00】を予定しています。何卒ご協力頂けますと幸いです。

See Also

References

Japanese Army in World War II, The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43, contains information regarding Operation SN and a summary of the plans behind it.

Tools

• KanColle Calculator and tools by no1244 (in Japanese)
• Air Superiority Calculator (in Japanese)
• Effective LoS Calculator (in Japanese)

Discussions

• IRC Channel: #kancolle
• Talk:Summer 2015 Event, no inanity, please. Feel free, however, to report significant branching rules, identify content that is missing, and propose changes to the article's layout. Thank you for your compliance.

Player Live Streams

• http://www.twitch.tv/remi_scarlet Remi's stream. Will be doing all hard front-line on day 1. Hoping to clear entire event in one sitting.
• http://www.twitch.tv/hydragoliath , usually starts around 1PM EST.
• http://www.twitch.tv/bl2w (Zak提督's stream); will be playing every day of the event: from August 10th to August 30th @ 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST
• http://www.twitch.tv/yamato_kai2000
• http://www.twitch.tv/hatsushimo
• http://www.twitch.tv/nigamonp