Sandbox/Summer 2016 Event

Introduction

The Summer 2016 Event "CounterAttack! The Second Battle off Malay Peninsula!" is planned to start on August 12, 2016. As of current, information regarding the event was revealed during the 3rd Kantai Collection Naval Review Meeting set for August 7th at Yokohama PACIFICO Convention. The Event is planned to feature a mixture of surface combat, Anti-Submarine Warfare, and the usage of Land-Based Air Squadrons.

The event is noted to be a CounterAttack / Intercreption Operation that will have you battling against the Abyssal Fleet in an disadvantaged situation on a what if battle that will be loosely based upon the Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse based on the details that were given so far from the Naval Review and Comtiq Magazine.

Additional tweets have noted that the event will have you conducting ASW patrols with torpedo squadrons and aviation units performing transport operations for the First part of the campaign. The Second Half of the campaign will be using combined fleets and your main fleet forces for an interception/counter attack along with Land Based Air Squadrons against the main Abyssal Forces in the western part of the Ocean.

Taking this information into account, we can expect this event to use all of the major event mechanic elements it has used up to this point which include:

• Combined Fleet
• Transport Operation
• Land-Based Air Squadron
• Armor Reduction (Strong possibility)

Information

New Ship Girls

1. The Mutsuki-Class Destroyer Minazuki, who will be voiced by Hikada Rina and drawn by Kusada Souta (as mentioned and shown in the Kancolle Naval Review. The Illustration shown at the Review has her depicted as a purplish-blue, short haired girl.
2. The Warspite, the second of the Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships
3. The Aquila, an Italian CV
4. I-26, a Japanese submarine (nickname Nimu)

Abyssals

1. Kancolle Naval Review and September Comtiq Magazine reveals that a 1 Abyssal Hime Type will be getting her own "Swimsuit Mode" during event.
2. Within the September Comtiq Magazine it's been hints suggested between Kensuke Tanaka and the interviewer that there are plans what might be an Abyssal version of "Fortress Singapore" which suggest an Installation Battle will be present.

New Equipment

Five new peices of equipment have been added to the game:

1. The Re. 2005 Kai fighter
2. The Type 3 Fighter Hien Model 1D
3. The 38.1cm Mk.I Twin Gun Mount
4. The QF 2-pounder Octuple "Pom Pom" Naval Gun Mount
5. The Ginga

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).

Event Maps

Quick Info Table

Classification	Map	Name	Combined Fleet?	Land-Based Air Squadron?	Color of Tag	Tag Condition & Deployment Restriction	Difficulty Restrictions	Notes
Main Operation	E-1	Buntan Naval Patrol	No	No	BLUE	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	Second Battle off Endau	No Transport Operation	Yes	GREEN		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	Second Battle of Malaya	Yes	Yes	YELLOW
Extra Operation	E-4	Battle off the Malacca Strait	Yes	Yes	NA

E-1

Buntan Naval Patrol ブンタン沖海戦 Information Boss: Summer Submarine Princess 5 kills (900 HP) to clear on Hard Key Rewards: Clearing on Hard (甲): Mamiya; Irako x3; Battle Rations x2; Daihatsu-class Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tanks & Marines); Type 1 Land Attacker Model 34 Clearing on Medium (乙): Mamiya; Irako x2; Battle Rations x2; Daihatsu-class Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tanks & Marines); Type 1 Land Attacker Clearing on Easy (丙): Irako; Battle Rations; Daihatsu-class Landing Craft; Type 96 Land Attacker I-26 Drops from Boss-node on easy mode
Branching rules Branching Rules Nodes Rules Start A 3 CVL, under 2 DDs? (only relevant for C farming) B At least 2DD and 2 or less CVL B C FBB, < 3 DD D No FBB + 3DD AND fast fleet? E FBB + 4 DD or SLOW fleet? G H LOS < 15 LOS 15-25 is possible I LOS ~30 guarantees LOS 15-25 is possible
Tips Need around 30 LOS to guarantee Boss routing. Reports of 24 LOS show that some routings direct the fleet to node H. Greater than 15 will allow the possibility of Boss routing. 1 CL 5 DD will route to BDFG. This should avoid going onto an extra battle. 1-2 CL 3DD 1CVL will easily clear LOS with a Saiun on the CVL. This also routes to BDFG, assuming a fast CVL (any except Hiyou, Jun'you, Houshou, or Ryuuhou). 1 FBB 1 CL 4DD will route to BEFD and face the weak surface fleet there. This allows for a second round of attacks on the boss, though at a lower fuel and ammo level. ASW power is affected by equipment stats only and not by aircraft quantity size, Zuihou and Shouhou are ideal ASW CVLs if you're looking to save your CVLs for later maps. (Not counting their opening airstrike) With a >> Seaplane on a CL, around 30 LOS can easily be achieved. Nodes B and F are sub nodes. Remember that CTs (Training Cruisers) are SLOW, and may be negatively affected by branching at B node Slow BB(V)s and any CVs are not allowed on this map. FBBs are allowed. They will route B to E or C, depending on the other ships in the fleet.. Node G has transports, so it is good to clear the transport quest. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 先遣巡洋艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Cruiser Squadron Pattern 1 120 B 深海東洋艦隊 偵察潜水艦隊 II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Recon Group II Pattern 1 60 40px Pattern 2 80 40px 40px C 深海東洋艦隊 先遣機動部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Task Force Pattern 1 40px AS:71 AS+:141 Pattern 2 40px AS:35 AS+:69 D No Battle Pattern 1 No Battle E 深海東洋艦隊　前衛水雷戦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lead Torpedo Squadron Pattern 1 100 40px F 深海東洋艦隊 偵察潜水艦隊 I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Recon Group I Pattern 1 120 40px Pattern 2 130 40px Pattern 3 140 40px G 深海東洋艦隊 侵攻上陸部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Invading Marine Force Pattern 1 170 40px Pattern 2 180 40px Pattern 3 190 40px Pattern 4 200 40px H No Battle Pattern 1 No Battle I 深海東洋艦隊 潜水司令母艦 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Command Unit Pattern 1 260 40px Pattern 2 270 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 280 40px Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 先遣巡洋艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Cruiser Squadron Pattern 1 B 深海東洋艦隊 偵察潜水艦隊 II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Recon Group II Pattern 1 50 Pattern 2 60 40px C 深海東洋艦隊 先遣機動部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Task Force Pattern 1 40px AS:35 AS+:69 Pattern 2 40px AS:69 AS+:138 D No Battle Pattern 1 No Battle E 深海東洋艦隊　前衛水雷戦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lead Torpedo Squadron Pattern 1 70 line_head Pattern 2 100 F 深海東洋艦隊 偵察潜水艦隊 I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Recon Group I Pattern 1 110 40px Pattern 2 120 40px Pattern 3 130 40px G 深海東洋艦隊 侵攻上陸部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Invading Marine Force Pattern 1 120 40px Pattern 2 140 40px H No Battle Pattern 1 No Battle I 深海東洋艦隊 潜水司令母艦 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Command Unit Pattern 1 260 40px Pattern 2 Final Form Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 先遣巡洋艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Cruiser Squadron Pattern 1 B 深海東洋艦隊 偵察潜水艦隊 II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Recon Group II Pattern 1 40px Pattern 2 40 40px 40px C 深海東洋艦隊 先遣機動部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Task Force Pattern 1 110 40px AS:36 AS+:72 Pattern 2 100 40px AS:36 AS+:72 Pattern 3 200 40px AS:35 AS+:69 D No Battle Pattern 1 No Battle E Pattern 1 F 深海東洋艦隊 偵察潜水艦隊 I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Recon Group I Pattern 1 110 40px G 深海東洋艦隊 侵攻上陸部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Invading Marine Force Pattern 1 110 40px Pattern 2 120 40px Pattern 3 130 40px Pattern 4 140 40px H No Battle Pattern 1 No Battle I 深海東洋艦隊 潜水司令母艦 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Command Unit Pattern 1 210 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 220 40px
Ship drops Node Ship List A Destroyers Hatsuyuki Shirayuki Hatsuyuki Ayanami Sazanami Oboro Ushio Akebono Light Cruisers Sendai Yura Heavy Cruisers Choukai Mogami Kumano Suzuya C Destroyers Hatsuyuki Shirayuki Hatsuyuki Miyuki Ayanami Sazanami Oboro Ushio Akebono Light Cruisers Isuzu Yura Sendai Naka Jintsuu Kinu Heavy Cruisers Choukai Mogami Kumano Suzuya Mikuma Battleships Kongou Haruna Light Aircraft Carriers Zuihou Seaplane Tenders Akitsushima Mizuhou E Destroyers Hatsuyuki Shirayuki Hatsuyuki Miyuki Ayanami Sazanami Oboro Ushio Akebono Light Cruisers Yura Sendai Naka Jintsuu Abukuma Kinu Ooyodo Heavy Cruisers Choukai Mogami Kumano Suzuya G Destroyers Hatsuyuki Shirayuki Hatsuyuki Miyuki Isonami Ayanami Sazanami Ushio Oboro Akebono Light Cruisers Isuzu Yura Sendai Naka Jintsuu Kinu Heavy Cruisers Choukai Mogami Kumano Suzuya Mikuma Kinugasa I Destroyers Hatsuyuki Shirayuki Hatsuyuki Miyuki Isonami Ayanami Sazanami Oboro Ushio Akebono Akatsuki Hibiki Ikazuchi Inazuma Shiratsuyu Murasame Shigure Yuudachi Shiranui Light Cruisers Tenryuu Tatsuta Kitakami Ooi Isuzu Kiso Tama Kuma Yura Sendai Naka Jintsuu Nagara Natori Abukuma Kinu Heavy Cruisers Choukai Maya Myoukou Haguro Nachi Ashigara Kako Furutaka Aoba Kinugasa Mogami Suzuya Kumano Mikuma Battleships Kongou Hiei Haruna Kirishima Fusou Yamashiro Ise Hyuuga Light Aircraft Carriers Houshou Ryuujou Hiyou Jun'you Shouhou Zuihou Seaplane Tenders Chiyoda Chitose Submarines I-168 I-58 I-19 I-8 Maruyu I-26 Auxiliary Ships Akitsumaru

E-2

Second Battle off Endau 第二次エンドウ沖海戦 Information Boss: Summer Battleship Princess Transport Points: 400 (Hard) 340 (Medium) 280 (Easy) (Operation is complete once Transport Points have been depleted) Rewards upon clearance: Minazuki, 2nd Land Based Air Squadron Clearing on Hard (甲): Reinforcement Expansion x2, Medal, Furniture Fairy, Type 3 Fighter Hien Model 1D Clearing on Medium (乙): Reinforcement Expansion, Furniture Fairy, Type 3 Fighter Hien Clearing on Easy (丙): Furniture Fairy This is a Transport Operation --Not a combined fleet Hard mode requires only 400 Transport points to clear (340 for Medium) There is a drum check (at least 1 drum required) and a LOS check to get to the boss.
Branching rules Branching Rules Nodes Rules Start C If fleet has BB or CV unless 2 AVs are included F If fleet does not have BB/CV C A Active Branching D Active Branching I J LOS L LOS (fail) J K LOS Check fail M LOS Check
Tips As with all Transport Operations, you only need to score an A rank on the boss node to be able to deplete the TP gauge, though scoring an S-rank on the boss will deplete it faster. Bringing plenty of Daihatsu will deplete the gauge quickly If you have Daihatsu-class Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tanks & Marines) bring them as well since they'll give out more points compared to normal daihatsu. In-Route Support will help you minimize the damage you'll take along the way to the boss node. While unnecessary, a good enough boss support fleet may be used to guarantee an A-rank. While 1CL 5DD will take the fleet down the western route, it has trouble gaining enough LOS to get to the boss node (1 recon plane + 2 radar 33 passed the LoS check) 1BBV 1CAV 1CL 3DD is recommended, but you have to enter an extra BATTLE node. 1CAV 1CL 3DD 1AV is recommended if you want to skip the extra node You can consider deploying Land-Based Air Squadrons along with an Akizuki-class DD to help remove the CVL's planes on pre-boss node to minimize the damage from them. Seaplane fighters are recommended for some of preboss nodes which have CVLs Node A is a good location to train planes; have a fleet of a single submarine and launch your planes against that node. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 警戒部隊 IV群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group VI Pattern 1 120 40px B Pattern 1 Maelstrom C Active Branching Pattern 1 Active Branching D 深海東洋艦隊 警戒部隊 III群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group III Pattern 1 120 40px E 深海東洋艦隊　潜水艦哨戒線 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Patrol Line Pattern 1 140 40px F 深海東洋艦隊　潜水艦哨戒線 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Patrol Line Pattern 1 80 40px 40px Pattern 2 100 40px 40px G 深海東洋艦隊　警戒部隊II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group II Pattern 1 120 40px Pattern 2 140 40px 40px Pattern 3 160 40px H 深海東洋艦隊　艦載機部隊 Air Attack Node Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Aircraft Force Pattern 1 100 40px AS:72 AS+:144 Pattern 2 120 40px AS:71 AS+:141 Pattern 3 130 40px AS:69 AS+:138 Pattern 4 130 40px 40px AS:69 AS+:138 I 深海東洋艦隊　警戒部隊I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group I Pattern 1 120 40px AS:71 AS+:141 Pattern 2 140 40px AS:69 AS+:138 Pattern 3 150 40px AS:69 AS+:138 Pattern 4 170 40px 40px AS:69 AS+:138 J Pattern 1 Transport Drop-Off Node M 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊先遣艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Z Force Armada Pattern 1 300 40px Pattern 2 320 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 350 40px Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 警戒部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group VI Pattern 1 120 40px B Pattern 1 Maelstrom C Active Branching Pattern 1 Active Branching D 深海東洋艦隊 警戒部隊 III群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group III Pattern 1 120 40px E 深海東洋艦隊　潜水艦哨戒線 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Patrol Line Pattern 1 140 40px F 深海東洋艦隊　潜水艦哨戒線 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Patrol Line Pattern 1 50 40px Pattern 2 70 40px Pattern 3 40px G 深海東洋艦隊　警戒部隊II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group II Pattern 1 60 40px Pattern 2 70 40px 40px Pattern 3 120 40px H 深海東洋艦隊　艦載機部隊 Air Attack Node Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Aircraft Force Pattern 1 100 40px AS:72 AS+:144 Pattern 2 60 40px AS:36 AS+:72 Pattern 3 60 d_i-class 40px AS:36 AS+:72 I 深海東洋艦隊　警戒部隊I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group I Pattern 1 120 40px AS:72 AS+:144 Pattern 2 70 40px AS:36 AS+:72 Pattern 3 70 d_i-class 40px AS:36 AS+:72 J Pattern 1 Transport Drop-Off Node M 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊先遣艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Z Force Armada Pattern 1 230 40px Pattern 2 260 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 290 40px Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 警戒部隊 IV群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group VI Pattern 1 100 40px B Pattern 1 Maelstrom C Active Branching Pattern 1 Active Branching D 深海東洋艦隊 警戒部隊 III群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group III Pattern 1 120 40px E 深海東洋艦隊　潜水艦哨戒線 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Patrol Line Pattern 1 100 40px F 深海東洋艦隊　潜水艦哨戒線 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Submarine Patrol Line Pattern 1 50 40px G 深海東洋艦隊　警戒部隊II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group II Pattern 1 50 40px Pattern 2 70 40px H 深海東洋艦隊　艦載機部隊 Air Attack Node Abyssal Eastern Fleet Aircraft Lookout Force Pattern 1 60 40px AS:36 AS+:72 I 深海東洋艦隊　警戒部隊I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Lookout Force Group I Pattern 1 120 40px AS:36 AS+:72 Pattern 2 70 40px AS:36 AS+:72 J Pattern 1 Transport Drop-Off Node M 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊先遣艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advancing Z Force Armada Pattern 1 230 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 250 40px
Ship drops Node Ship List A Destroyers Fubuki Shirayuki Mutsuki Kisaragi Satsuki Fumizuki Nagatsuki Kikuzuki Minazuki Mochizuki Sazanami Akebono Oboro Ushio Shiratsuyu Yuudachi Murasame Shigure Light Cruisers Tama Kuma Kiso Nagara Isuzu Natori Jintsuu Sendai Naka D Destroyers Fubuki Shirayuki Mutsuki Kisaragi Satsuki Fumizuki Nagatsuki Kikuzuki Minazuki Mochizuki Yayoi Uzuki Shiratsuyu Yuudachi Murasame Hamakaze UrakazeTanikaze Isokaze Amatsukaze Light Cruisers Tenryuu Tatsuta Naka Jintsuu Sendai Nagara Natori Isuzu Ooyodo Heavy Cruisers Mogami Tone Choukai Kinugasa G Destroyers Fubuki Shirayuki Hatsuyuki Mutsuki Kisaragi Satsuki Fumizuki Nagatsuki Kikuzuki Minazuki Mochizuki Yayoi Uzuki Sazanami Akebono Oboro Ushio Urakaze Light Cruisers Naka Jintsuu Sendai Nagara Natori Isuzu Yura Heavy Cruisers Mogami Choukai I Destroyers Fubuki Shirayuki Mutsuki Kisaragi Satsuki Fumizuki Nagatsuki Kikuzuki Minazuki Mochizuki Yayoi Uzuki Shiratsuyu Yuudachi Murasame Hamakaze Urakaze Tanikaze Isokaze Light Cruisers Tama Kuma Kiso Nagara Isuzu Natori Jintsuu Sendai Naka Heavy Cruisers Mogami Tone Chikuma Choukai Kinugasa M Destroyers Urakaze Tanikaze Isokaze Hamakaze Yayoi Uzuki Light Cruisers Tama Kiso Natori Abukuma Yuubari Kinu Heavy Cruisers Takao Atago Choukai Maya Tone Chikuma Furutaka Mogami Suzuya Kumano Myoukou Ashigara Nachi Haguro Kako Aoba Kinugasa Prinz Eugen Battleships Kongou Hiei Haruna Kirishima Ise Hyuuga Fusou Yamashiro Nagato Mutsu Light Aircraft Carriers Houshou Hiyou Junyou Ryuujou Shouhou Seaplane Tenders Chitose Chiyoda Auxiliary Ships Taigei Kashima

E-3

Second Battle of Malaya 第二次マレ一沖海戦 Information Boss: Summer Harbor Princess 6 kills on hard Rewards upon clearance: 3rd Land Base Squadron, Naval Base Summer Time Window, Medal Clearing on Hard (甲): QF 2-pounder Octuple "Pom Pom" Naval Gun Mount, Skilled Pilot, Ginga Clearing on Medium (乙): QF 2-pounder Octuple "Pom Pom" Naval Gun Mount, Type 1 Land Attacker Clearing on Easy (丙): Type 1 Land Attacker Aquila confirmed for E-3 Drop
Branching rules Branching Rules Nodes Rules B A Any force not meeting conditions for C (see below) C Carrier Task Force OR all fast fleet OR 3 or more Malaya Historic Members in each fleet OR AV is present (unconfirmed) C D Carrier Task force consisting of less than 6 Malaya Historical Fleet Members or Surface Task force with only 2 Malaya Historical Fleet Members E Fleet consisting of less than 6 Malaya Historical Fleet Members, a chance if 6 members are present in fleet. G Fleet consisting of 7 Malaya Historical Fleet Members, with at least three members on each fleet G H LOS check I LOS check (Fail)
Tips 2016 Summer E3 Hard Fleet CTF/STF Route Other Notes Final form boss rises to 276/552 for AS/AS+ AP AS AS+ 110 246 492 2016 Summer E3 MED Fleet CTF/STF Route Other Notes Final form boss rises to 215/429 for AS/AS+ AP AS AS+ 84 189 378 2016 Summer E3 EASY Fleet CTF/STF Route Other Notes Boss final form rises to 153 FP for AS, but 162FP is required for G node in any case AP AS AS+ 72 162 324 Favorable branching options are available by using ships from the Malaya Historical Fleet, i.e. Kongou, Haruna, Choukai, Mogami, Mikuma, Suzuya, Kumano, Yura, Kinu, Fubuki, Shirayuki, and Hatsuyuki Information regarding the use of this composition can be found here. It's hypothesized that having at least three of each of the above in each fleet is required for superior routing, with at least seven of the named ships in the combined fleet as a whole. Node B is a sub node. Node D is a land-based airstrike. The boss is an installation-type, as such, bringing landing forces, WG42s and AP (strong against artillery imps) or Type 3 Shell (against Supply Depot Hime) is advised. On hard, it is the Summer Harbor Princess, Supply Depot Princess, Two Artillery Imps and two destroyers in line ahead formation. Do consider the use of CAVs instead of CAs in the escort fleet for their ability to equip and use WG42 in combination with Type 3 Shell. Consider concentrating as much air strikes as possible from your LBAS as possible on the boss node since it'll help wipe out some of the installations. Recommended LBAS comp for boss node attack: 2 fighters with a distance of 5 minimum and Land Attackers for both squadrons. (for concentrated damaged on installation damage) If you lack in Land Based Attackers, use 1-2 fighters and Torpedo Bombers (which aren't as effective, but still strong) Using 1 fighter and 3 bombers is an option for the third airbase, if you choose to use it for attack Boss Support is useful, especially on the final kill, but not required There is a method to do Armor Reduction against the Z Force Fleet of Node H, which while isn't required, will make things easier for admirals. In order to complete this process you need to do the following: Score an S-rank at node A This requires using under 3 historical ships in either fleet, a Surface Task Force, at least one slow ship, and no AVs. Score an S-Rank at Node D, routing here can be accomplished in two ways: Using either under 2 historical ships in each fleet Not using Kongou and Haruna in the first fleet (which routes to E) and using under 5 historical ships total (which routes to E). One such way is to create a CTF using 3CV and one CVL Successfully completely intercept an Air Raid against your Land Base. (Take ZERO damage from the Air Raid to your Land bases) Completing this step result in a quest completion "ding" sound that will be heard upon returning to base, this indicates you have successfully completed the debuff and the Z Force Fleet of Node H will become easier to defeat now. As a small trivia piece, Force Z (Node H) is named and designed after the historical Force Z, which comprised the Prince of Wales, Repulse, and four escorting destroyers. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 艦載機部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Carrier Task Force Pattern 1 110 40px AS:69 AS+:138 B 深海東洋艦隊 前方展開潜水艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advance Deployed Submarine Fleet Pattern 1 120 40px 40px Pattern 2 140 40px 40px C 深海東洋艦隊 機動部隊 B群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Task Force Group B Pattern 1 200 40px 40px 40px D 深海東洋艦隊 艦載機部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Carrier Task Force Pattern 1 150 40px AS:198 AS+:396 E Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node F Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node G 深海東洋艦隊 機動部隊 A群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Task Force Group A Pattern 1 240 AS:198 AS+:396 H 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Z Force Pattern 1 430 40px 40px Pattern 2 450 40px J 深海東洋方面 拠点港湾要塞 Abyssal Eastern Base District Fortress Harbor Pattern 1 500 40px AS:246 AS+:492 Pattern 2 500 40px AS:246 AS+:492 Pattern 3 Final Form 550 summer_ 40px AS:276 AS+:552 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 艦載機部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Carrier Task Force Pattern 1 110 40px AS:71 AS+:141 B 深海東洋艦隊 前方展開潜水艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advance Deployed Submarine Fleet Pattern 1 90 40px 40px Pattern 2 120 40px 40px C 深海東洋艦隊 機動部隊 B群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Task Force Group B Pattern 1 170 40px 40px 40px AS:71 AS+:141 Pattern 2 170 40px 40px 40px AS:69 AS+:138 D 深海東洋艦隊 艦載機部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Carrier Task Force Pattern 1 150 40px AS:189 AS+:378 E Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node F Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node G 深海東洋艦隊 機動部隊 A群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Task Force Group A Pattern 1 240 AS:189 AS+:378 H 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Z Force Pattern 1 400 40px 40px Pattern 2 420 40px J 深海東洋方面 拠点港湾要塞 Abyssal Eastern Base District Fortress Harbor Pattern 1 460 40px AS:185 AS+:369 Pattern 2 460 40px AS:185 AS+:369 Pattern 3 Final Form 480 summer_ 40px AS:215 AS+:429 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 深海東洋艦隊 艦載機部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Carrier Task Force Pattern 1 100 40px AS:72 AS+:144 B 深海東洋艦隊 前方展開潜水艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Advance Deployed Submarine Fleet Pattern 1 80 40px 40px Pattern 2 90 40px 40px Pattern 3 100 40px C 深海東洋艦隊 機動部隊 B群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Task Force Group B Pattern 1 130 40px 40px 40px AS:72 AS+:144 D 深海東洋艦隊 艦載機部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Carrier Task Force Pattern 1 120 40px AS:162 AS+:324 E Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node F Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node G 深海東洋艦隊 機動部隊 A群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Task Force Group A Pattern 1 200 AS:162 AS+:324 H 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Z Force Pattern 1 350 40px Pattern 2 370 40px J 深海東洋方面 拠点港湾要塞 Abyssal Eastern Base District Fortress Harbor Pattern 1 400 40px AS:132 AS+:264 Pattern 2 420 40px AS:132 AS+:264 Pattern 3 Final Form 440 summer_ 40px AS:153 AS+:306
Ship drops Node Ship List C Destroyers Shiratsuyu, Murasame, Yuudachi ,Shigure, Hatsuharu, Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Sazanami, Oboro, Akebono, Ushio Light Cruisers Natori, Sendai, Naka, Jintsuu, Kiso G Destroyers Shiratsuyu, Murasame, Yuudachi ,Shigure, Samidare, Suzukaze, Hatsuharu, Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Sazanami, Oboro, Akebono, Ushio, Hatsukaze, Asashimo, Takanami Light Cruisers Kuma, Tama, Kiso, Nagara, Natori, Isuzu, Yura, Sendai, Jintsuu, Naka Heavy Cruisers Takao, Atago, Choukai, Tone, Chikuma, Mogami, Myoukou, Ashigara, Nachi, Haguro, Kinugasa Auxiliary Ships Taigei H Destroyers Shiratsuyu, Murasame, Yuudachi ,Shigure, Samidare, Suzukaze, Hatsuharu, Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Sazanami, Oboro, Akebono, Ushio, Okinami,, Asashimo, Kazagumo, Takanami Light Cruisers Sendai, Naka, Jintsuu, Kiso, Tama, Kuma, Agano, Noshiro, Yahagi, Sakawa Heavy Cruisers Takao, Atago, Choukai, Tone, Chikuma, Mogami, Myoukou, Ashigara, Nachi, Haguro, Kinugasa Auxiliary Ships Taigei J Destroyers Fubuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, Isonami, Ayanami, Shiratsuyu, Murasame, Yuudachi ,Shigure, Samidare, Suzukaze, Hatsuharu, Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Sazanami, Oboro, Akebono, Ushio, Asashio, Ooshio, Arashio, Kasumi, Arare, Kagerou, Makigumo, Maikaze, Yuugumo, Arashi, Hagikaze, Naganami Light Cruisers Kuma, Tama, Kiso, Nagara, Natori, Isuzu, Yura, Sendai, Jintsuu, Naka, Noshiro Heavy Cruisers Takao, Atago, Choukai, Maya, Tone, Chikuma, Mogami, Myoukou, Ashigara, Nachi, Haguro, Kinugasa Battleships Kongou, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna, Fusou, Yamashiro, Ise Aircraft Carriers Kaga, Akagi, Souryuu, Hiryuu Shoukaku, Zuikaku Aquila Light Aircraft Carriers Houshou, Ryuujou, Hiyou, Junyou, Shouhou Seaplane Tenders Chiyoda, Chitose Submarines I-26 Auxiliary Ships Hayasui, Akashi

E-4

Battle off the Malacca Strait 南西海域 マラッカ海峡沖 Information Boss: Summer Heavy Cruiser Princess Rewards upon clearance: Warspite Clearing on Hard (甲): Re. 2005 Kai, Improvement materials x8, Medal x2, Hard-mode Medal Clearing on Medium (乙): Re. 2005 Kai, Improvement materials x8, Medal x2 Clearing on Easy (丙): Medal
Branching rules Branching Rules Nodes Rules Start A Surface Task Force B Carrier Task Force B D Active Branch E Active Branch C F Slow Ship present in fleet G All Fast Fleet L M Complex routing, please refer to flowchart. N Complex routing, please refer to flowchart. M P LOS Check (fail) Q LOS check
Tips 2016 Summer E4 HARD Fleet Carrier Task Force Route Other Notes FP is for AS on airstrike nodes, large buffer is recommended AP AS AS+ 176 396 792 2016 Summer E4 MED Fleet Carrier Task Force Route Other Notes FP given is for AS on airstrike nodes, large buffer recommended AP AS AS+ 168 378 756 2016 Summer E4 EASY Fleet Carrier Task Force Route Other Notes FP given is for AS on airstrike node AP AS AS+ 72 162 324 Node L Branching flowchart Node L features a complicated branching rule that has a determined list of priorities that will decide which way you'll go if you have certain ships in the fleet. (see flowchart) Due to the Distance your Land-Based Air Squadrons must travel to reach the boss node, you will need to prepare to use a Type 2 Flying Boat or PBY-5A_Catalina on each squadron you wish to attack the boss node. If you need to send a land base Air Squadron to the boss node you will need a Distance of 9. You can use Fighters and torpedo bombers with a range of 6 and Type 2 Flying Boat which will extend it's reach to 9. PBY-5A_Catalina can only extend the reach by 2 meaning any planes used from there will need to have a range of 7 In any case, the boss node on hard possesses two Tsu or Tsu-Elite CLs, making running air support here a risky proposition If you lack the planes to travel that distance, it's recommended to target Node I with Land Attackers and fighters since a Harbour Summer Princess and Supply Depot Princess is present at that node, allowing your fleet to reliably survive that node with minimal damage taken Boss Debuff Debuffing the boss requires S-ranking nodes four of the five nodes C, D, H, I, and K. After returning to the naval base, you will hear the quest completion sound, and the boss's voice line will change. Surface Task Force is needed to reach node C for Armor Reduction. Carrier Task Force is needed for Node D and H Armor Reduction. To complete node I requirements for the Armor Reduction, it's recommended to assemble a concentrated attack using Land Attackers and fighters on that node, along with bringing anti-installation equipment, before retreating. Nodes C,D,H,I are generally considered the easier nodes to complete for the Armor Reduction method. Installation Node I During the boss runs, it's highly recommend to concentrate your LBAS attacks on Node I. Land-based bombers in particular have a tendency to be strong against installations such as Supply Depot Princess, greatly reducing the chances of you having to face both princesses at once. Sending a fighter with your bomber waves is highly recommended. Summer Harbor Princess and Supply Depot Princess count as carriers for shelling purposes (even though they have guns), as such, they cannot attack in the day if they are out of planes or if they are at moderate damage (they can still attack at night, though) Night Battle Node K Line Ahead formation has been proven to have the highest accuracy overall, and is generally never a wrong choice Echelon formation has been shown to provide a marginal, but likely insignificant, increase in evasion in battles starting at night; which comes at the cost of a severe and significant accuracy penalty. As a general rule, it's usually preferable to disable or eliminate enemies before they can fire than it is to have a slightly higher chance of evading them A searchlight provides an accuracy and cut-in bonus to your fleet while reducing enemy cut-in rates, but also confers evasion penalties to the ship carrying it (who is also targeted more often) Multiple searchlights do not stack with each other A starshell confers the same bonus as a searchlight, but without the evasion and targeting penalty, in return, it does not always trigger. As with searchlights, the effect of multiple starshells will not stack, however, each one triggers independently, and carrying multiples will increase the overall chance that at least one will trigger. Boss Node Q By the time you reach the Summer Heavy Cruiser Princess and her boss fleet using the shortest path to reach her, your fleet will have only 5% fuel and 30% ammo. 30% ammo results in a 60% total damage modifier on all your attacks (after deducting enemy armor). Bringing Hayasui is a possible option for this map, placing her in escort fleet with torpedo bombers allows her to shell near the daytime cap (crucially, escort fleet planes do NOT take part in aerial combat and are hence NOT shot down). Nonetheless, it is possible to deliver the final kill regardless of whether you choose to do so. For taking down the Summer Heavy Cruiser Princess it's recommended to have a good number of fleet members who can perform torpedo cut-in attacks. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 東洋方面航空団 先制攻撃 Eastern District Airwing Preemptive Strike Air Battle Node Pattern 1 170 summer_ 40px Pattern 2 160 summer_ 40px B Pattern 1 Active Branching C 深海東洋艦隊 戦艦部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Battleship Force Pattern 1 250 40px 40px D 深海東洋艦隊 G部隊 II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet G Force Group II Pattern 1 200 40px AS:69 AS+:138 Pattern 2 220 40px AS:189 AS+:378 E Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node () F 深海東洋艦隊 残存潜水艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Remaining Submarine Forces Pattern 1 160 40px Pattern 2 170 echlon G 東洋方面航空団 全力出撃 Eastern District Airwing All-out Mission Air Battle Node Pattern 1 summer_ 40px Pattern 2 summer_ 40px H 深海東洋艦隊 G部隊 I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet G Force Group I Pattern 1 200 40px AS:69 AS+:138 Pattern 2 220 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 3 240 40px AS:309 AS+:618 I 拠点港湾要塞(再建中) Harbor Base Fortress (under construction) Pattern 1 360 summer_ 40px AS:276 AS+:552 Pattern 2 360 summer_ 40px AS:276 AS+:552 Pattern 3 370 summer_ 40px AS:276 AS+:552 J Pattern 1 No Battle K 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊増派部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Z Force Reinforcements Night Battle Node Pattern 1 320 40px Pattern 2 420 40px L 深海東洋方面 艦載機群第一波 Abyssal Eastern District Carrier Task Force First Wave Air Battle Node Pattern 1 170 40px AS:198 AS+:396 Pattern 2 180 40px AS:396 AS+:792 M 深海東洋方面 艦載機群第二波 Abyssal Eastern District Carrier Task Force Second Wave Air Battle Node Pattern 1 180 40px AS:198 AS+:396 Pattern 2 190 40px AS:396 AS+:792 Pattern 3 200 40px AS:396 AS+:792 N 深海東洋艦隊 潜水艦隊旗艦 Abyssal Eastern District Submarine Flagship Fleet Pattern 1 40px 40px Pattern 2 40px 40px Q 深海東洋方面 侵攻艦隊旗艦 Abyssal Eastern District Invasion Flagship Fleet Pattern 1 630 40px AS:198 AS+:396 Pattern 2 660 40px AS:198 AS+:396 Pattern 3 Final Form 700 40px AS:198 AS+:396 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 東洋方面航空団 先制攻撃 Eastern District Airwing Preemptive Strike Air Battle Node Pattern 1 170 summer_ 40px Pattern 2 160 summer_ 40px B Pattern 1 Active Branching C 深海東洋艦隊 戦艦部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Battleship Force Pattern 1 250 40px 40px D 深海東洋艦隊 G部隊 II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet G Force Group II Pattern 1 200 40px AS:71 AS+:141 Pattern 2 220 40px 40px AS:189 AS+:378 E Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node () F 深海東洋艦隊 残存潜水艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Remaining Submarine Forces Pattern 1 130 40px Pattern 2 150 echlon G 東洋方面航空団 全力出撃 Eastern District Airwing All-out Mission Air Battle Node Pattern 1 summer_ 40px Pattern 2 summer_ 40px H 深海東洋艦隊 G部隊 I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet G Force Group I Pattern 1 200 40px AS:71 AS+:141 Pattern 2 220 40px AS:185 AS+:369 Pattern 3 240 40px AS:300 AS+:600 I 拠点港湾要塞(再建中) Harbor Base Fortress (under construction) Pattern 1 320 summer_ 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 2 380 summer_ 40px AS:189 AS+:378 J Pattern 1 No Battle K 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊増派部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Z Force Reinforcements Night Battle Node Pattern 1 320 40px Pattern 2 380 40px Pattern 3 400 40px L 深海東洋方面 艦載機群第一波 Abyssal Eastern District Carrier Task Force First Wave Air Battle Node Pattern 1 160 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 2 170 40px AS:378 AS+:756 Pattern 3 180 40px AS:378 AS+:756 M 深海東洋方面 艦載機群第二波 Abyssal Eastern District Carrier Task Force Second Wave Air Battle Node Pattern 1 160 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 2 170 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 3 180 40px AS:378 AS+:756 Pattern 4 190 40px AS:378 AS+:756 Q 深海東洋方面 侵攻艦隊旗艦 Abyssal Eastern District Invasion Flagship Fleet Pattern 1 530 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 2 560 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 3 Final Form 600 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 東洋方面航空団 先制攻撃 Eastern District Airwing Preemptive Strike Air Battle Node Pattern 1 170 summer_ 40px Pattern 2 160 summer_ 40px B Pattern 1 Active Branching C 深海東洋艦隊 戦艦部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Battleship Force Pattern 1 120 40px 40px D 深海東洋艦隊 G部隊 II群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet G Force Group II Pattern 1 160 40px AS:72 AS+:144 Pattern 2 170 40px 40px AS:77 AS+:153 E Maelstrom Node Pattern 1 Maelstrom Node () F 深海東洋艦隊 残存潜水艦隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Remaining Submarine Forces Pattern 1 130 40px Pattern 2 150 40px G 東洋方面航空団 全力出撃 Eastern District Airwing All-out Mission Air Battle Node Pattern 1 summer_ 40px Pattern 2 summer_ 40px H 深海東洋艦隊 G部隊 I群 Abyssal Eastern Fleet G Force Group I Pattern 1 200 40px AS:71 AS+:141 Pattern 2 220 40px AS:78 AS+:156 Pattern 3 240 40px AS:84 AS+:168 I 拠点港湾要塞(再建中) Harbor Base Fortress (under construction) Pattern 1 300 summer_ 40px AS:153 AS+:306 Pattern 2 310 summer_ 40px AS:153 AS+:306 Pattern 3 320 summer_ 40px AS:153 AS+:306 J Pattern 1 No Battle K 深海東洋艦隊 Z部隊増派部隊 Abyssal Eastern Fleet Z Force Reinforcements Night Battle Node Pattern 1 300 40px Pattern 2 310 40px L 深海東洋方面 艦載機群第一波 Abyssal Eastern District Carrier Task Force First Wave Air Battle Node Pattern 1 150 40px AS:162 AS+:324 Pattern 2 160 40px AS:162 AS+:324 Pattern 3 170 40px AS:162 AS+:324 M 深海東洋方面 艦載機群第二波 Abyssal Eastern District Carrier Task Force Second Wave Air Battle Node Pattern 1 160 40px AS:162 AS+:324 Pattern 2 160 40px AS:162 AS+:324 Pattern 3 170 40px AS:162 AS+:324 Q 深海東洋方面 侵攻艦隊旗艦 Abyssal Eastern District Invasion Flagship Fleet Pattern 1 460 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 2 480 40px AS:189 AS+:378 Pattern 3 Final Form 500 40px AS:189 AS+:378
Ship drops Node Ship List C Destroyers Asashio, Kasumi, Hatsuyuki, Akizuki D Destroyers Wakaba, Ooshio H Destroyers Ushio, Shigure I Destroyers Hibiki, Akebono, Ushio, Yuudachi, Hayashimo, Kiyoshimo, Asagumo, Akizuki, Libeccio Light Cruisers Sendai Heavy Cruisers Myoukou, Choukai Aircraft Carriers Unryuu, Amagi, Katsuragi K Destroyers Hibiki, Akebono, Ushio, Yuudachi, Hayashimo, Kiyoshimo, Akizuki, Libeccio Light Cruisers Sendai, Jintsuu, Naka, Kiso Heavy Cruisers Ashigara, Maya Aircraft Carriers Unryuu, Amagi Q Destroyers Kiyoshimo, Asagumo, Yamagumo, Kawakaze, Umikaze, Akizuki, Libeccio Light Cruisers Isuzu Kiso Tama Kuma Yura Sendai Naka Jintsuu Nagara Natori Heavy Cruisers Takao Atago Choukai Maya Tone Chikuma Furutaka Mogami Myoukou Ashigara Nachi Haguro Kako Aoba Kinugasa Battleships Kongou, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna, Fusou, Yamashiro, Ise, Hyuuga Aircraft Carriers Kaga, Akagi, Souryuu, Hiryuu Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Unryuu, Aquila Light Aircraft Carriers Houshou, Ryuujou, Junyou, Hiyou, Shouhou, Zuihou Submarines Maruyu, I-26