World 7/7-3

World 7-3: ペナン島沖 Penang Island Sea

Strategy Name
マラッカ海峡を抜けて (Breaking Through Malacca Strait)
Difficulty
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Item
Strategy Content
精強な重巡及び駆逐艦を中核とする小艦隊でマラッカ海峡を突破する。ペナン島沖の敵戦力を撃破して前進せよ!
Break through the Malacca Strait using a powerful heavy cruiser and a small fleet centered around destroyers. Defeat the enemy forces in the Penang Island Sea and advance forward!
7-3 Part 1
Fleet Haguro  3DD
Route A-C-E
Other Notes Named ships are mandatory.
AP AS AS+
0 0 0
7-3 Part 2
Fleet Haguro  Ashigara  Kamikaze  AV/CLT 2DD
Route A-C-D-G-P
Other Notes Named ships are mandatory.
AP AS AS+
0 0 0

Stage Guide

7-3 Branching Rules Part 1
Nodes Rules
A
B
  • Go to C if fleet contains only one ship
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to B
    • Fleet contains 5 or 6 ships
    • CA(V) = 0
    • DD+DE = 0
    • Fleet contains CV(L/B)
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to C
    • Fleet contains Haguro and Kamikaze
    • Fleet contains Haguro and DD = 3
    • Fleet contains only DD, DE, CL and CA NOT CAV
  • Otherwise, B
C
C
D
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to E
    • Fleet contains only 1DD
    • Fleet contains only 1CA(V) and 1DD
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to D
    • Fleet contains SS(V), (F)BB(V) or CV(L/B)
    • Fleet contains 5 or 6 ships
  • If fleet contains Haguro and Kamikaze
    • Go to D if CA(V) = 3 or fleet also contains any CAV, CLT
    • Otherwise, E
  • If fleet has only 4 ships
    • Go to E if fleet contains Haguro or Kamikaze and meets one of the following:
      • CA(V) = 1 and DD+DE = 2 or 3
      • DD+DE = 4
    • Otherwise, D
  • If the amount of ships in the fleet is 3 or less:
    • Go to E if CA(V) = 1 and DD+DE = 2 or DD+DE = 3
    • Otherwise, D
E
D
E
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to F
    • Fleet contains (F)BB(V) or CV(L/B)
    • Fleet contains 6 ships
    • CA(V) ≥ 4
    • CAV ≥ 2
  • Otherwise, E
F


7-3 Branching Rules Part 2
Nodes Rules
A
B
  • FORCE node C if fleet contains only one ship
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to B
    • Fleet contains CV(L/B)
    • CA(V) = 0
    • DD+DE = 0
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to C
  • If fleet contains 5 or 6 ships
    • Go to B if meeting one of the following conditions:
      • DD+DE ≤ 2
      • Fleet contains slow ships & doesn't contain Haguro
      • CAV ≥ 2 & CA = 0
    • Otherwise, C
  • If fleet contains 4 ships or less
    • If amount of ship in fleet = 4, go to B if CA(V) ≥ 2 or DD+DE ≤ 1
    • Go to C if fleet contains only CL, DD, CA(V)
    • Otherwise, B
C
C
D
  • Go to D if fleet contains (F)BB(V), CV(L/B), DD+DE = 0
  • Go to I if Fastest fleet
  • If fleet contains 6 ships
    • Go to I if Fast+ fleet, CL+DD ≥ 4
    • Otherwise, D
  • If fleet contains 5 ships and contains Haguro & Kamikaze
    • Go to D if DD+DE ≤ 1
    • Go to I if fleet contains CL or Ashigara
    • Otherwise, D
  • Go to I if CA(V) = 1, CL = 1 and DD = 3, all fast
  • Otherwise, D if fleet contains 5 ships but doesn't meet any of the above conditions
  • If fleet contains 4 ships
    • If fleet contains Haguro & Kamikaze
      • Go to D if CA(V) ≥ 3 OR fleet doesn't contain Ashigara and DD+DE ≤ 1
      • Otherwise, E
    • Go to E if fleet contains Haguro and DD+DE = 3 OR fleet contains Kamikaze and DD+DE = 4
    • Otherwise, D
  • If fleet contains 3 ships
    • Go to D if CA(V) ≥ 2 or DD+DE ≤ 1
    • Go to E if fleet contains only DD, CA(V)
    • Otherwise, D
  • Go to E if fleet doesn't meet any of the above conditions and contains 2 ships or less
E
I
D
F
  • Go to F if CAV ≥ 3, CV(L/B) ≥ 3, (F)BB(V) ≥ 3
  • Otherwise, G
G
G
H
  • Go to H if DD ≥ 2, CA(V) = 0, and meets one of the following:
    • AV ≥ 2
    • Fleet contains AO
  • Go to I if fleet contains SS(V)
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to J
    • Fleet contains slow ship
    • Fleet contains (F)BB(V) or CV(L/B)
    • DD ≤ 2
    • CA(V) ≥ 3
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to P
  • Go to K if fleet contains Haguro and Kamikaze, no Ashigara
  • Otherwise, I
I
J
K
P
I
J
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to J
    • Fleet contains (F)BB(V) or CV(L/B)
    • DD = 0
    • CA(V) ≥ 3
    • Fleet contains Haguro and Kamikaze, DD ≥ 3, Fast+
    • Fastest fleet, DD ≥ 3
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to M
  • Otherwise, L
L
M
J
M
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to M
    • Fleet contains slow ship
    • Fleet contains (F)BB(V), CV(L/B), SS(V)
    • CA(V) ≥ 4
  • Meet ANY of the following to go to P
  • Otherwise, M
P
M
N
  • Go to N if fleet contains CV(B), CV(L/B)+(F)BB(V) ≥ 2, SS(V) ≥ 4
  • Go to O if AV ≥ 2 or fleet contains AO, slow BB
  • Otherwise, P
O
P


Tips

  • World 7-3 consists of 2 Phases total
  • Similar to World 7-2, this map resets at the end of each month and you will have to clear Phase 1 and 2 each month.
  • Similar to World 5-2, this map featured historical routing if you use Kamikaze, Haguro, Ashigara for Phase 2
    • Kamikaze is the key historical ship for this map and required in order to avoid node M which features CA Ri-Class that can potentially harm your light ships. If you don't have her, try to farm for her in this map as soon as possible to get better routing.
    • The number of historical ship being presented in the fleet heavily affects the routing you will take in Phase 2. Increasing the speed of the fleet to Fast+ or more can help reduce the number of historical ships required to go the shortest route (See below).

Phase 1

  • This is a Light Fleet phase where you go and kill a fleet of 5 enemy destroyers. The boss in this phase is DD Ro-Class Late Model, who will turn into Late Model Elite form in the Final Kill (Reverted to Late Model form again once this phase is cleared).
Recommended Fleet

Phase 2

  • This phase requires you to kill a much heavier enemy fleet than Phase 1 featuring CA Ne-Class Elite as the boss. In the final kill, the boss comp will feature 6 enemies in total, and will revert back to 5-enemy comp once the map is cleared.
  • It is possible to clear this phase by either using a fleet of 5 ships or 6 ships depending on what the player wants.
  • All the compositions suggested below requires at least Fast fleet
Historical Fleet
  • Kamikaze + Ashigara + Haguro + AV/CLT 2 DD (BY5 Composition)
  • Haguro + Kamikaze, 1 CA(V) 1 CLT/CT/AV 2 DD (Fast+)
    • Route: A-C-D-G-P
  • Kamikaze + Ashigara + Haguro, 1CA(V) 1 DD (5 Ships)
  • Haguro + Kamikaze, 1 CA(V)/CLT/AV 3 DD (Fast+)
    • Route: A-C-I-J-P
  • Haguro + Ashigara + Kamikaze, 1 AV 1 CL/CLT 1 DD
    • Route: A-C-D-G-J-P
    • Strongest comp possible you can bring that helps minimize bucket usage due to extra opening shots and less DDs required.
  • Haguro + Ashigara + 3DD + 1 CLT/AV
    • Route: A-C-D-G-I-M-P
    • Not recommended as there is ammo penalty at the boss node. Only use this comp if you don't have Kamikaze
Non-historical fleet
  • 2 CA(V) 1 CL 3 DD (Fast+ fleet / Max 1 CAV)
    • Route: A-C-I-L-M-P
  • 1 CL 3 DD 2 CA(V) (Fastest fleet / Max 1 CAV)
    • Route: A-C-I-J-P

Nodes and Enemy Encounters

7-3 A
# Empty Node
A 気のせいだった。
Must be my imagination.
# Empty Node
7-3 B (PoiDB)
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
B Echelon
Line Abreast
0/0
0/0
Echelon
Line Abreast
0/0
0/0
Echelon
Line Abreast
0/0
0/0
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
7-3 C (PoiDB)
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
C Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
7-3 D (PoiDB)
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
D Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
7-3 E (PoiDB)
# Formation Boss Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
E Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Echelon
(Final)
0/0
0/0
# Formation Boss Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
7-3 F
# Empty Node
F 敵影を見ず。
No enemy spotted.
# Empty Node
7-3 G
# Empty Node
G 気のせいだった。
海峡を抜ける…対潜警戒を厳とせよ!

Must be my imagination.
Once we pass through the strait... be on high alert for submarines!
# Empty Node
7-3 I
# Empty Node
I 気のせいだった。
Must be my imagination.
# Empty Node
7-3 J (PoiDB)
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
J Echelon
Line Abreast
0/0
0/0
Echelon
Line Abreast
0/0
0/0
Echelon
Line Abreast
0/0
0/0
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
7-3 K
# Maelstrom Node
# Maelstrom Node
7-3 L
# Maelstrom Node
# Maelstrom Node
7-3 M (PoiDB)
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
M Line Ahead
Double Line
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Double Line
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Double Line
0/0
0/0
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
7-3 N (PoiDB)
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
N Diamond 80/159
357/714
# Formation Normal Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
7-3 P (PoiDB)
# Formation Boss Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+
P Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Echelon
0/0
0/0
Line Ahead
Echelon
(Final)
0/0
0/0
# Formation Boss Battle Node AD/AP
AS/AS+

Drops

Ship drops
Type Ship C D E M P
CL Agano
DD Asakaze
DD Fujinami
CVL Gambier Bay *
DE Hirato *
DD Kamikaze
DD Kishinami
SS Luigi Torelli *
CA Pola *
DD Yamakaze
DD Akatsuki
DD Akebono
CA Aoba
DD Asashio
CA Ashigara
CA Atago
DD Ayanami
CA Chikuma
CA Choukai
DD Fubuki
CA Furutaka
CA Haguro
FBB Haruna
DD Hatsuharu
DD Hatsuyuki
FBB Hiei
BB Hyuuga
BB Ise
DD Isonami
CL Isuzu
CL Jintsuu
DD Kagerou
CA Kako
DD Kikuzuki
CA Kinugasa
FBB Kirishima
CL Kiso
CL Kitakami
FBB Kongou
CL Kuma
CA Kumano
CA Maya
DD Mikazuki
DD Miyuki
DD Mochizuki
CA Mogami
DD Murakumo
DD Mutsuki
CA Myoukou
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
CL Naka
CL Natori
DD Oboro
CL Ooi
DD Sazanami
CL Sendai
DD Shikinami
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Shirayuki
DD Suzukaze
CA Suzuya
CA Takao
CL Tama
CA Tone
DD Ushio
CL Yura