Spring 2014 Event

The Spring 2014 event started on April 23^th and will last until May 6^th (TBC).

Official Twitter

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Information from the official Twitter:

1. Event Name "Recon planes, launching!"
   • High LOS will be the key to increase the chances of reaching the boss nodes.
   • To achieve a high value, use of seaplanes, recon aircraft and ships with high LOS is strongly recommended
2. Event lasts 2 weeks from April 23rd.
3. 4 new ships: DD Amatsukaze, DD Tanikaze, repair ship Akashi, and CL Sakawa.
   • Amatsukaze is an E3 Reward (Port Wine Area).
   • Tanikaze can be obtained from drops (E2, E3, E4 boss nodes are confirmed to drop her).
   • Akashi is an E2 Reward (Battle of Sunda Strait), she can repair ships mid sortie (down to moderate damage). A new item, Ship Repair Facility, allows her to repair 2 ships at the same time. The times where she is allowed to repair are limited, however, she will get more functionality in the future.
   • Sakawa is an E5 reward.
4. Tone, Chikuma and Bismarck received a second remodel, with Tone-class being reclassified as CAVs. This can be unlocked by using a special Blueprint item, obtainable by trading Extra Operation and Event maps badges.
5. Requires at least 75% sortie win ratio to participate.
   • At least 5 free ship slots for new girls to join your fleet before sortie.
   • At least 20 free equipment slots before sortie.
6. New BGM added.
7. New Recon Plane functionality:
   • Increased effectiveness in the aerial combat phase from successful scouting with carrier-based scouts and seaplane scouts
     • Effect depends on whether air superiority or air supremacy is obtained
   • Special bonus in shelling phase from seaplane scouts
   • Achieving Air Superiority / Air Supremacy allows ships with Recon Planes to do Double Attacks and Cut-Ins during Day Battle
8. Reward for clearing event maps:
   • E-1: Medal, Reppuu Kai, Contruction Fairy, Damecon.
   • E-2: Medal, Akashi.
   • E-3: Medal x2, Amatsukaze.
   • E-4: Medal x2, 新型高温高圧缶.
   • E-5: Medal x3, Sakawa.

Note: Boss health in this event does not regenerate so stay calm and don't rush. Take it easy.

Map details

E-1 - Southwest of Surabaya Sea - Battle of Surabaya Sea

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E-1

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E-1 Map

• 100 exp
• Node B contains 1 flagship and 1 elite Ka-class submarines
• Rewards Furniture Fairy, Emergency Repair, Reppu Kai, and a Medal upon clear
• Killing the boss 6 times will empty its HP gauge. Not being able to kill it by the end of boss battle will still do some damage to the gauge.
• Boss is CA Ri-Class flagship Kai
• Use expedition 117 if you think you need more damage during sortie and boss node.

Branching rules

• CLT-CLT-CAV-BB-CV-CV seems to be the best fleet composition so far, with reported LoS of 298 to 408.
• Some compositions have been reported to reach boss node with LoS of 226

Tips

Drops

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	Destroyer	Light Cruiser	Heavy Cruiser	Seaplane Tender	Aircraft Carrier	Submarine	Battleship
A
B
C	Nothing
D
E
F	Nothing
G	Steel
H	Hatsukaze,Yukikaze	Abukuma , Kinu	Tone , Chikuma		Zuihou		Fusou , Ise

E-2 - Southwest of Sunda Strait - Across The Sunda Strait

E-2

E-2 Map

• Rewards a Medal and Construction Ship Akashi upon clear
• 150 exp
• Map gauge has 6 hp
• Preboss node is night battle
• Boss is BB Ru-Class Flagship Kai

Branching rules

• 2 BB, 1 CLT, 1 CAV, 2 CV with BB and CAV equiped with Type 0 is really likely to reach boss node

Drops

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	Destroyer	Light Cruiser	Heavy Cruiser	Seaplane Tender	Aircraft Carrier	Submarine	Battleship
A
B
C
D
E	Bauxite
F	Maelstrom
G	Nothing
H
I	Nothing
J

E-3 - Port Darwin Area - Assault! Destroy Port Darwin Operation

E-3

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E-3 Map

• Rewards Amatsukaze and two Medals upon clear
• 200 exp
• Killing the boss 7 times will empty its HP gauge. Not being able to kill it by the end of boss battle will still do some damage to the gauge.
• Node-A contains 2 Ka-class Submarines
• Boss is Harbour Princess

Branching rules

• Using 4 BB + 2 CV with 352+ LOS seems to give a 100% chance to reach the Boss node

Tips

• Using Sanshiki gives you a damage bonus against the Boss.
• Use expedition 118 if you think you need more damage in the boss node.

Drops

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	Destroyer	Light Cruiser	Heavy Cruiser	Seaplane Tender	Aircraft Carrier	Submarine	Battleship
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L

E-4 - Central Pacific Sea - Sweep Against Subs in the Frontline

E-4

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E-4 Map

• Rewards 新型高温高圧缶 and two Medals upon clear

Branching rules

• From C to D : Fleet with 5 DD or 4DD + 1CL . The sixth ship can be any battleship or carrier. Fleet with less than 4 DD or have two BB/CV will always send to E
• E to D or G is random.

Tips

• Use diamond formation for pre-boss node, line-abreast for the rest.
• Pre-boss node is very tough if have have no carrier and let the enemy get air superiority, your DD will get crit to red very frequenly.

Drops

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	Destroyer	Light Cruiser	Heavy Cruiser	Seaplane Tender	Aircraft Carrier	Submarine	Battleship
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

E-5 - North Pacific Sea - Capture Peacock Island Operation

E-5

E-5 Map

• Rewards Sakawa and three Medals upon clear.

Branching rules

• Starting point to A : Fleet with submarine(s).
• B → C → E → G : Fleet with fast ship only.
• B → D → E → F : Fleet with slow ship(s).
• From F or G to J (boss node) : With a certain LOS (400+?), otherwise, send you to dead end (H or I)

Drops

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	Destroyer	Light Cruiser	Heavy Cruiser	Seaplane Tender	Aircraft Carrier	Submarine	Battleship
A
B
C
D	Nothing
E
F
G
H
I
J

See also

• Wikiwiki entry on event 『索敵機、発艦始め！』