Spring 2016 Event

Introduction

The Spring 2016 Event, "Deployment! Land-based Aerial Division!" started on May 2nd, 2016 and while it was orginally planned for 3 weeks, it has been extended all the way to May 31st, 2016 due to several bug issues. The entire event will be a "What if" Operation that will involve constructing an Airfield Land Base which will be used to launch Land Based Planes. The event is a large scale operation which will consist of 7 stages that will be divided up into 3 different operations, a main operation, an extra operation and a late Operation.

The event plans to introduce the new "Land-Based Air Squadron" System which will introduce new Land Based planes such as the Type 1 Land Bomber and the the Type 96 Land Bomber.

In addition, the event will be the first time an event will branch into two separate operations which can be done at the same time once you complete the main operation. The Extra Operation (E-5) is considered an optional operation to complete, while the Late Operation is a continuation of the main event (E-6 and E-7)

This event also served as the first time the debuff mechanic would be actually expand over several stages of the event in order to debuff the bosses armor for one location (namely E-5 and E-6 to debuff E-6's Central Princess)

Information

New Ships

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There are 5 new ships added during this event. They are:

• Kamikaze - E3 reward
• Harukaze - E7 Drop
• Oyashio - E6 drop (Now other locations as of 5/13's update)
• Pola - E5 reward
• Iowa - E7 reward

New Equipment

Currently from the tweets that have been provided, players will be expected to earn land based attack planes to be used during the event once construction of the installation is completed. These include the Type 1 Land Attacker and the Type 96 Land Attacker.

Completing the Latter Operation will reward you with a new type of "Flying Boat"

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  Type 96 Land Attacker

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  Type 1 Land Attacker

New Abyssals

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There are 5 new Abyssals appearing in this event:

• Old Destroyer Demon - E3 Boss
• Old Destroyer Princess - Part of E7 Boss Fleet
• Lycoris Princess - E5 Boss
• Central Princess - E7 Boss

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).
2. There is a 4 way ship lock in this event.
3. Transport Operations introduced in Fall 2015 Event return
   • For transport maps, you need to deplete the TP gauge instead of a HP gauge, depleting the TP gauge only requires an A rank or better and does not require the boss to be sunk.
4. This event introduces the Land-Based Air Squadron mechanic for E4 to E7.

Event Maps

Quick Info Table

The Upcoming event will feature a new branching mechanic which will allow players to branch off from the main operation once it is complete. This will lead to players being able to access the both the Latter Operation and the Extra Operation. Players will be able to choose which operation they want to play. The following example listed below is a rough speculation and will be changed once the event goes live.

Classification	Map	Name	Combined Fleet?	Color of Tag	Tag Condition & Deployment Restriction	Difficulty Restrictions	Notes
Main Operation	E-1	Securing Control of the Front Lines!	Yes	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	Land the Base Setup Forces!	No	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.) Note: Clearing E-4 unlocks E-5 and E-6 at the same time, and both E-5 and E-6 consider E-4 as previous map. That is, clearing E-4 on easy prevents you from attempting E-6 on hard regardless of what difficult you attempt E-5 on (if you attempt E-5 at all).
	E-3	Setting up the Frontline Airfield!	Yes Transport Escort Only	GREEN
	E-4	Launch! Air Base Corps	Yes	BLUE
Extra Operation	E-5	Rabaul Air Elimination	No	ORANGE			Complete E-4 to unlock
Latter Operation	E-6	Operation Recapture Friendly Anchorage	Yes Carrier Task Force Only	YELLOW
	E-7	Ride the Waves	Yes	No Tag Applied	No Deploy Restrictions		Complete E-6 to unlock (E-5 does not need to be cleared)

E-1

Securing Control of the Front Lines! 前線制海権を確保せよ！ Information Boss: Ta-Class Flagship (Ta-Class Elite on Easy) Kills required: 5 on all difficulties Ships tagged BLUE Rewards upon clearance: Mamiya Clearing on Hard (甲): Irako x2, Battle Rations x2, Daihatsu-class Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tanks & Marines) Clearing on Medium (乙): Irako x2, Battle Rations x2, Daihatsu-class Landing Craft Clearing on Easy (丙): Battle Rations, Daihatsu-class Landing Craft
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition B A Escort fleet contains CLT? D Escort fleet contains 1CL, 5DD E F Active Branching G Active Branching G H LoS Check (pass) K LoS Check (fail)
Tips Surface Task Force has an advantage over Carrier Task Force, but both can be used 2 CVL (Fast), 2 FBB, 2 CA + 1 CL, 5DD is a recommended composition Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 230 40px AS:35 AS+:69 Pattern 2 220 40px AS:35 AS+:69 Pattern 3 Final Form 270 40px AS:35 AS+:69 B 前衛警戒水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 130 40px Pattern 2 130 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 150 40px C 北太平洋潜水艦隊 II群 Pattern 1 110 40px 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 120 40px D 前衛水上打撃部隊 II群 Pattern 1 210 40px Pattern 2 220 Pattern 3 Final Form 250 AS:35 AS+:69 E Pattern 1 Active Branching F 深海重雷装戦隊 Pattern 1 170 40px G 北太平洋潜水艦隊 I群 Pattern 1 110 40px 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 130 40px H 深海島嶼防衛任務部隊 Pattern 1 300 40px 40px Pattern 2 300 40px AS:159 AS+:318 I 深海増援護衛船団 Pattern 1 180 dd_1-class_late_model 40px Pattern 2 200 40px J 島嶼防衛艦隊旗艦 Pattern 1 180 40px Pattern 2 200 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 200 40px Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 170 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 220 40px B 前衛警戒水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 80 40px Pattern 2 100 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 110 40px 40px C 北太平洋潜水艦隊 II群 Pattern 1 100 40px D 前衛水上打撃部隊 II群 Pattern 1 160 40px Pattern 2 180 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 210 40px E Pattern 1 Active Branching F 深海重雷装戦隊 Pattern 1 40px 40px Pattern 2 40px 40px Pattern 3 40px 40px G 北太平洋潜水艦隊 I群 Pattern 1 80 40px 40px Pattern 2 100 40px 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 110 40px H 深海島嶼防衛任務部隊 Pattern 1 160 40px Pattern 2 180 40px Pattern 3 220 40px I 深海増援護衛船団 Pattern 1 40px Pattern 2 40px 40px Pattern 3 40px 40px J 島嶼防衛艦隊旗艦 Pattern 1 160 40px 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 180 40px Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 150 40px 40px Pattern 2 170 40px 40px B 前衛警戒水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 60 40px Pattern 2 80 40px 40px C 北太平洋潜水艦隊 II群 Pattern 1 60 40px 40px Pattern 2 80 40px D 前衛水上打撃部隊 II群 Pattern 1 130 40px 40px Pattern 2 160 40px 40px E Pattern 1 Active Branching F 深海重雷装戦隊 Pattern 1 100 40px Pattern 2 110 40px 40px G 北太平洋潜水艦隊 I群 Pattern 1 70 40px 40px Pattern 2 70 40px 40px H 深海島嶼防衛任務部隊 Pattern 1 150 40px Pattern 2 150 40px Pattern 3 150 40px I 深海増援護衛船団 Pattern 1 100 40px Pattern 2 110 40px Pattern 3 130 40px J 島嶼防衛艦隊旗艦 Pattern 1 110 40px 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 130 40px

E-2

Land the Base Setup Forces! 設営隊を揚陸せよ！ Information Boss: Artillery Imp OR Supply Depot Princess Kills required: Varies 1370/1420/1500 HP on easy/normal/hard difficulty. Reduces by 600 per Supply Depot kill and 130 per Artillery Imp kill. Ships tagged GREEN Rewards upon clearance: Furniture Fairy Clearing on Hard (甲): Reinforcement Expansion x2, Type 1 Land Attacker, Type 96 Land Attacker Clearing on Medium (乙): Reinforcement Expansion, Type 96 Land Attacker x2 Clearing on Easy (丙): Reinforcement Expansion, Type 96 Land Attacker
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition START A Fleet satisfying all of the following: (1) CL>=1, (2) DD>=2, (3) No BB(V) or CV, (4) CVL<=1 B Any fleet not sent to A C D Active Branching E Active Branching E F Slow ship (except Mizuho and Akitsushima) in fleet, or CV>=2; or fleet doesn't meet condition for H and K H 1 CL + 3 DD + no slow ships K If fleet is too heavy Examples: both BB and CV in fleet; CLT in fleet; CL=0; DD<=1 G J LOS Check(?) L Fail LOS Check for J(?)
Tips 3DD + 1CL + 2CAV starts A - C, avoiding the enemy CV at B. From there you can choose E - H - I - G - J, avoiding F, which contains enemy BBs. Alternatively, you can use 1 BB + 1 CVL + 1 CAV +1 CL and 2DD to go through B - E - F - G - J. This method is is good for farming for Akizuki and Teruzuki and other rare ships at Node F but present a high risk to reach the boss node. In route support might help make it through it through mode F if you aim for the boss. You may swap one CAV for a CVL. WG42s, Daihatsu with Marines, and Amphibious Tanks provide damage bonuses against Artillery Imps and Supply Depot Princess. A destroyer with two main guns and either WG42, Marines, or Tank, can destroy an Artillery Imp in night battle but is less effective against the Imp in day battle. A destroyer with a WG42 and either (or both) Marines and Tank, will be strong against the Imps in both day and night battle because the bonuses stack. On Node G if you're having issues with the PT Imps on the map, consider using the double line formation as it'll improve your accuracy against them. In-route Shelling support and Boss Shelling Support (for final kill) is highly recommended. Boss support is only recommended for final kill because of the uncertainty of pre-final kill boss formation. Since the final form Supply Depot Princess has either 480 HP (hard/easy) or 430 HP (normal), and her regular form 600 (all difficulties), it is possible to finish the map without ever seeing the final form of the boss. This is possible when there is 481~600 HP left on the gauge on hard/easy or 431~600 HP on normal. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 警戒哨戒線 Pattern 1 140 40px 40px Pattern 2 120 40px 40px B 前衛空母任務部隊 Pattern 1 220 40px 40px AS:126 AS+:252 Pattern 2 230 40px 40px AS:126 AS+:252 C Pattern 1 Active Branching D Maelstrom Pattern 1 Fuel E 潜水艦哨戒線 Pattern 1 110 40px Pattern 2 100 40px 40px Pattern 3 90 100 40px 40px F 上陸阻止ライン Pattern 1 170 40px AS:69 AS+:138 G 深海魚雷艇戦隊 Pattern 1 150 40px 40px 40px H Pattern 1 Must be my imagination (Battle Avoided) I 救援深海重巡戦隊 Pattern 1 160 40px 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 180 40px AS:36 AS+:72 J 島嶼防衛要塞 Pattern 1 300 40px AS:72 AS+:144 Pattern 2 240 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 360 40px AS:132 AS+:264 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 警戒哨戒線 Pattern 1 100 40px 40px B 前衛空母任務部隊 Pattern 1 40px AS:126 AS+:252 Pattern 2 40px AS:126 AS+:252 C Pattern 1 Active Branching D Maelstrom Pattern 1 Fuel E 潜水艦哨戒線 Pattern 1 40px Pattern 2 80 40px Pattern 3 40px F 上陸阻止ライン Pattern 1 40px Pattern 2 40px AS:69 AS+:138 G 深海魚雷艇戦隊 Pattern 1 130 40px 40px H Pattern 1 Must be my imagination (Battle Avoided) I 救援深海重巡戦隊 Pattern 1 110 40px 40px J 島嶼防衛要塞 Pattern 1 40px Pattern 2 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 40px Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 警戒哨戒線 Pattern 1 80 40px Pattern 2 90 40px B 前衛空母任務部隊 Pattern 1 150 40px 40px C Pattern 1 Active Branching D Maelstrom Pattern 1 Fuel E 潜水艦哨戒線 Pattern 1 70 40px Pattern 2 80 40px 40px F 上陸阻止ライン Pattern 1 170 40px G 深海魚雷艇戦隊 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 40px H Pattern 1 Must be my imagination (Battle Avoided) I 救援深海重巡戦隊 Pattern 1 110 40px Pattern 2 J 島嶼防衛要塞 Pattern 1 160 40px Pattern 2 200 40px Pattern 3 Final Form 300 40px

E-3

Setting up the Frontline Airfield! 前線飛行場を設営せよ！ Information Boss: Old Destroyer Demon Requires Transport Escort Fleet. This is a Transport Operation map. 310/420/550 (TP) are required on easy/medium/hard. Boss does not need to be sunk to finish this map. Ships tagged GREEN Reward: Kamikaze, plus: Clearing on Hard (甲): Improvement Materials x6, Bofors 40mm Quad Twin Autocannon Mount, Medal Clearing on Medium (乙): Improvement Materials x5, Medal Clearing on Easy (丙): Nothing
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition B A Slow ships in fleet D Fast fleet C D (?) E (?) G H (?) I (?) J Random, possibly rumored to either be composition-related and/or equipment-related H J LOS Check L Fail LOS Check for J J K LOS passed M LOS failed
Tips If you're gunning for boss, do not bring a slow ship as you will run out of fuel before you reach boss. Part of the calculation (specifically the equipment and ship components) for the eventual TP drain is done the moment you reach the drop-off point (in this case, node G), so having to use Fleet Command Facility before you reach node G will reduce the (potential) TP drain. On the flip side, you can pull ships out after node G and not affect the TP drain (of course, it'd make the boss fight a little bit more difficult). Overloading equipment for TP isn't beneficial if you cannot score wins consistently. It's much better to score S-rank consistently with fewer TP equipment. Enroute support fleet is highly recommended (borderline required) for higher difficulties due to the CLT Chi-Class Flagship (Torpedo value of 140)at node F capable of easily wrecking your second fleet if they get to launch closing torpedo salvo. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Must be my imagination (Battle Avoided) C Pattern 1 D 深海第二水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 130 40px Pattern 2 120 40px E Pattern 1 F 深海第一水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 150 40px 40px Pattern 2 140 40px G Pattern 1 Supply Point H 群狼水雷戦隊 A群 Pattern 1 150 40px I Pattern 1 J 魚雷艇突撃戦隊 Pattern 1 190 40px Pattern 2 200 40px K 深海駆逐隊旗艦 Pattern 1 320 dd_old_demon 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 360 dd_old_demon 40px L Pattern 1 M Pattern 1 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 Must be my imagination (Battle Avoided) C Pattern 1 D 深海第二水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 110 40px E Pattern 1 F 深海第一水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 G Pattern 1 Supply Point H 群狼潜水戦隊 A群 Pattern 1 140 40px I Pattern 1 J 魚雷艇突撃戦隊 Pattern 1 140 40px K 深海駆逐隊旗艦 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Final Form 270 40px L Pattern 1 M Pattern 1 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 群狼潜水戦隊 C群 Pattern 1 70 40px B Pattern 1 Must be my imagination (Battle Avoided) C 深海基地航空隊 第2航空隊 Pattern 1 D 深海第二水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 90 40px Pattern 2 90 40px E 群狼潜水戦隊 B群 Pattern 1 40px F 深海第一水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 110 40px G Pattern 1 Supply Point H 群狼潜水戦隊 A群 Pattern 1 120 40px 40px I 群狼潜水戦隊 A群 Pattern 1 100 J 魚雷艇突撃戦隊 Pattern 1 110 40px 40px K 深海駆逐隊旗艦 Pattern 1 40px 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 40px L Pattern 1 M Pattern 1

E-4

Launch! Air Base Corps 発進！基地航空隊 Information Boss: Heavy Cruiser Princess Kills required: Hard: 6 Ships tagged Blue Reward: Medal, Irako x2, Unlocks 2nd Air Base Corps Clearing on Hard (甲): Type 1 Land Attacker, Type 3 Fighter Hien, Skilled Pilot Clearing on Medium (乙): Type 1 Land Attacker, Skilled Pilot Clearing on Easy (丙): Type 96 Land Attacker
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition START START-1 Carrier Task Force START-2 Surface Task Force START-2 C CLT>=2 G (?) B C Active Branching D Active Branching C E (?) H (?) D E CV+CVL>=3? F Everything else F K LOS Check L Fail LOS Check for K G H BB>=3 I Fast Fleet and BB=1?; Weighted Towards I if Fast Fleet and BB=2 J K LOS Check L Fail LOS Check for K
Tips A surface task force is recommended if you're aiming to conserve bauxite. A Carrier task force is recommended if you're aiming to maintain superiority over the boss fleet and have an easy run on the way to the boss. Recommended Carrier Task Fleet Composition: 2 FBB, 1 CA, 3 CV + 1 CL, 1-2 CA, 0-1 CLT, 3 DD. It's strongly advised to assign all Reppus to your Land-Based Air Squadron planes from your new constructed Airfield and send them all to node F if you're using the CTF as it'll help take out if not remove all the bombers that the Carrier Hime might be able to use on you and possibly render her defenseless. Heavy Cruiser Hime and the boss node lacks in any planes, so gaining air supremacy should be done with minimal issue. If you're playing on Normal or Hard mode, try to use what forces you used in E-1 that you can for E-4 to conserve as much of your fleet as you can. If the Heavy Cruiser Princess proves to be problematic on last kill, bring a support fleet to make things easier. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 逆襲任務部隊 III群 Pattern 1 200 40px AS:69 AS+:138 Pattern 2 210 40px AS:69 AS+:138 Pattern 3 220 40px AS:69 AS+:138 B Pattern 1 Active Branching C 逆襲任務部隊 II群 Pattern 1 210 40px AS:69 AS+:138 Pattern 2 220 40px AS:69 AS+:138 D 逆襲任務部隊 I群 Pattern 1 230 40px AS:197 AS+:393 Pattern 2 250 40px AS:224 AS+:447 Pattern 3 270 40px AS:242 AS+:483 E 逆襲潜水艦隊 B群 Pattern 1 140 40px 40px Pattern 2 150 40px F 逆襲空母主力任務部隊 Pattern 1 260 40px AS:228 AS+:456 Pattern 2 270 40px AS:228 AS+:456 Pattern 3 280 40px AS:228 AS+:456 G Pattern 1 120 40px H 逆襲潜水艦隊 A群 Pattern 1 160 40px I Pattern 1 40px AS:162 AS+:324 J Pattern 1 320 40px K 逆襲部隊旗艦艦隊 Pattern 1 400 40px 40px Pattern 2 Final Form 420 40px Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G 逆襲前衛水雷戦隊 Pattern 1 40px Pattern 2 110 40px H Pattern 1 I 逆襲水上打撃部隊前衛部隊 Pattern 1 40px J Pattern 1 270 40px K 逆襲部隊旗艦艦隊 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Final Form ca_princess Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4

E-5

Rabaul Air Elimination ラバウル航空撃滅戦 Information Boss: Lycoris Princess Kills required: Hard: 6 Ships tagged orange Reward: Pola, Type 1 Land Attacker, 3rd Air Base Corps Clearing on Hard (甲): Renovation Materials x7, Type 3 Fighter Hien (244th Air Combat Group), Raiden Clearing on Medium (乙): Type 3 Fighter Hien, Raiden Clearing on Easy (丙): Type 3 Fighter Hien
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition A B Fleet not sent to C C No CVs and 3+ DDs? C E BB in fleet, or CA+CLT>=2 G 2 Cruisers (Unknown specifics) + 4DD N ? D F DD>=2 AND BB+CV<=3 H Fleet not sent to F K J ? O Either CLT+CA+CAV>=2(?) or CLT in fleet(?)
Tips Recommended Fleet Composition: 1 CA + 1 CAV + 4DD (standard fleet that requires fleet support for in route and boss support) 2BB/BBV + 1 CAV + 3 DD (like to take you through one extra battle, but will give you the extra fire power strength needed at boss node) 1 AV/Akitsumaru + 1 CA/CAV + 1CL + 3 DD (Short path that can also help you with taking out enemy fleets with Midget-subs) In-route and boss support is highly recommended This map will invovle Enemy Air Raids which you'll need to assign your interceptors and fighters to engage the enemy planes and try to eliminate as many as you can long the way, since they will try to do damage to your land bases, which will in turn cause your planes to become fatigued more quickly and cost a larger amount of resources to recover from the damage. Assign one air squadron on air defense while having the Second Air Squadron lend a hand at fighting the boss node. Lycoris Princess is an Installation Type, so using Type 3 Shells, and WG42s will work be in aiding you with fighting her along with the aid Torpedo Bombers from your Air Squadron. Gaining Air Superiority will be difficult to archive, especially on the final kill, need be, increase the number of fighters in your air squadron to help aid in removing as many of her planes as possibe. You may also want to risk using both squadrons on the boss node in order to achieve a much easier victory against Lycoris Princess and leave your land base unprotected. While this may risk you taking heavy damage in your resource department, this in turn may lead to a high-risk, high reward outcome. Based on Dev Tweets, in order to debuff the Central Princess you will need to be able to successfully score an S rank at Node I to contribue to the debuff effect for E-6's boss. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 南方海域潜水艦哨戒線 Pattern 1 110 40px B Air Raid Node 深海リコリス航空隊 Pattern 1 200 licorice_princess C 南方海域警戒任務部隊 Pattern 1 140 40px 40px D 任務部隊 III群 Pattern 1 250 40px AS:198 AS+:396 E 南方深海任務部隊 II群 Pattern 1 210 40px AS:35 AS+:69 Pattern 2 220 40px AS:35 AS+:69 F 任務部隊 II群 Pattern 1 260 40px AS:396 AS+:792 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Air Raid Node 深海リコリス航空隊 Pattern 1 160/180 licorice_princess J Pattern 1 K Pattern 1 L アイアンボトムサウンド警戒隊 Pattern 1 220 40px M 深海リコリス航空基地 Pattern 1 400 licorice_princess 40px N Pattern 1 O Pattern 1 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 K Pattern 1 L Pattern 1 M Pattern 1 N Pattern 1 O Pattern 1 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 K Pattern 1 L Pattern 1 M Pattern 1 N Pattern 1 O Pattern 1

E-6

Operation Recapture Friendly Anchorage 友軍泊地奪還作戦 Information Boss: Central Princess Kills required: Hard: 6 Ships tagged yellow Reward: PBY-5A Catalina, Medal Clearing on Hard (甲): Improvement Materials x8, Type 1 Land Attacker (Nonaka Squadron) Clearing on Medium (乙): Improvement Materials x7 Clearing on Easy (丙): Nothing
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition A B Slow ship in fleet? C Fast fleet G F LOS check O Fail LOS check H K Unknown N Unknown J N Unknown O Unknown K M Unknown P Unknown M L CV+CVB=3 (?), or BB in 2nd fleet (?) Random with N if CV+CVB=2 and CVL=1 (?) N Random with L if CV+CVB=2 and CVL=1 (?)
Tips Unlike most maps, this map has a debuff strategy to the Central Princess which players will need to rearrange thier fleet to complete the following objectives: S-Rank Node A Recommended Fleet Main Fleet : 4 CVL Escort Fleet : 1 CL + 5 DD (full ASW setup) S-Rank Node G Recommended Fleet Main Fleet : 2 CV(B) + 2 BB(V) + 2CA Escort Fleet : 1 CL + 2 fBB + 2 DD + CLT/CA S-Rank Node L Main Fleet : 3 CV(B) + 2 BB(V) + 1 CA Escort Fleet : 1 CL + 2 fBB + 2DD + CLT In addition, scoring an S-rank at Node I of E-5 will also contribute to the debuff. Completing 2/4 of these requirements will result in the Central Princess having a small change in her dialogue which will result in your fleet being able to do extra damage to her from that point onward. Completing all 4 requirements will result in the Central Princess debuff to take full effect. Unlike previous events, the debuff effect on Central Princess does not seem to ware off once activated. Recommended Fleet for Boss Main Fleet : 2CV(B) + 2 BB(V) + 1 CA + Akitsumaru Escort Fleet : 1 CL + 2 CA + 2DD + CLT Central Princess is vulnerable to any form of air attacks (coming from Support Fleets, Aerial Phases), but most specifically noted to take extra damage from dive bombers and seaplane bombers. It's possible to take out Central Princess before the shelling phase actually begins. Do keep in mind carriers equipped with Dive bombers will only attack non-land based Abyssals during shelling phase. It's recommended to use a carrier boss support fleet for the Boss node and to have your carriers armed with Dive Bombers, as the effects from the dive bombers once the debuff is in full effect can lead to doing very high damage if not killing off the Central Princess. Air Superiority is highly recommend to ensure the land bombers and dive bombers can land the killing blow Central Princess, otherwise chances of it happening are less likely. Some suggest equipping Aviation battleships with a Zuiuns and Type 3 shells may result in high damage on the Central Princess if the attack connects during the Aerial Phase. It's recommend that anyone that brings dive bombers should make sure thier dive bombers are double Chevoron to ensure the highest chance you'll be able to land the killing blow on the Central Hime if they aim for her. Since the reward difference between normal and easy is only improvement materials, there is not a lot of reason to do E-6 on normal unless you plan to do E-6 normal then E-7 hard, and only if you don't plan on doing E-6 hard. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E 空母任務部隊 C群 Pattern 1 220 40px F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G 北太平洋深海兵站護衛船団 Pattern 1 40px H Pattern 1 I 護衛空母集団 Pattern 1 180 40px J Air Raid Node Pattern 1 K 深海中枢泊地所属潜水艦隊 II群 Pattern 1 40px Pattern 2 160 40px L Pattern 1 M Pattern 1 N 北太平洋深海中枢泊地 Pattern 1 640 40px AS:173 AS+:345 Pattern 2 40px AS:102 AS+:204 Pattern 3 Final Form 660 40px AS:234 AS+:468 O Pattern 1 No sign of the enemy (Battle Avoided) Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 K 深海中枢泊地所属潜水艦隊 II群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 L Pattern 1 M Pattern 1 N 北太平洋深海中枢泊地 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Final Form O Pattern 1 No sign of the enemy (Battle Avoided) Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 K 深海中枢泊地所属潜水艦隊 II群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 L Pattern 1 M Pattern 1 N 北太平洋深海中枢泊地 Pattern 1 40px AS:102 AS+:204 Pattern 2 40px AS:51 AS+:102 Pattern 3 Final Form 540 40px AS:123 AS+:246 O Pattern 1 No sign of the enemy (Battle Avoided)

E-7

Ride the Waves 波濤を越えて Information Boss: Central Princess (Damaged) Kills required: 7/?/7 for easy/medium/hard Reward: Iowa Clearing on Hard (甲): Skilled Pilot, Medal x2, Hard Medal Clearing on Medium (乙): Skilled Pilot, Medal x2 Clearing on Easy (丙): Medal
Branching rules No branching rules known
Tips Use CTF, ~440 Air power. Load land bases with 1 Fighter 3 Bombers in each air group and concentrate all attacks on the boss. Ignore Air Defense, it doesn't really do anything. Using the FCF during chipping runs is highly recommended due to how often node L will Taiha one of your ships. Use 2 CAV with 2 Main Guns, 1 WG42 and 1 Sanshiki to maximize damage against installations. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A 前衛水上打撃部隊 I群 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 B Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4