Summer 2014 Event

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The Summer 2014 event has started on August 8th and is scheduled to last for about 20 days.

Map Details

 
Ships with AL badge
 
Ships with MI badge

Introduction

  • AL is designed to be completable by newer players.
    • Low level TTK will encounter easier enemies, but need more number of time to sink boss (likely 9-10 time compare to high level TTK need to sink boss only 6 time).
  • This event is "Two-front war". Ships that were sent on AL-operation area (E-1 and E-2), cannot join sorties on MI-operation area (E-3 onwards).
    • Ships who have participated in AL cannot participate in MI.
    • Equipment can be shared across ships
    • Advice is to have high-levelled CV with solid escort ships.
  • In order to send fleets to the event, you must have 5 free ship spaces and 20 free equipment spaces.
  • All maps bosses HP-based. When you damage a boss, even when not killing it, the gauge will decrease accordingly. The full gauge is about 6 full kills in amount.
    • The boss ship must be sunk in the end of the gauge to clear the map. Damaging it to zero gauge but not sinking the boss (top ship of enemy fleet) will not clear it yet.
  • There is no boss gauge health regeneration.


Combined Fleet Mechanics

Patch Notes

  1. New Ships
    • Isokaze, Kagerou-class Destroyer (Kai at Level 45,  160  140)
    • Ooyodo, Ooyodo-class Light Cruiser (Kai at Level 35,  320  400)
    • Tokitsukaze, Kagerou-class Destroyer (Kai at Level 30,  110  120)
    • Unryuu, Unryuu-class Standard Carrier (Kai at Level 50,  1000  750)
    • Harusame, Shiratsuyu-class Destroyer (Kai at Level 30,  120  110)
    • Hayashimo, Yuugumo-class Destroyer (Kai at Level 30,  140  110)
    • Kiyoshimo, Yuugumo-class Destroyer (Kai at Level 30,  140  110)
  2. New Equipment
  3. New Enemy Vessels
  4. Enemy Equipment
    • Abyssal Hellcat Fighter (深海猫艦戦)
    • Abyssal Hell Diver (深海地獄艦爆)
    • Abyssal Avenger Torpedo bomber (深海復讐艦攻)
  5. Other Updates

Event World

E-1

Advance to the northern AL area!
北方AL海域へ進出せよ!

Information

Rewards

Branching rules All posted branching rules, as of posting, are VERY tentative. Use at your own risk. ( 2 CVL required, northern route requires CV(?), no more than 2 Fast BB, no more than 1 Slow BB(?) )

  • Having more than two CVL will take you to A-C-F.
  • 1x Fast BB, 2 CA, CL, 2 CVL takes southern route to boss
  • 1x Fast BB, 3 CA, 2 CVL takes southern route to boss
  • 2x Fast BB, CA, DD, 2 CVL takes southern route to boss
  • 2x CA, DD, Fast BB, 2 CVL takes southern route to boss
  • CA, DD, CL, BBV, 2 CVL takes southern route to boss
  • 2x CA, 2x BBV, 2x CVL takes southern route to boss
  • 4x CA, 2x CVL takes southern route to boss
  • 2x CA, 2x DD, 2x CVL takes northern route to boss
  • 2x CAV, CL, DD, 2x CVL takes southern route to boss
  • CL, BBV, DD, CVL, CV, DD takes southern route to boss
  • CL, CVL, CAV, CA, 2x BBV takes southern route to boss
  • There is an as-of-yet unknown LoS requirement for reaching the boss node, consider equipping more than you think is necessary to avoid unpleasant surprises.

Tips

  • H node is a night battle with two possible fleet formations and only one ship is equipped for cut-in attacks, making night battle equipment (Other than the Type 98 Recon Seaplane (Night Scout)) ineffective.
  • A node has a submarine, consider equipping a ship with ASW equipment to attempt sinking it before your other ships waste attacks on it.
  • If you decide for northern route, have at least 150 FP for air superiority and stock some night battle equipment for the B node.


E-2

Diversionary tactics! Wreck the northern harbour!
陽動作戦!北方港湾を叩け!

Information

  • Boss: Northern Princess (北方棲姫)
  • Node D is a night battle node
  • Node E is sometimes a sub node

Reward

  • New ship, Ooyodo
  • Emergency Repair
  • Medal

Branching rules

  • 2x CVL, 2x CA, 1x DD, 1x BBV leads to node A.
  • 2x CVL, 2x CA, 1x CL, 1x BBV leads to node A.
  • 2x CA/CAV, 2x DD, 2x CVL will go to C, then G. With enough LOS (exact requirement not known) it should always go G to E after that and then E to K.

Tips

  • The Northern Princess is an installation-type and is vulnerable to Type 3 Shells.
  • The Northern Princess evolves into a tougher form for the final battle.
  • The Northern Princess is immune to torpedoes, including torpedo bombers.
  • E node has two completely different fleets, one has surface ships while the other is composed of submarines.
  • Certain LoS required to reach node E from G and E to K.


E-3

The Decisive Battle! Starting Operation MI
決戦!MI作戦発動

Information

Reward

Branching rules

Tips


E-4

Invasion of Midway Island
MI島攻略作戦

Information

Reward

Branching rules

  • C
  • D

Tips

  • E
  • F


E-5

Securing the Midway Islands
MI島確保作戦

Information

  • A
  • B

Rewards

Branching rules

  • C
  • D

Tips

  • E
  • F


E-6

Counter Attack to AL/MI Operation
敵別働隊を迎撃、本土近海防衛!

Information

Branching rules

  • C
  • D

Tips

  • 3BBs, 2CVs, and 1CLT proven to go to boss node.
  • Replacing 2CVs with CVLs seems to set node away from night battle nodes (video proof of only one instance: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24195036).
  • Repairs tools can be used to great effect. Notably used on CV/CVLs for their lower hp base(?).


See also