Given her historical armament, it is possible that she will be able to equip AA guns, Seaplanes and possibly Torpedo Bombers, as she had a small aviation wing of Type 0 Recon Seaplanes and Ryuuseis.
There is a new quest to convert the Type 97 (Murata group) into anotehr new Torpedo bomber.
Map and theme Speculation
Operation SN was a campaign in which Japan attempted to establish airfields in the southern Solomon Islands, including a seaplane base on Tulagi and an airfield on neighboring Guadalcanal.
On August 7 the Allies launched Operation Watchtower with the intention of capturing these airfields; the airfield on Guadalcanal quickly fell and was renamed Henderson Field.
The IJA was lax in their response at first, believing this to be only a reconnaissance in force; however, Admiral Yamamoto thought otherwise. He sent naval forces to challenge the Americans' sea presence in the region, thus beginning a running siege that would last for five months, with the Americans owning the seas by day and the IJN ferrying in troops under the cover of darkness.
The event will likely emphasize fighting land installations and fending off air raids. The numerous nocturnal encounters in the Guadalcanal campaign suggest night battles will be prevalent.
Mechanics Speculation
The introduction of a new mechanic might be tied to planes as there have been several new articles that mentioned about adjusting the plane mechanics. And since this operation might have a lot to do with fighting installations. They may be tweaking the planes to be able to fight installations in a different way compared to before hand.
As of 8/9, this is believed to be plane leveling: as planes do more damage/shoot down enemies, they shall progressively get better. However, if planes take too many losses, they will be reduced in their effectiveness.
Introduction
The Summer 2015 Event "Counterattack! The Second Operation SN" is slated to start on August 10, 2015, and will last for about 20 days. The event will be based on Operation SN, the Japanese plan to establish air bases in the southern Solomon Islands; however, there was no actual second Operation SN historically.
This will be a large-scale event that will contain combined fleet operations and ship locking mechanics. There will also be a new system introduced into the game that will be equipment related.
Patch Notes
1.
Summer Event 2015: "Counter attack! The 2nd SN operation" has started and will last for twenty days.
2.
Main part of the "Counter attack! The 2nd SN operation" event consists of four maps:
E-1 "Preparation, the 2nd SN Operation!"
E-2 "Combined Fleet, to the Solomon Sea!"
E-3 "Charge! The 2nd South Pacific Battles"
E-4 "To the Strait! Destroy the Enemy Airfield!"
3.
Clearing the main part will award you with the following new ships:
Clearing E-2 will award DD "Kawakaze"
Clearing E-4 will award seaplane-carrying oiler "Hayasui"
4.
E-2 and E-3 requires Combined Fleet.
The first fleet is the main and the second is the supporting fleet; you can drag the icon from 2 to 1 to create the Combined Fleet.
5.
Item rewards 1/3
E-3 will award you with the new plane "Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Murada squadron)"; finishing a quest will allow it to receive a plane upgrade.
6.
Item rewards 2/3
Clearing the areas will award you with items and consumables including "Reinforcement Expansions", "Battle Rations", "On-Sea Resuppliers"
7.
Item awards 3/3
Choosing different difficulties will reward different amounts of items:
You can get "Type 97 Torpedo Bomber (Murada squadron)" on all difficulties.
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
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).
With the exception of E-1, in order to choose Operation A, the previous map must be cleared on A or B.
A new system will be introduced with the release of this event involving carrier-based planes.
Event Maps
Quick Info Table
Classification
Map
Name
Combined Fleet?
Locking?
Difficulty Restrictions
Main Operation
E-1
Preparation for Second Operation SN!
No
No restrictions. All difficulties OK
E-2
Combined Fleet, to the Solomon Sea!
Yes
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
Confrontation! Second Southern Pacific Ocean Battle
Yes
E-4
Charge into the Strait! Destroy the Enemy Airfield!
Extra Operation
E-5
E-6
E-7
E-1
Preparation for Second Operation SN!
【発動準備、第二次SN作戦！】
Information
Boss:
(Kills required)
Rewards upon clearance:
Clearing on Hard (甲):
Clearing on Medium (乙):
Clearing on Easy (丙):
Branching rules
Show/Hide Branching Rules
Branching Rules
Node
Split
Condition
Tips
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
E-2
Combined Fleet, to the Solomon Sea!
【連合艦隊、ソロモン海へ！】
Information
This may be a combined fleet map.
Boss:
(Kills required)
Rewards upon clearance:
Clearing on Hard (甲):
Clearing on Medium (乙):
Clearing on Easy (丙):
It is speculated that Kawakaze is a reward for this map.
Branching rules
Show/Hide Branching Rules
Branching Rules
Node
Split
Condition
Tips
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
E-3
Confrontation! Second Southern Pacific Ocean Battle
【激突！第二次南太平洋海戦】
Information
This may be a combined fleet map
Boss:
(Kills required)
Rewards upon clearance:
Clearing on Hard (甲):
Clearing on Medium (乙):
Clearing on Easy (丙):
Branching rules
Show/Hide Branching Rules
Branching Rules
Node
Split
Condition
Tips
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node
Pattern
E-4
Charge into the Strait! Destroy the Enemy Airfield!
The summer 2015 event is in its production and will be starting in early August; it will be a large scale event. (The event is not based on the Marianas campaign)
The summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] is in preparation and will start in [early August]. This will be a [large scale event]. Please prepare yourself for the upcoming event!
The summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] is in preparation and will start in [early August]. This will be a [large scale event]. You can choose from difficulties [A], [B], and [C] when playing the event maps.
The summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] is in preparation and will start in [early August]. By completing the operation you will get a chance to encounter the [second air defense destroyer] who was sent to the Solomon Seas right after being launched! Look forward to it!
The summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] is in preparation and will start in [early August]. During the event, along with encountering the [second air defense destroyer] who was sent to the Solomon Seas right after being launched, you will have the chance to obtain five new Kanmusu. Look forward to it!
We are currently preparing for the summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]. We are planning on starting this event on the 10th of August. For those participating in the event, it will be carrier heavy, so be sure to train your carriers for this event.
We are currently preparing for the summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] for August, 10th. We are planning for the summer event to last about 20 days. For those admirals planning to participate, be sure to round out your battle preparations.
We are currently preparing for the summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] for August, 10th. This event will be in multiple stage format. *Hard along with Normal will require seperate ships per stage.
This summer event is planned as the following: the first part of the event will use a "normal fleet" and the second part will use a "combined fleet". In a quick response task force, the 1st fleet will be composed by strong carriers. The 2nd fleet will be centered around a torpedo squadron escort.
We are currently preparing for the summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN] on August 10th. This event will introduce several new ship girls. There are also plans to introduce a new equipment-related system.
Currently, we are preparing for the event coming up next week, "Summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]." We are adding new kanmusus, and adding a new battle system. By using this new battle system, you will be able to increase your firepower on your carriers!
Next week will start our "Summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]," and will be a large scale event. There will be a total of 7 maps. For the admirals who are not ready, please be sure to finish your regular maps, including worlds 2 through 4.
For the "Summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]," these are the first 4 upcoming maps:
Map 1 [Prepare for deployment, the 2nd Operation SN!]
Map 2 [Combined Fleet, to the seas of Solomon!]
Map 3 [Attack! Second Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands]
Map 4 [Charge into the strait! Destroy the enemy airfield!]
By clearing the first half of "Summer 2015 event [Counterattack! The 2nd Operation SN]," we will be introducing a new ship type, an auxiliary ship. This ship has never actually entered combat in the old days, but we will be adding her, and she too has a unique feature in game...please stay tuned!
Talk:Summer 2015 Event, no inanity, please. Feel free, however, to report significant branching rules, identify content that is missing, and propose changes to the article's layout. Thank you for your compliance.
