Summer 2016 Event
Introduction
The Summer 2016 Event "CounterAttack! The Second Battle at the Malaya Sea" is planned to start on August 12, 2016. As of current, information regarding the event was revealed during the 3rd Kantai Collection Naval Review Meeting set for August 7th at Yokohama PACIFICO Convention. The Event is planned to feature a mixture of surface combat, Anti-Submarine Warfare, and the usage of Land-Based Air Squadrons along with a new mechanic that will utilize Naval Mines.
It is expected that part of the event will based upon the Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse based on the details that were given so far from the Naval Review.
Information
New Ships
Currently, the following ships have been confirmed for the event:
Ship Girls
- The Mutsuki-Class Destroyer Minazuki, who will be voiced by Hikada Rina and drawn by Kusada Souta (as mentioned and showned in the Kancolle Naval Review. The Illustration shown at the Review has her depicted as a purulish-blue, short haired girl.
- A Large Foreign Ship Girl which is going to be a British Royal Navy Battle Ship (as mentioned and showned in the Kancolle Naval Review)
Abyssals
A new abyssal was revealed at the Kancolle Naval Review which mentioned that there will be a Terrible Battleship Hime that will appear in the event. Infromation and details are not known other than have what appeared to be 3 large twin guns on her based on the illustration shown.
New Equipment
N/A
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).
- The Kancolle Naval Review has mentioned that Naval Mines are expected to appear within the event. Detail regarding how mechanic works is unknown.