Winter 2016 Event

Introduction

The Winter 2016 Event Sortie! Operation Rei-Go is planned to start on February 10th, 2016 at 1900 JST. The event will be based off of Operation Rei-Go, a one day battle that took place along Mindoro Island where the IJN counterattacked US forces staging a landing on December 26th, 1944.

The Event is composed of only three maps, and allows for difficulty selection like in previous events. The Hard difficulty will be more difficult compared to usual event maps.

The first two stages will be themed on Operation Rei-Go and the Final Stage will be an Extra Operation, a "What If" scenario focusing on an Interception Mission.

In addition, it will feature battles against land based air units and a new gimmick system in E-3 that will be different from the usual armor reduction gimmick.

It's also been noted that for the first two maps, fleet requirements will be flexible; this will vary depending on the difficulty setting.

Information

New Ships

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Currently, 3 new ships are slated to appear as part of the event. The ships we are aware of so far are:

• An Akizuki Class Destroyer that bravely sacrificed herself to protect some members of the Ozawa fleet, allowing them time to escape. She was commissioned and struck from the list during winter. It has been confirmed that this is Hatsuzuki and she will be a reward for clearing E-2.

• The February issue of Comtiq Magazine revealed that a Yuugumo-class Destroyer is being added during the event. It's been noted that this ship also fought in the same battle as Hatsuzuki and sunk soon afterwards. This turns out to be Okinami.

• Finally, February's Comtiq Magazine revealed that a foreign ship is expected to appear in the Extra Operation Map. Based on early results this may be the Zara.

• In addition, it been confirmed from a series of tweets that ships from past events will appear in this event as drops, most likely Graf Zeppelin, Mizuho, Akitsushima and Amagi.

New Equipment

• Zara comes with two new pieces of equipment:
  • The Ro.43 Recon Seaplane
  • The 203mm / 53 Twin Gun Mount

New Abyssals

• The Supply Depot Princess is the E-2 boss.
• The Heavy Cruiser Princess is the E-3 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. It's been noted that the Extra Operation will involve a use a new gimmick that will not be related to the armor reduction gimmick.
3. There does not appear to be any shiplocking this event.

Special Quests and Expeditions

Sortie! Operation Rei-Go has a series of quests you need to complete as you play through the event. After completing the Operation Rei-Go maps, in order to gain access to the final map, you will need to complete two sets of quests along with a special expedition in order to unlock E-3: Operation Sho-Go 4

Event Maps

Quick Info Table

Classification	Map	Name	Combined Fleet?	Tag Condition & Deployment Restriction	Difficulty Restrictions	Notes
Main Operation Operation Rei-Go	E-1	Preparation for Operation Rei-Go	No		No restrictions. All difficulties OK
	E-2	Sortie! Operation Rei-Go!			In order to play these maps on hard, you must complete the previous map on either normal or hard. (e.g., to do E-3 on hard, you must complete E-2 on normal or hard.)
Extra Operation	E-3	Operation Shou-Go 4	Yes

E-1

Kanpan Gulf "Operation Rei-Go!" Preperation No map name yet Information Boss: Submarine Princess 6-7 kills required on all difficulties (800 HP on hard) FBBs, BBs, and CVs are not allowed on this map. Ships tagged: None Rewards upon clearance: Mamiya, Irako Clearing on Hard (甲): Battle Rations x2, Repair Goddess, 16in Triple Gun Mount Mk.7 Clearing on Medium (乙): Battle Rations x2, Repair Goddess Clearing on Easy (丙): Battle Rations
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition START A 　2+ DD (random) or Kasumi flagship B 　<2 DD D C 　LoS check (fail) J 　LoS check (pass) E F 　Active Branching G Active Branching
Tips Recommended fleet compositions: 1 BBV plus 4DD/CL plus either CVL/CL You can use Kasumi as flagship to take the northeast route. Recommended fleet to accomplish this: Kasumi + 1 DD, 1 CLT, 1 CA, 1 BBV, 1 CVL Note that node G and H are air raids: It is a single air battle phase, but you will not be able to inflict any damage. At these nodes, damage taken determines the victory rank (it is not an automatic loss). You will not be able to enter night battle at these nodes either. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A Pattern 1 60 40px 40px Pattern 2 100 40px Pattern 3 50 40px B Pattern 1 140 40px Pattern 2 110 40px Pattern 3 95 40px C Pattern 1 D Pattern 1 100 40px Pattern 2 120 40px Pattern 3 E Pattern 1 Active Branching F Pattern 1 140 40px 40px Pattern 2 120 40px Pattern 3 160 40px G Air Raid Pattern 1 120 H Air Raid Pattern 1 120 I Pattern 1 230 40px J Pattern 1 200 40px Pattern 2 200 40px Pattern 3 200 40px Pattern 4 Final Form 250 40px Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 C Pattern 1 Pattern 2 D Pattern 1 E Pattern 1 Pattern 2 F Pattern 1 40px G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 Pattern 2 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Final Form Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 C Pattern 1 100 Pattern 2 D Pattern 1 E Pattern 1 Pattern 2 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Final Form

E-2

Otoro Island Marmalade Gulf "Operation Rei-go" No map name yet Information Boss: Supply Depot Princess 5 kills required on all difficulties Ships tagged None Rewards upon clearance: Hatsuzuki Clearing on Hard (甲): 8x Improvement materials, 2x Maritime Resupply, Skilled Pilot, Medal Clearing on Medium (乙): 3x Improvement materials, 1 Medal Clearing on Easy (丙):
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition START A 　 B 　 B C E E F G H F H 　 I J
Tips Recommended fleet compositions: North: Rei-Go Fleet (Kasumi, Ooyodo, Ashigara, Kiyoshimo, Asashimo) + 1 CAV There are two different routes you can take depending on your fleet. North Route cannot have CVs or BBs or you will start at south. Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 C Pattern 1 Pattern 2 D Pattern 1 E Pattern 1 Pattern 2 F Pattern 1 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 Pattern 2 I Pattern 1 O Pattern 1 integrated_island_princess Pattern 2 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 C Pattern 1 Pattern 2 D Pattern 1 E Pattern 1 Pattern 2 F Pattern 1 40px G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 Pattern 2 I Pattern 1 O Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 C Pattern 1 100 Pattern 2 D Pattern 1 E Pattern 1 Pattern 2 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2

E-3

Operation Sho-Go 4 No map name yet Information Boss: Heavy Cruiser Princess x kills required on all difficulties Ships tagged Rewards upon clearance: Clearing on Hard (甲): Medal x2, Ro.43 Recon Seaplane, Hard Medal Clearing on Medium (乙): Clearing on Easy (丙):
Branching rules Show/Hide Branching Rules Branching Rules Node Split Condition START A 　 B 　 B C 　 E 　 E F 　 G 　 H 　 F H 　 　 I 　 J
Tips Recommended fleet compositions: Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 C Pattern 1 Pattern 2 D Pattern 1 E Pattern 1 Pattern 2 F Pattern 1 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 Pattern 2 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 C Pattern 1 Pattern 2 D Pattern 1 E Pattern 1 Pattern 2 F Pattern 1 40px G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 Pattern 2 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Show/Hide Nodes and Enemy Encounters Nodes and Enemy Encounters Node Pattern Xp Node Info Form Air A Pattern 1 B Pattern 1 C Pattern 1 100 Pattern 2 D Pattern 1 E Pattern 1 Pattern 2 F Pattern 1 Pattern 2 G Pattern 1 H Pattern 1 I Pattern 1 J Pattern 1 Pattern 2