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
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:
New Abyssals
New Abyssal Land Based planes: Abyssal Land Based Bomber and Abyssal Land Based Bomber Ace
- 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
- 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).
- 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.
- 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
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| SN11 | 水上反撃作戦【礼号作戦】を完遂せよ！ Carry out Counter-Attack Operation "Operation Rei-Go!" |
Form an assault fleet at the Campan Gulf to carry out and launch a counter attack at "Operation "Rei-Go!"
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500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Present Box x1 Instant Repairs x5 |
One time only.
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| SN12 | SN11 | 親善艦参加観艦式を実施せよ！ Carry out a Friendly Ship Naval Review! |
Partake in a Naval Review in the limited time waters to help make contact with ships from overseas.
Complete the Limited Time Expedition "Friendly Ship Naval Review"
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100 | 100 | 300 | 100 | 203 mm / 53 cm Twin Gun Mount| | Gain Access to E-3 One time only.
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Special Expediton
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| S1 | 親善艦参加観艦式 Friendly Ship Naval Review |
00:15 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 50 |  x1
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| 1 | 親善艦参加観艦式 Friendly Ship Naval Review |
00:15 | Lv 6 | 6XX | |||||||||
Event Maps
Quick Info Table
| Classification | Map | Name | Combined Fleet? | Tag Condition & Deployment Restriction | Difficulty Restrictions | Notes |
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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.) |
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| Extra Operation | E-3 | Operation Shou-Go 4 | Yes |
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