Winter 2017 Event

Introduction

The Winter 2017 Event Reconnaissance Force Emergency Deployment! Operation "Hikari" is scheduled to begin on February 11, 2017.

The theme of the event is based upon Operation Hikari, the IJN's planned raid on the USN base at Ulithi Atoll.

Current known facts about the event report that that the event will be small in scale and will feature at least more than 1 new ship.

More information will be revealed likely through the KanColle Staff's Twitter.

For additional reference for event related subjects and content related to the dev tweets, please refer to the following links:

• Combined Fleet
• Armor Reduction
• Land-Based Air Squadron
• Transport Operation
• Anti-Air Cut-In
• Line of Sight
• Improving Ship Speed (May become a possible thing for event requirements)

Historic Background

Disclaimer: The following information is based upon a summary of World War II history and may not have any influence with the game itself. This is for historic reference only.

Operation Hikari was a transport operation by the submarines I-13 and I-14. Their mission was to transport disassembled Saiuns to an ad hoc airbase on Ulithi to be used to scout the USN positions.

Operation Storm was the followup air raid where two squadrons of 6 Seiran seaplane bombers operating off I-400 and I-401 would bomb the USN positions.

Information

New Ships

As of current, multiple ships have been confirmed to appear in the event which include:

1. A Kamikaze-Class Destroyer that served alongside Asakaze and sank in a transport operations off of Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands after being attacked by a Submarine. (Matsukaze)
2. Other new destroyers are expected to appear.