Fall 2020 Event/Info

Introduction

The Fall 2020 Event known as Escort! Fleet Transport Operation is scheduled to launch on November 27th, 2020. The event has been split into 2 parts, a Main Operation and Extra Operation. The event is planned to be Medium Scale with a total of 4 Maps.

The Main Operation will be taking place within Europe and will consist of 3 maps in total.

The Extra Operation location will take place in Ormoc Bay and Lunzo area where the "Battle of Ormoc Bay" took place and will be 1 map.

For additional information regarding event-related subjects and content, 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 part of event map requirements)
• Vanguard Formation
• Striking Force Fleet
• Emergency Anchorage Repair

Historical Background

Disclaimer: The following information is based upon a summary of World War II history and may not have any bearing on in-game mechanics. This is for historical reference only.

European Related Historcial Campaigns

Second Battle of Sirte - Link

Also known as Operation MG1, this engagement took place within the Mediterranean Sea as the British attempted to escort merchant ships to Malta and got caught in a battle against the Regia Marina which they were successful at warding off the Italian Forces, but lost a large amount of supplies from the merchant ships due to the fight lasting long enough for air strikes to come at dawn taking out most of the British's transport supplies.

Historical ships related to the campaign:
British Royal Navy: Jervis
Regia Marina: Littorio , Grecale, Scirocco

Battle of the Barents Sea - Link

A naval engagement that took place in December 31st, 1942 between the British royal navy who were escorting a convoy to Russia and fought against the German Kriegsmarine near North Cape, Norway. The Germans failed to deal significant damage to the British forces resulting in a victory and ultimately made the germans concentrate more on U-boat fleets over surface ships.

Historical ships related to the campaign:
British Royal Navy: Sheffield

Convoy PQ 17 - Link

Convoy PQ 17 was a Supply Convoy taking place in July 1942 with the goal of reaching the Soviet Port of Murmansk. Upon receiving intel that the Kriegsmarine was to deploy heavy surface elements including the Bismarck-Class Battleship Tirpitz to intercept the convoy, the escorting ships abandoned it to get ready to fight off the german threat and the order to disband the convoy was given. The German fleet however abandoned the surface operation before any fighting and the now disbanded convoy without escorts fell prey to air and U-Boot attacks. In the end, 22 (out of 33) Merchant Ships and two Auxiliaries were lost.

Historical ships related to the campaign:
United States Navy: Washington

Pacific Related Historical Campaigns

Battle of Ormoc Bay - Link

The battle of Ormoc Bay is a series of Japanese Transport Operations attempting to reinforce the Ground Forces on Leyte following the Battle of Leyte Gulf in November to December 1944.

Historical ships related to the campaign:
Imperial Japanese Navy: Harukaze, Take, Shimakaze, Naganami, Hamanami, Uzuki, Matsu, Kasumi, Hatsushimo, Asashimo, Aoba, Kinu, Hatsuharu, Akebono, Ushio, Akishimo, Okinami, Uranami, Kiyoshimo, Maruyu
United States Navy: Saratoga, Washington, South Dakota

Information

Quick Info Table

Classification	Map	Name	Fleet Type	LBAS	Friendly Fleet	Fleet Tag	Notes
Main Operation (Europe)	E-1	Commence! Operation MG1	Single Fleet	Yes	TBD	Mediterranean Fleet
	E-2	Battle of the Barents Seas	Single / Combined Fleet	No	TBD	Escort R Unit	CV/CVB/CVL/Akitsu Maru Kai cannot sortie on map without Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel
	E-3	Escort the Convoy PQ17	Combined Fleet	Yes	TBD	Convoy PQ 17
Extra Operation (Spring Breeze Convoy/ Operation Ta-Go)	E-4	Take's Brillance	Single / Combined Fleet	Yes	TBD	Southwest Area Fleet	Lock limited to Hard Only

New Ships

The exact number of ships to appear in this event will be 4 ships, 2 rewards and 2 drops.

They will range from being destroyers all the way to battleships

• E-1 Drop - Maestrale-class Destroyer Scirocco
  • 
• E-2 Drop - Town-class Light Cruiser Sheffield
  • 
• E-3 Reward - North Carolina-class Battleship Washington
  • 
• E-4 Reward - Matsu-class Destroyer Take
  • 

Returning Ships

• Please refer to drop databases for the most updated lists of event drops, such as TsunDB or Poi-Statistics (or via Discord).
• Nelson is confirmed to be a returning drop
• Confirmed E-1 Drops:
  • Italian DDs Libeccio, Maestrale, and Grecale
  • Ark Royal
  • Richelieu

New Equipment

• Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel: E2 Reward on all Difficulties
  • 
• 533mm Triple Torpedo Mount (Model 53-39): E2 Medium/Hard Reward
  • 
• Do 17 Z-2: E3 Medium/Hard Reward
  • 

Friend Fleet

Fleet Formations

Friend Fleets will now come with a new function which will allow players to choose if they wish to bring in a Friend Fleet to aid them in battle or not. They can also choose to also decide if they want a normal Friend Fleet come aid them in battle or if they wish to use a powerful Friend Fleet that will require the cost of 6 Instant Constructions to allow you call in a more powerful Friend Fleet to aid you into battle.

If you choose to opt in for the powerful Friend fleet, the Instant Constructions will not be consumed unless a powerful Friend Fleet appears.

E-1 J
E-1 J : Ark Royal FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Ark Royal Kai	86		71	50	0	82	70
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-1 J : Grecale FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-19~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Grecale Kai	82		29	55	68	80	50
Scirocco Kai	76		28	55	72	63	50
E-1 J, E-2 Q, E-3 Z : Janus FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Regular Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-1 J : Jervis FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-19~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
Janus Kai	84		31	53	88	72	50
E-1 J : Maestrale FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-19~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Maestrale Kai	84		29	54	72	63	50
Grecale Kai	82		29	55	68	80	50
E-1 J : Warspite FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Warspite Kai	90		82	106	0	98	93
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50

E-2 Q
E-2 Q : Ark Royal FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Ark Royal Kai	86		71	50	0	82	70
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-2 Q : Gotland FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Gotland Andra	89		47	60	73	88	67
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-2 Q : Gotland FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Gotland Andra	89		47	60	73	90	67
Z1 Zwei	74		35	49	71	64	53
Z3 Zwei	73		35	47	71	68	53
E-2 Q : Grecale FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Grecale Kai	82		29	55	68	80	50
Scirocco Kai	76		28	55	70	63	50
E-1 J, E-2 Q, E-3 Z : Janus FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Regular Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-2 Q, E-3 Z : Jervis FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Regular Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
E-2 Q : Maestrale FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Maestrale Kai	84		29	54	72	63	50
Grecale Kai	82		29	55	67	80	50

E-3 Z
E-3 Z : Ark Royal FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Ark Royal Kai	86		71	50	0	82	70
Warspite Kai	90		82	106	0	98	93
Janus Kai	84		31	53	88	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-3 Z : Gangut FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Gangut Dva	85		77	90	32	72	95
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
Tashkent Kai	80		39	66	68	69	56
E-3 Z : Gangut FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-18~) Regular Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Gangut Dva	85		77	90	32	72	95
Tashkent Kai	80		39	66	68	69	56
Verniy	88		37	58	89	65	58
E-3 Z : Gangut FS (Variant 3, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Gangut Dva	85		77	90	32	72	95
Tashkent Kai	80		39	66	68	69	56
Verniy	88		37	58	89	65	58
Ark Royal Kai	86		71	50	0	82	70
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-1 J, E-2 Q, E-3 Z : Janus FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Regular Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-2 Q, E-3 Z : Jervis FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Regular Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
Janus Kai	84		31	53	90	72	50
E-3 Z : Jingei FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Jingei Kai	88		38	40	0	34	34
I-8 Kai	80		19	14	84	0	19
I-13 Kai	48		21	16	60	0	22
I-14 Kai	47		22	12	63	0	23
E-3 Z : Jingei FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-18~) Regular Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Jingei Kai	88		38	40	0	34	34
I-8 Kai	80		19	14	84	0	19
I-13 Kai	48		21	16	65	0	22
I-14 Kai	47		22	12	61	0	23
E-3 Z : Prinz Eugen FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Prinz Eugen Kai	80		63	75	84	60	82
Z1 Zwei	74		35	49	71	64	53
Z3 Zwei	73		35	47	71	68	53
Gangut Dva	85		77	90	32	72	95
Tashkent Kai	80		39	66	68	69	56
E-3 Z : Tashkent FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-19~) Regular Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Tashkent Kai	80		39	66	68	69	56
Verniy	88		37	58	89	65	58
E-3 Z : Z3 FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Regular Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Z3 Zwei	73		35	47	71	68	53
Z1 Zwei	74		35	49	71	64	53

E-4 W
E-4 W : Matsu FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Matsu Kai	88		~/27	42	72	74	55
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	98	71	54
E-4 W : Sendai FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Sendai Kai Ni	94		~/49	68	89	70	69
Ashigara Kai Ni	93		~/56	83	84	74	79
Haguro Kai Ni	93		~/57	84	84	72	77
Shimakaze Kai	88		~/36	59	99	59	59
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	98	71	54
E-4 W : Sendai FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Sendai Kai Ni	94		~/49	68	89	70	69
Ashigara Kai Ni	93		~/56	83	84	74	79
Haguro Kai Ni	93		~/57	84	84	72	77
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	98	71	54
E-4 W : Sendai FS (Variant 3, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Sendai Kai Ni	94		~/49	68	89	70	69
Johnston Kai	79		~/34	55	72	86	52
Fletcher Mk.II	91		~/38	62	79	95	56
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	98	71	54
E-4 W : Take FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	90	71	54
Matsu Kai	88		~/27	42	72	74	55
Asashimo Kai Ni	90		~/33	68	88	72	53
E-4 W : Take FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	98	71	54
Matsu Kai	88		~/27	42	72	74	55
Hatsushimo Kai Ni	92		~/32	59	85	81	55
E-4 W : Take FS (Variant 3, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	98	71	54
Matsu Kai	88		~/27	42	72	74	55
Okinami Kai Ni	88		~/33	65	87	71	53
Hamanami Kai	87		~/32	52	76	59	49
Johnston Kai	79		~/34	51	72	90	52
Fletcher Mk.II	91		~/38	62	76	95	56
E-4 W : Take FS (Variant 4, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	94	71	54
Naganami Kai Ni	93		~/33	69	89	64	53
Okinami Kai Ni	88		~/33	65	87	71	53
Hamanami Kai	87		~/32	52	78	59	49

E-4 Z
E-4 Z : Akagi FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Akagi Kai Ni E	97		~/81	67	0	84	81
Kaga Kai Ni E	96		~/84	62	0	84	80
Haruna Kai Ni	92		~/81	96	0	92	93
Ooyodo Kai	88		~/47	70	49	74	68
Akebono Kai	86		~/30	49	79	49	49
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	98	71	54
E-4 Z : Akagi FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Akagi Kai Ni E	97		~/81	67	0	84	81
Kaga Kai Ni E	96		~/84	62	0	84	80
Intrepid Kai	77		~/69	57	0	95	90
Saratoga Mk.II	90		~/89	68	0	94	85
Johnston Kai	79		~/34	55	72	90	52
Fletcher Mk.II	91		~/38	62	74	95	56
E-4 Z : Gotland FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-19~) Regular Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Gotland Andra	89		47	60	73	90	67
Oyashio Kai	84		32	50	78	48	49
Tanikaze D Kai	87		33	59	84	80	51
E-4 Z : Jingei FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Jingei Kai	92		38	40	0	34	34
I-47 Kai	77		18	12	88	0	21
I-13 Kai	58		21	16	66	0	22
I-14 Kai	57		22	12	68	0	23
Ashigara Kai Ni	93		~/56	83	84	74	79
Take Kai	91		~/26	42	98	71	54
E-4 Z : Jingei FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Jingei Kai	88		38	40	0	34	34
I-47 Kai	66		18	12	87	0	21
I-13 Kai	48		21	16	65	0	22
I-14 Kai	47		22	12	60	0	23
I-400 Kai	40		24	20	70	0	24
I-401 Kai	41		24	19	70	0	24
E-4 Z : Jingei FS (Variant 3, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Jingei Kai	88		38	40	0	34	34
I-47 Kai	66		18	12	87	0	21
I-13 Kai	48		21	16	63	0	22
I-14 Kai	47		22	12	67	0	23
I-400 Kai	40		24	20	70	0	20
I-401 Kai	41		24	19	70	0	24
E-4 Z : Ryuuhou FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Regular Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Ryuuhou	80		~/39	20	0	48	38
Akizuki Kai	72		~/37	57	54	116	53
Murasame Kai Ni	85		~/31	68	88	70	51
Yuudachi Kai Ni	84		~/31	72	93	59	52
E-4 Z : Ryuuhou FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-18~) Regular Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Ryuuhou	80		~/39	20	0	48	38
Yura Kai Ni	88		~/45	56	80	88	67
Akizuki Kai	72		~/37	57	54	116	53
Murasame Kai Ni	85		~/31	67	88	70	51
Yuudachi Kai Ni	84		~/31	73	91	59	52
E-4 Z : Ryuuhou FS (Variant 3, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Ryuuhou	80		~/39	20	0	48	38
Zuihou Kai Ni B	81		~/59	48	0	88	72
Yura Kai Ni	88		~/45	56	80	88	67
Akizuki Kai	72		~/37	57	54	116	51
Murasame Kai Ni	85		~/31	68	88	70	51
Yuudachi Kai Ni	84		~/31	73	91	59	52
E-4 Z : Ryuuhou FS (Variant 4, 2020-12-31~) Regular Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Ryuuhou Kai	83		46/48	32	0	62	57
Yura Kai Ni	88		~/45	56	80	88	67
Akizuki Kai	72		~/37	57	54	116	53
Murasame Kai Ni	85		~/31	67	88	70	51
Yuudachi Kai Ni	84		~/31	73	93	59	52
E-4 Z : Ryuuhou FS (Variant 5, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Ryuuhou Kai	83		~/48	32	0	62	57
Zuihou Kai Ni B	81		~/59	48	0	88	72
Yura Kai Ni	88		~/45	56	80	88	67
Akizuki Kai	72		~/37	57	54	116	53
Murasame Kai Ni	85		~/31	68	88	70	51
Yuudachi Kai Ni	84		~/31	73	93	59	52
E-4 Z : Taigei FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Regular Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Taigei	70		39	15	0	36	37
I-19 Kai	85		18	12	89	0	19
I-168 Kai	83		15	11	69	0	18
I-58 Kai	88		18	12	84	0	19
E-4 Z : Taigei FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-18~) Regular Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Taigei	70		39	15	0	36	37
I-8 Kai	80		19	14	84	0	19
I-19 Kai	85		18	12	89	0	19
I-168 Kai	83		15	11	69	0	18
I-58 Kai	88		18	12	84	0	19
E-4 Z : Washington FS (Variant 1, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Washington Kai	82		93	107	0	106	104
Ark Royal Kai	86		~/71	50	0	82	70
Sheffield Kai	85		~/52	74	68	78	68
Janus Kai	84		~/31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-4 Z : Washington FS (Variant 2, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Washington Kai	82		93	107	0	106	104
Houston Kai	84		~/54	76	60	75	73
Ark Royal Kai	86		~/71	50	0	82	70
Sheffield Kai	85		~/52	74	68	78	68
Janus Kai	84		~/31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-4 Z : Washington FS (Variant 3, 2020-12-18~) Regular Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Washington Kai	82		93	107	0	106	104
Sheffield Kai	85		~/52	74	68	78	68
Janus Kai	84		~/31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-4 Z : Washington FS (Variant 4, 2020-12-31~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Washington Kai	82		93	107	0	106	104
South Dakota Kai	80		~/91	109	0	108	108
Ark Royal Kai	86		~/71	50	0	82	70
Sheffield Kai	85		~/52	74	68	78	68
Janus Kai	84		~/31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50
E-4 Z : Washington FS (Variant 5, 2020-12-18~) Powerful Play Play Play
Ship	Lv.	Equipment
Washington Kai	82		93	107	0	102	104
South Dakota Kai	80		~/91	109	0	108	108
Ark Royal Kai	86		~/71	50	0	82	70
Sheffield Kai	85		~/52	74	68	78	68
Janus Kai	84		~/31	53	90	72	50
Jervis Kai	88		31	52	90	70	50

Voice Lines

Friend Fleet Voice Lines

Ship	Japanese/English	Notes
Unassorted
Ark Royal Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
Grecale Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Summer 2019 Event.
I-47 Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Rainy-Summer 2020 Event.
I-8 Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
Janus Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
Janus Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Hinamatsuri 2020 Mini-Event.
Jervis Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
Jingei Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Rainy-Summer 2020 Event.
Prinz Eugen Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
Ryuuhou Friend Fleet 1 Play
Scirocco Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
Sheffield Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
South Dakota Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Rainy-Summer 2020 Event.
Tashkent Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Early Fall 2018 Event.
Warspite Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Early Fall 2018 Event.
Warspite Kai Friend Fleet 3 Play		Returning line from Early Fall 2018 Event.
Washington Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
Yura Kai Ni Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Fall 2019 Event.
Z3 Zwei Friend Fleet 1 Play
Zuihou Kai Ni B Friend Fleet 1 Play		Returning line from Rainy-Summer 2020 Event.
Unreleased (?)
Ark Royal Friend Fleet 1 Play
Gotland Andra Friend Fleet 1 Play
Gotland Friend Fleet 1 Play
Gotland Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
I-19 Friend Fleet 1 Play
I-19 Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
I-8 Friend Fleet 1 Play
Ryuuhou Kai Friend Fleet 1 Play
Sheffield Friend Fleet 1 Play
Taigei Friend Fleet 1 Play
Washington Friend Fleet 1 Play
Z1 Zwei Friend Fleet 1 Play

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), Operation C (丙, Easy) or Operation D (丁, Very Easy) .
   • Choosing A or B requires certain HQ Level (HQ Lv 35 for B / 80 for A in Spring 2015 Event).
   • An important note to all Admirals intending to clear the event on Hard difficulty - further (new) conditions now apply:
     • When switching difficulty from any other difficulty to Hard, the map's debuff mechanism (where applicable) will be reset.
       • Switching between any other difficulties will not reset the debuff mechanism.
2. To simulate simultaneity of battles in different locations, Tag Conditions & Deployment Restrictions are employed.
   • Ships not already color-tagged will be tagged with the color associated with the map when deployed. This tag exists on all difficulties and is not reset on remodel, etc.
   • On Normal or Hard difficulty, ships must have either the same-colored tag as the map being deployed to, or no tag at all.
     • This requirement is sometimes waived on certain maps on Hard, or post-clear.
3. Beginning with the second map, difficulty progression rules apply.
   • In order to play a map on Hard difficulty, the prior map must have been completed on either Normal or Hard.
   • e.g., to do E-2 on hard, you must have completed E-1 on normal or hard.
4. The debuff system from Summer 2015 Event's final map, where certain nodes had to be attacked and other conditions fulfilled to reduce boss armor, will return.
5. Returning this event, the Vanguard Formation can be used .
   • This formation will organize the fleet such that the 3rd-6th/7th ships protect the Flagship and 2nd Ship of the Fleet.
     • In addition, the formation allows for ships to become more evasive in combat situations, especially with well-trained Destroyer.
     • This formation is also available only during the duration of the event.
     • The formation will be usable by both normal fleets as well as the Striking Force Fleet.
6. NPC Friend Fleets have been introduced into the game.
   • Friend Fleets act as another unit that appears in particular battles to help aid your fleet when attacking the enemy at the start of night battle.
     • NPC Friend Fleets are selected from a randomized preset list of ship.
     • Depending on who you have in your fleet can also influence who will be arrive to aid you in battle.
7. Enemy Radar Ambush Nodes have been introduced into the game.
   • Entering this node will result in your fleet facing off against an enemy fleet that will ambush and attack your fleet
     • Your Fleet will not be able to fight against the enemy Fleet.
     • By meeting certain conditions, you can evade these nodes.
8. Emergency Anchorage Maintenance/Repairs 【緊急泊地修理】
   • Both Akashi Kai and Akitsushima Kai will be capable of conducting emergency repairs; however, Akitsushima has more limited capabilities compared to Akashi.
   • See under Emergency Anchorage Repairs for details.
9. High-Altitude Abyssal Bombers that are resistant to all types of interceptors other than the new land-based jet interceptors may also return this event.