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:

Destroyer Hatsuzuki
Destroyer Okinami
Heavy Cruiser Zara

In addition, a series of tweets confirmed that ships from past events will appear 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

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

Quest info		Rewards
OR1 One-Time	水上反撃作戦【礼号作戦】を完遂せよ！ Carry Out Counter-Attack Operation Operation Rei-Go!	500	500	0	0
Form an assault fleet at the Campan Gulf to carry out and launch a counterattack at Operation Rei-Go!		Instant Repair Material 5x Present Box
Clear E-2.
Prerequisites
Notes	Limited Time Quest If you clear E2 without having this quest checked, the quest will show up as 80% done, but if you check the quest after clearing e2, the quest will show up as done.
OR2 One-Time	親善艦参加観艦式を実施せよ！ Carry Out A Friendly Ship Naval Review!	100	100	300	100
Partake in a Naval Review in the limited time waters to help make contact with ships from overseas.		203mm/53 Twin Gun Mount Unlocks E-3
Complete the limited expedition "Friendly Ship Naval Review".
Prerequisites	OR1
Notes	Limited Time Quest Any 6 ships can be used.

Special Expediton

#	Name	Time		HQ	Ship							Rewards

175	親善艦参加観艦式 Friendly Ship Naval Review	00:15		40	40		30	50				x1

#	Name	Time		Σ(Lv)			Minimum Fleet Size

175	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?	Difficulty Restrictions	Notes
Main Operation Operation Rei-Go	E-1	Preparation for Operation Rei-Go	No	No restrictions. All difficulties OK	FBBs, BBs, and CVs are not allowed on this map.
Main Operation Operation Rei-Go	E-2	Sortie! Operation Rei-Go!	No	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

Campan 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

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Branching Rules
Node	Split	Condition
START	A	2+ DD (random) or Kasumi flagship
START	B	<2 DD
D	C	LoS check (fail)
D	J	LoS check (pass)
E	F	Active Branching
E	G	Active Branching

Tips

Recommended fleet compositions:
- 1 BBV plus 4DD/CL plus either CVL/CL
- 4-slots cruisers (Ooyodo, Yuubari, Katori, Kashima) are highly recommended.
You can use Kasumi as flagship to take the northeast route.
- 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.

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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
	Pattern 4	?		40px
B	Pattern 1	140		40px
	Pattern 2	110		40px
	Pattern 3	95		40px
C	Pattern 1		Must be my imagination. (No combat)
D	Pattern 1	140		40px 40px
	Pattern 2	120		40px
	Pattern 3	100		40px
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

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Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node	Pattern	Xp	Node Info	Form	Air
A	Pattern 1			40px
B	Pattern 1			40px
B	Pattern 2			40px
C	Pattern 1		Must be my imagination. (No combat)
D	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3			40px
E	Pattern 1		Active Branching
F	Pattern 1			40px
F	Pattern 2			40px
G Air Raid	Pattern 1	120
H Air Raid	Pattern 1	120
I	Pattern 1			40px
J	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3 Final Form			40px

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Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node	Pattern	Xp	Node Info	Form	Air
A	Pattern 1			40px
B	Pattern 1			40px
C	Pattern 1		Must be my imagination. (No combat)
D	Pattern 1			40px
E	Pattern 1		Active Branching
F	Pattern 1			40px
G Air Raid	Pattern 1	120
H Air Raid	Pattern 1	120
I	Pattern 1			40px
J	Pattern 1			40px
J	Pattern 2 Final Form			40px

E-2

Otoro Island Marmalade Gulf "Operation Rei-go"

No map name yet

Information

Boss: Supply Depot Princess
6 kills required on all difficulties (3000 HP)
- On hard mode the boss formation becomes the final formation after 2400HP is dealt, but her final form has reduced HP (480), so map clear is not possible with only 5 runs.

Rewards upon clearance: Hatsuzuki, plus:
- Clearing on Hard (甲): 8x Improvement materials, 2x Maritime Resupply, Skilled Pilot, Medal
- Clearing on Medium (乙): 3x Improvement materials, Medal
- Clearing on Easy (丙): Medal

Branching rules

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Branching Rules
Node	Split	Condition
START	A	Only 1 CA, CAV, or CL. 3+ DDs
START	C	2+ CA, CAV, CL or any BB, CV(L), AX. <3 DDs
A	B
E	4 Rei-Go ships or 3 DD, 1 CL, 1CLT, 1 CA
C	D	2 CV, CA, BB (?)
G
E	F	Active Branching
E	I	Active Branching
H	J
H	L
K	L	<2 DD
K	N	2+ DD (?)

Tips

Umikaze does not drop on Easy.
Recommended fleet compositions:
- North, AEIJMO: Rei-Go Fleet (Kasumi, Kiyoshimo, Asashimo, Ashigara) + 2 CAV.
- 3 DD, 1 CL, 1CLT, 1 CA goes to the North Route even without Rei-Go ships but has less firepower.
There are two different routes you can take depending on your fleet.
- North Route cannot have CVs or BBs or else you will start at south.
Supply Depot Princess is an installation type boss, so Type 3 Shells and WG42 are highly recommended.
The southern route allows for much more firepower, and more type 3 shells.
- 4BB 2CV or 2BB 2CA 2CV allows for maximum firepower, but takes a very roundabout route (CDGKLMO).
- 1fBB 2CA(v) 2DD 1CV allows for the much shorter CGKN route. AACI is recommended for one of the DDs since Type 3 Shells is needed for the CAs and BBs
Nodes D and K in South Route and Nodes F, H, and I in North Route are Single Aerial battles. Consider using Diamond formation or bring an AACI setup.

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Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node	Pattern	Xp	Node Info	Form	Air
A 陸上爆撃機隊第3飛行中隊	Pattern 1			40px 40px
	Pattern 2	100		40px
	Pattern 3			40px
B	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3			40px
C 潜水艦哨戒線 Cライン	Pattern 1	180		40px
	Pattern 2	145		40px
	Pattern 3			40px
D Air battle	Pattern 1	175		40px
E	Pattern 1		Active Branching
F Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
G	Pattern 1	250		40px
G	Pattern 2	250		40px	AS:198 AS+:396
H Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
I Air Battle	Pattern 1	140		40px
J 深海船団間接護衛隊	Pattern 1			40px 40px
J 深海船団間接護衛隊	Pattern 2	180		40px 40px
K Air Battle	Pattern 1	170		40px
L	Pattern 1	220		40px
M 警戒魚雷艇戦隊 I群	Pattern 1			40px 40px 40px
N	Pattern 1			40px 40px
O 戦略補給物資集積地	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3 Final Form	500		40px

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Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node	Pattern	Xp	Node Info	Form	Air
A 陸上爆撃機隊第3飛行中隊	Pattern 1			40px 40px
B	Pattern 1			40px
C 潜水艦哨戒線 Cライン	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3			40px
D Air battle	Pattern 1			40px
E	Pattern 1		Active Branching
F Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
G	Pattern 1			40px
G	Pattern 2			40px
H Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
I Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
J 深海船団間接護衛隊	Pattern 1			40px 40px
K Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
L	Pattern 1			40px
M 警戒魚雷艇戦隊 I群	Pattern 1			40px 40px 40px
N	Pattern 1			40px 40px
O 戦略補給物資集積地	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3 Final Form			40px

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Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node	Pattern	Xp	Node Info	Form	Air
A 陸上爆撃機隊第3飛行中隊	Pattern 1			40px 40px
B	Pattern 1			40px
C 潜水艦哨戒線 Cライン	Pattern 1			40px
C 潜水艦哨戒線 Cライン	Pattern 2			40px
D Air battle	Pattern 1			40px
E	Pattern 1		Active Branching
F Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
G	Pattern 1			40px
G	Pattern 2			40px
H Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
I Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
J 深海船団間接護衛隊	Pattern 1			40px 40px
K Air Battle	Pattern 1			40px
L	Pattern 1			40px
M 警戒魚雷艇戦隊 I群	Pattern 1			40px 40px 40px
N	Pattern 1			40px 40px
O 戦略補給物資集積地	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3 Final Form			40px

E-3

Operation Sho-Go 4

No map name yet

Information

Combined Fleet
Boss: Heavy Cruiser Princess
Transport Gauge: 300 TP (Easy), 400 TP (Medium), 500 TP (Hard)
x kills required on all difficulties (Hard: 2100 HP)

Rewards upon clearance: Zara
- Clearing on Hard (甲): Medal x2, Ro.43 Recon Seaplane, Hard Medal
- Clearing on Medium (乙):
- Clearing on Easy (丙):

Branching rules

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Branching Rules
Node	Split	Condition
START	A	Transport Escort Fleet
	E
	F
	J	Surface Task Force
B	C
B	D
J	K	Active Branching
J	M	Active Branching
L	O
L	T
N	Q
N	T
P	N	LOS check
P	R	LOS check (Fail)

Tips
Transport Phase

Recommended fleet compositions:
- Transport Fleet: 2BBV and 4DD (1st Fleet) and 1CL (Abukuma Kai Ni preferred), 2CA(V), and 3DD (2nd Fleet)
  - While this will take you to the Airfield Hime node, this in turn will give your fleet a better chance at S-ranking to boss node to maximize the TP gained upon completing the run.
DD in the first fleet should be fully equipped with drums. Abukuma and Kasumi at Kai Ni can use 1-2 Daihatsu. If you use a CAV consider bringing 1 drum for them. Everyone else needs to be armed to battle.
Transport Boss is the Destroyer Princess
Set up mentioned above should easily make short work of the enemy fleet with little issue.

Battle Phase

Recommended fleet compositions:
- Surface Task Force: 4BB and 2 CVL (1st Fleet) and 1CL (Abukuma Kai Ni preferred), 2-3 CLT, 0-1 FBB, 2DD (2nd Fleet).
  - Fleet has the option to go east or south at first intersection. It's recommended to go south as it is easier to reach the boss node and you will do so with more fuel. The east route will have you fight So-class submarines who are very dangerous to your escort fleet.
Heavy Cruiser Princess will always have a pair of Battleship Princesses with her. However the Aircraft Carrier Princess will occasionally be replaced by Tsu-Class Elite (on Hard mode).
Boss Fleet Support is highly recommended
- In-Route Support is recommended if you have trouble making your way on the final kill.

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Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node	Pattern	Xp	Node Info	Form	Air
A 通商破壊潜水艦隊 A群 sub node	Pattern 1	150		40px 40px
A 通商破壊潜水艦隊 A群 sub node	Pattern 2	150		40px 40px
B 先行侵入通商破壊部隊	Pattern 1	180		40px 40px
B 先行侵入通商破壊部隊	Pattern 2	180		40px
C Air Battle	Pattern 1	155
C Air Battle	Pattern 2	140
D 通商破壊潜水艦隊 B群 sub node	Pattern 1			40px 40px
D 通商破壊潜水艦隊 B群 sub node	Pattern 2	170		40px
E	Pattern 1
E	Pattern 2
F	Pattern 1
G Supply	Pattern 1		Supply Node
H	Pattern 1
H	Pattern 2
I	Pattern 1
J	Pattern 1		Active Branching
K 陸上爆撃機隊戦爆連合	Pattern 1			40px
K 陸上爆撃機隊戦爆連合	Pattern 2			40px 40px
L 侵攻部隊攻略部隊	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3			40px
	Pattern 4			40px
M	Pattern 1	190		40px
N	Pattern 1	300		40px
O	Pattern 1
P Sub Node	Pattern 1	190		40px
P Sub Node	Pattern 2	190		40px
Q	Pattern 1
R	Pattern 1
S 侵攻先遣部隊本隊	Pattern 1	280		40px
S 侵攻先遣部隊本隊	Pattern 2	280		40px
T 侵攻部隊旗艦艦隊	Pattern 1			40px
	Pattern 2			40px
	Pattern 3 Final Form			40px

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Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node	Pattern	Xp	Node Info	Form
A	Pattern 1
B	Pattern 1
C	Pattern 1
C	Pattern 2
D	Pattern 1
E	Pattern 1
E	Pattern 2
F	Pattern 1			40px
G Supply	Pattern 1		Supply Node
H	Pattern 1
H	Pattern 2
I	Pattern 1
J	Pattern 1
J	Pattern 2
K	Pattern 1
L	Pattern 1
M	Pattern 1
N	Pattern 1
O	Pattern 1
P	Pattern 1
Q Air Battle	Pattern 1	155
R	Pattern 1
S	Pattern 1
T	Pattern 1

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Nodes and Enemy Encounters
Node	Pattern	Xp	Node Info	Form	Air
A	Pattern 1
B	Pattern 1
C	Pattern 1	100
C	Pattern 2
D	Pattern 1
E	Pattern 1
E	Pattern 2
F	Pattern 1
F	Pattern 2
G Supply	Pattern 1		Supply Node
H	Pattern 1
I	Pattern 1
J	Pattern 1
J	Pattern 2
K	Pattern 1
L	Pattern 1
M	Pattern 1
N	Pattern 1
O	Pattern 1
P	Pattern 1
Q	Pattern 1
R	Pattern 1
S	Pattern 1
T	Pattern 1