Difference between revisions of "Fall 2020 Event/Info"

Revision as of 06:55, 23 November 2020

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 remains unknown but is planned to be released early in December and will consist of 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 This is for historical reference only.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

Information

New Mechanics

New Ships

The exact number of ships to appear in this event is unknown.

However some hints regarding a ship has been revealed:

Jiji has been confirmed to be one of the artist working on a kanmusu
An Italian Destroyer tied to the "Winds of the South" is planned to be released.
Suspected Destroyer is likely to be Scirocco

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

New Equipment

New Enemy Vessels

New Enemy Equipment

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.

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+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''' [[File:Instant_construction-0.jpg]] 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''' [[File:Instant_construction-0.jpg]] will not be consumed unless a powerful Friend Fleet appears.
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