Sandbox/Spring 2021 E-5

Sandbox Rules

This sandbox is to be used to construct an event guide for the above mentioned event map. These guides are to all of the following requirements:

List of branching unlocking requirements (If there are multiple requirements, compositions for each path along with the below requirements will be needed to discuss the unlocking requirements in question)

A list of working compositions that work: (These must have possible alternatives for players who may or may not have all ships needed for a specific path)

The Path said composition will take (To explain what path the composition will take)

A summary or description of what kind of obstacles a composition will face.

A description of the boss node, what it consist and a descriptive guide on what the player should consider for a course of action to successfully win the battle.

(Optional) Tips to farm to take path to collect certain ships (This will also require a composition, path, and possible description.

Editors are to construct thier own version of thier guide and complete them in a timely fashion.

No other editors are to allowed to edit over other editor's work without the full consent of the editor and his approval to do so.

Several version will be constructed through this page and will be reviewed and approved by the staff/ collaboration committee before being moved for the Summer 2020 Event which it'll be reviewed and updated once more before it can be released.

Overall there will be 3 version of the guide that will be constructed which will include:

Preliminary Guide
Polished Guide
Finalized Guide

With each approval of each version the guide, the said guide will be updated to the main page and construction of the next version will begin.

All guides outside of the approved version will be removed and work will begin from the approved version to make it better for the next version until the finalized version is made.

Projected deadline for Initial guide: May 30th, 12:01 JST (May get extended by 1 day if massive delays occur)

DarkHeron's Proposal (Consolidated guide from various sources)

General Guidelines

Unlike the previous event's final map, you can only use 1 Land Base for sortie all throughout E5. The other 2 land bases will be used for defense throughout this map.
All the locks within E5 are recycled locks from previous maps:
- 8th Fleet, Grey tag (E3 unlocking)
- 2nd Torpedo Squadron, Orange tag (E3P1 and P3)
- 2nd Fleet, Green tag (E4P4)
Once you unlocked the third starting point (2nd Torpedo Squadron point), all ships that are untagged and in a single fleet will be designated as Grey lock (8th Fleet).

Phase 1: Defeat Buff Wa class Transport

The objective is to defeat the boss node J featuring Wa class transports
There are a total of two different approaches you can consider for this part.

Composition: Strike Force: 1 CL 5-6 DD (Orange Tag)
Route: A D E G I J1 J for Strike Force (Orange Tag)

- Composition: 2 BBV, 2 CA, 2 CAV, 1 CLT (Gray Tag)
Grey Tag routing A D E F G I J1 J
This is a much heavier fleet that can route to the boss.

LBAS Range = 10. There is no air power until last dance where a Nu class carrier will appear. AP/AS = 45/89 (HARD)
LOS: Casual/Easy/Medium/Hard is ???/???/54.0/66.0
Note: Unlike in E4, you can only send 1 LBAS throughout the map. Have 1 LBAS with bombers and send them to the preboss to help you pass through the node easily if you're not bringing support expedition.

Phase 2: Defeat New Battleship Hime

This phase will be available to you right after you cleared Phase 1. The boss is very tanky and the composition needed to reach the boss will need 3-4 Battleships , but you can go up to 6 Battleships if your whole fleet is speed modded to fast.

Composition: 4(F)BB(V), 1 CA(V) or CL, Akitsushima/Akashi + 1 CL, 3 CA(V) or 3 CLT, 2 DD. (Green tag)
In this fleet speed does not matter, slow ships are allowed.
It is recommended to use Nagato and Mutsu's broadside special attack.
Due to how tanky and difficut the boss and her fleet are, you will may need to resort to using Mutsu to do her special attack as she has a stronger bonus attack.

4(F)BB(V), 1 CA(V) or CL, Akitsushima/Akashi + 2 FBB, 1CL 1 (CA(V) or CLT), 2 DD (All Fast)

All ship must be fast, speeding modding your slow ships will work in this process
- If fleet is not fast, you will go to Node K first
Consider Nagato/Mutsu special attack for day battle or Kongou-Class special attack in night battle
- Remember that only special attack can be proc in battle, you cannot proc both.

Both compositions take the same route if organized correctly.
Route: L M Q U1 V2 V
LBAS Range: 7. There is no air power at the boss
Note: Node V2 is a repair node. Boss node has very high Anti-Air. Both compositions above have the Second Fleet Tag (green) to them.

Phase 2.5: Unlock new Starting point for the 2nd Torpedo Squadron (Orange tag)

There are 2 main requirements to unlock

AS Node B twice
A+ Node U twice

Composition Single Fleet: 2 CVL, 4 DD (Gray Tag)
Route: A B
LBAS Range = 2, AP/AS = 169/380 for (HARD)
Notes: You can make use of your LBAS with fighters and sweep the node along with your fighter mule CV to secure AS on the node. Make sure your DD equip with ASW equipment to pass through A

You have the option to use either an STF Fleet or a CTF Fleet in order to reach node U. Use of CTF will force you to node R which contains the new Submarine Princess.

Composition STF: 3(F)BB(V), 1 CV(B), 2(CA(V) or AV) + 1 CL, 1-2 CA(V), 1-2 CLT, 2-3 DD (Green Tag)
Route: L M Q U1 U2 U
Composition CTF: 2(F)BB(V), 2 CV(B), 2 CA(V) or AV + 1 CL 1-2 CA(V), 1-2 CLT, 2-3 DD. You can use 2 CV(B) + CVL as an alternative and have the FBB in the Escort Fleet (Green Tag)
Route: L M R T U2 U
LBAS Range = 10 AP/AS: 406/912
Notes: The target node has heavy airpower and requires long range LBAS to reach it. Support Expeditions are optional as only an A Rank is required.
STF Fleet note: You need a minimum of 3 DDs to route from U1 to U2. Otherwise, you will be routed to T.

Phase 2.75: Unlock the path to Node Z

There are a total of 6 requirements needed to unlock

AS Node B twice
A+ rank Node U twice
S rank Node S twice
A+ rank Node V twice
A+ rank Node Y twice
AS LBAS Defence twice

This is the same phase as phase 2.5 for Node B

This is the same phase as phase 2.5 for Node U

Composition fast STF: 2(F)BB(V), 3 CA(V), 0-1 CL, 0-1 DD + 1 CL, 1 CA(V), 0-1 CLT, 3-4 DD (Green Tag)
Route: L M N O S
LBAS Range = 6, no air power
Note: You need to have a minimum of 4 DDs in the fleet for routing.

You can use the same fleet as in Phase 2
Composition STF: 4(F)BB(V), 1 CA(V) or CL, Akitsushima/Akashi + 1 CL, 3 (CA(V) or CLT), 2 DD
Route: L M Q U1 V2 V
Note: Since you don't need to S rank the boss, you can have your DD be OASW to help pass through the sub-node
- Support Expedition is optional but can be used if you are having trouble passing through the pre boss node U1

Composition Strike Force: 1 CL 6 DD
Route: B C W X Y
LBAS Range = 6, no air power

Phase 3: Defeat New Light Cruiser Hime

Composition Strike Force: 1 CL 6 DD (Orange Tag)
Route: B C W X Z1 Z
LBAS Range = 8, no air power
LOS: Casual/Easy/Medium/Hard = 55.0/55.00/62.0/81.0 for Cn3 formula
Note: Due to the nature of the LOS requirement and the fleet, uses of GTRL (Gun, Torpedo, Radar, and Skilled lookout) is essential to both meet the LOS requirements for routing and damage output
Special Note: For this specific boss and the current bonus, it is possible to make uses of Vanguard formation at the boss for the kill instead of utilizing Line ahead as normal at the boss.

Debuff Phase

There are 7 requirements to complete the debuffing phase for New Light Cruiser Hime. The majority of the comps for each of these requirements will be the same compositions used in the previous phases

A+ Node V
S rank Node H
- This can be achieved by using a Single Fleet with Grey Tag. 2 BBV, 2 CA(V), 2 DD
- Route: A D E F H
S rank Node J
AS Node Node N
A+ Rank Node U
S rank Node V1
- Use the same fleet you used for Phase 2 but replace Akitsushima/Akashi for another AV to route to V1
A+ rank Node V