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Ship locking is a mechanic designed to force admirals to use a wider variety of ships.  At this time, this mechanic has only been used in [[Events]].
 
 
[[image:AL_badge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the AL missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]
 
[[image:AL_badge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the AL missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]
 
[[image:MI_sticker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the MI missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]
 
[[image:MI_sticker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the MI missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]
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Ship Locking is an [[Event]] only mechanic, that forces Admirals to use a wider variety of ship girls during said events. It is meant to simulate the feel of a multiple-front operation where ship girls dispatched to one operation area are unavailable to be dispatched to others.
  
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== Concept ==
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=Tagging=
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Ship locking was introduced in the [[Summer 2014 Event]], also known as AL/MI. This event introduced this mechanic to enact the feel of a two front war, following the historical battles of the [[wikipedia:Aleutian Islands Campaign|Aleutian Islands]] and the [[wikipedia:Battle of Midway|Battle of Midway]], the former of which was often theorized to have been a feint to draw away the naval fleets stationed at the Midway Atoll. This mechanic was also utilized for the [[Fall 2014 Event]], the [[Spring 2015 Event]], and the [[Summer 2015 Event]].
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At the start of an event, no girl is tagged.
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Any untagged girls dispatched to an operation area will be tagged with the appropriate lock.
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* The relevant tag will be applied '''immediately after the start sortie button is pressed''' to all the girls in the fleet.
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**This includes the escort fleet in combined fleets.
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* Tags apply individually to girls. Duplicates may be used under other tags..
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* All tags in effect on a given map are displayed on the minimap next to it, and are further explained in the Ooyodo note.
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* Some tags may be used and so applied on several maps, as well as several tags can be used on a single map.
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* Girls used in the Event's [[Support Expedition]]s are not tagged.
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** Girls used in those Support Expeditions are not subjected to any form of tag restriction.
  
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== Details ==
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Tags are often references to historical fleets related to map operation.
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Ship locking is a mechanic that places a badge on the banners of all ships deployed to a specific map and applying certain restrictions on deploying ships with badges.
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* Some tags may be more straightforward, being named after the type of fleet (e.g. Combined Fleet, Transport Fleet, ...).
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*Ships used in [[Expeditions#Support_Expeditions|event support expeditions]] do not obtain a badge.
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* On the wiki, tags will be referred to by their color sometimes for convenience.
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*Ships that are tagged for one of these maps cannot be sortied to another map that would apply a different badge.
 
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:*This applies to all ships in the fleet you're attempting to deploy (both fleets if it's a [[Combined Fleet]]).
 
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:*Since the [[Spring 2015 Event]], the easy difficulty ignores the sortie restriction for that map; the badges are still applied to ships that do not already have a badge, however.
 
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*Certain maps may also reject ships with certain (or all) badges, despite not applying one itself.
 
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:*Example of specific badge rejection: [[Summer 2015 Event#E-7|E-7 of Summer 2015 Event]] rejected ships with <span style="background-color:orange">'''ORANGE'''</span> tags.
 
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:*Example of all badge rejection: [[Summer 2014 Event#E-6|E-6 of Summer 2014 Event]] rejected all ships with any badge.
 
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*Duplicates of ships are considered different entities; tagging of one does not prevent the other from being deployed to a map that applies a different badge.
 
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*Ship locking does not prevent the ship from being deployed to expeditions or non-event maps.
 
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:*[[Summer 2014 Event]], however, disallowed any ships with a badge to go on [[Expeditions#Support_Expeditions|event support expeditions]].
 
  
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=== Examples ===
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[[Summer 2022 Event/E-5#Special Locking Guide|E5]] of the Summer 2022 Event used a different locking mechanism, only locking fleets to specific tags after reaching certain points on the map.
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So far, there have been a few events utilizing the mechanic of ship locking.
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* This locking mechanic can prevent players from accidentally locking ships with the wrong tag.
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*[[Summer 2014 Event]]
 
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**Maps E-1 and E-2 applied an AL badge to ships, and locked out any ship with an MI badge.
 
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**Maps E-3, E-4, and E-5 applied an MI badge to ships, and locked out any ship with an AL badge.
 
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**Map E-6 locked out all badged ships, despite not applying a badge.
 
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**Any badged ship could not participate in any support expeditions.
 
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*[[Fall 2014 Event]]
 
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**Maps E-1 and E-2 applied a blue badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a green badge.
 
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**Map E-3 applied a green badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a blue badge.
 
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**Map E-4 ignored the locking mechanic, and allowed all ships, badged or not.
 
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*[[Spring 2015 Event]]
 
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**Maps E-1, E-2, and E-6 did not partake in the ship locking mechanic.
 
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**Map E-3 applied a blue badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a green or orange badge.
 
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**Map E-4 applied a green badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a blue or orange badge.
 
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**Map E-5 applied an orange badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a blue or green badge.
 
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:*The sortie restriction did not apply for E-3, E-4, or E-5 if the admiral attempted the map on easy difficulty.
 
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*[[Summer 2015 Event]]
 
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**Maps E-1 and E-2 applied a blue badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a green, yellow, or orange badge.
 
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**Maps E-3 and E-6 applied a green badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a blue, yellow, or orange badge.
 
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**Map E-4 applied a yellow badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a blue, green, or orange badge.
 
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**Map E-5 applied an orange badge to ships, and locked out any ship with a blue, green, or yellow badge.
 
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**Map E-7 did not apply a tag, and accepted all ships except ships with an orange badge.
 
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:*The sortie restriction did not apply for all event maps if the admiral attempted the map on easy difficulty.
 
  
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<gallery type="slideshow" widths="150">
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=Tag restrictions=
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Summer2014ALBadge.jpg|[[Summer 2014 Event]] AL (E-1 and E-2) badge
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Tags are here to restrict where and when girls can be sorties.
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Summer2014MIBadge.jpg|[[Summer 2014 Event]] MI (E-3, E-4, and E-5) badge
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* Ship locking restrictions '''do not apply''' to Easy and Casual difficulties in all event maps.
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Fall2014BBadge.png|[[Fall 2014 Event]] E-1 and E-2 badge
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** When playing in those difficulties:
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Fall2014GBadge.png|[[Fall 2014 Event]] E-3 badge
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*** Girls are still tagged to the relevant tags.
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Spring2015BBadge.png|[[Spring 2015 Event]] E-3 badge
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*** It is possible to sortie girls with any tag on any map.
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Spring2015GBadge.png|[[Spring 2015 Event]] E-4 badge
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*** It is possible to mix girls with different tags within the same fleet on any map.
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Spring2015OBadge.png|[[Spring 2015 Event]] E-5 badge
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**** [[#Tag routing|Tag routing]] might cause routing issues in those situations when applicable.
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Summer2015BBadge.png|[[Summer 2015 Event]] E-1 and E-2 badge
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Summer2015GBadge.png|[[Summer 2015 Event]] E-3 and E-6 badge
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* Ship locking restrictions '''apply''' to Medium and Hard difficulties.
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Summer2015YBadge.png|[[Summer 2015 Event]] E-4 badge
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** ''On the '''last map''' of every event, tags do not apply to Medium, just like in lower difficulties.
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Summer2015OBadge.png|[[Summer 2015 Event]] E-5 badge
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** When playing in those difficulties:
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*** Girls will not be able to sortie to maps that do not match their tag for the '''duration of the event.
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*** Tag restrictions apply to both fleets in a [[Combined Fleet]].
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*** It is not possible to mix tags in the same fleet, even so both tags are used on the map.
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**** On certain maps, it is possible to use 2 different tags within the same fleet in '''all''' difficulties (E4 of [[Winter 2022 Event]] and E3 of [[Spring 2022 Event]] so far).
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* Starting from [[Winter 2022 Event]], after the final event map is cleared  {{TextGlow|'''tag restrictions stop getting enforced on every map'''|black|text-colour=Lime|glow-size=2px}}.
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** This makes tag restrictions act the same as in lower difficulties for every previously cleared map, regardless of the difficulty said maps were cleared.
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** '''[[#Tag routing|Tag routing]]''' ''"may"'' still apply depending on the map.
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** This allows players to focus on completing the event, before coming back later to farm ship drops or other resources with fewer restrictions.
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* Ship locks do not affect girls in regular [[Sortie]] maps, exercises, nor expeditions.
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The number of tags and their associated restrictions can vary from event to event. Please refer to the current [[Event]] page for up-to-date details and trends.
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=Tag routing=
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On some maps, tags may affect routing.
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* On some map, the effect can be applicable for {{color|red|'''every difficulties'''}}.
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* When a '''single tagged girl''' or a certain '''threshold of tagged girls''' of a specific tag is used in a fleet, '''the routing will change.
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** This change is only noticeable when using mixed tag fleets.
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*** Using an untagged girl in such a fleet will lock her to the said route's tag.
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** This change can be the route the fleet will take, or the starting point where it will start.
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** On certain maps, this mechanic can {{color|red|'''permanently lock'''}} a player to clear the map, and so the event, regardless of the difficulty.
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** A locked player can in theory bypass this issue by using brand-new girls.
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* In harder difficulties, this should not be a significant issue, since tags are almost never mixed, but in lower ones, using mixed tag fleets can cause some trouble when trying to reach a specific routing.
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;Bug
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When the starting point is decided by both the '''fleet type''' (single/[[Striking Force Fleet]]) and the '''lock''', the game does not check if the fleet is single or striking but just blocks the 3rd fleet from sortieing.
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=Locks in the [[Composition|Fleet menu]]=
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Since [[Summer 2021 Event]], a new button is available in the Fleet menu during events, when selecting a ship. On the top-right corner, it can either display :
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*All the ships,
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*Only tagged ships,
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*Only untagged ships.
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=Tips=
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* It is '''highly recommended''' to wait until ship locking information for the event has been figured out before starting. This can prevent important girls to be locked on "wrong maps".
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* Having dupes of certain girls can give more leeway with planning ship locks. Please refer to [[Help:Ship Priority|the help page]] for advice on which girls to dupe (this does not take into account the historical importance of girls).
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=Past Ship Locks=
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Ship Locking was introduced during the [[Summer 2014 Event]] and came in almost every event since. The average number of tags per event is increasing each event, making ship locking planning more and more important. The maximum amount of tags in a single event ever seen is '''11'''.
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* Tagged ship girls were unable to be dispatched on event support expeditions during the [[Summer 2014 Event]]. This restriction has not been implemented since that event.
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Summer 2014 Event]] (2 Tags, 0.33 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Summer2014ALBadge.jpg|AL (E-1 and E-2) tag
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Summer2014MIBadge.jpg|MI (E-3, E-4, and E-5) tag
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</gallery>
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|}
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Fall 2014 Event]] (0 Tag)
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|-
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|No locking
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|}
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Winter 2015 Event]] (0 Tag)
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|-
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|No locking
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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!colspan="3" |[[Spring 2015 Event]] (3 Tags, 0.50 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|E-3
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|E-4
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|E-5
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|-
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|style="color:blue"|'''Blue'''
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|style="color:green"|'''Green'''
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|style="color:orange"|'''Orange'''
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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!colspan=4|[[Summer 2015 Event]] (4 Tags, 0.57 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|E-1 & E-2
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|E-3 & E-6
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|E-4
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|E-5
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|-
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|style="color:blue"|'''Blue'''
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|style="color:green"|'''Green'''
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|style="color:yellow"|'''Yellow'''
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|style="color:orange"|'''Orange'''
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Fall 2015 Event]] (2 Tags, 0.40 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Autumn2015TransportTag.png|Transport Operation<br>(E-1, E-2, and E-3)
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Autumn2015DispatchTag.png|Dispatched on Operation<br>(E-4)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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|}
  
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== Strategy ==
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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As with all events, it is recommended to have a wide variety of ships, and this mechanic makes that even more important. Depending on the amount of maps and the configuration of those maps, you could have up to 72 ships locked into one map (worst case scenario, with 6 combined fleet maps all using different locks), assuming that you do not switch ships out for repairs, which would increase that number. As such, it is important to keep track of your ships and make sure you do not lock ships you need in order to meet branching requirements or have the power to beat later maps. As such, it is important to research the event maps ahead of time to plan out your fleet compositions ahead of time. It is also important to balance your ship levels across multiple groups or you could end up with a low-level fleet being your only composition capable of reaching the boss in a later map, making sure to include [[LOS]] in these considerations, as it is often needed for branching.
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![[Winter 2016 Event]] (0 Tag)
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|-
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|No locking
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|}
  
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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!colspan=4|[[Spring 2016 Event]] (4 Tags, 0.57 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|E-1 & E-4
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|E-2 & E-3
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|E-5
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|E-6
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|-
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|style="color:blue"|'''Blue'''
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|style="color:green"|'''Green'''
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|style="color:orange"|'''Orange'''
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|style="color:yellow"|'''Yellow'''
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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!colspan=3|[[Summer 2016 Event]] (3 Tags, 0.71 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|E-1
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|E-2
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|E-3
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|-
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|style="color:blue"|'''Blue'''
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|style="color:green"|'''Green'''
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|style="color:yellow"|'''Yellow'''
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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!colspan=4|[[Fall 2016 Event]] (4 Tags, 0.80 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|E-1
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|E-2 & E-3
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|E-4
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|E-5
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|-
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|style="color:blue"|'''Blue'''
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|style="color:green"|'''Green'''
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|style="color:yellow"|'''Yellow'''
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|style="color:orange"|'''Orange'''
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Winter 2017 Event]] (2 Tags, 0.67 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Winter2017BlueTag.png|Operation Squadron<br>(E-1 and E-3)
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Winter2017GreenTag.png|Maritime Escort Squadron<br>(E-2)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Spring 2017 Event]] (4 Tags, 0.80 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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BlueTag.png|5th Fleet Vanguard<br>(E-1)
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YellowTag.png|Kuril Base Corps<br>(E-2)
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GreenTag.png|Transport Operation<br>(E-3)
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OrangeTag.png|Counterattack Landing Force<br>(E-4)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Summer 2017 Event]] (5 Tags, 0.71 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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GreyTag.png|Vanguard Force<br>(E-1)
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Summer2017Bluetag.png|Western Operation Force<br>(E-2 and E-3)
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Summer2017Orangetag.png|Red Sea Fleet<br>(E-4)
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Summer2017Lightgreentag.png|1st Special Operations Fleet<br>(E-5)
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DarkGreenTag.png|2nd Special Operations Fleet<br>(E-6)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Fall 2017 Event]] (3 Tags, 0.75 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Fall2017GreenTag.png|Shima Fleet<br>(E-1 and E-2)
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Fall2017GreyTag.png|Main Fleet<br>(E-3)
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Fall2017YellowTag.png|Nishimura Fleet<br>(E-4)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Winter 2018 Event]] (5 Tags, 0.71 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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2018WinterGreyTag.png|Vanguard Force<br>(E-1)
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2018WinterGreenTag.png|Kurita Fleet<br>(E-2 and E-4)
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Fall2017YellowTag.png|Nishimura Fleet<br>(E-2 and E-4)
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2018WinterBlueTag.png|Ozawa Fleet<br>(E-3)
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2018WinterPurpleTag.png|Shima Fleet<br>(E-5 and E-6)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Early Fall 2018 Event]] (6 Tags, 1.20 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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GreyTagSummer2018.png|Vanguard Force<br>(E-1)
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LightGreenSummer2018.png|Dispatched to Strait Fleet<br>(E-2)
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GreenTagSummer2018.png|Western Operations Force<br>(E-3)
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OrangeTagSummer2018.png|European Special Operations Fleet<br>(E-4)
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BlueTagSummer2018.png|Force H<br>(E-5)
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PurpleTagSummer2018.png|Operation Rheinübung Force<br>(E-5)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Winter 2019 Event]] (4 Tags, 1.33 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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GreyTagWinter2019.png|Rat Transport Force<br>(E-1)
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GreenTagWinter2019.png|Rabaul Fleet<br>(E-2)
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BlueTagWinter2019.png|Combined Fleet<br>(E-2)
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YellowTagWinter2019.png|Dispatched to Buin Force<br>()
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Spring 2019 Event]] (6 Tags, 1.20 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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GreySpring2019Tag.png|400th Squadron<br>(E-1)
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YellowSpring2019Tag.png|2nd Fleet<br>(E-2)
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BlueSpring2019Tag.png|Northern Force<br>(E-3)
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GreenTagSpring2019.png|Mobile Task Force<br>(E-4)
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YellowTagSpring2019.png|Capture Force<br>(E-4)
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LimeTagSpring2019.png|Dispatched to Hawaii Fleet<br>(E-5)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Summer 2019 Event]] (3 Tags, 1.00 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Summer2019EventBlueTag.png|European Defense Fleet<br>(E-1)
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Summer2019EventGreenTag.png|Combined Fleet<br>(E-2)
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Summer2019EventYellowTag.png|Mediterranean Fleet<br>(E-3)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Fall 2019 Event]] (6 Tags, 1.00 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Fall2019EventMagentaTag.png|Occupation Convoy<br>(E-1)
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Fall2019EventLightBlueTag.png|Air Raid Unit<br>(E-2)
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Fall2019EventDarkBlueTag.png|Dutch East Indies Unit<br>(E-3)
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Fall2019EventGreenTag.png|Malay Unit<br>(E-4)
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Fall2019EventWhiteTag.png|Patrol Unit<br>(E-5)
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Fall2019EventGoldTag.png|Decisive Battle Squadron<br>(E-6)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Hinamatsuri 2020 Mini-Event]] (0 Tag)
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|-
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|No locking
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Summer 2020 Event]] (9 Tags, 1.29 Tag/Maps)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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RainySeason2020EventWhiteTag.png|Kurile Islands Area Unit<br>(E-1)
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RainySeason2020EventOrangeTag.png|Okinawa Area Unit<br>(E-2)
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RainySeason2020EventBlueTag.png|2nd Striking Force<br>(E-3)
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RainySeason2020EventGreenTag.png|Ogasawara Area Unit<br>(E-4)
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RainySeason2020EventPurpleTag.png|Southeastern Area Unit<br>(E-5)
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RainySeason2020EventYellowTag.png|2nd Fleet<br>(E-6)
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RainySeason2020EventGreyAdvanceTag.png|Advance Unit<br>(E-7)
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RainySeason2020EventGreyVanguardTag.png|Task Force Vanguard<br>(E-7)
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RainySeason2020EventGreyTaskForceTag.png|Task Force<br>(E-7)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Fall 2020 Event]] (4 Tags, 1.00 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Fall2020EventTag1.png|Mediterranean Fleet<br>(E-1)
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Fall2020EventTag2.png|Escort R Unit<br>(E-2)
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Fall2020EventTag3.png|Convoy PQ 17<br>(E-3)
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Fall2020EventTag4.png|Southwest Area Fleet<br>(E-4)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Spring 2021 Event]] (9 Tags, 1.80 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Spring2021EventTag1.png|31st Squadron<br>(E-1)
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Spring2021EventTag2.png|6th Fleet<br>(E-2)
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Spring2021EventTag3.png|3rd Fleet<br>(E-2 & E-4)
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Spring2021EventTag4.png|2nd Torpedo Squadron<br>(E-3 & E-5)
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Spring2021EventTag5.png|Combined Fleet<br>(E-3)
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Spring2021EventTag6.png|8th Fleet<br>(E-3 & E-5)
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Spring2021EventTag7.png|Striking Force<br>(E-4)
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Spring2021EventTag8.png|Transportation Force<br>(E-4)
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Spring2021EventTag9.png|2nd Fleet<br>(E-4 & E-5)
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</gallery>
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|}
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{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
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![[Summer 2021 Event]] (7 Tags, 2.33 Tag/Map)
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|-
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|<gallery>
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Summer2021EventTag1.png|1st Special Squadron<br>(E-1)
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Summer2021EventTag2.png|Mediterranean Fleet<br>(E-1)
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Summer2021EventTag3.png|2nd Special Squadron <br>(E-2)
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Summer2021EventTag4.png|Force H<br>(E-2 & E-3)
 +
Summer2021EventTag5.png|The 10th Submarine Squadron<br>(E-3)
 +
Summer2021EventTag6.png|Force Z<br>(E-3)
 +
Summer2021EventTag7.png|Force X<br>(E-3)
 +
</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
 +
![[Fall 2021 Event]] (4 Tags, 1.33 Tag/Map)
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>
 +
Fall2021EventTag1.png|104th Squadron<br>(E-1)
 +
Fall2021EventTag2.png|Hi Convoy<br>(E-2)
 +
Fall2021EventTag3.png|Yokosuka Defense Force<br>(E-3)
 +
Fall2021EventTag4.png|Combined Fleet<br>(E-3)
 +
</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
 +
![[Winter 2022 Event]] (8 Tags, 1.60 Tag/Map)
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>
 +
Winter2022EventTag1.png|South-Western fleet<br>(E-1, E2, & E4)
 +
Winter2022EventTag2.png|31st Squadron<br>(E-2)
 +
Winter2022EventTag3.png|Transport Unit<br>(E-3)
 +
Winter2022EventTag4.png|Combined Fleet<br>(E-3 & E-5)
 +
Winter2022EventTag5.png|16th Squadron<br>(E-4)
 +
Winter2022EventTag6.png|Shima Convoy Escort<br>(E-4)
 +
Winter2022EventTag7.png|Striking Force Fleet<br>(E-5)
 +
Winter2022EventTag8.png|Decisive Battle Fleet<br>(E-5)
 +
</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
 +
![[Spring 2022 Event]] (10 Tags, 2.00 Tag/Map)
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 1.png|R-Area Defense Unit<br>(E-1 & E3)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 2.png|Advance 1st Batch<br>(E-2)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 3.png|Advance 2nd Batch<br>(E-2)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 4.png|Carrier Task Force<br>(E-3)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 5.png|Area Escort Force<br>(E-3)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 6.png|Kure Guard Division<br>(E-4)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 7.png|The 2nd Fleet<br>(E-4 & E-5)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 8.png|Detached Carrier Task Force<br>(E-4)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 9.png|Sasebo Deployment Fleet<br>(E-5)
 +
Spring 2022 Event Tag 10.png|Combined-Fleet Rescue Force<br>(E-5)
 +
</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
 +
![[Summer 2022 Event]] (10 Tags, 1.67 Tag/Map)
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 1.png|FrontlineSweeping Force<br>(E-1)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 2.png|ExpeditionaryReconnaissance Unit<br>(E-2)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 3.png|Expeditionary Fleet Advance Team<br>(E-3 & E-4)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 4.png|Mediterranean Combined Fleet<br>(E-3 & E-5)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 5.png|Op. Torch British Forces<br>(E-4)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 6.png|Op. Torch Dispatch Fleet<br>(E-4 & E-6)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 7.png|Central Task Force<br>(E-5)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 8.png|Eastern Task Force<br>(E-5)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 9.png|Western Advance Fleet<br>(E-6)
 +
Summer 2022 Event Tag 10.png|West. Mission Decisive Battle Fleet<br>(E-6)
 +
</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
 +
![[Early Spring 2023 Event]] (8 Tags, 1.33 Tag/Map)
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>
 +
Early Spring 2023 Event Tag 1.png|Yokosuka Defence Squadron<br>(E-1 & E-4)
 +
Early Spring 2023 Event Tag 2.png|2nd Torpedo Squadron<br>(E-2, E-3, E-5, & E-6)
 +
Early Spring 2023 Event Tag 3.png|Supporting Combined Fleet<br>(E-2 & E-6)
 +
Early Spring 2023 Event Tag 4.png|Combined Fleet<br>(E-3 & E-6)
 +
Early Spring 2023 Event Tag 5.png|Carrier Task Force<br>(E-3 & E-6)
 +
Early Spring 2023 Event Tag 6.png|Operation I-go Fleet<br>(E-4)
 +
Early Spring 2023 Event Tag 7.png|Counter Landing Force<br>(E-6)
 +
Early Spring 2023 Event Tag 8.png|Decisive Combined Fleet<br>(E-6)
 +
</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
 +
![[Summer 2023 Event]] (11 Tags, 1.57 Tag/Map)
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 1.png|2nd Fleet<br>(E-1, E-3, & E-5)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 2.png|Spratly Islands Patrol Unit<br>(E-2)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 3.png|Transport Escort Fleet<br>(E-2)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 4.png|1st Torpedo Squadron<br>(E-3 & E-4)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 5.png|5th Fleet Main Force<br>(E-3 & E-4)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 6.png|1st Fleet<br>(E-3, E-6, & E-7)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 7.png|European Expedition Advance Force<br>(E-5 & E-6)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 8.png|British Liaison Force<br>(E-5)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 9.png|British Fleet Main Force<br>(E-6 & E-7)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 10.png|British D-Day Landing Force<br>(E-6 & E-7)
 +
Summer 2023 Event Tag 11.png|American D-Day Landing Force<br>(E-7)
 +
</gallery>
 +
|}
 +
 +
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
 +
![[Early Spring 2024 Event]] (11 Tags, 2.75 Tag/Map)
 +
|-
 +
|<gallery>
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 1.png|1st Fleet<br>(E-1)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 2.png|2nd Fleet<br>(E-1 & E-2)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 3.png|5th Fleet<br>(E-1)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 4.png|Task Force<br>(E-2 & E-3)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 5.png|6th Fleet<br>(E-2 & E-3)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 6.png|3rd Fleet Advance Force<br>(E-3)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 7.png|Vanguard Fleet<br>(E-3)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 8.png|<br>(E-4)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 9.png|<br>(E-4)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 10.png|<br>(E-4)
 +
Early Spring 2024 Event Tag 11.png|<br>(E-4)
 +
</gallery>
 +
|}
  
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=See Also=
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[[Help:Ship Priority]]
 
{{Mechanics}}
 
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Revision as of 23:03, 4 March 2024

A group of ships locked to the AL missions of the Summer 2014 Event.
A group of ships locked to the MI missions of the Summer 2014 Event.

Ship Locking is an Event only mechanic, that forces Admirals to use a wider variety of ship girls during said events. It is meant to simulate the feel of a multiple-front operation where ship girls dispatched to one operation area are unavailable to be dispatched to others.

Tagging

At the start of an event, no girl is tagged. Any untagged girls dispatched to an operation area will be tagged with the appropriate lock.

  • The relevant tag will be applied immediately after the start sortie button is pressed to all the girls in the fleet.
    • This includes the escort fleet in combined fleets.
  • Tags apply individually to girls. Duplicates may be used under other tags..
  • All tags in effect on a given map are displayed on the minimap next to it, and are further explained in the Ooyodo note.
  • Some tags may be used and so applied on several maps, as well as several tags can be used on a single map.
  • Girls used in the Event's Support Expeditions are not tagged.
    • Girls used in those Support Expeditions are not subjected to any form of tag restriction.

Tags are often references to historical fleets related to map operation.

  • Some tags may be more straightforward, being named after the type of fleet (e.g. Combined Fleet, Transport Fleet, ...).
  • On the wiki, tags will be referred to by their color sometimes for convenience.

E5 of the Summer 2022 Event used a different locking mechanism, only locking fleets to specific tags after reaching certain points on the map.

  • This locking mechanic can prevent players from accidentally locking ships with the wrong tag.

Tag restrictions

Tags are here to restrict where and when girls can be sorties.

  • Ship locking restrictions do not apply to Easy and Casual difficulties in all event maps.
    • When playing in those difficulties:
      • Girls are still tagged to the relevant tags.
      • It is possible to sortie girls with any tag on any map.
      • It is possible to mix girls with different tags within the same fleet on any map.
        • Tag routing might cause routing issues in those situations when applicable.
  • Ship locking restrictions apply to Medium and Hard difficulties.
    • On the last map of every event, tags do not apply to Medium, just like in lower difficulties.
    • When playing in those difficulties:
      • Girls will not be able to sortie to maps that do not match their tag for the duration of the event.
      • Tag restrictions apply to both fleets in a Combined Fleet.
      • It is not possible to mix tags in the same fleet, even so both tags are used on the map.
  • Starting from Winter 2022 Event, after the final event map is cleared tag restrictions stop getting enforced on every map .
    • This makes tag restrictions act the same as in lower difficulties for every previously cleared map, regardless of the difficulty said maps were cleared.
    • Tag routing "may" still apply depending on the map.
    • This allows players to focus on completing the event, before coming back later to farm ship drops or other resources with fewer restrictions.
  • Ship locks do not affect girls in regular Sortie maps, exercises, nor expeditions.

The number of tags and their associated restrictions can vary from event to event. Please refer to the current Event page for up-to-date details and trends.

Tag routing

On some maps, tags may affect routing.

  • On some map, the effect can be applicable for every difficulties.
  • When a single tagged girl or a certain threshold of tagged girls of a specific tag is used in a fleet, the routing will change.
    • This change is only noticeable when using mixed tag fleets.
      • Using an untagged girl in such a fleet will lock her to the said route's tag.
    • This change can be the route the fleet will take, or the starting point where it will start.
    • On certain maps, this mechanic can permanently lock a player to clear the map, and so the event, regardless of the difficulty.
    • A locked player can in theory bypass this issue by using brand-new girls.
  • In harder difficulties, this should not be a significant issue, since tags are almost never mixed, but in lower ones, using mixed tag fleets can cause some trouble when trying to reach a specific routing.
Bug

When the starting point is decided by both the fleet type (single/Striking Force Fleet) and the lock, the game does not check if the fleet is single or striking but just blocks the 3rd fleet from sortieing.

Locks in the Fleet menu

Since Summer 2021 Event, a new button is available in the Fleet menu during events, when selecting a ship. On the top-right corner, it can either display :

  • All the ships,
  • Only tagged ships,
  • Only untagged ships.

Tips

  • It is highly recommended to wait until ship locking information for the event has been figured out before starting. This can prevent important girls to be locked on "wrong maps".
  • Having dupes of certain girls can give more leeway with planning ship locks. Please refer to the help page for advice on which girls to dupe (this does not take into account the historical importance of girls).

Past Ship Locks

Ship Locking was introduced during the Summer 2014 Event and came in almost every event since. The average number of tags per event is increasing each event, making ship locking planning more and more important. The maximum amount of tags in a single event ever seen is 11.

  • Tagged ship girls were unable to be dispatched on event support expeditions during the Summer 2014 Event. This restriction has not been implemented since that event.
Summer 2014 Event (2 Tags, 0.33 Tag/Map)

  • AL (E-1 and E-2) tag

  • MI (E-3, E-4, and E-5) tag

Fall 2014 Event (0 Tag)
No locking
Winter 2015 Event (0 Tag)
No locking
Spring 2015 Event (3 Tags, 0.50 Tag/Map)
E-3 E-4 E-5
Blue Green Orange
Summer 2015 Event (4 Tags, 0.57 Tag/Map)
E-1 & E-2 E-3 & E-6 E-4 E-5
Blue Green Yellow Orange
Fall 2015 Event (2 Tags, 0.40 Tag/Map)

  • Transport Operation
    (E-1, E-2, and E-3)

  • Dispatched on Operation
    (E-4)

Winter 2016 Event (0 Tag)
No locking
Spring 2016 Event (4 Tags, 0.57 Tag/Map)
E-1 & E-4 E-2 & E-3 E-5 E-6
Blue Green Orange Yellow
Summer 2016 Event (3 Tags, 0.71 Tag/Map)
E-1 E-2 E-3
Blue Green Yellow
Fall 2016 Event (4 Tags, 0.80 Tag/Map)
E-1 E-2 & E-3 E-4 E-5
Blue Green Yellow Orange
Winter 2017 Event (2 Tags, 0.67 Tag/Map)

  • Operation Squadron
    (E-1 and E-3)

  • Maritime Escort Squadron
    (E-2)

Spring 2017 Event (4 Tags, 0.80 Tag/Map)

  • 5th Fleet Vanguard
    (E-1)

  • Kuril Base Corps
    (E-2)

  • Transport Operation
    (E-3)

  • Counterattack Landing Force
    (E-4)

Summer 2017 Event (5 Tags, 0.71 Tag/Map)

  • Vanguard Force
    (E-1)

  • Western Operation Force
    (E-2 and E-3)

  • Red Sea Fleet
    (E-4)

  • 1st Special Operations Fleet
    (E-5)

  • 2nd Special Operations Fleet
    (E-6)

Fall 2017 Event (3 Tags, 0.75 Tag/Map)

  • Shima Fleet
    (E-1 and E-2)

  • Main Fleet
    (E-3)

  • Nishimura Fleet
    (E-4)

Winter 2018 Event (5 Tags, 0.71 Tag/Map)

  • Vanguard Force
    (E-1)

  • Kurita Fleet
    (E-2 and E-4)

  • Nishimura Fleet
    (E-2 and E-4)

  • Ozawa Fleet
    (E-3)

  • Shima Fleet
    (E-5 and E-6)

Early Fall 2018 Event (6 Tags, 1.20 Tag/Map)

  • Vanguard Force
    (E-1)

  • Dispatched to Strait Fleet
    (E-2)

  • Western Operations Force
    (E-3)

  • European Special Operations Fleet
    (E-4)

  • Force H
    (E-5)

  • Operation Rheinübung Force
    (E-5)

Winter 2019 Event (4 Tags, 1.33 Tag/Map)

  • Rat Transport Force
    (E-1)

  • Rabaul Fleet
    (E-2)

  • Combined Fleet
    (E-2)

  • Dispatched to Buin Force
    ()

Spring 2019 Event (6 Tags, 1.20 Tag/Map)

  • 400th Squadron
    (E-1)

  • 2nd Fleet
    (E-2)

  • Northern Force
    (E-3)

  • Mobile Task Force
    (E-4)

  • Capture Force
    (E-4)

  • Dispatched to Hawaii Fleet
    (E-5)

Summer 2019 Event (3 Tags, 1.00 Tag/Map)

  • European Defense Fleet
    (E-1)

  • Combined Fleet
    (E-2)

  • Mediterranean Fleet
    (E-3)

Fall 2019 Event (6 Tags, 1.00 Tag/Map)

  • Occupation Convoy
    (E-1)

  • Air Raid Unit
    (E-2)

  • Dutch East Indies Unit
    (E-3)

  • Malay Unit
    (E-4)

  • Patrol Unit
    (E-5)

  • Decisive Battle Squadron
    (E-6)

Hinamatsuri 2020 Mini-Event (0 Tag)
No locking
Summer 2020 Event (9 Tags, 1.29 Tag/Maps)

  • Kurile Islands Area Unit
    (E-1)

  • Okinawa Area Unit
    (E-2)

  • 2nd Striking Force
    (E-3)

  • Ogasawara Area Unit
    (E-4)

  • Southeastern Area Unit
    (E-5)

  • 2nd Fleet
    (E-6)

  • Advance Unit
    (E-7)

  • Task Force Vanguard
    (E-7)

  • Task Force
    (E-7)

Fall 2020 Event (4 Tags, 1.00 Tag/Map)

  • Mediterranean Fleet
    (E-1)

  • Escort R Unit
    (E-2)

  • Convoy PQ 17
    (E-3)

  • Southwest Area Fleet
    (E-4)

Spring 2021 Event (9 Tags, 1.80 Tag/Map)

  • 31st Squadron
    (E-1)

  • 6th Fleet
    (E-2)

  • 3rd Fleet
    (E-2 & E-4)

  • 2nd Torpedo Squadron
    (E-3 & E-5)

  • Combined Fleet
    (E-3)

  • 8th Fleet
    (E-3 & E-5)

  • Striking Force
    (E-4)

  • Transportation Force
    (E-4)

  • 2nd Fleet
    (E-4 & E-5)

Summer 2021 Event (7 Tags, 2.33 Tag/Map)

  • 1st Special Squadron
    (E-1)

  • Mediterranean Fleet
    (E-1)

  • 2nd Special Squadron
    (E-2)

  • Force H
    (E-2 & E-3)

  • The 10th Submarine Squadron
    (E-3)

  • Force Z
    (E-3)

  • Force X
    (E-3)

Fall 2021 Event (4 Tags, 1.33 Tag/Map)

  • 104th Squadron
    (E-1)

  • Hi Convoy
    (E-2)

  • Yokosuka Defense Force
    (E-3)

  • Combined Fleet
    (E-3)

Winter 2022 Event (8 Tags, 1.60 Tag/Map)

  • South-Western fleet
    (E-1, E2, & E4)

  • 31st Squadron
    (E-2)

  • Transport Unit
    (E-3)

  • Combined Fleet
    (E-3 & E-5)

  • 16th Squadron
    (E-4)

  • Shima Convoy Escort
    (E-4)

  • Striking Force Fleet
    (E-5)

  • Decisive Battle Fleet
    (E-5)

Spring 2022 Event (10 Tags, 2.00 Tag/Map)

  • R-Area Defense Unit
    (E-1 & E3)

  • Advance 1st Batch
    (E-2)

  • Advance 2nd Batch
    (E-2)

  • Carrier Task Force
    (E-3)

  • Area Escort Force
    (E-3)

  • Kure Guard Division
    (E-4)

  • The 2nd Fleet
    (E-4 & E-5)

  • Detached Carrier Task Force
    (E-4)

  • Sasebo Deployment Fleet
    (E-5)

  • Combined-Fleet Rescue Force
    (E-5)

Summer 2022 Event (10 Tags, 1.67 Tag/Map)

  • FrontlineSweeping Force
    (E-1)

  • ExpeditionaryReconnaissance Unit
    (E-2)

  • Expeditionary Fleet Advance Team
    (E-3 & E-4)

  • Mediterranean Combined Fleet
    (E-3 & E-5)

  • Op. Torch British Forces
    (E-4)

  • Op. Torch Dispatch Fleet
    (E-4 & E-6)

  • Central Task Force
    (E-5)

  • Eastern Task Force
    (E-5)

  • Western Advance Fleet
    (E-6)

  • West. Mission Decisive Battle Fleet
    (E-6)

Early Spring 2023 Event (8 Tags, 1.33 Tag/Map)

  • Yokosuka Defence Squadron
    (E-1 & E-4)

  • 2nd Torpedo Squadron
    (E-2, E-3, E-5, & E-6)

  • Supporting Combined Fleet
    (E-2 & E-6)

  • Combined Fleet
    (E-3 & E-6)

  • Carrier Task Force
    (E-3 & E-6)

  • Operation I-go Fleet
    (E-4)

  • Counter Landing Force
    (E-6)

  • Decisive Combined Fleet
    (E-6)

Summer 2023 Event (11 Tags, 1.57 Tag/Map)

  • 2nd Fleet
    (E-1, E-3, & E-5)

  • Spratly Islands Patrol Unit
    (E-2)

  • Transport Escort Fleet
    (E-2)

  • 1st Torpedo Squadron
    (E-3 & E-4)

  • 5th Fleet Main Force
    (E-3 & E-4)

  • 1st Fleet
    (E-3, E-6, & E-7)

  • European Expedition Advance Force
    (E-5 & E-6)

  • British Liaison Force
    (E-5)

  • British Fleet Main Force
    (E-6 & E-7)

  • British D-Day Landing Force
    (E-6 & E-7)

  • American D-Day Landing Force
    (E-7)

Early Spring 2024 Event (11 Tags, 2.75 Tag/Map)

  • 1st Fleet
    (E-1)

  • 2nd Fleet
    (E-1 & E-2)

  • 5th Fleet
    (E-1)

  • Task Force
    (E-2 & E-3)

  • 6th Fleet
    (E-2 & E-3)

  • 3rd Fleet Advance Force
    (E-3)

  • Vanguard Fleet
    (E-3)


  • (E-4)


  • (E-4)


  • (E-4)


  • (E-4)

See Also

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