Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25033430-20151208182502/@comment-26574811-20151211021128

クッキー wrote:

Vcharng wrote:

クッキー wrote: I disagree, the DDs in the first fleet don't really matter. It's not a problem of matter or not, it is REQUIRED to have seven DDs. I didn't event mention branching yet, they cound demand even more.

Once Tanaka puts carriers against transport TF, low level DDs in the first fleet will start to make you feel the pain. And yes, this is historically correct and will eventually happen. You seem to have a hard time understanding. You do not need high leveled DDs in the first fleet. Any mid level DD you have lying around will do the job just fine. Yes, that's the point, you do need trained DDs, lv 50 is fine but you still need to prepare them. Expedition DDs are not enough, as the Mutsuki-class' survivability sucks.

And once enemy planes are present, you will really need high-level DDs in order to survive. Preferrably even putting an Akizuki-class in the first fleet, which you referred to as "doesn't matter".