Board Thread:Fleet's Prepared-ness/@comment-33076004-20171008183017/@comment-25730832-20171009034112

I will give this the benefit of doubt and won't stop at E-1. It is possible to clear further depending on what you do.

Shimakaze is a good choice; she is ridiculously strong despite being Kai and her stat is high after fully modernized. One issue with DD right now is that you do not have any DD to rely on if Torpedo Cut-in is needed. Unless you can get Yukikaze, Shigure will be your choice for leveling to Kai-ni; if you get Yukikaze, level her up and she'll be your powerhouse. Yuudachi should be your #1 choice for Kai ni for DD due to her ridiculous stat and low Kai ni level (55).

For CL, you have two choices. If you do not have much time, consider leveling Kuma/Nagara instead. They have great stats for Kai ship and can reach full potential faster than Sendai/Jintsuu/Naka that needs Kai-ni. The choice is Kuma/Nagara > Natori. If you have time, leveling Sendai/Isuzu will be the selection as Sendai provides you with Night battle equipment while Isuzu provides you with ship with OASW.

Consider abusing 1-5 for this. If your HQlevel is lower than 80, you can still grind there, just don't go to boss as that will inflate your HQlevel. If your HQlevel is lower than 40, that is even better. This means you can get away with no ASW gears and will still sink all of them. I don't know your HQlevel but 1-5 will be your bread and butter for early lvling.

Your CA are still decent. I won't recommend leveling Kako as she is weaker than most of her CAs mate except Furutaka; even at Kai-ni, she's just as strong as a Kai Tone-class. Your Kai ni selections are Maya/Haguro then the other Myoukou-sisters.

Nothing much to say about your BB/BBV/CV/CVL as you'll be leveling them anyway.

Don't forget to abuse PvP for Exp.

You will need at least 2 more set of Sonars/Depth charge for your fleet.

If possible, get AP shell.

The major killer for you this event will lie with LBAS than anything else, whether it will be too far or not. If you can do it even with torpedo bombers, it'll be possible.