User blog comment:Faeriedust/Advanced 1-5 DD/CL Kira Kira Guide (HQ 80+)/@comment-25477086-20150622194754

I started doing a little bit of sparkling in 1-5 as part of the kill 6 or 15 subs quest as I am now doing those early to unlock the world 4 weekly rather than combining them with the 1-5x3 weekly.

If you have the spare slots and level 1 fodder ships, I just bring a flagship with ASW and fill the rest of my fleet with level 1 ships consisting of at least 1 BB and the rest CA/DD/whatever and only do 3 nodes. Although 1-5 is decent exp for the flagship (which is typically CL or DD), it is not very good exp for the fillers. 180 for an S for your BBV and CVL per node is pretty weak if they aren't flag. Having only one ship with ASW pretty much means only the flag will get MVP, and if you get a taiha first node well... some people are fine advancing with level 1 taiha ships :3  Get two runs worth before your escorts need refueling, but instead of refueling you just scrap/modernize fodder them. Sparkles and exp for low cost low risk!

To prep for this I hold onto the tanky ships that pop up in 2-3 while doing the world 2 boss x 5 and 20 carriers weekly. Fodder from 3-2A grinding can also be useful for sparkling in 1-5 during the middle of the week when your Bw1 is already done. Getting twice the sparkles for 3 nodes vs. 2 nodes of 1-1 might also be a more efficient choice for CAV/BBV/CVL sparkling as well.

And Faerie, if you are including the boss node in your 1-5 sparkling, you are crazy! :>