Talk:Spring 2016 Event/@comment-75.69.159.94-20160520044126

One last report from the front.

After a few false starts, unable to even make it to the boss, and reading LOTS of reddit posts, I finally whittled the boss down with buckets and fuel dwindling.

Only 20ish runs left in my bucket supply. Managed to whittle the boss down.

In desparation, I started crafting new aircraft. Got another suisei 12A, my first shiden kai 2, and my first Ryuusei Kai (jaws dropped on that one).

With a new set-up heavily relying on torpedo bombers, and dive bombers relegated to support expeditions/land bases, I managed to knock the boss down.

Grabbing Harusame along the way helped keep morale up.

I then grabbed Mutsu for some extra firepower and went in for the last battle.

I apparently hadn't set up my first airfield properly... it would not be joining me at the boss... or at any node for the matter. I was stuck defending... with divebombers...

Suzuya took a hard hit on the first node, but we kept going.

Torpedo bombers were falling like flies. Along with my heart....

Made it to the boss. Somehow the support fleet was mostly intact, most of the enemy support was sunk or taiha'd. But the boss had over 200hp, which had been more than enough to thwart me in the past.

Sendai sunk the battlship princess. Suzuya and the destroyer girls took out the aircraft carrier princess. It was all up to HIei. Once more, she pulled through with a double-crit. She's getting a ring someday, that's for sure.

Iowa. Get.

Good luck to those still struggling. Effort and patience can get you through.

(Now onto Yuu farming in E3... yay?)