Talk:Summer 2016 Event/@comment-26173920-20160823064933/@comment-26173920-20160823082014

Oh boy, alright bear with me because it's 4am and I'm half asleep right now. I'm just gonna keep it brief and to the point.

For starters, take off all the dive bombers. (Red planes) and switch them for torpedo bombers. I'd move Yamasushi to slots 1 and 2. You really don't need Iowa in your escort, or any FBB for that matter. Definitely move Maya to your escort and replace Maya's spot another carrier or Hayasui. If you have a Fumo or Type 14, I'd switch that radar onto Maya, as well as a Bofor but this isn't that important.

Next, you really don't need 5 TCI in your escort. For more consistency, I'd change ABKM + KTKM to double attacks. It will be enough to pierce Hime's armor, and I'm speaking from experience as my ABKM got the final kill with a DA. Next, Yukikaze's luck is 60 so a skilled lookout is useless. I don't know all the specific numbers and whatever but any luck >50 is hard/soft(?) cap. Instead, throw another star shell if you have one. At the same time, I'd put Myoukou to FA so she get's a flagship bonus and take off her skilled lookouts as well in place for a night recon. Alternatively, mutlple people have opted for Jintsuu or another CL to carry the night recon with DA setup instead of ABKM. Also, going back to Myoukou, this is debateable but I'd put a searchlight on her and let one of your DDs carry the star shell.

That being said, in the end it comes down to RNG and little bit of luck. If you have Hayasui, it'll almost garauntee you the kill at a cost of course. You have the levels and equipment. I know I got a lot of help from reading about other peoples runs, so I'm just trying my best to help a fellow teitoku get their e-peen medal. In case you have any doubts, I had 0 retreats (excluding FCF), so do what you will. Unfortuntately, without Hayasui you're just going to have to brute force your way out, but my changes should definitely be an improvement.