Talk:World 5/@comment-2602:306:C58C:5620:9248:9AFF:FED4:93C9-20171219134117

I was finally able to complete the 5-5 Saratorture quest by using Asashio (2xgun, 1xSonar), Verniy (Max OASW), and Yura (Kyoufou on 2-slot, opening torp, night double attack w/expansion slot) as my horrible horrible required ships. I used Yura to get a bit of extra fighter power so I could add an extra bomber to my carriers while also getting an opening torp. The DD choices were purely because they have relatively higher armor than other options, and high ASW.

I also switched my carriers from an all torpedo bomber attack to using Attacker+Bomber cut-in setups on two of them (Shoukaku remained all torps due to her consistently high slot arrangement). I was using Sara in normal Kai 2 mode, because I've had her that way in order to improve Wildcats and because of the final Sara quest.

I used dual shelling support expeditions, but for the boss support expedition I just went all out. Nagato, Iowa, Warspite, Zuikaku, Yuudachi, Arashio. I would have used the Yamatos if I had them. In the end, they did almost nothing on the run that finally netted me my S-rank, but I still feel like it was worth the expense, because this fucking quest demands you pull out all the stops just in case some tiny percentage improvement somewhere does the trick.

And everybody was sparkled, all the time. As if that needed to be said, but there you go. Now I just need to somehow come up with the screws to get the night fighters that the game apparently doesn't want me to ever have, judging by the upgrade costs.