Winter 2019 Event/E-3

Phase 1: Transport Operation

 * Possible fleets:
 * 1CL 5DD
 * 1CL 1CA(V) 4DD
 * 1CV(L/B) 1BB(V) 1CL 3DD
 * You must also meet all of the requirements:
 * Amount of ships with Surface Radars equipped must be at least 0/3/4/5 for Casual/Easy/Medium/Hard respectively.
 * Have at least approximately 18.8+ eLoS (Cn=1) to pass the LoS Check.
 * As this is a Transport Operation, you are recommended to bring as many as possible  and/or.
 * As there are two powerful Air Raid Nodes, you are recommended to bring a Ship who can utilize AACI.
 * Use of Vanguard Formation is highly recommended to pass the Enemy Surface Combat nodes if your fleet is very light.
 * You are highly recommended to send 12  down to the Boss Node.
 * Once you clear the TP Gauge, the Route to the Boss Node will appear.

Phase 2: Opening Node ZZ

 * NOTE : Although currently under investigations, it is suspected that the Historical Ship Bonus for will only apply once you have unlocked Node, and if you don't unlock it, the multiplier will actually be lower.
 * Because the Routes to the Boss Node is very harsh, especially in Node and, you are recommended to open up the Secret Node.
 * Node contains Two  waiting for you.
 * However if doing Casual to Medium, going down into may actually be preferable as the Re-Class is only Standard and not the dangerous Elite variant (Casual and Easy difficulty only has 1, while Medium has a pattern that has 2).
 * Please be aware however, that Node is a Submarine Node which doesn't take  Ammo, while since Node  is a surface combat Node, it will deplete your Fleet's Ammo, giving them a penalty of having lower Firepower at the Boss Node.
 * During Route to Node, the previous Node has a heavy Enemy Air Raid of high Air Power, then Node  itself will contain 1x Wo-class Kai Flagship and 2 or 3x Nu-class Kai Flagships alongside 1 or 2 Battleship Princess.
 * Node contains a Submarine Fleet with New Submarine Princess.

Requirements

 * To open up Node ZZ, you must do the following (in any order):
 * Obtain No Damage (Perfect LBAS Defense) from against an Enemy Air Raid Two (2) Times. (Once for EASY)
 * Obtain S-Rank Victory in One (1) Time.
 * This must be done AFTER the Phase 1: Transport Operation.
 * Obtain Air Supremacy (AS+) ( 制空権確保!!  ) in the Air Raid Nodes
 * (HARD/MEDIUM)
 * (EASY)
 * (CASUAL)
 * (Medium+) Obtain Air Superiority (AS) ( 航空優勢!  ) in the Air Raid Node.
 * WARNING : Please be advised that you must send down Land Base Aerial Support down to the Nodes to gain Air Supremacy. Otherwise, it will not count!
 * You are advised to send your LBAS equipped with the appropriate Carrier-Based Fighters or  Land-Based Fighters down to the Nodes (Please see below for the LBAS Range Map).

Obtaining S-Rank Victory in Node S

 * You can use the same fleet used for the transport phase.
 * As you don't need any Transport Equipment this time, you may go in with your Full Combat Setup, though you still need at least 5 Ships with a Surface Radar equipped.
 * NOTE: You must obtain the S-Rank AFTER Phase 1. Victories from Phase 1 will not count!

Nodes F & I

 * You may use 3 CV 1 CAV/AV 2 DD with several Fighters (Seaplane Fighters in case of CAV/AV) to go into Nodes and.
 * You are required to have ships with Surface Radars equipped ≥ 0/3/4/5 on Casual/Easy/Medium/Hard to go
 * Failing to meet these requirement will force you into the Radar Ambush Node.

Nodes D / T / U

 * You may use a Carrier Task Force Combined Fleet with 4 CV 2 CA(V) + 1 CL 2 DD 3 XX (Any Ships) to go down the Nodes.

Nodes K & N

 * You must use the Transport Combined Fleet to enter Nodes.
 * In order to gain AS+ in these nodes, You will need to either bring, , , , or as Fighter Mule (you can only bring 1 CVL).
 * Otherwise, use CAV/BBV/AV as  Mule.

Obtaining Two Perfect LBAS Defenses

 * You may sortie a single submarine to travel the Routes starting from Node, up to.
 * Setup your entire LBAS with Fighters and set them all into Air Defense mode.

Final Phase: Defeating the Final Boss

 * You may either use Carrier Task Force or Surface Task Force to go into the Boss Node.
 * Carrier Task Force: 2 BB 1 CV(B) 3 CVL + 1 CL 2 DD 3 XX (DD, CLT, Up to 2 CA(V), 1 CVL is possible)
 * Surface Task Force: 3 BB 2 CVL 1 CA(V)/AV + 1 CL 2 DD 3 XX (DD, CLT, Up to 2 CA(V), 1 CVL is possible)
 * You must also meet all of the following requirements:
 * Amount of ships with Surface Radars equipped ≥ 7 or more on (Medium+)
 * Flagship must have a Surface Radar equipped.
 * Route:

Requirement to enter Node ZZ
WARNING : Please be aware that the requirement to enter Node ZZ is still under investigation. The information below is tentative and is subject to further changes. Please use it at your own discretion.
 * To Enter Node from T, you must meet the following requirements:
 * Node  is unlocked.
 * Flagship of the Main Fleet has a Surface Radar equipped.
 * Option 1:
 * Amount of (F)BB(V) ≤ 3
 * No CV(L/B)
 * Amount of ships with Surface Radars equipped ≥ 6
 * Option 2:
 * Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(B) ≤ 3
 * Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(B/L) ≤ 5
 * Amount of ships with Surface Radars equipped ≥ 9
 * If amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(B) ≤ 3, random routing between  and.
 * Else, random routing between  and.

Recommended Fleet to go into Node ZZ
The general Fleet to go into Node are the following:
 * 3 BB(V) and 3 from 2 CA(V)/AV/ + 1 CL 2 DD and 3 from CA(V)/CLT/DD
 * 2 BB(V) 1 CV(B) and 3 from 2 CA(V)/AV 1/ + 1 CL 2 DD and 3 from CA(V)/CLT/DD
 * The CAV/AV and Akitsumaru Kai are there to gain Air Power and do not affect the Routing.
 * The Flagship must have a Surface Radar.
 * The Fleet must have at least a minimum of 6 Ships equipped with a Surface Radar

Recommendations

 * Please see Top of Page for the Historical Ship Bonus to choose your members of the Fleet.
 * You may opt to bring 1 or 2 OASW capable Ships for Pre-Finals to pass Nodes and  more safely, as they contain the.
 * As majority of the Enemy Nodes in the route towards the Boss are all Air Raid Nodes, you may opt to use the ASW Aerial Support Expedition to help you in the and.
 * Example Fleet: 2 CVL 2 CV 2 DD or 1 CVL 2 DE 2 DD 1 CVL/CV/LHA/AV/CAV/BBV/AO
 * They should be equipped with the best Bombers and Aircrafts with high ASW Stats, such as, , , ,.
 * Please note that the 2 Destroyers don't contribute to the ASW Damage towards the Enemies in the Support Expedition.
 * Use of 's Special Attack or 's Nelson Touch Attack Mechanics can be a great way to clean out Enemies at the Boss Node.