Talk:World 5/@comment-29637591-20170306054049/@comment-26082284-20170306235950

Taiha from airstrike? In node E? Well, I've seen it happen, but only very rarely - maybe four or five times in the last six months. On the other hand my setup is significantly more fighter-heavy. I only put one TB in largest slot each, filling rest with fighters, so that's probably why. That, or just rng.

Support exp is in my opinion important - it won't help against opening airstrike and torpedo, sure, but Re can still pull two rounds of shelling and closing torpedo on you afterwards. So even if opening attack miss, you can still end with taiha. And if support + your opening airstrike wipe enemies other than Re, then chances are your girls will put her into at least chuuha before she can do much damage, which does make difference. You don't want your BBs to artillery spot some random I-class with those AP shells.

On the other hand, I wouldn't really bother sparkling combat fleet. In my experience it doesn't seem to make noticeable difference, especially when it comes to heavier ships. Sparkle support fleet though - that makes difference. YMMV, obviously.