Talk:World 5/@comment-460323-20171229082411/@comment-26082284-20171229103704

I used to be running 2FBB 4CVB (Pasta BBs for extra punch) with reasonably good results, but these days I just go brute force with 3BB 2CVB 1CVL. I usually put damecon on CVL, but it's mostly as an insurance against Re taiha - I only used it once in the last six months. High level slow BBs and CVBs with bulges have about 50/50 chance of tanking Re torpedo even if it hits. I always use node support to wipe small fries, so BBs and CVBs can quickly pound whatever remains into submission. Routing is random, but skewed towards ADEN, so it usually takes 8 or so sorties to clear. Maybe 20-30 buckets and two or three days of res farming.

I think that on this map BBs with artillery spotting and AP shells performs better and more consistent than CVs or even CVBs, and have better survivability. Of course you want to have AS+, but AS at node D and N is acceptable, so actually 420+ FP will do most of the time, maybe slightly more if you hit Wo-kyun compo at D. IMHO node support also helps, sinking all that little ships that always draw fire from your BBs and helping you to reach E in full health rather than with cumulative scratches.