User blog comment:Ofi123/Powerleveling kanmusus/@comment-861160-20140612132400/@comment-24702213-20140630165022

@Ninthsense

I removed that point about BB as I mistaken 5-4-A as 5-4. Yes it's easy for BB to MVP in 5-4, though not 100% since carriers does steal MVP from time to time for 5-4 full run. I ran 5-4 ~80 times this week to maintain my rank (failed 5-5 miserably trying out the 1BB5CVs method, eother not enough FP at last node to sink Wo-chan or elite Re-chan torpedoing damaged ship) and my carriers managed to steal ~25% of MVPs, especially at the 5-4-A. (The power of 2 high class torpedo bombers and 1 dive bomber)

From my experience, red planes do get shot down less from ship AA (not counting from planes AA). But the main point for red planes is less opening air strike damage compared to blue planes to prevent the CVLs stealing MVP.

For me if I did not powerlevel a BB nor CV in 3-2-A, only CAs and CVLs. This is because normally I just run 5-4 for admiral exp and my ship levels just fine. 3 CAs is a good alternative for CVLs in training BB and they save bauxite, but keep in mind the cost of ammo. I would test 5-4-A for BB and CV when there's new BB/CV, but I won't hope for much because of the flagship CA and Wo-chan. (A flagship CL had ended my 3-2-A run in torpedo phrase once before, so I won't put past the flagship CA heavily damaging a fatigue support ship easily in either shelling phrease or torpedo phrase when it could heavily damage my no fatigue BB in normal sorties)

I would not recommend 5-4-A for powerlevelling for now unless someone can confirm that they do not need to repair any support ship other than the submarine in at least 10 consecutive runs. (Basically survive 10 sorties of being 'scratched' by the flagship CA or Wo-chan, with the 3 run onwards all support ships except the sub having fatigue unless you are using a roster, but that waste some time per 2 sortie)

Thank you for the advice on using CAs as support, will try that while lvling Myoukou and Takao tomorrow.