Board Thread:Special Events/@comment-25730832-20150801134810/@comment-84.90.161.45-20150816085929

BlueSharp wrote: i am also having problems with this map, and i cant figure out why, my fleet has an avarage level of 65-70, im playing on easy and yet i can't manage to beat the final boss, already used around 10k ammo/fuel ,7k baux and 50 buckets, that's almost 25% of the resources i had prepared, im following A-C-E-H-Z, doing all-out atacks except for node E(Anti-Air),if anyone can help me with a hint or 2, i would be very grateful.

picture shows main/escort/expedition(Boss)

Oh man, where do I start ...

Main fleet:

- Are you getting AS/AS+? Seems to me that you need more Reppuus. And that Type 2 Recon ... try switching it for a Saiun to avoid Red T or another fighter for better fighter power.

- What is that Yura doing in the main fleet? She can't even do artillery spotting with that setup! Switch her for a CVL (not CV because branching), a CA(V) or a BB(V). CLs have no place on combined fleets main fleet.

- That Musashi ... She's a resource hog, you know? Yamato-class is supposed to be used only on Last Dance on very tough maps. Don't you have a Nagato-class or even another Kongou-class? You'll see the difference on your resources.

Escort fleet:

- Your Isuzu with AACI setup is enough as far as AACI is concerned. Try her unique AACI setup if you don't have 10cm HA+AAFD, 12.7cm HA+AAFD or 90mm HA guns.

- Your Z1 is in night cut-in setup. Unless you fed her Maruyus, she won't be doing anything useful. 2x main guns + radar is best for her. Then again, high luck DDs with 2x/3x torpedo for night cut-in may be a better bet, if you can afford it.

- If you setup your Isuzu with AACI, then you can equip your Shimakaze with 2x main guns + radar.

- Maybe switch the weakest DD in your escort for a CA, you'll need all the firepower and survivability you can get for your escort fleet.

- You don't seem to have night equips. Try to rush-grind Sendai to Kai Ni on 4-3, night equips are an absolute necessity in events such as this. Searchlight on escort flagship, starshell on a night double attack DD, night scout (optional) on biggest seaplane slot among the escort ships.

- You are not fighting installations, so switch that Sanshiki on Kongou for a radar or an AP shell. Oh, and she's overweighted, use 35.6cm guns. She'll lose firepower but gain accuracy, it's better to score some moderate hits reliably than bet on big hits but miss all the time.

Support Expedition:

- What is that setup? A very unreliable torpedo-focused support? That's the first time I see something like that. That setup will only waste resources.

- Proper support expedition setup is 2BB, 2CV(L), 2DD. BB with 2~3 fit guns + radar (can throw an AP shell there), CV(L) with 2 dive bombers on biggest slots and radars on the rest, DDs with 2x guns + radar, with optional flagship sparkling for reliability. More radars means better accuracy, but cuts on firepower, keep that in mind.

Are these enough hints?