Talk:World 5/@comment-24237563-20140516065309/@comment-126.36.139.221-20140517134801

Forgot to login, whoops. Anyways, depending on your formation, pre-boss support is actually more important than the boss support, as the little chip damage damage you take from random enemies can make the difference between taking Re's torpedo in stride or being sent back to base.

CA/CAV survivabiliy is usually on par with Kongou class BBs and carriers for this level because of the evasion difference, but if you're deploying both pre-boss and boss supports, the cost difference probably doesn't help that much. I'd stick to 3BB/3CV if you've had better luck with it, but honestly, if you T-Cross on a node where Re is, it really can't be helped no matter who you deploy.

I finished it most recently with Kongou133/Hiei98/Kirishima96/Taihou129/Zuikaku97/Kaga98 in 12 runs, full sparkle for fleet and for support. Support was DD/DD/Nagato/Mutsu/Bismarck/Akagi for pre-boss, DD/DD/Chitose/Chiyoda/Bismarck/Haruna for boss.