User blog comment:Kuras/Summer Event 2016/@comment-29735334-20160823200916/@comment-25289497-20160824171509

Nice, that sounds quite well! ^_^ I hadn't been able to get the boss down to red hp many times either, just a couple. One of my first attempts got a clean kill though.. :o

It is "too bad" you can't leave out another fighter for a bomber. But I suppose that is how things have to be then. It is better to have "too much" air power than below what is required for air superiority. You could try different CVs though, with better plane distribution. Or you could try fighter-dive bombers, but I cannot recommend those..

Leaving out the opening torpedo should not make too much of a difference at pre-boss nodes and day-time boss battle, since it's pretty weak and/or you have aerial/boss support to clean out the weak targets. Having a Skilled Lookouts equipped on Eugen should make a pretty significant difference in cut-in rate though.

Lastly, I did indeed have the radar equipped on Taihou, from the beginning to end.. It is not something I recommend, but is certainly far from awful either. You can use that slot for another fighter, Saiun, Type 2 reconnaissance, SCAMP or even a yellow gun (15.5cm or OTO).

Good luck once again! ^_^

PS. Nice avatar you have now! :D