Talk:Spring 2017 Event/@comment-31911710-20170522030248/@comment-26356092-20170522032903

You don't always need Akashi improvements to get good equipment. Take night battle equipment for instance. Sendai K2 is pretty much the only way you get the unique night recon plane.

Certainly, upgrading equipment gives you an advantage, but you should do fine with normal equipment from the shipgirl upgrades as well. That, and shipgirl levels are also vital (keep winning the daily PvPs, they give a lot of Exp). Run expeditions whenever you can, to keep amassing resources. And of course, study up on the game mechanics, so that you can setup your fleets more efficiently. If you are ever lost, just ask for advice from people in this community; plenty are willing to help.