Board Thread:Fleet's Prepared-ness/@comment-33667919-20180120001844/@comment-5380363-20180122201007

To add onto Volvorino:

1. CA and DD are your work horse. You can train them up quickly if you've unlocked 4-3. Otherwise, 3-2A powerleveling with a SS tank is also good but somewhat monotonous and time-consuming.

2. You'll only need 20/40/10/90 for most combat aircraft development. Increase the bauxite input to 110 if you also want Saiun and Type 2 Recon Aircraft. In general, having 1 Sauin is usually enough. However, keep a few spares on hand in case Perfect Land Base Defense is a requirement for node unlocking. You should aim for about 6-8 aircrafts in total in terms of Shiden Kai Ni and Reppuu numbers. Those Model 32 Zeros aren't nearly as useful as they appear.

3. Since you have Akashi, good for you.You also have those crappy 12.7cm Twin Gun Mounts as well. They can be quite handy for new Admirals once you upgrade them to +10.

4. Torpedo armaments are nice for pinch-hitting on boss runs. Despite what some people say, fully upgraded Quad Oxygen Torpedoes are more than sufficient for dealing Torpedi Cut-ins, especially if you're running Easy Mode. You don't even need to upgrade them to +10. Getting those torpedoes to +6 is rather safe on screws and you won't need to cannibalize them either (though getting to +7 and beyond will eat their own kinds, so Equipment Lock the ones you don't want to accidentally lose).

5. Torpedo Cut-ins are entirely based on luck. However, you can augment its activation in Night Battle with Star Shells and Skilled Lookouts. I find the Searchlights aren't nearly as rewarding, though.

6. I find your lack of dedicated AA Destroyer quite... troubling. The ship levels are also rather stilted. This is going to bite you hard in the ass, as DDs and CLs will be seeing a lot of use as role fillers in Transport Combined Fleet lists. There are also instances where you can't use your Maya-sama without giving up preferential routing. So I would recommend leveling up your second-line DDs, such as the Asashio-class (Arashio and Ooshio, for instance) or Fubuki-class (especially Murakumo and Fubuki).

Overall, it looks like you've been neglecting many of the light ships. That needs to be rectified quickly.