Talk:Summer 2015 Event/@comment-122.111.39.157-20150812140522/@comment-154.5.164.69-20150812143820

It's a pretty nasty last fight, which happens to be the standard fight for Hard mode. AP shells, Air Superiority, and high-luck torpedoes are completely necessary to stand a chance. The demons and the boss all have extraordinary armour which can even relegate Nagato to scratch damage without the AP bonus. Before the update, achieving AS would have been near impossible without stocking a full carrier fleet with Reppuu fighters, but the new experience system essentially doubles their power at maximum experience, allowing a few bombers to help soften the way in. Finally, a torpedo night attack from a destroyer will turn any non-boss into dust and finish off a boss at medium damage or lower.

Personally, on Hard mode, I forgot the support expedition for the last kill and still managed an S-rank. Shigure with two Quintuple torpedoes and spotters consistently hit in night battle, and Hatsushimo with an AA set-up plus a torpedo allowed for good air defense in the day and an acceptable hybrid attack in night battle. Even with reliable killing blows, the fight was much more diffuclt than E-4 and 5.