Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-1820055-20150701022818/@comment-26574811-20150802235138

Diaglo wrote: 「艦これ」次回全サーバ群共通メンテナンス＆アップデートは【8/10】を予定しています. 同アップデート完了を以て、夏イベント2015：期間限定海域【反撃！第二次SN作戦】を開始させて頂く予定です. 同夏イベでは、複数の新艦娘達、そして装備関連の新たなシステムも実装予定です.

The latest tweet mentions that the new system has something to do with 'equipment connections' (装備関連 soubi kanren, literally equipment connection). I have no idea what this means. GATTAI? Team cut-ins? Multiple cut-ins? A new type of upgrade for equipment?

Other than that, nothing new. It just says 'several new kanmusume' and the usual stuff.

(They were awfully early with the tweets today. Probably to make up for yesterday, I guess) Literal translation:

The next all-server maintainance & update is scheduled on 10th August. With the end of said update, the Summer 2015 event: "Counterattack! Second Operation SN" will start. The event will see the introduction of a number of new ship girls and a new system that is related to equipments.

The only systemic change hinted to be introduced this summer was the carrier system rework. I can't find the original source but everyone in Japanese community is betting on a new aircraft system. Some suggests a fitting system (like overweight gun penalty) but I don't think that would be possible, since no one ever carried a Reppu in real life. Other suggstions include bomber/attacker combos, night battle abilities, and land-based aircraft supports (with installation-type ship girls).