Talk:Fall 2013 Event/@comment-24145976-20131111221337

E-4 down. Took something like 9 hours (with a half an hour nap) and 18k fuel/15k ammo/18k steel/2k bauxite.

It took 6 hours to get her HP bar to 0. Then I sortied my 2DD+4BB support fleet to finish her off. When I got to the boss and Haruna crit her down to 150 on the first shot, as well as triggering day battle, I thought I had won. Somehow my support fleet missed.

Some guy on my stream said to use CVs/CVLs, so I tried that next. Same thing. Got up to the boss, Haruna crit her down, and my support fleet missed.

On the run I finally killed her my support fleet did a paltry 57 damage and Kongou somehow sniped the boss out of 4 remaining enemies on literally the last round of the second shelling phase, giving me a B rank but hey, boss cleared, E-5 unlocked.

I highly recommend the 2DD/2CV/2CVL support expedition over 2DD/4BB not because it's more accurate/consistent, but because it uses something like 1/4th the ammo. It only uses bauxite if you trigger day battle with the boss, whereas a 4BB fleet will use 400 ammo every time you sortie.

Fleet used for kill (used Hibiki instead of Yamashiro to lower her down to 0): http://i.imgur.com/CPd6OYe.png