User blog comment:Faeriedust/Advanced 1-5 DD/CL Kira Kira Guide (HQ 80+)/@comment-90.105.170.241-20160601134932

It's... somewhat missing the point, though? There's no way sparkling is profitable if you have to resupply (and occasionally repair) a BBV and CVL.

There's a reason 1-1 sparkling is usually with 2 freshly dropped DD before they get scrapped/used for modernisation.

(Well, there's also the Kuso 1-5 sparkling method, but if you're kuso enough to be intrigued, you should be able to work it out on your own).