Fall 2015 Event/E-4

Recommended Fleet Composition:

 * 2 BB 2 FBB 1 CA 1 CV + 1 CL 1 CLT 4 DD (DEFIKNO)
 * 1 DD 1 BB 1 CA 2 CL 1 CV + 1 CL 3 DD 2 CLT  ( DEFIKNO ) Hard mode final kill possible without armour debuff. CA recommended to be Maya Kai ni for AACI, all DD and CL must be loaded with ASW. CV uses 3 fighters, 1 torpedo bomber. This will overwhelm the boss with ASW during daytime.
 * 1 (F)BB 2CA 1CV(B) + 1CL(ABKM) 2DD 3CLT (DEFIKNO) farming boss kills on easy

Going to node J (For Armor Reduction Purposes)

 * Having Roma, Italia or Libeccio (the three known Italian ships) in your fleet seems to guarantee H to J (Still need further testing)
 * 1 CA 3 (F)BB 2 CVL + 1 CL 2 DD 2 CA 1 FBB
 * 4 (F)BB 1CV 1CA + 1 CL 2 DD 2 CA 1 FBB
 * It's possible to go to both debuff node in a single run via DEGHJKM

Going to node M (For Armor Reduction Purposes or farming Prinz Eugen)

 * 1 CA 3 (F)BB 2 CVL + 1 CL 2 DD 2 CA 1 FBB
 * 2(F)BB(V) 2CA(V) 2 CVL + 1CL 1 CLT 2 CA 2 DD
 * If you use CTF, add an Akitsushima for fixed routing that avoid node C.

Debuffing (Weakening) Boss
https://youtu.be/kccUkptcU5w?t=282 it would be impossible for chuuha'd DD to penetrate undebuffed SS Hime without crit. Therefore, debuff has to be working, it simply isn't shown.
 * Defeating Anchorage Water Demon and Harbour Princess in Node M and J respectively at least once will weaken/debuff the Boss.
 * The Debuff WILL BE APPLIED in the Boss Node even if you use Surface Task Force, even though there's no change in art. Source:
 * The way to tell whether the Boss has been debuffed or not is her CG (See the Submarine Princess Page) but the change is only visible when using Carrier Task Force

Tips

 * The SS-hime has around 50 armour (80+ on MED+) and on certain difficulties is accompanied by a Battleship Princess but usually a Wo-Class Flagship Kai2 (The blue eye flame ones). Your fleet must be ready to do heavy damage to both surface and undersea targets, so dedicate certain ships to certain roles.
 * Your main goal is to defeat the Submarine Princess. It is recommended to fully establish the 2nd Fleet for ASW purposes. You may consider putting in CL/CT in 1st fleet to take advantage of 2 shelling phases.
 * Carrier Task Force seems to go Southern Route, and has a slight chance to detrack to node C meaning 0% fuel at the boss node, however it seems that CTF offers better accuracy.
 * STF goes west and has 2 sub nodes along the way. It seems easier arriving at boss node with 20% fuel but with 60% ammo left, 20% more than CTF south route (if it didn't detrack, otherwise a whole 40% more ammo, and no remain ammo firepower debuff, see Damage Calculation)
 * It is recommended to bring Type 3 SONAR and Type 3 Depth Charge on all ASW capable ships.
 * Bringing Ooyodo Kai or Yuubari Kai may help you have better ASW damage output.
 * If you lack ASW power for the final kill, consider using Katori and/or Kashima. As they are CTs they can be sortied in escort fleet alongside the CL anchor, but as they are 4-slotters their ASW potential is very high. This reduces your chance of sinking the surface ships, however.
 * Another way is consider bringing an escort fleet of 1CL and 5DD full of ASW gear and hope you make it to boss node in one piece.
 * Combined fleets deal NORMAL ASW DAMAGE in Night Battle, unlike single fleets. You may proceed to Night Battle to take down the Submarine Princess if you couldn't do this in Day Battle. (SOURCE)
 * For final kill (Hard mode), the boss become very resistant toward ASW. In order to sink her, it is  suspected that node J and M  will weaken the Boss (Her lines and appearance changes) . Or it is still possible to sink her if you get a Green T-cross. However, it is unsure whether this scenario applied to medium or easy mode.

PLEASE NOTE: Prinz Eugen

 * According to players' reports internationally, it is currently theorized that Prinz Eugen is a limited one copy per player drop as there has been no reports of a 2nd copy being available to players from who already had obtained her from the Fall 2014 Event and those who were able to obtain her for the first time.
 * It is currently unknown if you can obtain Prinz Eugen "AGAIN" if you get rid of her from your account.

Drop list
Red ship names indicate notable drops.

Click the small arrow next to the header cells on the first row to sort by ship types/names (Type/Ship) or group drops in that particular node together according to ship drop difficulty (A, B, C, etc.). You also can multi-sort.