User blog comment:Kuras/Summer Event 2016/@comment-26715360-20160822161130/@comment-26715360-20160823005754

I've done 5 more runs (I'm taking my time for better ressource management), with 4 runs out of 5 reaching the boss, although during one of those 4 I actually wasn't able to damage the boss. I was still able to chip another 15% of the boss gauge with the 3 remaining "good" runs, meaning that so far I have depleted 45% of the gauge with 10 out of 12 runs reaching the boss. The 2 early retreats were both due to the withdrawal of my AACI kanmusu (Teruzuki) at node K with the FCF, which then led to further problems at node M.

I'm pretty happy with those results so far, the only thing that's really bothering me is the fuel cost (2K500~3K per run), mainly due to repairs. I still have 70K of fuel left, and I'm always doing some recovery after my daily runs, but I want to make sure that I have enough left for last dance, since I have no idea how many runs will be necessary to snipe CA hime with enough cut-ins. As you said, that pretty much seems like the only way to get a clean kill. I'll also wait for last dance to do the CVB conversions, since right now my air power seems to play a huge part in my probability of reaching the boss. Unfortunately I don't have as much high-end planes as you, so I'll have to switch some of my bombers for extra fighters for last dance to reach AS+ with 3 CV instead of 4.

I'll keep you updated !