Thread:Nyocchi/@comment-5209329-20150519070210/@comment-26336020-20151128230446

I thought of using 2CVL instead of my CVB. Actually Shokaku herself costs more than both CVL, but she herself has higher survivability and can attack in chuuha. Yeah typically CVL don't do much damage to SS which you will notice very often when you use them in 1-5 monthlies. They can do a bit more, but you need those planes that you get off of Akitsumaru Kai. In the end I needed the dedicated CV to attack surface ships rather than more ASW.

AS vs AP does change the battle. According to the combat page, with AP both sides have contact and a larger amount of planes are shot down. AS will only let you have contact and very little shot down. Contact determines if you have spotting for those ships that have planes available.

Considering I haven't run Node O without Teruzuki, I'm unsure if I would have been taiha'd a lot more. I typically got 0-2 chuuha's to boss node, and another 0-3 critical hits at the boss. I personally leave Maya on AACI setup, mine's locked to the other maps atm. AS may help such that your lower level ships can dodge, however at the cost of attack power.

With Taihou in that setup, how much airpower do you have? I only had Fusou's 23 Slot Zuiun Model 12 along with Shoukaku A's 12 Slot with a 11AA fighter.