Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20180103030504/@comment-32647310-20180209160444

DustierRain wrote: Either that or the event won't allow BBs for most maps

That makes about as much sense as screen doors in a submarine.

This event is all about Leyte, and the historical stuff surrounding it. This means the following:

- This was the last battle that consisted of Battleship vs. Battleship combat - The IJN's functioning force consisted almost entirely of Surface Combat ships (read: Battleships and Cruisers) - The IJN had almost nothing in the way of air-power as most of their good pilots were killed at Midway and were running out of operating aircraft (the carriers at Leyte were carrying less than their full complement and were sent as bait), meaning the IJN had to rely on their powerful Battleship forces (which the USN was well aware of and were of concern)

This all being said, just on the historical aspect alone, we can expect the following: - Primarily Surface and Transport combined fleets (read: Battleships, Cruisers and Destroyers) - Routing and fleet compisition very similar to Fall 2017, which required strong Battleships to complete. - Often operating under Air Denial or Air Incapebility (I expect needing perfect LBAS defenses on Medium and Hard modes) - Making use of historical ships (you can see what those consist of here: http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:631528#Historical_Ships_Preparation)...which you will notice consists of seven Battleships...if you want to include the Nishimura force, bring that total up to 9.

I know I'm beating you over the head about the Battleship thing, and I'm normally not confrontational about stuff like this but to suggest that Battleships won't be allowed or used on most maps for an event that is all about Battleships is just outright stupid.