Talk:Early Fall 2018 Event/@comment-31467554-20180914080450/@comment-826197-20180914081358

Swap one of Akagi's Ryuusei Kai for a dive bomber so she can do cut in, and set her as flagship. Switch out Tashkent for a CA for more firepower and survivability. Put Kasumi and Akizuki as the second and third ships and put Haruna, Kongou, and your CA at the bottom so you get the most benefit from spoon formation on pre-boss surface battle nodes.

It also goes without saying that without any Italian ships you're missing out on the massive damage boost at the boss. If you have any, use them.