Board Thread:Fleet's Prepared-ness/@comment-26424855-20150705114533/@comment-25196231-20150707083834

Despite you mentioning you have lots of Sonars, the 3 Depth Charges equipped on your Hibiki suggests to me that you don't have any. You'll want a pair of SONAR x Depth Charge together (AND ONLY ONE PAIR) to trigger bonus damage. You can fill the rest of the slot with the best ASW stat, if you are venturing into sub maps. I've been playing KC for 18 months consecutively and you'd be quite surprise people try to kill themselves mentally and eventually kuso-ing ships, losing lv99 CLTs or CVs etc.
 * Aim to get at least 4 Type 3 shells in total.
 * I'm not sure how many Bucket.png you have but I'm pretty sure you're no where near enough if you are to challenge hard mode. Heck, nobody has enough bucket when challenging hard mode. If you are in need of Bauxite.png to spam Reppuu recipes, #5 and #11 will be your friend during the day. #35 is reserved to when you have beauty sleep. To make challenging hard mode easier, I suggest 6 Reppuu and a handful of Shiden Kai 2.
 * On the final note, don't stress/push yourself over the limit if you're getting unhappy for preparation. Expend as much time as you have accordingly to your desire for the best rewards offered in the event. REMEMBER you can always lower the difficulty challenge when you feel like you cannot challenge hard mode anymore during the event. Events are extra bonus levels in the game that if you DO clear it, you'll get bonus rewards. If you don't clear ALL the event maps, you won't "die."