Talk:Exercises (PvP)/@comment-49.145.127.24-20160407202221/@comment-26441734-20160408054119

It's how battle ranks work. the truth is, it can be unfair or advantageous, depending on how the battle goes.

If you defeat 3 enemy shipgirls but they only defeat one of yours with a few bits of damage on the other girls, you'll likely still lose. This is because of that damage bar mechanic which determines whether you'll get a B rank or not

On the other hand, if you manage to defeat at least 4 of his shipgirls, you'll ALWAYS get at least an A rank, even if all 6 of your shipgirls get Taiha'd. Which means, for instance, that it's worth sending your lone Chuuha'd flagship into night battle against 3 enemies, because if she manages to beat one of them you'll automatically jump from D to A rank

Making the best of your PVP battles is all about learning to play around this mechanism