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E4 - Medium

Carrier Task Force: 2 FBB, 4 CV + 1 CL, 2 DD, 2 CA, 1 CLT

Route: A-B-C-E-F-K

Formations: A, C, F, K: Battle; E: ASW

Main Fleet:

Escort Fleet:

Land Base 1: 2x Reppuu + 2x T96 LBAA --> Sortie 2x node F

No support expeditions used.

All planes except LB were (>>) at start. Not anymore ... *cries*

Consumption (per full run, yasen included - fleet / LB):


 * Fuel: 420 + 155 / 51


 * Ammo: 448 + 236 / 85


 * Bauxite: ~500 / ~80

Runs: 7 (6 S-ranks, 1 retreat)

Buckets: 27

Notable boss drops: Maruyu, Shoukaku

Notes:


 * Reused most of my E2 fleet and purposedly gimped on the CVs, although I could have gone all out disregarding shiplocks. The next operations will be done on Easy, because reasons and fuck you Tanaka.


 * Fun fact: The main fleet is a variation of what I use to grind 3-3 and 5-4. 2 wildcards, Unryuu-class, Graf Zeppelin. Even the CV loadout is the same.


 * Those guns on the Unryuu-class serve 2 purposes: to improve their base stats and to give them medium range. Then again, perhaps a Reppuu would be more useful, but as it is the air power was about 375 anyway.


 * Yukikaze was a disappointment. Originally, she was on last slot, but was constantly focused by the enemy. That one retreat was due to CV Hime one-shot taiha'ing her from full HP, with only 1 bomber left in her hangars (wtf RNG?). Moved her up to 5th slot and put Kiso on last slot. Then, at boss, the only time in the whole operation when she had a turn in yasen, she failed to trigger the cut-in. 60 luck, and she didn't trigger. *facepalm* Whatever ...


 * On the other hand, I was positively surprised with the Furutaka-class performance. On Kai Ni, while not as strong as the alpha Myouko-class, they surely pack a punch, and are able to take some too. The final blow was a yasen DA from Furutaka. They are going to get some more levels after the event.


 * Those white Tsus, they sure are well fed now. Average 25 bombers gone per node, thanks to them. On Last Dance, preboss and boss nodes had elite Tsu, curiously they didn't eat as many bombers.