Talk:Winter 2015 Event/@comment-5032812-20150211054138/@comment-25730832-20150211064309

You'll play a bit more gambling when using the quick response fleet since as you said, they're more fragile and less firepower. They will face the at least 1 full blown shelling force of the enemy + the torpedo phase, making them likely to get taiha'd if RNG is screwing with you.

However, they give you one thing that can really help your main fleet; elimination.

You know those pesky little DDs and/or CLs that your BBs LOVE to attack? Those escort fleet can increase the likelihood that they will be gone, leaving the bigger fishes to the main fleet.

I found it to be very useful in this map. My escort fleet will usually clean up the 2 DD accompanying the enemy's fleet and sometimes even more. Then my 2 fBB 2 CA in the main fleet can focus fire on the CV/BB/BBhime/CLDemon. The only thing that usually shot me down is BB-hime lovely taiha'd slap. Otherwise, CL Demon will be at Minor to moderate damage even before day battle is over.