Talk:World 2/@comment-26161997-20150302201419

2-5 Cleared with BB CA CA DD DD CV in five sorties, B-E-I-H-L. HQ 78. Retreated once, S-ranked the rest. Fleet averages level 47.

'''Basically, this fleet ensures node B start(CV), makes the fleet lighter (CA CA DD DD) and has enough firepower to S-rank the boss at night(BB CA CA DD DD). Not large enough sample size to be sure it doesn't dead-end, but consumes less resources than a BB-heavy fleet and not a huge chance of retreating.'''

Initially used this fleet to squeeze some firepower into CA CA DD DD for node H after reading Branching Rules. CV ensures AS/AS+, starting with node B to avoid night battle in north route and decent shelling damage. As it turned out, no BB or CV allowed in order to go E-H. However, seems to be a good replacement for heavy BB fleet with slight chance of forced retreat.

Seems like a viable composition for TTKs below lv.100, without high levelled CA(V)s and/or lots of resource to burn, went B-E-I-H-L 4/5 tries, retreating once on node I.

Nachi got critted to Chuuha at node E by RU-flag, and scratched to Taiha. Fleet was medium levelled(lv. 47 average) with 48 Nagato Kai, 38 Nachi Kai, 34 Furutaka Kai, 60 Ushio Kai Ni, 49 Shimakaze and 54 Kaga. Fully modernized except AA(and ushio's Torp since I just got her to Kai Ni a few hours ago). DDs equipped with 2x 10cm High Angle Mounts for double attack night setup and repair team, but did not get Taiha'd before boss node. Damage protection seems to be doing something here, got a 21 damage crit from node E RU-class flagship.

Node I is mostly scratch damage, two Reppus, one Ryuusei and Saiun ensures aerial supremacy with 87~88 FP and disables Contact for enemy Wo-Class plus a chance to Taiha or sink an enemy in preemptive bombing. HQ lv.100 has Wo-Kai Flag, which prevents this from working.

Doesn't expend as many resources as high BB fleet and may have a much lower chance of going into dead end due to not using so many BBs(0 so far). Maybe I'm just very lucky, may do more testing in future(planning to level some CA(V)s soon for north route, but may continue using this fleet before HQ 100 where Wo-Kai Flag appears).

Thoughts on this fleet composition?