Talk:Tutorial: Leveling/@comment-3502824-20150322072108/@comment-84.90.161.45-20150330012520

OK, I've tried it, but on my case I have to equip at least two Suisei on the CVLs to get a somewhat reliable airstrike, and even equip Zuiuns on the BBV.

I have no idea how do you get good airstrikes with only one Suisei on smallest slots on the three CVLs. In my case those airstrikes only kill one or two DDs at best (most cases it misses or scratches), leaving the flagships, elites and CLs to pummel on the sub and even force night fight to achieve S rank.

I'm using Chitose/Chiyoda CVL K2 at ~lvl90 and Jun'you K2 at lvl94, so I believe it's not the CVLs fault.

Chitose/Chiyoda currently equipped with two Suisei on 11 and 8 slots with T22 radars on the remaining, while Jun'you has one Suisei on the 18 slot, one Saiun on the 4 slot and the remaining with T22 radars. BBV (Yamashiro lvl 79) with 20.3cm (nº2) + 15.5cm sec + Prototype Seiran + T22 radar K4 to help with the still unreliable airstrike.

I've been trying with Line Ahead and Double Line formations, with mixed results due to RNG shenanigans. Seems to me that Double Line increases the chances of MVP steal by CVLs during shelling, while Line Ahead provides a better airstrike and overall more consistent damage output. So Line Ahead it is.

Due to lack of space, my only subs are lvl 60+ (four of them lvl 96), fully remodelled and modernized. I have a Maruyu Kai lvl 23 and a Maruyu lvl 1, but at the rate those gold CLs wreck my subs - because somehow the CA and BBV don't think it's dangerous enough to kill it before its turn - I'd rather use the high lvl SSVs. At least they have some evasion and can survive relatively unscathed until they hit red morale, while the Maruyus get insta-rekt even by a fart from normal DDs.

Anyway, even with the random waiting time for flagship morale recovery due to RNG explosive diarrhea and the buckets spent to repair the SSVs, I've regained faith in this 3-2-A CA grinding. It is in fact faster than my usual 4-1 runs, at roughly the same cost.