Talk:Winter 2015 Event/@comment-14.161.11.94-20150129133641/@comment-24978536-20150129184900

I do find that high level ships are important and I have my ships at a minimum of lvl 60 for events (though now almost all of them are +lvl 70). For example, I've been using a lvl 35-50 Kirishima as a support BB as of late in my grinding sessions and I've noticed she has a very low hit rate compared to my other high level fast BB - she gets MVP rather rarely and my + lvl 70 CA(V) often get the MVP instead, also my CV(L) (I'm doing 5-4-A with a DD flagship). Replacing the 46cm cannons with 35.6cm prototype + dazzle helped with the accuracy, but my + lvl 70 Hiei never had issues with accuracy even with 46cm cannons.

But well, like Kouma said, it depends on people's standards and their HQ level. In general though, it is good to have at least 6 high level ships of each ship type, except SS, Auxiliary, CLT and possibly CL (CL have been required in the past events, but the total number required has been very low recently, so less than 6 may do). Also, Akitsu Maru is a good ship girl to have, as she can help immensely with branching rules. It is good to have more than 6 DD too, as they are very often required (I personally have 11, and I'm training a 12th one. That is a bit overkill though.)

Of course, equipment are also important and some things what in particular can be of use are these:

Sanshiki (Seriously, these things are important. They are your best weapon against installation type enemies. Make sure to have at least 4 of these.)

Saiun (Not just for Red-T, but also for LOS check)

Type 2 Recon Plane (Not as important, but more useful than a second Saiun for a high LOS check.)

Reppuu (These are important to have, though Shiden Kai 2 can suffice as a substitute most of the time. 12 Reppuu/Shiden Kai 2 is recommended.)

Tenzan Tomonaga Squadron and Ryuusei Kai (Torpedo bombers are in general more useful than Dive bombers, and in particular against installation types.)

Type 33 Radar (DD need these radars for high LOS checks. Other radars such as Type 32 can be of use too.)

AP Shell (Not extremely important either, but these do help considerably too.)

Some things such as midget subs, 15.5cm secondary guns, better versions of 20.3cm guns and 46cm guns also help obviously or are even necessary in case of midget subs.