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E-5, Hard Mode: Complete!

Winter Event, Hard Mode: Complete!

HQ 100, Difficulty: Hard

Fleet 1:

Tone Kai Ni (84): 2xSKC34 20.3cm, AR196 Kai, Type 14 Radar

Musashi Kai (98): 51cm Prototype, 46cm, Type 0 Obs., FuMO25 Radar

Yamato Kai (96): 2x46cm, Type 0 Obs., Type 32 Radar

Nagato Kai (98): 2x41cm Prototype, Type 0 Obs., Type 22 Radar Kai 4

Mutsu Kai (83): 35.6cm Prototype, 41cm Prototype, Type 0 Obs., Type 1 AP shell

Kaga Kai (88): Reppu 601, Reppu 601, Reppu Kai, Reppu

Fleet 2:

I-58 Kai (63): 2x53cm Torpedo Mount (8 tubes)

Sendai Kai Ni (74): 2x15.5cm secondary, Type 98 Night Scout

Yuudachi Kai Ni (82): 2x12.7cm Type B Kai Ni, Searchlight

Yukikaze Kai (65): 61cm Quint Oxy Torpedo, 61cm Quad Oxy Torpedo, Star Shell

Ooi Kai Ni (96): 2x15.5cm secondary, Type A Ko-hyoteki

Kitakami Kai Ni (97): 2x61cm Quint Oxy, Type A Ko-hyoteki

In my opinion, the SS is the best thing you can bring to force out branching rules. That extra opening torpedo attack can help out almost as much as CLT opening strikes. In addition, using the high-luck submarine I-58 tends to cause powerful cut-in damage at night. However, this is no excuse not to use cut-ins on certain DDs and CLTs (KTKM especially).

If you happen to have Yamato and Nagato-class BBs, feel free to use them, but be warned: Combined Fleet means lower accuracy, so radars and accuracy-improving guns are a MUST.

For the pre-final form, one carrier isn't enough for air superiority at the boss, so you can try Akitsu Maru in your first fleet for added Reppu air power. However, she's just as vulnerable as Akashi and Katori, so caution is advised. This is also why using a SS is your best bet (unless your ships constantly fail to kill the Elite Tsu-class CLs on the way to the boss).

Final Boss Form only needs one CV for air superiority. However, the BB Water Oni and BB Himes are a crapshoot. It will essentially boil down to whether you can sink the Flagship Wo-class Carrier and the Elite Ne-class heavy cruisers in the day battle. Trying to kill both Himes in the day battle is nearly impossible, even with a support fleet.

I didn't sparkle all my ships for the last dance, but it would probably help your ships dodge and land hits even more than they already do in the combined fleet.

Remarkably, CLT double attacks are almost as effective as cut-ins. My Ooi did 60+220 damage with a double attack on the boss during a regular run. However, if you want to leave nothing to chance, do a cut-in setup on KTKM (and feed her some Maruyus if you have any).

Anyways, Amagi and First-Class Medal GET!

I'm not sure if I want to do post-event farming, since I'm really only looking for Asashimo, who may not even show up for me. Not to mention I haven't gotten ANY mentionable drops so far on hard mode....