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Text again, and going with Kidou Butai. Hard Mode.

Route is C-F-E-G-K. Finished in nine sorties, because apparently I got over-confident and the Abyssal ships thought it was fun emulating Gandalf for three sorties.

Fleet used was CA - 2BBV - 2CV - CVL/CAV + CL - CLT - 2CA - 2DD

Sparkled escort fleet for every sortie. En-route support expedition were used.

The setup are listed from top to bottom in their equipment slot.

Main fleet: Swapped Shouhou with Mikuma for about four sorties before switching back. Her setup is the same as Takao. However, changing Shouhou to Mikuma also changed two carriers' setup.
 * Takao (83)/Mikuma (71) = 2x 20.3cm + Type 0 Obs. + Type 32 Surface Radar
 * Ise (92) = 2x. 41cm Shisei + Type 0 Obs. + Type 1 AP Shell
 * Hyuuga (94) = 41cm Shisei + 35.6cm Shisei + Type 0 Obs. + Type 1 AP Shell
 * Akagi (98) = Reppuu 601 - Reppuu 601 - Ryuusei 601 - 15.5cm secondary gun
 * Souryuu (98) = Reppuu - Suisei Egusa - Reppuu - Saiun
 * Shouhou (85) = Suisei 601 - Skilled Zero M21  - Skilled Zero M21 - 15.5cm secondary gun
 * Akagi (98) = Ryuusei 601 - Skilled Zero M21 - Reppuu 601 - Skilled Zero M21
 * Souryuu (98) = Reppuu - Reppuu 601 - Suisei Egusa - Saiun

Escort fleet:
 * Isuzu (84) = 2x 10cm HA+FD + Type 14 Air Radar
 * Kiyoshimo (64) = 2x 10cm + Type 13 Air Radar Kai
 * Hayashimo (64) = 2x 10cm + Type 13 Air Radar Kai
 * Aoba (69) = 2x SKC34 20.3cm + Night Recon + Type 32 Surface Radar
 * Kinugasa (85) = 20.3cm #3 + 20.3cm #2 + Type 0 Obs. + Type 32 Surface Radar
 * Kiso (99) = 2x 15.5cm secondary gun + Kou-Hyouteki

The carriers' fighters were just enough for air superiority in E node (especially when I sortied Mikuma instead of Shouhou), which was not the best idea because Isuzu's anti-air cut-in was really unreliable.

And sortieing with 57/67 HP Souryuu or 35/44 HP Kiso weren't good. Don't do that.