Thread:Kuras/@comment-29735334-20170216174820/@comment-29735334-20170219185011

On to E-3H, it was a different level of scary because I did not have many spare Saiuns, and attempting to craft one can easily burn a lot of bauxite. Zel-melon there went YOLO with carrying both disassembled Saiuns in one go and succeeded. If you are cautious, bring one at a time, like I did :p. As Zel said, node support is not really necessary, but if you find node A to be troublesome due to that one late model DD one-shotting your sub, then... Anyway, sparkling and boss node support are almost required, IMO, because the boss node is a combined fleet and you need to score at least A rank so as to not waste Saiun. It might be a wise move to take stock at your fleet upon passing node D and see if you think they have a chance at the boss. Personally, if I have two medium damaged subs at node D, I will retreat.

Zel has said it, and I'm going to repeat it again: Make sure you have at least 5.5 LoS with Formula-33, else you will get offrouted. Saiun and Type 0 Observation Seaplane should be enough to get you well over that value (8.7 for me). Here is the replay of my last Saiun delivery sortie:



Now, on to the HP phase, first I did was applying the hidden debuff in which you are required to S-rank nodes I and J once each. Node J was not much of a problem because it is only two nodes away from the starting point (also, I think I'm lucky to get the easy composition :p). The enemy is Isolated Island Hime and lots of installation, so equip Type-3 shells, Daihatsus, and/or WG42s. I used only LBAS x 2 and no support expedition - but if you want to use expedition, just remember that it is a regular node and not boss node. :p As usual, here is the replay:



S-ranking node I is a rather tough job for submarines. Fortunately, unlike the TP phase, you can use 2 LBAS now. Coupled with boss support, it is very possible. Remember that the LoS requirement still apply. And although it is said that the minimum is 5.5, I got offrouted once while having 6.5 LoS because I mistook a Type 0 Recon with Type 0 Observation in Shioi.



The run to the actual boss itself is, like Zel has nicely summed up, annoying because of the Wos. I've had good boss encounter rate, actually, but it was probably due to my luck holding. I second Zel's opinion of packing night DA in escort fleet for chipping run due to its reliability. Me, personally, I used CI setup in my escort from the get-go. The result is surprising...



Although, let's not kid ourselves. THIS run is probably the most representative of how it will end up most of the time ^_^



I am actually not far into chipping the HP, mostly because of RL issues. So far, it's been 4 attempts, 1 retreat, and 3 encounters with 2 being As and one S-rank.

Thus concludes my report. Hopefully the replays also give detail about my fleet compo and equips. If you have question, feel free to ask ;)). Good luck!

NB: About Kaga - Well, the ring is, like the game said, a symbol of "provisional marriage". Truth is, I have "ringed" her waaay before the provisional marriage is implemented XD. The in-game ring is like a symbol of recognition of a shipgirl's exceptional service. The REAL ring is somewhere else :p. At least that's what my KCverse headcanon says. XD