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E2 Hard - ''Jintsuu VS Abyssal Jintsuu! Lets get ready to rumble!''

Composition: 1 CL, 5 DD

Route: A D E H I J K

Formations: D + K - Line Ahead; E - Line Abreast; H - Echelon

Runs: 20 total; 12 retreats (D x4, H x8); 8 boss encounters (A x4, S x4)

Buckets: 54

Boss drops: Choukai, Ooi, Kako, Yura, Sendai, Takao, Tatsuta, Yamashiro

TP counts: 5 drums = 36 on A rank; 52 on S rank

Notes:


 * Due to lack of combat-ready Satsuki and Mikazuki, was forced to go with half branching fleet, and suffered heavily for it.


 * Had to fetch a lvl 45 Hamakaze from the expedition fleets and hastily modernize her (even spamming a few DD and CA recipes to get enough fodder), so that she took the third branching spot. Otherwise, the sodium concentration would be too much to bear and force a reduction in map difficulty. She did OK for her level.
 * Could have attempted Easy mode, with less salt, but the allure of a medal and a battle of the ages between Jintsuu and Abyssal Jintsuu was too much to resist.


 * Sadly, the final blow on Abyssal Jintsuu was delivered by Yuudachi. Although Jintsuu dealt most of the damage to her, she was Poi'd in the end. No death line was played ... a shame, I wanted to hear it, the moment Abyssal Jintsuu was released from the Abyss.


 * First 7 runs were done with 3 drums (Hamakaze with Starshell, Yukikaze with Skilled Lookouts). Changed to 5 drums once I realized that this would be a long and salty journey. Only needed Searchlight anyway, to counter Abyssal Jintsuu's own searchlight.