Talk:World 6/@comment-24978536-20150404150027/@comment-24978536-20150408123117

Thanks for the reply.

I honestly don't see node I as a more dangerous node, aside from that enemy formation with 3 BB. Wo Kai and her BB bodyguard I don't see as that big of a threat, due to them being in Diamond formation - The Ri-class Kai is also a lesser threat than a Ru-class flagship, largely due to having less armor and worse accuracy (Ri-class Kai lacks a radar).

2 of the 3 possible formations in Node I are safer than any of Node H's formations, in other words (in my opinion). (I never see that Diamond formation listed above in the article in node H by the way)

However, admittedly it hasn't gone all that well. In the 8 sorties I did (I'm trying to save buckets so I only do very few sorties), 6 times out of 8, I faced the BB formation and I had to retreat 6 times too. One time when my fleet actually reached the boss, my girls failed to get a S-Rank. Due to that, I've changed my composition again which is the following:

Maya (60): 20.3cm (no.3) / 20.3cm (no.3cm) / FuMO25 / Seaplane

CA is my flagship simply for flagship protection, and a CA has a decent chance to KO a Ru-class BB with good equipment such as this. The reason why the CA is Maya is solely for exp gain. She does a good enough job, even though she is lower level.

Fusou or Yamashiro Kai Ni (86): 46cm / 46cm / AP Shell / Zuiun Model 12

Choukai Kai Ni (87): 20.3cm (no.3) / 20.3cm (no.2) / Type 32 Radar / Seaplane

Tone Kai Ni (90): SKC34 20.3cm / SKC34 20.3cm / Zuiun Model 12 / SCAMP

Kitakami Kai Ni (92): 15.5cm Secondary / 15.5cm Secondary / Midget Sub

Kaga Kai (92): Tenzan Tomonaga Squadron / Reppuu (601) / Reppuu (601) / Reppuu

The route is B - F - E - H - K.

For now, it has provided more successful than anything else I've tried. So far, I have 4 sorties and 3 S-ranks at boss node. Taking away the DD and a CLT has increased the overall survivability of the fleet - CA not only have better armor, but they also have a high chance of heavily damaging the Ru-Class Flagship with their double attacks, making them less of a threat for second shelling.

I'm comfortable with the current composition, but if even this goes badly, I'll go back to 2 DD / 2 CLT / 1 BB / 1 CV, though I really don't want to...