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Preparations for the Event #2: Recommended Best Ships
Although you could use standard ships or some Kai Ni Ships, some ships are highly recommended to be used in Events.

Destroyer (DD)
Destroyers are very important as about 3 to 4 of them will be required to be used in maps requiring Combined Fleet while they will be responsible for taking down the enemy boss during Night Battle. Also, having at least one DD with Anti-Air Cut-In setup is practically mandatory to avoid getting bombed by Enemy aircrafts.
 * Fubuki Kai Ni: Remodel Level 70. Good AA stats among the DDs, high LoS, and solid stats. Remodel has rare equipment Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director, which is highly recommended as it is required to trigger Anti-Air Cut-In, which will help you quite a lot against enemy CVs.
 * Yuudachi Kai Ni: Remodel Level 55. Most Lowest Kai Ni Remodel Level. 1st Highest Firepower and 2nd highest Torpedo stats. Very effective in both Day Battle and especially Night Battle.
 * Shimakaze Kai: High Firepower and 1st Highest Torpedo stat. As good as Yuudachi Kai Ni in Day Battle and Night Battle.
 * Akatsuki Kai Ni: Good Firepower and 3rd Highest Torpedo stats among the DDs, along with high LoS stats (Which is highly preferred in World 2-5). Comparable to Shimakaze in terms of stats.
 * Ayanami Kai Ni: 2nd Highest Firepower and 4th highest Luck. A bit weaker Yuudachi but with high Luck stats. She is extremely great to use in your fleet for Torpedo and Firepower.
 * Yukikaze Kai: Highest Luck in the game (60), solid Firepower and Torpedo stats. Extremely good at night battle thanks to consistent Cut-in attacks.
 * Hatsushimo Kai Ni: Remodel Level 70. 2nd Highest Luck (53). Average Firepower and Torpedo stats, but good Anti-Air stats and gives Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director. Good for AACI and Night Battles for Cut-in Attack.
 * Shigure Kai Ni: Remodel Level 60. 3rd Highest Luck (50). Very Versatile to be used for both Anti-Air and Night Battle Cut-In. Has great Firepower and Torpedo stats.
 * Kasumi Kai Ni: Remodel Level 75. Currently the Destroyer with the most highest Kai Ni remodel level in the game. Has very good Firepower, Torpedo and Luck stats and very recommended for Surface Battle similar to Yuudachi and Ayanami. Also able to equip Daihatsu Landing Crafts which makes her much preferred for Expeditions. Also able to equip Fleet Command Facility which means she can be a preferable flagship for the Transport Combined Fleet which uses mostly DDs and CLs in case you need to retreat a Heavily Damaged ship.
 * Kasumi Kai Ni B: Remodel Level 88. Trades some of her surface-combat stats for Anti-Air. Able to use Anti-Air Cut-In without the use of a Anti-Aircraft Fire Director like Isuzu Kai Ni. She is also able to equip Large Radars which are normally for larger ships than Destroyers.  However one thing to mention is that her Anti-Air Cut-In proficiency is lower than Akizuki, Teruzuki and Maya Kai Ni. Only recommended if you do not have Akizuki and Teruzuki. Just like her Kai Ni variant, she can equip Daihatsu Landing Crafts.
 * Akizuki: Has the highest Anti-Air stats (able to go up to 140 AA stats) in the entire game. Able to use Anti-Air Cut-In without a Anti-Aircraft Fire Director.  However she is only available to players who were able to obtain her as a Reward or as a Drop in recent events.  
 * Teruzuki: Akizuki's sister and has 2nd highest Anti-Air stats in the entire game. Able to use Anti-Air Cut-in without a Anti-Aircraft Fire Director.  However she is only available to players who have cleared Summer 2015 Event.  
 * Hatsuzuki: Akizuki and Teruzuki's sister ship. Was one of the easiest Akizuki-class Destroyer to obtain for majority of players (unless they were practically brand new to the game). Just as her name states, she functions exactly the same as her sisters, excluding the few stat differences.
 * Satsuki Kai Ni: Currently the best Mutsuki-class Destroyer as she has the ability to trigger AACI with the use of a single 25mm Triple Autocannon Mount (Concentrated Deployment) with no other equipment requirement, able to equip Daihatsu Landing Craft. Her stats are pretty same as most standard Destroyers but she does have some utilities available.
 * Kawakaze Kai Ni : Great stats, able to equip Daihatsu Landing Craft. Drops from World 2-5.
 * Ooshio Kai Ni: Has great stats for a Destroyer, similar to Ayanami Kai Ni in terms of stats excluding Luck. Not really a high priority unless you already got Abukuma Kai Ni and want some free Daihatsu Landing Craft without going after Akitsumaru.
 * Asashio Kai Ni: Has good stats for Night Battle. At lv85, she can convert to an Anti-Submarine based Destroyer with high ASW stats. Not really a priority, but if you do like her, she is an option you could go for.

Light Cruiser (CL)
Please be advised that some Event Maps will have Branching Rules to have 1-2 CLs to be in your fleet for you to go to a more easier route in the map.
 * Sendai Kai Ni: Remodel Level 60. Great stats. Gives you the full Night Battle Equipment Package.  Highest priority to level! 
 * Naka Kai Ni: Remodel Level 48. Lowest Kai Ni Remodel Level. Has very good stats.
 * Jintsuu Kai Ni: Remodel Level 60. Highest Firepower and Torpedo stats out of all CLs.
 * Isuzu Kai Ni: Remodel Level 50. Loses the ability to use Artillery Spotting due to loss of Plane Slots. She still does have very high Anti-Submarine stats and Anti-Air. Also, due to the recent update, she becomes enabled to use Anti-Air Cut-In without needing to equip an Anti-Aircraft Fire Director like Akizuki and Teruzuki, but her equipment setup requirement isn't so good for normal combat. However if you are a beginner who just can't bring yourself to power level any other viable Anti-Air Cut-In purpose ships, Isuzu can be a good start for you to start using seldom level Anti-Air Cut-In against enemy CVs. On June 30th, she has also gained the ability to do "Pre-emptive ASW Strike" against enemy submarines before they even fire their Torpedoes. She can use this regardless of her ASW stats.
 * Ooyodo Kai: 4 Equipment slots. Very good Anti-Air stats, Highest LoS stat, and very versatile. However she has very low Torpedo stats (in fact she starts off with 0 Torpedo stats when Level 1), making her effectiveness in Night Battle a bit low than most Light Cruisers. However she also has 30 Luck, which means she can be utilized to use a Night Battle Cut-In Attack. She is currently known to drop in World 1-6. She also gives the Equipment: Fleet Command Facility which enables you to retreat Heavy Damaged Ships + 1 Destroyer when Combined Fleet is involved, which will make your life easier when doing the Event.  Highest priority to Obtain and level! 
 * Kuma Kai: High Firepower and Torpedo stats. As good as Kai Ni Sendai-class ships. Alternative for players who do not have the time to raise Sendai-class to Kai Ni.
 * Nagara and Natori Kai: High Firepower and Torpedo stats. Equivalent to Kuma in stats. As good as Kai Ni Sendai-class ships. Alternative for players who do not have the time to raise Sendai-class to Kai Ni.
 * Yuubari Kai: Not exactly the best CL you would use due to her low armor and HP along with Evasion, also the fact she cannot even utilize Artillery Spotting as she has 0 Plane Slot stats. However she is very useful if you don't really have any other CLs and require some diversity. She is mostly used for either Anti-Air Cut-In, Anti-Submarine, or Night Battle specifically.
 * Abukuma Kai Ni: She is a CL who can equip the Daihatsu Landing Craft similar to AVs which means that you can practically equip her with 3 copies of them for Expeditions. Another fact is that she can equip Type A Ko-Hyoteki like CLTs, but she herself is NOT a CLT and still remains a CL. This can be put into a huge advantage when some maps do not allow you to bring CLTs (Ex. Summer 2015 Event E-6 and E-7). Abukuma however requires a Blueprint to become Kai Ni, but it is a very good investment and is considered  Highest priority  to obtain as soon as possible.

Torpedo Cruiser (CLT):

 * Kitakami Kai Ni: Remodel Level 50. Highest Torpedo stat in the entire game. Attacks with a preempetive torpedo strike by having Type A Ko-Hyoteki equipped. Has 30 Luck which means consistent Night Battle Cut-In attack and even with Double Attack via two Main/Secondary Cannons, the damage is very deadly.  Highest priority to level! 
 * Ooi Kai Ni: Remodel Level 50. Equivalent to Kitakami Kai Ni except Ooi has low Luck, which means she is mostly good for Double Attack during Night Battle. Attacks with a preempetive torpedo strike by having Type A Ko-Hyoteki equipped. Good to use along with Kitakami.
 * Kiso Kai Ni: Remodel Level 65. Lower Torpedo stats than Kitakami and Ooi. Has more balanced stats. Usually used either when Ship-Locking is involved and you want to save your Kitakami and Ooi for later harder maps.

Heavy Cruiser (CA)

 * Maya Kai Ni: Remodel Level 75. 2nd highest Anti-Air stats in the game. Comes with Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director, enabling Anti-Air Cut-In. She can use Anti-Air Cut-In with 25mm Triple Autocannon Mount (Concentrated Deployment), High-Angle Secondary Gun (Ex. 12.7cm Twin High-angle Mount), and an AIR RADAR.  High priority to level! 
 * Choukai Kai Ni: Remodel Level 65. Currently the CA with the highest Firepower. Comes with very good stock equipments such as Skilled Lookouts, which increases Cut-in Attack rate during Night Battle, and Type 22 Surface RADAR Kai 4, which is an extremely rare Radar that can be used on Destroyers.  However she requires a Blueprint to become Kai Ni. 
 * Myoukou, Haguro, Nachi, Ashigara Kai Ni: The most elite CAs in the game. They all have extremely good stats. Highly recommended to use any of the 4.
 * Aoba Kai: She is the only common CA to have high luck next to Myoukou Kai Ni. She was considered a good asset in Summer 2015 Event for Admirals who lacked Prinz Eugen as Aoba was able to have somewhat good trigger rate of using Torpedo Night Cut-In Attack in E-7 Boss. For Admirals who are lacking Prinz Eugen, it is recommended to have her ready just in case something similar to the last event occurs where you need several consistent Night Battle Torpedo Cut-in Ships
 * Zara & Pola Kai: Italian CAs who are unfortunately ineffective in regular Night Battle due to having low Torpedo Stats. However they are highly recommended to use instead of other CAs if you are up against Landbase Bosses as Anti-Landbase Warfare do not take Torpedo stats into consideration. Only firepower. You are able to save your more important CAs for other maps in case of Ship Locking and use either or both of these Italian CAs instead. Another feature they both have is that they are able to equip Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighters. They aren't really recommended to equip Seaplane Bombers as they only got (2) plane slots. But they are good to use Seaplane Fighters if extra Air Superiority is needed (please know they can't trigger Artillery Spotting for themselves in this case unless you have a Recon Seaplane or Seaplane Bomber along with the Seaplane Fighter together).
 * Prinz Eugen Kai: Has the highest Luck out of all CAs which means she is viable to use consistent Night Battle Cut-In Attack. Great Stats also and has the highest HP out of all CAs.  However she is only available to players who have cleared Fall 2014 Event and lucky enough to obtain her as a Drop. 

Aviation Cruiser (CAV)
Required majority of the time for Branching Rules for Event Maps and especially when used in maps that require Combined Fleet that will lead you to a more easier and simple route in the Map. Usually 2 CAVs are required.
 * Tone and Chikuma Kai Ni: Remodel Level 70. Highest LoS stats, great Firepower, Torpedo and Anti-Air stats. Very good to use when Effective Line of Sight mechanism is involved in the Maps and it has a high requirement. However both requires a Blueprint to become Kai Ni.
 * Mogami-class Kai: Alternative to using Tone and Chikuma Kai Ni if you are unable to level Tone and Chikuma or remodel them to Kai Ni. Moderate stats but low resource consumption rate. Mogami has Level 10 Remodel Level while Mikuma has Level 30 Remodel Level. Suzuya and Kumano both have Level 35 Remodel level. They have also recently received some buff which increased their Plane Slots so that they can equip more Seaplanes.

Battleship (BB)

 * Kirishima Kai Ni: Remodel Level 75. 4th Highest Firepower out of the entire Battleship-class, even higher than Nagato-class.
 * Haruna Kai Ni: Remodel Level 80. Has the highest Luck out of all Battleships, giving you the option to use Night Battle Cut-In Attack with 3 Main Cannons. Also has the high Evasion stats.
 * Kongou and Hiei Kai Ni Remodel Level 75 for both. They are recommended to have in your fleet, as they are balanced Fast Battleships which will help you.
 * Bismarck Drei: Has Torpedo stats, increasing her battle capability in Night Battle.  However she is only available by LSC and requires 2 Blueprints to reach Drei. 
 * Yamato & Musashi: Strongest Battleship of the entire game in Firepower and Armor.  However they are only available by LSC and they have very high resource consumption rate. They aren't really required in order clear the Event, although they are more sturdy compared to the other Battleships, giving them higher survivability, along with the fact they will be one of the power houses to kill bosses with their high-caliber attacks. They are also now able to equip Seaplane Fighters.
 * Nagato & Mutsu: Standard Battleships that are very good to use for all players. If you have them, consider using them as they are bit more sturdy and have very high Firepower. One of the things special about them is that they gain accuracy bonuses from using 41cm Twin Gun Mount. They are also now able to equip Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighters.
 * Italia & Roma: New Italian Fast Battleships given as reward and drop respectively (Inb4 Roma doesn't exist) during the Spring 2015 Event. They are very excellent ships, more powerful than the Kongou-class and Nagato-class in Firepower and having Long-range like Yamato-class. Don't be fooled because their Italian 381mm guns have -1 or -3 Accuracy stats. That's only the case if equipped on other ships, but if equipped on Italia and Roma respectively, that's when their true potential comes out thanks to equipment fitting bonus. More better if upgraded via Akashi's Improvement Arsenal. The downside to these two is the fact their Remodel costs a Blueprint. If you have obtained one or both of them, you should consider using them next Event. They are also now able to equip Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighters.
 * Iowa Kai: The Reward Ship from Spring 2016 E-7 and the first American Ship to be added into this game. Currently so far she is the most powerful Fast Battleship in the entire game. However she is also quite expensive, only a bit less expensive compared to Yamato-class but expensive than regular BB and Italia/Roma. Her stock equipment are also top-class that you can utilize on other ships as well.
 * Warspite Kai : Cheap resource consumption for a Battleship. Her stats however are somewhat low and similar to Italia/Roma excluding her high Luck. Good for early stages of Events in case of Ship Locking, but not exactly too recommended for Final Operations.   She is only available if you cleared E-4 in Summer 2016 Event. 

Aviation Battleship (BBV)
They are considered Slow Battleships, so for players who do not own Nagato nor Mutsu, they may consider using BBVs instead to fill that requirement, especially when a Branching Rule requires Slow Battleships to be included in the fleet. Also they add a bit of Air Superiority to support CVs.
 * Fusou / Yamashiro Kai Ni: Remodel Level 80. They have great Firepower stats as good as Kai Ni Kongou-class and Nagato-class. They have a (23) Aircraft Slot on their 4th Equipment Slot which can support Air Superiority Power by equipping them with your best Seaplane Bomber with high Anti-Air stats.  However they require Blueprint to become Kai Ni. 
 * Ise/Hyuuga Kai: Mostly the Beginner's Battleship, so I am sure you have used either of them a lot during your starting days. They are only recommended if you really have no choice because you lack the other Battleships mentioned beforehand. Otherwise you may considering using either of the two if Ship Locking happens as it is more recommended to save your important ships for later maps. Beware Ise and Hyuuga's Firepower is very low (They have practically the same amount of base Firepower as Heavy Cruisers).

Aircraft Carrier (CV)
It is worth noting that if you use the Surface Task Force (水上部隊) option in Combined Fleet, '''you may only use 1 CV. If you use The Carrier Task Force (機動部隊) option, then you may bring up to 4 CV'''. This is important as gaining Air Superiority will be important in the Event as there will most likely be Wo-class Kai Flagship and maybe even Aircraft Carrier Princess or Demon (last 2 previous Event always had her appearing either as Semi-Boss or Boss itself), where you will most likely require high Air Superiority power if you want to enable Artillery Spotting Effects for your fleet. However beware that Carrier Task Force option makes your 2nd Fleet which consists mostly of CL, CLT, DDs attack first.
 * Kaga Kai: 1st best CV in the entire game in terms of HP and Air Superiority power. She is highly recommended to level and to be used in the Event. Recommended to use 3 Reppuu + 1 Bomber during Events.
 * Akagi Kai: 3rd best CV in the entire game in terms of HP and Air Superiority Power. She is obtainable from Quest B10. It is highly advised for players who did not do the Quest to do it immediately and power level her to Kai and max her stats via Modernization. Recommended to use 3 Reppuu + 1 Bomber during Events.
 * Taihou Kai: 2nd best CV in the entire game in terms of Air Superiority Power. She also has the special ability to attack even while in Moderate Damage which the other CVs cannot do.  However she is only available by LSC. 
 * Hiryuu and Souryuu Kai Ni: Kai Ni Remodel Level 77 and 78 respectively. Not exactly the best CVs in terms of Air superiority power as they have somewhat unbalanced set of Plane slots. However they give you extremely good stock equipments which makes them worth leveling up to Kai Ni. They also have the best Firepower, Anti-Air, and Evasion stats compared to other CVs, which makes them shine as Bombers than used for Air Superiority purposes.
 * Unryuu /Amagi /Katsuragi Kai: Has low stats as a CV but cheap resource consumption and comes with excellent Aircraft stock equipment. Not a priority but if you wish to increase your team of CVs, they are an option to go for.
 * Shoukaku Kai Ni: Her 1st to 3rd Plane Slots have increased by 3+, her Firepower is also extremely high, and her range has increased. She is practically the best CV this game can offer. However you require the Prototype Flight Deck Catapult from either Summer 2015 Event E-6 Medium and above, or from the new line of Quests that were released in a previous update. You may convert her to a CVB at Lv 88, but that is your choice.
 * Shoukaku Kai Ni A: A conversion at Level 88 which turns Shoukaku into a CVB (Armored Aircraft Carrier). This decreases her plane slots and makes them unbalanced. However just like Taihou, she gains the ability to launch planes even at Medium-Damage. It is also stated that she will be able to use a new generation of aircraft: Jets, in a later update.
 * Zuikaku Kai Ni: Her plane slots are a bit different than her sister Shoukaku but still high class CV, best of the best. Her stats are very similar to her sister Shoukaku. However you require the Prototype Flight Deck Catapult, which must be obtained from the new Quests, unless you saved the copy from Summer 2015 Event for Zuikaku herself.
 * Zuikaku Kai Ni A: A conversion at Level 90 which turns Zuikaku into a CVB (Armored Aircraft Carrier). This decreases her Plane slots and makes them unbalanced similarly to Hiryuu-class Kai Ni and Unryuu-class. However like Taihou and Shoukaku Kai Ni A, she can attack even in Medium Damage. It is also stated that she will be able to use a new generation of aircraft: Jet-based aircraft in a future update.
 * Graf Zeppelin Kai: First German CV. She is able to attack during Night Battle using guns (Not Planes). Her Plane Slots are unfortunately not that good. If extremely required, then you can equip her with 2 Secondary Guns with high Firepower and Torpedo Bombers to have her do Double Attack in Night Battle with somewhat seldom Night Battle stats.. Somewhat capable to take down small ships such as enemy DD, CL, and CVLs during Night Battle. However she is not very effective against heavier ships in Night Battle.  However she is only available if you were able to obtain her from Fall 2015 Event E-4 and Winter 2016 Event E-3. 

Light Aircraft Carrier (CVL)
It is worth noting that if you use the Surface Task Force (水上部隊) option in Combined Fleet, you may only use 2 CVL. If you want to use this option while having Air Superiority Power, then CVLs will become important factors.
 * Junyou Kai Ni: Remodel Level 80. Best CVL in the game at the current time. Has balanced Plane Slots which enables good Air Superiority power. Also gives you a free Reppuu. Also has highest Firepower, Anti-air, Armor and Evasion stats.
 * Chitose and Chiyoda Kai Ni: Remodel Level 50 for both. Very Balanced Plane slots, making them have good Air superiority power. They also have the highest HP out of all CVLs. Their stats are as good as Junyou Kai Ni. One thing to note is that they are considered " Fast Ships ", which may be an important factor in the Branching Rules.

Submarine (SS/SSV)
The last Event in Winter 2015 had a Branching Rule that involved players using a Submarine in E-5 for a better route in the Map, also the fact one of the bosses there, the Light Cruiser Demon, was in fact a CL, making the use of Submarine in your 2nd Fleet very viable so that your other ally ships would have an easier time while the boss herself attacked the Submarine all the time (LOL). It is always possible that use of Submarines may be involved again in the upcoming Event due to Branching Rules or maybe because of a Boss. However due to the fact majority of the enemies in the Event are Flagship-level DD/CLs, Tsu-class, along with Late Model Enemy DDs equipped with both SONAR and Depth Charge, using Submarines are very risky as they will be prone to getting Heavily Damaged easily by the enemies with ASW equipments.

There are only two Submarines that are worth using in the Event in case they are required:
 * U-511 / Ro-500: Highest Evasion Stats out of all Submarines. Ro-500's potential full Evasion especially is 93 by the use of two New High Pressure-Temperature Steam Boiler which may increase her survivability although it is still not guaranteed. Also the fact Ro-500 has the 2nd highest Luck out of all Submarines while even U-511 herself has the 3rd highest Luck. Using either forms should be considered.  However they are only available for players who have cleared E-3 from Winter 2015 Event and those who got U-511 from Spring 2015 Event E-6 and Summer 2015 Event E-5 as a Drop. 
 * I-58 (SSV): She was actually used the most in E-3 and E-5 of the Spring 2015 Event for those who preferred to bring a Submarine due to the Boss and the Branching Rules. She herself has the highest Luck of all Submarines, letting her do consistent cut-in attacks during night battle. She should be considered to be used by players who do not own U-511/Ro-500.

Seaplane Tenders (AV)
Although previous Events didn't exactly require players to use them, strangely enough the Developers have started releasing some new contents for the AVs (Ex. Akitsushima, World 6-3). It is recommended to prepare at least 1 just in case as no one knows what the Developers might come up with.
 * Chitose/Chiyoda AV: Pretty much your standard AV that you will be using if required. Their standard equipment setup is 2 Seaplane Bombers (Zuiun type 12, Prototype Seiran) and Type A Ko-Hyoteki. Even outside battles, they have their uses thanks to being able to equip Akitsumaru's Daihatsu Landing Crafts
 * Mizuho: New Ship from Summer 2015 Event. Has higher Plane capacity compared to Chitose/Chiyoda. Combat-wise, she is a bit more higher than them. She has been available in several Events and now is available in World 5-3 Boss Node.
 * Akitsushima: Not exactly the AV you would want to use because her Plane capacity is only ( 1 ) per equipment slot, which means she isn't good for extra air superiority nor does her planes last long if shot down during Aerial Combat phase. Also the fact unlike Chitose/Chiyoda, she cannot equip Type A Ko-Hyoteki nor can she use Daihatsu Landing Crafts. Her good point however is that she can equip the Type 2 Large-sized Flying Boat, which is known for its high Contact trigger rate and high LoS, and she can equip both SONAR + Depth charge, making her more useful in Anti-Submarine warfare (However unlike DD/CLs, she must equip a Seaplane Bomber or else she cannot attack submarines). She is also good in equipping multiple Seaplane Fighters as they do not get shot down during Air Battle phase.

Akitsu Maru (LHA)
Akitsu Maru has been required for some branching rules in the Event Maps to go to a more simpler and easier route for several past Events. If you have her, it is highly recommended that you train her up to Kai and maximize her stats via Modernization. You never know when you might need her for to follow Branching Rules in the Event maps. She can also equip 3 Reppuu or other Fighter Planes which can help you gain more Air Superiority. She was practically one of the main keys in completing the Summer 2015 Event as she took the players to a consistent route while using the Surface Task Force Combined Fleet. Players who did not have her had to suffer at the mercy of RNG by going to the wrong route several times. Don't let this happen to you.