Talk:Winter 2015 Event/@comment-25878201-20150223024125/@comment-5380363-20150223093955

I started pretty much around the same time as you did (Jan 30th, Iwagawa Airfield) and began the event at HQ Lv 24. Got all the way up to E4, though no boss kill for Katori. All easy mode, of course. I wouldn't even hazard going into Normal without a kanmusu fleet of at least Lv.40. My guess is you weren't giving your BB, CA and CV enough training since I was able to clear E3 with most of them hovering around their mid-30s. Heck, I didn't even have any Type 91 AP shells when I cleared E3 (though I did craft a few around E4).

LSC is only recommended once you have 10k of each resource, since you'll need the leftovers for regular operations. To be frank, you can get BBs fairly reliably going down 2-4-A (in fact, that's where I got Kirishima - Fusou and Yamashiro came to be in 2-2, though). So, no, LSC is not necessary.

As many of the TTK have already mentioned, stats do matter. CLTs like Kitakami and Ooi are very good at what they do and you should give them extra attention. Yuudachi and Shigure are front-line attackers and the Myoukou class CAs are very reliable with their damage output. For aircraft carriers, you should already have Akagi from the quest and she's good at what she does. Supplement her air power with a CVL. You have your RJ, I have my Hiyou. And once they reach the required level, remodel your frontline kanmusu. That'll give them some nice stat boosts (especially the DD girls like Yuudachi).

I went in there with nothing but 6 main attackers (Fusou, Yamashiro, Akagi, Hiyou, Isuzu, Nachi) and came out with a dozen powerhouses as they fight through enemy ranks. Take your time and manage your fleet intelligently - our job as Teitoku is to bring out the girls' potential. Patience and good planning is our battle.