Board Thread:Fleet's Prepared-ness/@comment-34721916-20180514223722/@comment-32009136-20180515080810

Note: the current mini-event will not come with it's own maps, the sorties to collect the items will be on regular maps or Extra Operation (X-5, 1-6). My suggestions are more geared towards a normal event like the upcoming summer event but they should hold true in normal maps.

Also: after re-reading i thought it sounded too much like "level everyone" so i highlighted those girls i would prioritize. But in general i suggest getting a good mix of girls to their first Kai and fully modernized first before concentrating on Kai Nis. I also concentrated on girls already in your line-up.

And on a final note: be careful with your resources during crafting. The newest, best, freshly crafted equipment is completely useless if your fleet cant sortie due to lack of fuel/ammo/bauxite.

Kanmusu:

The ships to level: A good start would be girls with a low level Kai Ni and/or good equipment. Those would include:

DD:

Shigure [all-rounder with high luck and ASW], Yuudachi [very good combat stats], Sammy B. [not a Kai Ni, but useful for her OASW capabilities at Kai], Ushio [good ASW], Fubuki [as AA DD, but Kai Ni is at level 70].

In the mid-term run i would include Akatsuki [high LoS and good stats], Hibiki [good stats and can carry Daihatsus], Asashio [ASW], Kasumi [good stats and can carry Daihatsus] and (if you find them) Hamakaze [AACI] and Ayanami [very good combat stats and high luck].

Uzuki is not a very combat capable destroyer, but she gains a Type 13 Air RADAR on her Kai at level 25. That will help your RADAR problem a bit.

CL:

Isuzu [at Kai Ni very versatile with her AACI and OASW capabilites], Sendai [gets a full set of Night Combat gear at Kai Ni], Jintsuu [hard-hitting at Kai Ni even in daylight], Abukuma [good choice for a first Blueprint, since she can equip Kouhyouteki at Kai Ni without geing a CLT, which is good for branching rules], Kuma and Nagara get good stats already at their Kai. Yura is also very good at her Kai Ni, but due to her incredible versatility somewhat hard to use [needs a Blueprint and a good understanding of game mechanics].

CA:

In general the Myoukou-class (Myoukou, Nachi, Ashigara, Haguro) are good choices for CAs with strong Kai Nis. Maya would also be a priority, since she gets one of the best AACI set-ups at her Kai Ni. Kinugasa has her Kai Ni at low level (55) and she gets good equipment although her Kai Ni is not as strong as others. Choukai is arguably the strongest CA but needs a Blueprint for her Kai Ni. Takao and Atago gain good stats at their Kai, so they are a good interim solution.

You also want to level a few girls from the Mogami class to get some more CAVs. Suzuya and Kumano get a very good Kai Ni, but at higher level and they will need Blueprints.

BB:

For regular events fast battleships are very important, since many event maps have branching rules favoring them. So getting all you Kongous to Kai would be good.

CV:

Kaga and Souryuu are good choices to level, since Kaga gets a very large plane slot on her Kai [good for fighter power] and Souryuu (and Hiryuu) are good CVs and gain good equipment on their Kai Ni. They (Hiryuu and Souryuu) also open a quest chain to improve said equipment.

Chitose and Chiyoda are very good CVLs in their final form at level 50, since they are capable and have fast speed. Zuihou is very good, but only starts to shine with her Kai Ni/Kai Ni B at level 80, which will take some time.

AX:

Seaplane Tenders often show up for branching rules, so leveling one or two is a good idea. Once you have them, i suggest concentrating on Mizuho and Commandant Teste. Until then Chitose/Chiyoda in their final AV form will do.

Equipment:

To answer the direct question: after looking at your equipment i would say that you could need some more RADARs. Line of Sight is a frequent requirement on maps outside of world 1+2 (and then there is map 2-5...).

But please be aware that RADARs are very expensive to craft (most recipes need 250+ bauxite) and have a low drop rate (most specific RADARs have about 2%). Since you have very little RADARs you can use basically any RADAR, so your drop rate should go up to about 10~12%, which is good. My recommendation would be to give it a few tries, but only if you have the resources for it. Don't forget that every shot down plane on your CV(L/B) will cost you 5 bauxite, so if you run out of bauxite you effectively can not sortie carriers any more. If you try crafting, i suggest using combined recipes for RADAR and planes, which are slightly more efficient.

A much cheaper idea could be crafting more shells (4~5 of each are enough, for the start 2~3 will do) and better ASW gear. This will be of more importance once your DDs/DEs gain higher levels and come into the reaches of OASW capability.

Regarding LBAS planes: since you will not have any use for them during the mini-event i suggest not sinking too many resources into them now. Just keep trying until you have a few and dont forget the (monthly) quest to improve one of them.

As usual: i'm pretty sure i missed something/someone, so i hope someone else will help with their suggestion.