Talk:World 2/@comment-113.162.158.198-20140715100649/@comment-24980562-20140715104019

JP wikiwiki doesn't say anything about CLT being excluded from the branching rules, but then again 3 DD 1 CL only gives a high chance to go north according to them, it's not 100%. I guess you were just unlucky. Oh, and the northern route has that one night-battle node, so equipping a searchlight and/or star shell would be a good idea.

And since we're already talking about 2-5, I'd recommend using mainly CA and CAV because they hit harder during day battle and can take more. Something like 4 CA 2 CAV is a good start, especially when you don't have high-level CAV or not many for that matter. 2 CAV 2 CA 2 DD also works, I've been using that setup most of the time when I wasn't using 4 CAV 2 DD. Give two CAV a Drum Canister and you go north 100%. There's not much you can do at the second node other than bring a searchlight and/or star shell and pray.