Talk:Summer 2016 Event/@comment-24097240-20160827003155/@comment-29735334-20160827012710

I did E4 on Hard... I never managed a boss kill myself, excepting the Last Dance where I think I got ultra-lucky. So, yeah, don't give up just yet.

First off, your node selection. D/F are battle nodes which will consume fuel and ammo from both fleets, IIRC. Many people choose E/H because maelstorm only drain fuel from the main fleet. Escort fleet is unaffected, thus they will still have a little bit of juice for the all-importtant boss node night battle. Then again, H node is a tough battle...

I'd suggest swapping the Fusous with BBs with higher firepower, like Yamato and/or Nagato (no offense to the Fusous; they're great big boats). The fighter power is also a bit over the top. I think 430ish is enough to get AS on all nodes. This considered, you may want to equip more bombers, or move the bombers to big slots so that they don't get wiped out as easily. Get that FCF out of Zuikaku - I don't see much point of FCF in this map because you will want to have all your ships in the boss node battle.

For the second fleet, I prefer to have high luck CA with torpedo CI setup over a DA setup FBB. CAs have greater NB potential than BBs. You have decently leveled Prinz - use her. Also, give Akizuki an air radar - that will improve her AACI proc rate.

For support expedition, I do not think normal node support is a necessity because there are only so few nodes where they will be helpful. You can forgo it to save resources. Properly set-up LBAS can destroy the H node installation bosses easily.

LBAS setup for the first two bases looks okay-ish, though I'd want fighters with better AA performance than Zero Type 21 (Skilled) in the first base. I used some range 4 interceptors because I lack Reppus. As for the third base... Air strike in boss node without fighter support is a bit worrysome considering that the node has fighter power - they will get shot down easy while mostly doing negligible damage. IMO, the best use for the third base is either, 1) designate them to I node (with fighters, ofc), or 2) designate them to the air raid nodes (3 Reppu + 1 Type 2 Flying Boat if you have it, OR range 7 fighters + Catalina). I personally used the latter.

That is all I can think of for now. Good luck, admiral.