Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27789289-20160306121058/@comment-65.16.26.159-20160309111133

1. Tone and Chikuma are ships I use quite a lot. They are by far the best CAVs, which is already a small category. Abukuma is useful in some cases like 3-5's south route, for a bit better chance against inevitable closing torpedoes, and event maps that shut out CLTs/AVs. Fusou and Yamashiro come with good equipment and are quite strong. Everything else, I'd say take your time, as there are rough equivalents available without the blueprint.

2. See above.

3. 1-5 is fairly easy even at 100. Levelling them to first remodel won't take long. The main factors for 1-5 are luck and equipment (2 sonar + depth charge combination). I personally hate all of the 4 DD to 1-5 quests, because you have a high chance to get detoured away from the boss even if you're doing well, but the KC devs love them.

4. LSC ships absolutely aren't required, but they can be helpful even outside of events in certain edge cases. ie: Akitsu Maru for air superiority when you're locked out of sending traditional sources of it. Yamato and Musashi are an absolute last resort, and I generally only use them for the final kill, if I need the extra push. Otherwise, Nagato and Mutsu are fine. Just by way of example.