Talk:Summer 2017 Event/@comment-28554370-20170901161938/@comment-26082284-20170901180104

Vanilla Type 1 bomber and Type 1 Model 22 have 9+ range. You don't need Catalina in your second LBAS. Out of LBAS bombers only Type 96 and Type 1 Model 34 have not enough range for boss node.

Double chevron your planes. You can cheaply and easily do it in node E5 node A. Send OASW ships (Kaibokans are cheap and do great there) or subs.

Use 2x gun, 2x radar for support fleet. You can use overweight guns there, so 2x 46cm and 2x Type 32 radar is probably best equip even for Kongous. Also, exploit bonuses that dive bombers on CV(L)s have. Good compo for support fleet is 2x BB 2x CV(L) 2x DD. Put 2x dive bombers 2x radar on your CV(L)s.

As to your main fleet, you really could use FBB there. With bonus damage artillery spotting with AP shell can obliterate one of the Himes in boss node with single shot on a good roll. Don't you have CL or DD with good AACI who could replace Maya? It would free slot for FBB.

Also, are you getting AS at boss node? I'm not sure about requirements for E7N, but your fighter power seems to be a little on the short side after losses from four pre-boss nodes. If your getting only AP it's really not enough.

On LD I would forget about ASW (or reduced it as much as possible) and rely on RNG for getting past node H. Might require several attempts, but at least your yasen fleet wouldn't be crippled with useless ships. Right now you only have one finisher and three damagers in your escort fleet. It's not really enough. A TCI DD or two would be a lot of help there. Also remember about flagship bonus to TCI trigger chance. You can equip ABKM with torpedoes and still get somewhat decent trigger rate. Chances are she will waste it on some other survivor than boss, but getting them out of the way is good too.

You don't have any yasen equip. That's bad. Consider swapping one of CLTs for FBB and/or CA(V) and use them to carry night scout and maybe starshell/searchlight.

Order of battle for yasen fleet should be damagers first, finishers last, so that means ABKM first (if you are using TCI), FBB/CA(V) second (esp. if you have searchlight), DA setup girls later, and TCI girls last. That way you make use of flagship bonus, night equip bonuses, DA girls damage boss and/or finish off surviving ships other than boss, and TCI girls finish the boss without distractions.