Board Thread:Special Events/@comment-1820055-20150207023715/@comment-24903170-20150219162210

Preliminary Boss Kills Composition

Escort Fleet: SS | CL | DD | DD | CLT | CLT

Final Boss Kill Composition

Escort Fleet: CLT | FBB | CLT | CL | DD | DD

Fleet Composition: Surface Naval Task Force

Difficulty: Hard

HQ Level: 100

I prioritized on getting air superiority throughout the sortie on the prelim kills so I don't have to worry about retreating early too much. With that said, I used 2 CVL, equipped with fighters and a Saiun on one slot. Also, I used the SS fleet composition for the escort fleet so I wouldn't have to worry about the whirpool node. It was all smooth sailing till I try to reach for the final kill.

For the final kill, the previous fleet composition didn't work for me even though I see people clearing E-5 with it. I gave this fleet composition 2 days to do its miracle but it didn't do so. Goya doesn't do enough damage (even if it was a cut in attack) to actually sink a ship unless the ship is very critical in health. Kitakami doesn't want to cut in even though I set her as the flagship, yasen equipments triggered, and maxed sparkle. I thought of doing a double attack setup instead for her, so even if she doesn't aim at the flagship, she can still deal massive damage on other ships, and hopefully rendering them. I tried switching Yuubari with Sendai for the night scout equip, but the night scout rarely triggers. From here I switched my 2 CVLs with 1 CV and 1 CAV (without changing the escort fleet) and see if it'll do any good. It had good results but wasn't enough for the flagship kill, but night battles were much better than the previous. So, I decided to go for more firepower and gamble mode (since by this point, I already spent about 100k on fuel and ammo, and quite a lot too on steel). I simply replaced SS with FBB and CAV with CA. I use the night scout on Bismarck to take advantage of the 4 plane slot (from here on, in my case, night scout always triggers). I replaced my Mikuma with Prinz Eugen (just because I believe in Pringles more than Kumarinko). And of course, Kaga is still equipped with all fighters and a Saiun. Also brought back Kitakami with the CI setup. I pretty much risked going to the whirlpool node just so I can take a FBB in the escort fleet for the night battle at boss node. This fleet composition is what gave me the kill. First 2 runs with this composition was sketchy since the main fleet, support fleet shelling and preemp torps didn't do their job to clean up the 2 grunts and the BWS, so night battle wasn't in my favor. On the 3rd run, support fleet and preemp torps took down 1 CA and the Wo-carrier and my main fleet also did a good job on getting rid the last CA and focus on cheesing the 3 big ships health down enough for the escort fleet to clean up  and Kitakami to take down the flagship.

tl;dr Notes:

- Prioritize air superiority in preliminary boss kills so you can Hakuna Matata on the pre-boss node.

- Switch to gamble/make it or break it mode (switch 2 CVL -> 1 CV 1 CA and SS -> FBB) for the last kill.

- Saiun for days. T-cross disadvantage can force your fleets to retreat early or, worse, getting it at the boss node. Getting rid of this is definitely a good start for gamble mode.

- Pray for your main and support fleet to take down the 2 CA Ne-class and Wo-carrier first so they can start focusing on damaging the enemy flagship at least.

- Sparkle helps.

Comment: Took me 4 days to finally get the final kill on this s**t. So much resources used and I even splurged on all of my Mamiya-Irako sweets to my fleets and still no luck. Sparkle on day, battle at night. F**k this E-5... Much...MUCH harder than Summer 2014 Event E-6... Also, sorry for the essay writing above...

Equipments (Final Boss Kill Composition):

FBB - Lv121 Haruna Kai Ni [46cm Triple Gun Mount,Prototype 41cm Triple Cannon, Type 91 Armor-Piercing (AP) Shell, Type 0 Observation Seaplane]

FBB - Lv95 Kongou Kai Ni [46cm Triple Gun Mount,41cm Twin Gun Mount, Type 91 Armor-Piercing (AP) Shell, Type 0 Observation Seaplane]

BB - Lv92 Musashi Kai [46cm Triple Gun Mount x2, Type 91 Armor-Piercing (AP) Shell, Type 0 Observation Seaplane]

BB - Lv98 Yamato Kai [Prototype 51cm Twin Cannon, 46cm Triple Gun Mount, Type 1 Armor-Piercing (AP) Shell, Type 0 Observation Seaplane]

CA - Lv70 Prinz Eugen Kai [SKC34 20.3cm Twin Cannon x2, FuMO25 Radar,Ar196 Kai]

CV - Lv90 Kaga Kai [Reppuu, Reppuu (601 Air Group), Reppuu Kai, Saiun]

CLT - Lv89 Kitakami Kai Ni [61cm Quint (Oxygen) Torpedo Mount x2, Type A Ko-hyoteki]

FBB - Lv97 Bismarck Drei [46cm Triple Gun Mount,Prototype 41cm Triple Cannon, Type 91 Armor-Piercing (AP) Shell, Type 98 Recon Seaplane (Night Scout)]

CLT - Lv62 Ooi Kai Ni [20.3cm(no.3) Twin Gun Mount x2, Type A Ko-hyoteki]

CL - Lv62 Sendai Kai Ni [20.3cm(no.2) Twin Gun Mount x2, Searchlight]

DD - Lv95 Yuudachi Kai Ni [12.7cm Twin Mount Type-B Kai 2, 10cm Twin High-angle Mount, Star Shell]

DD - Lv75 Shimakaze Kai [10cm Twin High-angle Mount + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director, 10cm Twin High-angle Mount, Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]