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This is going to be long, please bear with me.

HQ 101, Hard - Because dat cannon

21 runs total: 6 successfull boss kills, 8 failed boss kills, 7 forced retreats.

1st to 3rd runs:

Akizuki (49): 2x 10cm HAFD + T13 Air RADAR Kai

Bismarck Drei (75): 2x 46cm + Ar196Kai + T13 Air RADAR Kai

Hiei (75): 2x 46cm + T0 Recon + FuMO25 RADAR

Kaga (57): Tenzan Tomonaga (20) + Suisei Ekusa (20) + Reppuu 601 (46) + Reppuu (12)

Chitose (78): Full Reppuu

KTKM (99): 2x Quint O2 + Hyoteki

ELoS = 54; AS = 265

4th to 17th runs:

KTKM -> Taihou (96): Reppuu (30) + Tenzan Tomonaga (24) + Ryuusei Kai (24) + Type 21 Skilled (8)

Kaga: Ryuusei Kai (20/20) + Reppuu 601 (46) + Type 21 Skilled (12)

ELoS = 55; AS = 330

18th and 19th runs:

Same fleet, loadout change:

Bismarck Drei: 2x 46cm + Ar196Kai + T91 AP Shell

Hiei: 2x 46cm + T0 Recon + T91 AP Shell

Taihou: Reppuu (30/24) + T21 Skilled (24) + T62FB (8)

Kaga: T21 Skilled (20) + Reppuu (20) + Reppuu 601 (46) + T62FB (12)

Chitose: Reppuu (24/16/11) + T62FB (8)

ELoS = 42; AS = 450

20th and 21th runs:

Akizuki (52): 2x 10cm HAFD + Searchlight

Bismarck Drei (76): 2x 46cm + Ar196Kai + T91 AP Shell

Prinz Eugen (54): 2x SKC34 20.3cm + T98 Night Scout + Starshell

Kaga (60): Tenzan Tomonaga (20) + Ryuusei Kai (20) + Reppuu 601 (46) + Reppuu (12)

Chitose (79): Full Reppuu

KTKM (99): 2x Quint O2 + Hyoteki

ELoS = 33; AS = 261

Boss support expedition (2DD, 2BB, 2CV):

Ushio (59): 2x 10cm HA + T22 Surface RADAR

Yuudachi (60): 2x 10cm HA + T22 Surface RADAR

Kongou (75): 46cm + 41cm + 36.5cm Dazzle + T22 Surface RADAR

Kirishima (75): 46cm + 41cm + 36.5cm Triple + T22 Surface RADAR

Hiryuu (78): Ju87CKai (18) + Suisei Ekusa (36) + Suisei M12A (22) + T22 Surface RADAR

Souryuu (78): T99 Skilled (18) + Suisei M12A (35) + Ju87CKai (20) + T22 Surface RADAR

Buckets wasted: 80

Notable drops: Asashimo, Ooyodo, Tanikaze, Kiyoshimo, 2x Agano, Uzuki, Noshiro

Final comments:

- Line Ahead all the way from beginning to end.

- Asashimo on 1st run and Ooyodo on 2nd run led me to believe that something nasty was on the way. Sometimes I hate being right ...

- No Saiun was used, due to every single time node F was Green T resulting in forced retreat, no exceptions.

- The expedition was mostly useless, only killing 1 ship or damaging several with no kills, despite triggering every time and having all those radars for accuracy.

- Changes on 18th run was an attempt to gain air superiority on boss, but the drop in overall firepower was not worth it.

- Last dance mode at 12th run, boss expedition sent for 13th to 20th run.

- 21th run was the clearing one, no expedition was sent. Lucky run if I must say so.

- Head-on Engagement, KTKM got rekt during the day (there goes the magic missile). Started yasen with 3 able ships against 4 enemies, only Searchlight triggered. I facepalm hard, loud cursing wave and furniture kicking to follow (sanity meter on critical). Suddenly Biskko goes apeshit on the boss and double attacks the hell out of it. Map cleared. Celebration buckets for everyone.