Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20171207155334/@comment-3502824-20180109055822

FogRepairShipAkashi wrote: Shinhwalee you know a lot about the game. Can you help me here? I want to get Zuikaku but I'm stuck at 5-3. I keep trying to get to the boss but the dam night nodes are screwing me over. Can I have some help please? 5-4 isn't the only location to get Zuikaku my friend...

Either way I'd recommend preparing the following:
 * All Night Equipments (Searchlight is Optional depending on your preferences. Personally I bring it to 5-3 all the time)
 * Seaplane Fighters, around 2-3 (Optional, but it helps getting AS at Boss)
 * Sparkled Support Expedition Fleet for Pre-Boss nodes only (Boss node support is optional and not required) - 3 BB(V) 1 CV 2 DD
 * During Fall 2017 Event, we had a new update where you are now elligible to send Support Expeditions into Night Battle nodes. This will help greatly.
 * OASW Capable Destroyer - Asashio Kai Ni D or any other Destroyer who can reach 100 ASW stats after equipping 2 SONAR + 1 Depth charge projector. She will get rid of the Troll Submarine at Boss node, making your CLT and DDs not become useless at Boss.
 * Submarine with and
 * Optional but it helps forcing and tanking any enemy DD/CL Attacks in Night Battle nodes.
 * Unfortunately may fall victim to any DD/CL with ASW Equipment.

As for Fleet, the most basic fleet is something like this:
 * Please note that I am not using any Seaplane Fighters (Because Average Newbies don't possess Seaplane Fighters - Which is not good for Events...)
 * Please beware Kitakami and Ooi has the risk of attacking Submarine if it survives Asashio's OASW attack.
 * Bringing more CA(V) [without Seaplane Bombers] or FBB can resolve this issue at the cost of no opening torpedo strike at Boss, but it also increases the rate for you to get sent into node F instead of I more.
 * Going Double Line instead of Line Ahead increases the OASW damage modifier compared to using Line Ahead, but it affects the Firepower of the rest of your ships.
 * Node F is very minor because it's just a Transport Ship node, but it's still an extra battle which will affect your fleet's performance slightly at the Boss node.