Talk:World 1/@comment-66.171.208.194-20161206151757/@comment-25730832-20161206165355

4 ships. having more than 4 won't make you reach the boss no matter what. BBV is for 2nd shelling and attacking subs, BB can be used but it'll be a sitting duck. What they mean is:

2 DD/CL, 1 BB(V) and 1 CVL

Get those and you should be set. ASW gears are not that easy to obtain early on. If you find it difficult to kill the submarine without the ASW gears then leave this map for later.

With HQ lvl 19, you'll be facing just 1 Ka-class elite and 2 normal Ka-class submarine. 4 shots should be enough to sink them as long as your DD/CL are leveled enough. Always Line abreast. ASW gears will help but it is possible to clear it without them. Isuzu Kai ni comes with an ability to do Opening ASW (OASW) that will give you another attack BEFORE the fight even starts, allowing you to sink them before they hit you.

After HQ 40+, you'll want some ASW gear as those subs become flagship and elite and are harder to kill. Some gear will help out.

After HQ 80+, as of now, it is recommended that you have at least 1 OASW ship (Other than Isuzu, find girls that can reach 100 ASW) to avoid the first node sub killing you before you even start. As you gain more OASW ship, you can even remove your BB(V) later on and only go 3 OASW ships for a total of 6 hits + 1 from CVL. The introduction of OASW makes 1-5 after HQ80+ a lot easier now that you have no worry of the node A submarine nuking you.