Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-25730832-20190625022209/@comment-32647310-20190627205044

12.38.3.234 wrote: My two Skilled M21s are from my K2 dragons and both maxed now after today's Akashi quest. I've been trying to craft more M21s for fodder during the daily quests, and my plan was indeed to start maxing normal M21s, convert, and convert again as needed for Skilled M52s. I feel like I have a few superfighters already so the 7 range of the Skilled M21 has been more valuable. I have the Reppuu Kai carrier prototype (nice soft stats), Reppuu M11, and Reppuu K2E to go along with my maxed Iwamoto M53 and Skilled M21s so I'd say I only need a few Skilled M52s to round out air power. I also finally got Unryuu this past event (I lack Taihou), so I'm planning to start upgrading my M52C 601st so I get the max Reppuu 601st which looks roughly equivalent to the Skilled M52. There are two ways to effeciently and effectivly get M21 (Skilled): 1 - As Lecter9000 stated: level up some dupes of Hiryuu and Souryu. Both come with an M21 (Skilled) as their stock equipment at K2 (they also have some other nice planes such as Egusa and Tomonaga. While these will remain as M99 and M97 respectivly, they are still strong planes)

2 - As I stated with completing Quest F22, which is a repeatable monthly quest. If you need Skilled Crewmembers, complete Bq8 and Bq9, both of which are repeatable quarterly quests. Do not, and I repeat this, do *NOT* take the long route to getting M52 (Skilled). This is *PAINFULLY* ineffeciant and a *MASSIVE* waste of resources.

If you want an M52 (Skilled), take an M21 (Skilled) that is at +10 and then complete quest F24. You will get an instant M52 (Skilled) +10.

With regard to your other planes and future planning: - Having a few M52 (Skilled) +10 serve two purposes:

1 - Augment your carrier aircraft. There aren't that many "super-fighters" in the game that anybody but long-time vets have access to. That means that you should have as many strong fighters as you can reasonably possess. You won't necessarily need that many to fill this role, but you should have some.

2 - To put into your LBAS for fighter support when you need more power than range. Not every node you are sending fighters to will need Range 7. And when it comes to either supporting your bombers or making it easier to get Air Control, you *will* want that power. This should be kept in mind at least until you get 2 or 3 T1 Fighter Hayabusa MIIIA's, which have the same range (Range 6) but a *LOT* more power.

- Be sure to get that M52c to +10 before you complete the quest to turn it into a Reppuu (601). That is the *ONLY* way to get that plane upgraded! Do not, and I repeat this, do *NOT* convert that M52c until it is +10.

This being said, the Reppuu (601) is just behind Iwamoto in all points. It is the second-strongest fighter that you can have in the game at present. This is because at +10, the Reppuu (601) has an effective Air Power of 13 (as opposed to the 11 that is listed. Comparitavly, Iwamoto at +10 has an Air Power of 14).

On a side note, the M52c (601) is actually a little weaker than the M52 (Skilled), but only due to the very slight differences in soft-stats. Otherwise, they are identical.

For the record, I have 3x M52 (Skilled) +10 and 6x M21 (Skilled) +10 and my present goal is to get a third T1 Fighter Hayabusa MIIIA because that thing is awesome when set to sortie. Seriously, the two that I had almost emptied the bomber slots on E3's boss.