Talk:Summer 2014 Event/@comment-24155103-20140824164812/@comment-16545476-20140825062920

The only reason why people put in non-Yamato class BBs in E6 are for cleaning up the small fries. There is a composition that goes by 1 fast BB, 1BB, 2CA/CAV, 1CLT and 1CV.

The two BBs (and CV, surprisingly 1 Type Zero 62, 1 Reppuu, 1 Reppuu Kai and 1 Saiun is enough to grab air superiority) were thrown in to clean up that Ru class BB and Wo class CV if the support fleet didn't work out as planned, while the main bulk of the mission lies on the two CA/CAVs and the CLT. As long as the three cleans up all the four small fries during daytime, their job is done. Paint scraping the Princesses are just an additional bonus.

The reason why you need at least 1 fast BB is to let her serve as a CRI magnet during night battles. I don't think I have to explain how the nature of searchlight works to you guys, and compared with a single flare, it's 100% fool proof as long as your fast BB has more then 2HP. And with the help of that night scout plane, theoretically you can generate enough firepower for the CA/CAVs and CLT in night battles.

Of course, it's actually more about luck then anything else in the end. If you're well over 100, owning a Yamato and Musashi won't make E6 any more easier, so we really don't have to scare those admirals without a Yamato class to ditch E6 before they even tryed.