Fall 2017 Event/E-3

Introduction
E-3 is composed of Three Parts for you to accomplish in order to fully clear the Operation.
 * Phase 1: Defeat the Air Defense Princess by destroying her HP Gauge Bar
 * Surface Task Force must be used.
 * Phase 2: Clear the Transport Operation by depleting the TP Bar.
 * Transport Escort Combined Fleet must be used.
 * Phase 3: Defeat the Aircraft Carrier Princess by destroying her HP Gauge Bar.
 * Carrier Task Force must be used.

Historical Fleet: The Northern Force (Ozawa Fleet)
The Northern Force led by Jisaburō Ozawa during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
 * CV(B):
 * CVL:, ,
 * BBV: ,
 * CL:, ,
 * DD: ,

Part 1: Defeating the Air Defense Princess

 * You must use Surface Task Force Combined Fleet.
 * You have two options you may take for this Part

Shortest Route

 * Route: A - B - C - F - G
 * Requires for you to have 0 CV(L) in fleet.
 * Requires you to have a Fast Fleet, and only 1 Battleship.
 * Fleet Used: 1 FBB 4 CA(V) 1 DD + 1 CL 1 CA(V) 4 DD
 * Due to lack of Fleet Strength, you may struggle to kill the Boss properly, and may have lack of Fleet Air Power if lacking in a high number of Seaplane Fighters.
 * Alternative fleet composition: 1 FBB 4 CA(V) 1 DD + 1 CL 2 DD 1 CA 2 CLT
 * A compromise between route and firepower/survivability, as the CLTs could deliver preemptive strikes to enemy surface vessels; while reducing the risk of having your DDs crippled in 2nd fleet.
 * However, there's no way round the problem of insufficient air power, you could only rely on the Seaplanes Fighters.

Longest Route

 * Route: A - B - C - D - E - F - G
 * Player is free to compose any kind of Fleet they want through Surface Task Force.
 * Recommended Fleet is 4 BB(V) 2 CVL + 1 CL 2 DD 3 XX (Ships-of-Your-Choice)
 * Slow Ships are ok to use.
 * This route will consist of 2 Submarine nodes, 2 Air Raid nodes, and 2 Normal Battles.
 * It is recommended that you bring at least 2 OASW capable DD/CL (ex., ) for the Submarine nodes.
 * Although a more longer route, it is highly consistent in Fleet survivability and able to take down the Boss Fleet of this Part easily.

Part 2: Transport Operation

 * You must fully clear the TP Gauge Bar of this Part.
 * You must use Transport Escort Combined Fleet.
 * Just like any other Transport Operations, you must obtain at least a minimum of A-Rank Victory to deplete the TP Gauge Bar.
 * It is recommended for you to bring some OASW-capable DD/CL, especially if you are doing Medium/Hard
 * During this Phase, your Land Base Aerial Support will be attacked by Enemy Air Raids.
 * DOES NOT occur in Easy mode.
 * For Hard mode, the Player is required to have their LBAS fulfill a 0 Damage Defense against the Enemy Air Raid at least once in order to open up the Part 3.
 * For this requirement, you are recommended to have your LBAS setup with 4 Interceptors and/or Fighters per LBAS respectively.
 * You may wish to use Support Expedition for Pre-Boss nodes as it has many enemies who can potentially hit your ship(s) down to Heavy Damage with ease, especially so in Medium and Hard mode.

Part 3: Defeat the Aircraft Carrier Princess

 * You must completely defeat the Aircraft Carrier Princess by destroying her Boss HP Gauge Bar.
 * You are required to use Carrier Task Force
 * You require a certain number of Ships from the Historical Ozawa Fleet as listed above
 * At least 6 members minimum are required for Hard mode.
 * Hard mode requires a very high Fleet Air Power. At least 570~600 for Pre-Final and 700~720 for Final Kill.
 * To take the P - R route, you must only have a maximum of 3 CV(L) in the fleet, and only 1 BB(V).
 * If you bring 4 CV(L) in the fleet, you will be taken to P - Q routing, but as Node Q is a Minor Air Raid node, you may wish to just take this extra node to bring more fleet.
 * Historical Route: O-M-P-R-S
 * 1CV(B) 2CVL 1(F)BB(V) 2XX (XX can not (F)BB(V) or CV(L/B)) + 1CL 2DD 3XX (XX ships of your choice)
 * Historical Route: O-M-P-Q-R-S
 * 2CV(B) 2CVL 1(F)BB(V) 1XX (XX can not (F)BB(V) or CV(L/B)) + 1CL 2DD 3XX (XX are ships of your choice)