Board Thread:Special Events/@comment-1820055-20141114104452/@comment-25713729-20141118141111

HQ Lvl 93

The wiki stated (as of 11/18/2014) composition of 2CAV, 2CA, 2CVL + 1CL + 2DD + 3CLT will go 50/50 on the F->E/H routing.

I believe that the F->E/H is random if you have > 2CA(V) in your main fleet, or by having akitsumaru. Or RNG hates me. But I'm pretty sure it's 50/50 random.

fleet comp/sorties below:

Comments on composition:



Fleet comp changed slightly after the first few sorties, used to run 12.7cm B on Yuudachi Kai2's first slot. (Tbh the Type13 Air Radar Kai was unnecessary for her to carry). Kitakami Kai2 used to be in 1st slot but was then swapped with Shigure Kai2 to 5th slot so her cutin wouldn't be wasted on any of the remaining ships. Having 124 FP at boss node was not enough for AS in the final form, only Air Parity was obtained.

Comments on sorties: (X = did not reach, D = damaged, O = kill, CLEAR = clear(kill)) I ran using support expedition 134 starting on the 8th sortie. (Comp was Yukikaze Kai, Veriny, Haruna Kai2, Mutsu Kai, Kaga Kai, Akagi Kai). It only did ~50+ damage to 1 ship or so, but it was enough to make a difference between kill and damage. All drops were from S rank except for boss node with "D"(damaged) as the result, and a few node H battles (A rank). I was able to get the final kill even with 5 battles due to my support expedition nearly taking out the flagship Ta (~72 dmg).

Equip suggestions:

It is highly recommended that you run at minimum a star shell on your 2nd fleet for the night battle with the boss, otherwise she's basically guaranteed to cut-in and red one of your ships (especially after going ABFEGHI (you have 0 fuel by node H)) Also you practically need a cut-in to kill the boss, at least with this setup.

Notable drops: Maikaze (G), Yuubari (G), Nagato (I), Maruyu (H, I)