Board Thread:Special Events/@comment-1820055-20150205083915/@comment-25477086-20150208011237

Hard mode

Went with Yamato, Bismarck, two DDs on rotation, Kaga, and Taihou

3 preboss nodes were always double Wo or double Nu. I had at least 1 DD sometimes 2 equipped with AA cut-ins and every now and then you'll get a lucky cut-in that silences the enemy carriers. I sparkled the DDs every time because they were the only liability getting to the boss and it definitely helped for getting to the boss healthy.

Line Ahead all nodes, boss support for final kill.

I would typically only get a clean boss kill about half the time preboss, and would get sent home early maybe 25% of the runs.

Boss formation is always 2 gold Nu + ACP so you need 228 fighter power for AS on all boss forms. I went with about 247 as I was using 5 green planes instead of 4 as that would have been cutting it too close with the 3 pre Wo/Nu nodes.