Talk:Winter 2017 Event/@comment-90.58.106.199-20170211153032/@comment-69.243.114.246-20170211194120

Here's what you do. Go to 1-5. Slap down five DDs with CL as flagship. If you have ASW equipment, put that on the CL. If you don't then try and craft some.

Good flagship would be Izusu, as she gets OASW at level 50. She is one of the few that carried me through my first event, which was also shortly after I started.

Sortie to 1-5's first node repeatedly, in line abreast formation, as it is the anti-sub formation. Do this for a few hours straight until Izusu is 50. Once you clear the first node immediately retreat. So long as the flagship keeps getting MVP (The flagship is CL because CLs have longer ranger, so they attack first, and should get MVP repeatedly) their morale will stay up. Since there is only one submarine it doesn't matter if the rest of your ships have no morale. Keep retreating after first node and resortieing.

It may take a day or two depending on your resources. IF yours are high enough you can do this in a few hours. This will get you quality DDs and at least one quality CL. Yuudachi, Hibiki, Shigure, and Kasumi are all good DDs. Especially Yuudachi, who was the other DD to carry me through the first few maps of my first event once she hit K2.

Overall you might not be able to clear the event completely, but you can definitely make some decent progress, and get some good drops. Once you level up your ships a bit through power leveling you will see much better results. I definitely encourage you to participate in the event, no matter how new you are. Just power level a bit first.