Board Thread:Fleet's Prepared-ness/@comment-30010835-20170704182712/@comment-26366865-20170704203010

I don’t think you’ll have problems clearing the event on Easy, but if you want to go any higher than that, you’ll need to better prepare your fleet for shiplocking. DDs, CA(V)s and CVLs look particularly problematic. You can probably clear a few maps on Hard with your current fleet, but you’ll need more ships to clear the event above Easy.

DD: first of all, you’re missing the two heaviest hitters, Yuudachi and Ayanami – get them ASAP. You’ll also need a lot more of them to combat shiplocking, as well as some more specialized ones to do with OASW and installations. I’d recommend Kasumi (all Daihatsu), Satsuki (OASW and Daihatsu, good for TCF) and Akatsuki (high FP and LoS). Give some more levels to Shigure, Yukikaze and Shimakaze as well.

CA(V): get all Myoukou sisters to Kai Ni – with the ones you already have, it should be enough to deal with shiplocks. Also, try to get Tone and Chikuma to their Kai Ni levels – but don’t use your blueprint on them until the event starts, you might need it elsewhere.

CVL: Chitose, Chiyoda and Jun’you, all to level 70+. If you have time, train Hiyou (good slots) and Zuihou (fast ship) as well.

Other than that, try giving more levels to your CVs (Kaga in particular) and BBs (but don’t bother with Musashi until you’re swimming in resources).

Equipment: how come you have so many Reppu but no Ryuusei Kai? Fix this ASAP, opening airstrikes can make or break a run.

- Another essential equipment: AP shells. Get at least 5 of them, you’ll want to sortie all your BBs with them 99% of the time.

- More top tier ASW equipment. Sub Hime has ridiculously high armor on high difficulties; you’ll need plenty of T3 Sonars and DCs to deal with her if she shows up again.

-More RADARs, both for support expedition and combined fleets – you really can’t afford having your ships miss targets on higher difficulties, especially on Hard.

-Try to complete F33 for the Ka-Mi tank, in case you need to face an installation with a light fleet; a single WG won’t be enough if that is the case, and normal Daihatsu is too weak for the high armor of the bosses you’ll face on higher difficulties.

-Lastly, stop wasting your screws on junk like T94 DC and default DD guns. You have far better equipment to improve, like the Proto 41cm, 20.3cm (No. 2 and 3) and Akiguns.