Talk:List of light cruisers by upgraded maximum stats/@comment-190.24.83.110-20140606212500/@comment-80.108.38.236-20140701015919

It doesn't really matter even if you go directly south in 4-3. My recommendation: CL or DD (anti-sub equipments, flagship) + 1 BB + 1 CV + 2 CLTs + 1 wildcard. Don't equip CLTs with anti-sub equipments.

If you go straight south, just fight it off and move on. The next two nodes you'll hit will be submarine nodes. I bring one BB and one CV just in case I hit south, but there's also a chance that the enemy sub fleet will contain surface ships and the BB/CV may take the MVP. I tend to use a CA as a filler for the sixth slot, but a CVL or even Akitsu would be fine if your flagship and 2 CLTs can't finish all the enemy subs.