Talk:Tutorial: Leveling/@comment-103.41.63.12-20150110111052/@comment-24978536-20150111223031

Hmm, I personally see that it would be somewhat difficult to get S-Ranks reliably on the SS nodes without a third good ASW ship in the fleet, such as a CLT, CL or a DD. Formations with 4 subs are not a problem, though even then a miss can result in a A-rank. Perhaps you may not remember this, but there are, however, enemy formations with 5 SS too and 3 of them being Elites - against that formation getting a S-rank with just 2 reliable ASW ships will prove difficult, as the BBV nor the CVL can take down Elite SS without stuffing them full of ASW equipment.

Perhaps the ideal way of doing 4-3 grinding would be to use 2 CLT supports in the fleet - they'd offer both, good ASW and damage potential in the J node (southern node). I tend to go with just Kiso only though, since my Kitakami and Ooi are very high level already, and don't need the experience.

I agree that 5-4 is a good way of leveling DD and CL. I haven't done much of it though, since I'm not after the rankings and the scratch damage will accumulate quickly there. I prefer just going with the first node only, which, like I said before, allows for Maruyu grinding too. :)