Early Fall 2018 Event/E-4

Information

The Wind of Genova ジェノヴァの風
Information
Special Mechanics	None
Experience	HQ: non-boss
Boss gauge (HQ 120)	Casual: 220 TP + 3500 HP Casual E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 TP HP HP HP HP TP HP HP HP HP 40 → 49 560 50 → 59 580 60 → 69 600 70 → 79 620 80 → 89 640 90 → 99 650 180 200 100 → 109 700 3440 1550 3000 110 → 120 750 220 Easy: 220 TP + 3500 HP Easy E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 TP HP HP HP HP TP HP HP HP HP 40 → 49 560 50 → 59 580 60 → 69 600 70 → 79 620 80 → 89 640 90 → 99 650 180 200 100 → 109 700 2250 1250 3300 4400 110 → 120 750 220 Medium: 280 TP + 3500 HP Medium E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 TP HP HP HP HP TP HP HP HP HP 40 → 49 850 50 → 59 900 60 → 69 950 70 → 79 1000 80 → 89 1050 90 → 99 1100 190 2400 1700 1200 1250 240 100 → 109 1150 200 2500 1750 1300 1300 260 3300 110 → 120 1200 280 Hard: 400 TP + 3500 HP Hard E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 TP HP HP HP HP TP HP HP HP HP 80 → 89 1350 90 → 99 1400 260 2600 380 100 → 109 1450 280 110 → 120 1500 300 3000 2000 1500 1400 400 3500
Kills required
Rewards
All: Casual: Nothing Easy: 11 Medium: 1215⋆ Hard: 1315⋆5⋆
In-game description
Operation
Task

Branching Rules Part 1
Nodes		Rules
1	A	Meeting ANY of the following FORCES you to A: Carrier Task Force Surface Task Force Meet ANY of the following requirements to go to B: Amount of CA(V) in ESCORT ≥ 2 Fleet contains CLT, (F)BB(V), CV(B) or SS(V) Meet ALL of the following requirements to go to D: Do not meet any of the requirements to go to either A or B. Transport Escort MAIN fleet contains CL. Amount of in MAIN DD ≥ 4 Amount of in MAIN CAV+CVL ≤ 1 Go to D if Single Fleet and fleet only contains DDs. Otherwise, random routing between B and D.
	B
	D
B	C	Meet ANY of the following requirements: Amount of CVL ≥ 2 Fleet contains CV(B) Amount of (F)BB(V) ≥ 4 Fleet contains SS(V)
	D	Do not meet the requirements to go to C.
D	E	Meet ANY of the following requirements to go to E: Surface Task Force Single fleet AND amount of DD ≤ 1 Go to F if Single Fleet AND amount of DD ≥ 2 Go to H if Transport Escort.
	F
	H
F	G	Active branching
	H
H	I	Active branching
	J
K	L	Pass the LoS check.
	M	Fail the LoS check.

Branching Rules Part 2
Nodes		Rules
Start	1	Combined Fleet
	2	Single Fleet
Q	P	Meet ANY of the following requirements to go to P: Combined Fleet Amount of DD+DE ≥ 2 Fleet contains SS(V) Otherwise, go to R. Note: Keep in mind that the above branching rules changes once node V and W are unlocked. Refer to part 3 after that.
	R
P	N	Meeting ANY of the following FORCES you to N: Fleet contains SS(V) Carrier Task Force Surface Task Force Go to O if amount of DD ≥ 3 Otherwise, random routing. Note: Keep in mind that the above branching rules changes once node V and W are unlocked. Refer to part 3 after that.
	O

Branching Rules Part 3
Nodes		Rules
Start	1	Combined Fleet
	2	Single Fleet
Q	P	Meet ALL of the following requirements to go to W: Amount of DD ≥ 2 Amount of Italian ships ≥ 2 OR Fast Fleet Amount of CV(B) ≤ 1 Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≤ 3 No SS(V) Meet ALL of the following requirements to go to R instead: Amount of Italian ships ≥ 2 OR Fast Fleet No CL Do not meet the requirement to go to W. Alternatively, meet ALL of the following requirements to go to T: Amount of DD ≥ 2 Fleet contains CL Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≤ 3 No SS(V) Otherwise, go to P.
	R
	T
	W
P	N	Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≥ 4 FORCES you to T. If fleet contains SS(V), the amount of ships with both Ka-Mi and WG42 equipped affects your routing: 2 ships: Go to T 3+ ships: Go to N Anything else: Random routing between N and T. Note: You cannot route to T if node W is not unlocked yet, even if you meet all the requirements! Otherwise, random routing between N and O.
	O
	T

• NOTE
  • Part 3 is based on having the alternate route (see below) unlocked. Those who did not unlock it may divert from the mentioned routing below.

Historical Fleet: Armistice of Cassibile

The Italian Navy during the 2nd World War.

• CV: Aquila
• FBB: Littorio/Italia, Roma
• CA: Pola, Zara
• DD: Libeccio, Maestrale

Members of the historical fleet will enjoy a damage bonus of around 1.2 ~ 1.3x at V L O S T U. In addition, it has been confirmed that there is no historical routing

For HARD MODE: E-5 ship lock

E-5 routing depends on European ships (all foreign ships excluding US ships) which includes Italians






. On hard mode, you will need 6 and a combination of at least 4 French + German ship for best routing at 2nd phase of E-5; check your requirement on E-5 tab for other difficulty. You can have an additional 6 for Phase 1 but this is not necessary. Pola, Zara, and Prinz Eugen are the only 3 historical CA available and can provide a lot of flexibility in ship composition.

Map Guide

NOTE: Not all these steps may apply to lower difficulties.

• It has been confirmed that there is no historical routing, but all Italian ships have bonus damage (see above) in this map.
• LBAS: 3 are available, but only 2 for attacking; the other one is for defending. An air raid will happen in this map.
• Phase 1: Assault the TP gauge with Transport Combined Fleet (TCF)
  • As experienced in E-2, you should already know how TP phase works. However, to assert assumption for assured victory is less likely as Battleship summer princess is presented as boss. As such, it is recommended to aim for A-rank victory (sinking at least 8 of 12 enemy ships) instead of S-rank. There are two ways to tackle this phase: TCF and Single fleet
  • LBAS: Boss node requires a range of 6. 1 fighter 3 bombers or 4 bombers if you do not have the range; try to obtain at least AD if you went for 1 fighter.
  • It should be noted that TCF has a noticeable lower accuracy than both STF/CTF, consider using node support if you are really struggling against D. Unlike E-2, this phase has carriers. For TCF, there are three methods in handling this:

    • Fight under AS or lower. Equipping CAV and/or BBV with seaplane bombers or fighters. The former gives barely any air power and can be easily wiped by Light Cruiser Tsu-Class Elite at I while the latter is un-craftable, and - unless obtained from their relative quests/improvements - is most reasonably obtainable at this moment from Pola Kai that drops in E-2; Zara Due also has it but she needs blueprint. To contest AS, you will need at least 2-3 seaplane fighters for Medium+ but it is possible with just 1 at some composition in Easy (and even Medium).
      • Additionally, bringing a BBV will route you to an additional battle at B
    • Fight under AS or lower. Using Transport Escort CVL, which are those with ASW stats. There are currently 4 ships that fit that criteria: Zuihou Kai Ni B requires at least level 80, Taiyou (needs level 30) drops in E-3, Gambier Bay is still lost, and Shinyou is handed to you from E-3 with ASW stat since level 1.
    • Fight under AP/AD/AI. AS is not everything. Only your BBV/CAV benefits from artillery spotting and you won't get much out of contact bonus unless you bring CVL. AP will negate the two aforementioned bonuses from both side. If you cannot obtain AD, don't bother bringing Night ReconType 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane (Night Recon) as it will not trigger. For a summary, refer to this table from en.kancolle.wiki.
• Single fleet - Bring some AA guns to deal with PT Imps. Always go vanguard formation till boss.
• STF - an option for Easy and Casual players
  • This option less viable to Medium/Hard players due to ship-locking and higher air power. Otherwise, this option allows Easy players to utilize STF
  • You can now bring specifically 1 CVL. Your main fleet will attack first making PT Imps more likely to be targeted by your escort fleet. The obvious downside is the two additional nodes in which one is a submarine node, and the slower TP depletion rate. Remember that this is TP Phase, consider bringing CL/DD on your main fleet to carry drums.

Unlocking Phase 2 - Using Single fleet to start from Starting Point 2.

• A+ rank Q O R - See compositions below

Unlocking Phase 2's alternate route - Using combined fleet

• A+ rank S and G (?)

Phase 2: Dock the Dock Princess with your ...

• The boss is accompanied by the same Depot Princess from E-2 that is delighted to see you again. The same method that you used against her prior can be used here. In LD, a CVLLight_Carrier_Nu-Class_Kai_Flagship_IV will appear. Your carrier might need to carry all fighter planes (fighter mule) in order to reach AS.
• LBAS: 2 Attack, 1 Defense OR 2 Attack 1 Retreat - All bombers
  • Alternatively, you can add fighters into your LBAS and send them to boss however there is no fighter with 8 range meaning that at least 1 slot is needed for a scout plane (see link). This is not recommended and having all bombers will be more beneficial against sinking the boss escorts (especially PT Imp).
  • Setting your third base to 'defense' can be a double-edge sword. Defending may protect your other bases but, depending on difficulty, you may lose a lot of resource as you will fight the air raid under AP due to its high fighter power. Letting your land bases get bombed without defending will cost you less resource if you are forced to retreat before reaching boss.
• For Hard mode, both side are equally hideous. Node T has CV Hime and two Ta-class that can send you home easily especially in double line. The other side (V) is elite Re-class. The silver lining is the possible echelon formation that makes V more tolerable. You are more likely to survive this node using Vanguard than the former. For Easy and below (also somewhat Medium), Re will be in her normal form which does not perform opening torpedo strike

Bonus against Dock Princess

The boss herself is not a pushover. However, it has been observed that the following equipment have post-cap modifier damage against Dock Princess. This make decision like bringing T3 shell a better option than AP shell in this phase:

• T3 shell: ~1.428
• Ka-mi: 1.31 ~ 1.51
  • Ka-mi (+max): 1.7 ~ 2.16
• T89: 1.37 ~ 2.18
  • T89 (+max): 1.25 ~ 2.02
• Daihatsu: (+6): 1.22 ~ 2.11
  • NOTE: The regular daihatsu IS NOT EFFECTIVE against Depot Princess; only the tank variants work.
• 11th Tank Regiment: 1.64 ~ 1.86
• WG42: 1.46 ~ 1.47
  • 11th Tank Regiment + WG42+ Ka-mi: 2.24 ~ 2.30
  • 11th Tank Regiment + WG42 + Ka-mi (+max): 2.94 ~ 3.17

Composition

As mentioned in Map Guide. Please remember that these are early compositions that works. It is not in anyway optimal.

Phase 1

The focus of the first phase is the clearing of the TP gauge. The boss is located on node L. LoS requirement is around 10 for a combined fleet (possibly lower).

1 D H I K L

This is the shortest route possible to the first boss.

• 1CAV or 1AV or 1 Escort carrier, 1CL 4DD + 1-2CL 1CA(V) 3-4DD
  • Escort Carrier (see definition in Map guide):
    • Zuihou Kai Ni B
    • Taiyou
    • Gambier Bay
    • Shinyou
• 1-6DD (Single Fleet)

1 D H I K L or 1 B D H I K L

Not using a CL in the main fleet will cause random routing between B and D.

• 2CAV 4DD + 1-2CL 1CA(V) 3-4DD
• 1CVE 1CAV 4DD + 1-2CL 1CA(V) 3-4DD

1 B D H I K L

Completely disregards the possibility of the shortest route, allowing you bring a stronger fleet.

• 1CVE 1BBV 4DD + 1CL 2CA(V) 3DD
• 2BBV 4DD + 1CL 2CA(V) 3DD

1 A B D E F H I K L

Disregarding TCF entirely and bring STF. More viable for Easy and Casual players who don't have to deal with ship-lock.

• 1 CVL 5 XX + 1 CL 2 DD 3 XX
  • XX cannot be CV(L/B) nor SS(V)
  • XX cannot have (F)BB(V) ≥ 4
  • You can bring all your CLTs here if you wish.
  • The more drum carrier the faster, but now you can bring stronger force.
  • (+)Your escort fleet also attack after main fleet, making it possible to add DD in your main fleet to deal with PT Imps.
  • (-)You will be facing two additional nodes; one of the node is a submarine node with Submarine Summer Princess. Some OASW ship is recommended or Toukai if possible.

Phase 2

In the second phase, the focus is the unlocking of the 2nd boss.

2 J Q P O

A+ rank node O.

• 2(F)BB 1CV 3DD
• 1(F)BB 1CVL 1CV 3DD
• 1(F)BB 1CV 1CA 3DD

2 J Q R

A+ rank node R.

• 0-1DD 0DE 0SS(V) 5-6XX
  • XX may not be DD, DE and SS(V)
• 2 BB 2 CV 2 DD
  • Will no longer route here after boss node is unlocked.

Phase 3

The focus of the third and final phase is the destruction of the 2nd boss. Remember that while there is no historical routing, bringing Italian ships will be beneficial at the boss. There are two options: unlock the alternate route or do not unlock. Other than the first three compositions below, every other compositions only works if and only if you have the alternate route unlocked.

Not using the alternate route:

2 J Q T U

Fleets used to defeat the 2nd boss. Keep in mind that the use of Italian ships is recommended for bonus damage against the boss.

• 2(F)BB(V) 1CV 1CL 2DD

Using the alternate route:

1. Unlock nodes W and V through A+ rank nodes G and S:

1 A B D E F G S

Avoids node C, but has restrictions to the number of carriers you can use. Surface Task Force.

• 1CVL 5XX + 6XX
  • XX may not be CVL, CV(B) or SS(V).
  • Cannot bring more than 4(F)BB(V).

1 A B C E F G S

This option completely disregards the branching rules and allows you complete freedom as to how many carriers you want to bring.

• 6XX + 6XX
  • Transport Escort does not work. You must use Carrier/Surface Task Force.

2.  Defeat the boss at node U

2 J Q W V U

A small detour with an extra aerial node, but it does allow a CA over CL. If you have Zara or Pola, this is where you can use one of them (keep another for Phase 2 E-5); or use neither.

• 1CA 2(F)BB(V) 1CV 2DD

Considerations for this route:

• (-) Additional aerial node 
• (-) Re class at node V vs CV Hime at node T
• (+) Additional CA vs CL for composition

2 J Q P T U

Submarine composition for chipping at the boss gauge. Unlikely to sink the boss.

• 6 SSV
  • Exactly two submarines must be equipped with both WG42 (Wurfgerät 42) and Special Type 2 Amphibious Tanks (Ka-mi)  or routing will differ
    • This route can only be done IF AND ONLY IF you have the alternate route unlocked. Not having the alternate route unlocked will route you to O.

Friend Fleets

• DesDiv 31
• Europe Fleet

• Variant 1

E-4, Phase 2, U

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	78		32	45	69	50	49
	72		32	47	63	50	43
	80		33	41	61	51	40
	84		33	36	51	50	28

• Variant 1
• Variant 2
• Variant 3
• Variant 4

E-4, Phase 2, U

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	70		48	16	0	53	49
	88		62	68	35	75	67
	79		56	69	39	66	64
	82		29	50	63	60	50
	78		29	38	62	48	45

E-4, Phase 2, U

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	82		32	48	68	58	46
	74		35	24	54	34	39
	73		35	24	43	51	40
	88		31	52	90	70	50
	85		39	66	68	69	56
	82		29	50	63	60	50

E-4, Phase 2, U

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	88		92	96	0	69	86
	87		92	92	0	82	90
	82		29	50	63	60	50
	78		29	38	62	48	45

E-4, Phase 2, U

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	88		62	68	35	75	67
	79		56	69	39	66	64
	82		29	50	63	60	50
	78		29	38	62	48	45

Map Progression

Map during TP phase at boss node L.

Map after depleting the TP bar but without the second boss node U unlocked.

Map during HP phase at node U but no alternative route unlocked.

Full map after unlocking the alternative route.

LBAS Flight Range

The following enemy patterns and ship drops are autogenerated.
If in doubt, use tooltips to check sample sizes.

Enemy patterns

• Hard
• Medium
• Easy
• Casual

1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R 2 S T U V W

1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R 2 S T U V W

1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R 2 S T U V W

1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R 2 S T U V W

Drop list

☑ All drops (enabled)☒ All drops (disabled, only rare drops)

Type	Ship?	I	L	N	O	S	T	U	V
CL	Agano		Casual+					Casual+
DD	Amagiri			Easy+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+		Hard+
CV	Aquila		Medium+					Casual+
CL	Gotland		Casual+			Medium+		Casual+
DD	Hatsukaze				Easy+	Casual+		Casual+
DD	Kawakaze	Medium+		Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+		Casual+
DD	Kazagumo		Casual+	Medium+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
DD	Libeccio		Casual+					Casual+
FBB	Littorio		Casual+					Casual+
SS	Luigi Torelli				Easy+	Casual+		Casual+
DD	Maikaze			Casual+	Casual+	Easy+	Casual+		Medium+
CL	Noshiro		Casual+					Casual+
DD	Nowaki			Easy+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+		Hard+
FBB	Roma		Casual+					Casual+
DE	Sado				Casual+	Casual+	Hard+
DD	Sagiri			Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+		Medium+
DE	Tsushima			Hard+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
DD	Umikaze	Hard+		Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+		Easy+
DD	Uranami		Casual+	Hard+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
DD	Uzuki		Casual+					Casual+
DD	Akigumo		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Atago		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Chikuma		Casual+					Casual+
FBB	Haruna		Casual+					Casual+
FBB	Hiei		Casual+					Casual+
BB	Hyuuga		Casual+					Casual+
BB	Ise		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Kinugasa	Easy+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
FBB	Kirishima		Casual+					Casual+
FBB	Kongou		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Kumano		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Mogami		Casual+					Casual+
BB	Mutsu		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Myoukou		Casual+					Casual+
DD	Naganami		Casual+					Casual+
CL	Nagara	Casual+		Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+		Casual+
BB	Nagato		Medium+					Casual+
	None	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
CL	Sendai	Easy+		Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+		Casual+
DD	Shimakaze		Casual+					Casual+
CVL	Shouhou		Casual+					Casual+
CV	Shoukaku		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Suzuya		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Takao		Casual+					Casual+
CA	Tone		Casual+					Casual+
DD	Yayoi		Casual+					Casual+
CL	Yuubari	Easy+		Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+		Casual+
DD	Yuugumo		Casual+					Casual+
CVL	Zuihou		Casual+					Casual+
CV	Zuikaku		Casual+					Casual+

Notes

ship ignored: Akatsuki ship ignored: Akebono ship ignored: Aoba ship ignored: Arare ship ignored: Arashio ship ignored: Asashio ship ignored: Ashigara ship ignored: Ayanami ship ignored: Choukai ship ignored: Fubuki ship ignored: Fumizuki ship ignored: Furutaka ship ignored: Haguro ship ignored: Hatsuharu ship ignored: Hatsushimo ship ignored: Hatsuyuki ship ignored: Hibiki ship ignored: Houshou ship ignored: Ikazuchi ship ignored: Inazuma ship ignored: Isonami ship ignored: Isuzu ship ignored: Jintsuu ship ignored: Kagerou ship ignored: Kako ship ignored: Kasumi ship ignored: Kikuzuki node ignored: C for Kinugasa node ignored: G for Kinugasa ship ignored: Kisaragi ship ignored: Kiso ship ignored: Kuma ship ignored: Kuroshio ship ignored: Maya ship ignored: Michishio ship ignored: Mikazuki ship ignored: Miyuki ship ignored: Mochizuki ship ignored: Murakumo ship ignored: Murasame ship ignored: Mutsuki ship ignored: Nachi node ignored: B for Nagara node ignored: C for Nagara node ignored: G for Nagara node ignored: J for Nagara ship ignored: Nagatsuki ship ignored: Naka ship ignored: Natori ship ignored: Nenohi node ignored: A for None node ignored: B for None node ignored: C for None node ignored: D for None node ignored: G for None node ignored: H for None node ignored: J for None node ignored: P for None node ignored: Q for None node ignored: R for None node ignored: W for None ship ignored: Oboro ship ignored: Ooshio ship ignored: Samidare ship ignored: Satsuki ship ignored: Sazanami node ignored: C for Sendai node ignored: G for Sendai node ignored: J for Sendai ship ignored: Shigure ship ignored: Shikinami ship ignored: Shiranui ship ignored: Shiratsuyu ship ignored: Shirayuki ship ignored: Suzukaze node ignored: K for Suzuya ship ignored: Tama ship ignored: Ushio ship ignored: Wakaba ship ignored: Yura ship ignored: Yuudachi