Spring 2019 Event/E-3

Information

Contain the Enemy Forces! The Second Operation AL 敵戦力牽制! 第二次AL作戦
Information
Special Mechanics	None
Experience	HQ: non-boss
Boss gauge (HQ 120)	Casual: 1400 HP + 3950 HP Casual E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 TP HP HP HP HP HP 40 → 49 50 → 59 60 → 69 70 → 79 80 → 89 90 → 99 100 → 109 230 3900 3000 110 → 120 330 240 1750 1400 3950 3000 Easy: 1400 HP + 3950 HP Easy E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 TP HP HP HP HP HP 40 → 49 50 → 59 60 → 69 70 → 79 80 → 89 90 → 99 100 → 109 330 230 1700 1350 3900 3000 110 → 120 330 240 1750 1400 3950 3000 Medium: 1400 HP + 3950 HP Medium E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 TP HP HP HP HP HP 40 → 49 50 → 59 60 → 69 70 → 79 80 → 89 90 → 99 100 → 109 250 1700 3900 110 → 120 330 260 1750 1400 3950 4000 Hard: 1960 HP + 3950 HP Hard E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 TP HP HP HP HP HP 80 → 89 90 → 99 100 → 109 650 270 110 → 120 650 280 1750 1960 3950 4500
Kills required	All: 4 + 5
Rewards
All: Casual: Nothing Easy: 11 Medium: 1127 Hard: 21281
In-game description
Operation
Task

E-3 Branching Rules
Nodes		Rules
Start	1	Do not meet the requirements to start at 2.
	2	Meet ANY of the following requirements: If Carrier Task Force, fleet must contain AO. If Surface Task Force, fleet may not contain CV(B) Transport Escort Fleets always start at 2.
1	A	Carrier Task Force
	B	Surface Task Force
B	C	Do not meet the requirements to go to F.
	F	Meet ALL of the following requirements: Fast Fleet Amount of (F)BB(V) ≤ 2
D	E	Do not meet the requirements to go to H.
	H	Meet ALL of the following requirements: Fast Fleet Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≤ 2
E	G	Meet ALL of the following requirements to go to H: Fast Fleet Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≤ 3 For every requirement that is not met, increase the chance of offrouting to G.
	H
F	I	Active branching
	K
H	I	Active branching
	J
I	K	Meet ALL of the following requirements to go to L: Fast Fleet Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≤ 3 If fleet started from 1, amount of CV(L/B) ≤ 2 For every requirement that is not met, increase the chance of offrouting to K.
	L
J	L	Do not meet the requirements to go to either O or P.
	P	Meet ALL of the following requirements: Do not meet the requirements to go to O. Node is unlocked. Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≤ 4
	O	Meet ALL of the following requirements: Node is unlocked Carrier Task Force Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≤ 3
L	M	Fail the LoS check.
	N	Meet ALL of the following requirements: Pass the LoS check. Surface Task Force.
	P	Meet ALL of the following requirements: Node P is unlocked. Pass the LoS check. Carrier Task Force.
P	O	Do not meet the requirements to go to R.
	R	Meet ALL of the following requirements: Carrier Task Force Fast Fleet Fleet contains AO (Medium+) Amount of (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) ≤ 4 Alternatively, use a Transport Combined Fleet to go directly to R.
O	Q	Fail the LoS check.
	R	Pass the LoS check.

Map Guide

• This is a combined fleet map.
• Two Land Base Aerial Support squadrons are available for sortie.
  • A third base is also available but exclusively for defense.
• This map is divided in 2 phases that consist of depleting the respective gauges of the following bosses :
  • Heavy Cruiser Princess's HP gauge at node N.
  • Northern Little Sister's HP gauge at node R.
• The following icons will be used in this guide to refer to specific gear:
  • WG42 (Wurfgerät 42).
  • Medium tanks.
  • Special Type 2 Amphibious Tank.
  • Armor piercing shells.
  • Type 3 shells.
  • Dive bombers.
• Aircraft carriers CANNOT attack installations if they have a equipped UNLESS it's one of the bombers from the following list:
  • Prototype Nanzan
  • F4U-1D
  • FM-2
  • Ju 87C Kai
  • Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX)
  • Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX/Skilled)
  • Suisei Model 12 (634 Air Group w/ Type 3 Cluster Bombs)

The following are ships with noticeable bonuses throughout the map:

• Gangut, Tashkent, Verniy - 1.15x
• Nachi, Ashigara, Tama, Kiso, Abukuma, Kasumi - 1.1x

Map progression

Map during the first phase at node N

Map during the second phase at node R but no 2nd starting point nor P->R shortcut.

Full map after unlocking the starting point and the shortcut

Phase 1: HP gauge at node N

• The first boss of this map is Heavy Cruiser Princess in an abyssal combined fleet.
  • To be able to fight the main fleet, a large majority of the escort must be sunk (see page above for more info). Otherwise, the escort will be fought instead.
  • HARD MODE: the boss will be in its new forms (VII and VIII) exclusively for this difficulty, which gives her an extremely high armor boost. Consider bringing Torpedo Cut-in setups if you are having difficulty sinking the boss during LAST DANCE.
• Route:B F I L N
  • Surface task force (STF): 1fBB 2CVL 3CA(V) + 1CL 3DD 1CA(V) 1CLT
    • must be fast fleet to avoid routing through extra nodes.
    • 460~ airpower is recommended for easier time at preboss nodes.
    • AACI setup is also recommended to mitigate airstrike damage.
• LBAS:It is recommended to send two squadrons filled with 3 Land-based bombers and 1 Fighter/Interceptor to the boss node N.
  • The boss requires planes with range 7+. Scout planes can be used to increase the squadrons' range if necessary.

Phase 1.5: Unlocking the second starting point

• It is required to visit certain nodes in order to unlock a second starting point which makes reaching the phase 2 boss node R much easier. The following steps can be done in any order:
• Achieve S rank at node O
  • Route:A D E H J O
    • Carrier task force (CTF): 3CV(L/B) 1XX 2CA(V) + 1CL 3DD 1CA(V) 1CLT
      • must be fast fleet and cannot have more than 3 (F)BB(V)+CV(L/B) combined.
      • A CV(L/B) can be changed for a (F)BB(V) to skip E node.
• Visit the air defense node I and achieve Air Superiority (AS) or above. (NOT REQUIRED ON CASUAL/EASY)
  • Route:B F I
    • STF: 1fBB 2CVL 3CA(V) + 1CL 3DD 1CA(V) 1CLT
      • this step uses the same fleet required to clear phase 1, bring enough fighters to achieve AS at node I.
      • NOTE: Having achieved AS at this node already during phase 1 does not count for the unlock!
• Visit the air defense node E and achieve AS+ for Hard. (NOT REQUIRED ON CASUAL/EASY/MEDIUM)
  • Route:A D E
    • CTF: 3CV(L/B) 1XX 2CA(V) + 1CL 3DD 1CA(V) 1CLT
      • Same fleet as the last step, send LBAS to help achieving AS+ (air power 834 in HARD).
    • NOTE: this step and S rank at node O can be done at the same time!

Phase 2: HP phase at node R

• The second boss of this map is an Installation type enemy in an abyssal combined fleet.
• As usual, bringing a ship capable of AACI is highly recommended especially during this phase because of node J.
• There are currently two ways to tackle this phase using either a CTF or a STF. The CTF guarantees the best routing to the boss by skipping node O but requires a fast fleet and an AO in the fleet, while STF has no such limitations but goes through node O before the boss node.
• Route:2 S H J P O R
  • STF: 1(F)BB(V) 2CVL 3XX + 1CL 2DD 2CA(V) 1XX
    • cannot contain a CV(B) or it will start from the first starting point.
    • cannot contain more than 4 (F)BB(V)+CVL or it will offroute to node L
    • There is an LOS check to go from O to boss node R.
• Route:2 S H J P R
  • CTF: 1AO 4CV(L/B) 1CA(V) + 1CL 3DD 2CA(V) (MUST BE FAST FLEET)
    • can swap a carrier for a (F)BB(V).
    • can remove a carrier in main fleet to have a FBB in escort.
• It is highly recommended (or mandatory if higher difficulty) to use as many historical ships as you can for this phase, Gangut
  as a FBB in escort works especially well (beware of her speed if using CTF!).
• Bring your best anti-installation gear available. Please visit the related page and the equipment guide page for more details.
  • The use of a + + combo on a CL/AV/DD/AO in your main fleet can deal enough damage to sink Supply Depot Princess in one hit.
  • Artillery Imp are vulnerable to all anti-installation gear except .
  • Main fleet BBs might consider equipping a instead of to help deal with the preboss nodes and be able to damage Artillery Imp.
  • For the ships in the escort fleet, CAs and FBB should have a equipped, for CAVs a + setup can be considered if available.
  • Aircraft carriers CANNOT attack installations if they have a equipped UNLESS it's one of the bombers from the following list:
    • Prototype Nanzan
    • F4U-1D
    • FM-2
    • Ju 87C Kai
    • Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX)
    • Ju 87C Kai Ni (w/ KMX/Skilled)
    • Suisei Model 12 (634 Air Group w/ Type 3 Cluster Bombs)
  • Aircraft carriers will not be able to perform CVCI against the installations.
• Refer to the following list for the ships able to equip and/or :

Ships that can equip Tanks
Ship			Ship
Destroyer (DD)
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	No		Yes	No
	Yes	No		Yes	No
	Yes	No		Yes	No
	Yes	No
	No	Yes		No	Yes
	No	Yes		No	Yes
	No	Yes		No	Yes
Light Cruiser (CL)
	Yes	Yes	Kai Ni D	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
Kai Ni Toku	Yes	Yes		Yes	No
	No	Yes		No	Yes
Aviation Cruiser (CAV)
Kai Ni Toku	Yes	Yes
Battleship (BB)
	Yes	Yes		No	Yes
Seaplane Tender (AV)
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	No		Yes	Yes
Fleet Oiler (AO)
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
Amphibious Assault Ship (LHA)
	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
Ship			Ship
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• LBAS: It is recommended to send two squadrons filled with 3 Land-based bombers and 1 Fighter/Interceptor to the boss node R, sending a base to J during pre last dance runs can also be considered.
  • The boss requires planes with range 6+.
  • Land-based bombers deal extremely high damage to Artillery Imp and Supply Depot Princess!

Friend Fleets

NOTE: friend fleets are disabled by default! Please toggle it on before proceeding!

Friend fleet must be manually toggled from the Home port (see the image) in order for it to appear at the boss node. You can request for a stronger friend fleet at the price of 6 flamethrowers; however, the definition of "stronger fleet" is still unknown.

• Abukuma FS
• Akebono FS
• Gangut FS
• Kiso FS
• Nisshin FS
• Tama FS
• Tashkent FS

• Variant 1

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		45	56	94	78	68
	73		39	66	68	69	56
	82		37	58	87	65	58

• Variant 1
• Variant 2
• Variant 3

E-3 N, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	73		30	49	79	49	49
	74		33	55	80	74	56

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	73		30	49	77	49	49
	72		30	49	79	49	49
	72		30	49	79	49	49

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	73		30	49	77	49	49
	74		33	55	78	74	56

• Variant 1
• Variant 2
• Variant 3
• Variant 4
• Variant 5
• Variant 6
• Variant 7
• Variant 8
• Variant 9
• Variant 10
• Variant 11

E-3 N, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	70		~/43	62	70	102	63
	73		~/39	66	65	69	56
	82		~/37	58	87	65	58

E-3 N, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	73		~/39	66	65	69	56
	82		~/37	58	87	65	58

E-3 N, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	73		39	66	65	69	56
	82		~/37	58	87	65	58
	73		~/30	49	79	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	74	56

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	70		~/43	62	70	102	60
	73		~/39	66	68	69	56
	82		~/37	58	89	65	58

E-3 R, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	70		~/43	62	70	102	60
	73		39	66	68	69	56
	82		~/37	58	89	65	58
	70		49	60	70	65	47

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	73		~/39	66	68	69	56
	82		~/37	58	86	65	58

E-3 R, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	73		39	66	68	69	56
	82		~/37	58	89	65	58
	73		~/30	49	75	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	76	56

E-3 R, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	73		39	66	65	69	56
	82		~/37	58	87	65	58
	70		~/43	62	70	102	63
	84		45	56	94	78	68
	70		49	60	70	65	47

E-3 R, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	73		39	66	65	69	56
	82		~/37	58	87	65	58
	70		~/43	62	70	102	63
	73		~/30	49	79	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	74	56

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	73		~/39	66	68	69	56
	82		~/37	58	86	65	58
	70		49	60	70	65	47

E-3 R, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		77	90	32	72	95
	73		39	66	68	69	56
	82		~/37	58	89	65	58
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	75		31	65	92	71	52
	69		39	25	0	34	33

• Variant 1
• Variant 2
• Variant 3
• Variant 4
• Variant 5

E-3 N, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		44	64	110	72	65
	73		~/30	49	79	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	74	56

E-3 N, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		44	64	110	72	65
	73		~/30	49	79	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	74	56
	85		46	59	91	83	69

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		44	64	110	72	65
	73		~/30	49	74	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	76	56

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		44	64	110	72	65
	73		~/30	49	77	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	76	56
	85		46	59	86	83	69

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	84		44	64	110	72	65
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	69		39	25	0	34	33
	75		31	65	92	71	52

• Variant 1
• Variant 2
• Variant 3

E-3 R, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	70		49	60	70	65	47
	69		39	25	0	34	33
	86		56	80	84	81	78
	84		44	64	110	72	65
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	75		31	65	92	71	52

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	70		49	60	70	65	47
	84		44	64	110	72	65
	73		~/30	49	77	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	76	56

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	70		49	60	70	65	47
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	73		~/30	49	77	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	76	56

• Variant 1
• Variant 2
• Variant 3
• Variant 4
• Variant 5
• Variant 6
• Variant 7

E-3 N, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	73		~/30	49	79	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	74	56

E-3 N, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	84		44	64	110	72	65

E-3 N, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	85		~/46	59	91	83	69
	86		56	80	84	81	78
	73		~/30	49	79	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	74	56
	84		~/44	64	110	72	65

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	73		~/30	49	79	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	71	56

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	84		44	64	110	72	65

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	85		46	59	91	83	69
	84		44	64	110	72	65
	70		49	60	70	65	47

E-3 R, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	85		~/46	59	91	83	69
	86		56	80	84	81	78
	73		~/30	49	79	49	49
	74		~/33	55	80	75	56
	84		~/44	64	110	72	65

• Variant 1
• Variant 2

E-3 N, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	73		39	66	65	69	56
	82		37	58	87	65	58

E-3 R, Regular, Powerful

Ship	Lv.	Equipment
	73		39	66	68	69	56
	82		37	58	89	65	58

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 2 AB A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S

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

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

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

Drop list

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

Type	Ship?	B	D	J	K	L	N	O	R
CL	Agano								Casual+
DE	Daitou					Hard+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
DE	Fukae								Casual+
FBB	Gangut								Casual+
CL	Gotland						Casual+		Casual+
DD	Hatsukaze								Casual+
DD	Hayashimo	Hard+	Hard+	Casual+	Easy+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
DE	Hiburi						Easy+
DE	Ishigaki						Casual+	Medium+	Casual+
DD	Kiyoshimo	Easy+	Easy+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
SS	Luigi Torelli						Casual+
DD	Maikaze						Casual+	Easy+
SS	Maruyu								Casual+
AV	Mizuho						Casual+	Casual+
CL	Noshiro								Casual+
DD	Nowaki						Casual+	Casual+
DD	Okinami								Casual+
CL	Ooyodo								Casual+
CL	Sakawa								Casual+
CVL	Shinyou								Casual+
DD	Tanikaze			Medium+		Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
DD	Tashkent								Casual+
DD	Teruzuki								Casual+
DD	Umikaze						Casual+	Medium+	Casual+
CL	Abukuma					Hard+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
CV	Akagi								Casual+
CA	Atago								Casual+
CA	Chikuma			Medium+		Easy+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
BB	Fusou								Casual+
FBB	Haruna								Casual+
FBB	Hiei								Casual+
CVL	Hiyou	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
BB	Hyuuga								Casual+
BB	Ise								Casual+
CVL	Junyou	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
CV	Kaga								Casual+
CA	Kinugasa								Casual+
FBB	Kirishima								Casual+
CL	Kitakami			Hard+		Hard+	Casual+	Casual+
FBB	Kongou								Casual+
CA	Kumano								Casual+
DD	Makigumo								Casual+
CA	Mogami								Casual+
BB	Mutsu								Casual+
CA	Myoukou								Casual+
DD	Naganami								Casual+
CL	Nagara			Casual+	Medium+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
BB	Nagato								Casual+
	None	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Easy+
CL	Ooi					Hard+	Casual+	Casual+
CVL	Ryuujou	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
CL	Sendai			Casual+	Hard+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
DD	Shimakaze								Casual+
CVL	Shouhou	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
CA	Suzuya								Casual+
CA	Tone			Hard+		Medium+	Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
DD	Urakaze			Easy+		Casual+	Casual+	Casual+
BB	Yamashiro								Casual+
DD	Yuugumo								Casual+
CVL	Zuihou						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: 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 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 ship ignored: Nagatsuki ship ignored: Naka ship ignored: Natori ship ignored: Nenohi node ignored: A for None node ignored: C for None node ignored: E for None node ignored: G for None node ignored: H for None node ignored: I for None node ignored: P for None node ignored: S for None ship ignored: Oboro ship ignored: Ooshio node ignored: H for Ryuujou ship ignored: Samidare ship ignored: Satsuki ship ignored: Sazanami ship ignored: Shigure ship ignored: Shikinami ship ignored: Shiranui ship ignored: Shiratsuyu ship ignored: Shirayuki ship ignored: Suzukaze ship ignored: Tama ship ignored: Ushio ship ignored: Wakaba ship ignored: Yura ship ignored: Yuudachi