OK done with E4-EASY mode:

3th BOSS run => Tokitsukaze

< 20 BOSS node runs => Graf Zeppellin!!!~~~

14th M node run => Prinz Eugen!!!~~~

Later will post out my fleet setup for minimum repair and 100% S rank.

Roughly 800 ammo per run X 14 run => 10k+ ammo, fuel maybe 30% more due to repairs

Need your advice in clearing E4:

1. Should I clear E4 EASY/Medium? Currently 25% BOSS hp left(EASY mode)
2. Should I remain E4-EASY for U-511/Roma/Akitsumaru? (not yet obtained these girls)
3. So far I checked, E5 only have Arashi/Noshiro/Sakawa/Yahagi, are those girls rare enough compare to Graf/Prinz/Roma/511/Akitsu?

Now I am struggling between limited resources/Rare girls/E5 Kou Medal =_=

This post has been edited by air: Nov 26 2015, 12:48 AM

Which node farming punya setup you want to refer? Prinz or Zeppelin?

For M node (D E F I K M):

Combined Fleet: Surface Task Force

Main Fleet
1CV (Zuikaku Kai with 2 Reppus + Egusa red bomber + Saiun)
4BB (Red gun + Yellow gun + 1 seaplane/bomber + Type-3-shell)
1CA (Maya full gear AACI with best anti-air radar, last slot should be Type-3-shell)

Red gun => any red gun which adds Accuracy, firepower is not really needed in combined fleet. EG: Prototype 41cm +2 accuracy.
Yellow gun => Literally yellow color gun, such as OTO cannon/15.5 yellow, which add decent firepower and accuracy
Type 3 shell => Crucial for installation boss AND wiping PT imps with scratch damage easily(about 50-75% hit rate)

Note 1: Why use Red+Yellow cut in setup?

Normal cut-in setup is far more accurate than Day-DA setup in combined fleet due to Overweight penalty on > 1 big red guns is being amplified in Combined fleet setup.

Note 2: Why red bombers than Torpedo bombers on CV?

CV with red bombers will auto ignore installation-type BOSS and wiping the small ships, even PT imps(with about 50% chance during Shelling-stage, or during Aerial Stage)

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Escort Fleet

1CL (Abukuma is best due to requirement fulfilling + launching pre-shelling torpedo ability)
1CLT (Ooi/KTKM best due to their insane torpedo stats)
2DD (Requirements, and for 100% countering PT imps)
2FBB (Requirements, and dealing 100% KO damage to Hime)

Equip setup:

Abukuma & CLT ==> 1 HYOTEKI + 2 SECONDARY cannons (No OTO as this weapon got penalty on any CL-class ships), best choice: 8cm green/90mm green/10.5 cm green/15.5 yellow/15.2 improved +6
DD ==> 2X main/secondary(green) cannon for each DD, for their last slot, 1 search light & 1 rocket launcher on your choice, 100% kill on PT imps
FBB => Normal cut-in with Type-3 shell as describe above.


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Estimated bucket cost on EASY => 1-3 depend on morale, please make sure rest your fleets 5-8 mins between sorties, do not repair and quickly send out again for sorties, even the mamiya word not flashing, some ships within the fleet still not recovering their morale back to normal.

This post has been edited by air: Nov 26 2015, 01:21 PM

I just did whatever I can to improvise from the wiki suggested build and tips + my own feel on damage management, then luck will be coming to your side very soon, since every run is 100% S rank kill + minimum damage although 0 drop.

Main factors on M node: Yellow cannon + any accuracy-based equips(except Radars are useless in this map due to Type-3 shell needed) + rocket launcher

This post has been edited by air: Nov 26 2015, 01:27 PM

As both are very rare waifus, but Prinz's equips and her peculiar drop rate and farming mechanism, is making farming Prinz as top priority if you got enough resources/buckets to burn.

Formation on BOss node still 1st formation as usual?

I see so 2nd formation use for knocking BOSS hp (medium), until last dance then use 1st formation + boss support...

Final Dance E4-Medium

I combined S1 Taufu's setup(HARD) and my own setup(medium), because he got a hella tons of better equipments than me~


Support Fleet

Somehow I survive till BOSS node with a Chuuha'ed Hatsushimo

A bit over kill though:

A perfect balance point between firepower & ASW ==> Day battle finished off the SS-HIME

Of course this is the reward which everyone advised me to clear E4 for MEDIUM:


This post has been edited by air: Nov 27 2015, 08:38 AM

Anyone got idea how rare this ship is?

I got her during my 2nd run...

After my 2nd run on E5-HARD without sparkling & without support fire, all I can say is battle between DDs is super crazy & risky...

My current fleet



Supply sent : 22

How can you finish the TP bar faster?

Getting A-rank is not really big issue provided all other ships is destroyed except the DD-demon

double post.

This post has been edited by air: Nov 27 2015, 10:12 PM

4th run ==> A rank ==> 36 supplies => dropped ISE



I have revised your build a bit, since I don really have more than 1 Daihatsu, nor Night Flare.

But I have Searchlight + Ar196 plane + RPG on Flagship Sendai kai only, 2 X Engines on Fubuki + Hatsushimo and place them on hot-spot(4th-5th slot)

Overall the rest all equip at least 1 RPG + 1 drum, just in case to handle any PT imp

Kawakaze: 2 repair crew as you suggested.

Formation:

If start with Day battle: Line ahead
If start with Night battle:

J node: use double line formation
L node: mostly use line abreast to avoid PT imp torpedo attack if cant wipe

Final Boss node:

1. Because I am still in TP fuel gauge phase, so I learned a hard lesson: Never engage DD-demon during night
2. A rank condition: enemy fleet all ships wiped except DD-demon flag, then can retreat during the day.



Erm, need your advice:

What support fleet you using?

This post has been edited by air: Nov 28 2015, 01:01 AM

On my half way to clear the TP bar.

Although a bit slow, but at least now my fleet can smoothly transport supplies without being taiha'ed.

So far 2 runs without sparkle pretty safe till BOSS node then Line Ahead all out damaged for repairs(since all enemies except BOSS, must be sunk to reach A rank)

Which formation you guys use to handle:

Night battle with DD?
Night battle with PT imp?

Finally BOSS HP stage:

Recently 2 days attended AFA langsung no time rushing TP bar...

1. OTO always have penalty for CL-class/CLT ships
2. Searchlight at a lvl36 Kawakaze??? super risky without DameCon

Just to let you know, since you already cleared E5-hard...

You got Prinz too?

Okie now next is Arashi~

Tried your setup everything, in the end:

1. Weapon-wise still need to rely on own sense with RNG-sama
2. The only thing I can benefit from your setup is: your ship arrangement order, my KTKM instantly at safe from DD-demon DA/Pre-emptive and do a full damage Yasen DA.
3. In the end, my Hatsushimo with 1 Quint 1 Oxy-triple with Night crews finished the Demon off~ (Got blinking signal before insane cut-in)

But ultimately, is RNG-sama pull all kinds of stunts that helped me to finished her:

Day time:
1. Aerial support fire => 2 enemy ships sunk
2. Oni-DD Open Torpedo => only chuuha my Shigure
3. Oni-DD shelling phase => never hit anything
4. Oni-DD Closing Torpedo => chuuha my Sendai K2
5. Oni-DD hp reaching 50% before entering Yasen

Night battle:

1. Searchlight deploy by Kawakaze, Night Flare deployed by Fubuki
2. As usual Kawakaze aimed by Oni-DD, taiha'ed
3. Last Dance HP bar destroyed~

This post has been edited by air: Dec 2 2015, 12:45 PM