looks to me E4 is a reverse lock if u go using nishimura fleet route?

Unlike all previous event, E1-E3 tagged ship can be used on E4.
Any no-tag ship will be tagged with E4 if sortied on E4 & cant be used on E1-E3(not easy mode).

still dunno how the shiplock for E4...
maybe i can use yura and keep abukuma for later map

finally got info of shiplock for E4

that's good, i can use my best ships in E1/E2/E3

Can use any ship from e1e2e3 but trick is starting point from each node depend on ship tag rules....

Headache

However most important point now is MUST keep all 西村ship for e4, if you want clear hard mode

This post has been edited by popcorn513: Nov 24 2017, 07:36 PM

yeah, it seems some start point depend on ship tag, if ship no tag, E4 will give a tag...
i just finish E1, by the time i finish E3, should be more info of E4

luckily i do not use any 西村ship at E1

Those completed E4 can share your fleet? Want to use as reference.

E1 hard mode done

need to get through K and F node first, and AIR SUPREMACY in node E is a MUST in hard mode.
after that need to reach node O and P; if the boss node still haven't unlock, go back to node E and get air supremacy again.
LBAS setup:
Node E: 4 BESTEST Green plane
Node O: 3 BESTEST Green plane and 1 catalina OR Type 2; Deploy in node O instead of boss node due to insanity of retreat.

can deploy same fleet and same setup from start to finish, highly recommend akitshumaru instead of CAV for higher air power.
Boss node artillery support is a must to reduce insanity of killing final dance boss.


ASW support is not necessary for E1




This post has been edited by sI Taufu: Nov 26 2017, 08:05 PM

Event last until Dec 11, 2 weekend I think is enough to clear E4

i was just want to ask about what day this event end
Thanks for sharing

i just finish E3...
but train back planes to >> first b4 try E4

November 29 11pm start E1, wish me luck guys LOL

EDIT added starting resource

EDIT 2: November 30 3.XX pm E1H cleared

This post has been edited by Ryutaro: Nov 30 2017, 04:40 PM


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Some more info I found:

Vanguard formation only last for this event(more evasion especially for small ship but 1st 3 ship suffer firepower/accuracy penalty), great for pre-boss run.

Last month reward hinted Tama.

On last HP gauge on E4 hard mode now, basically im copying the strategy in this link, 潜艇T流
Using submarine i14 as decoy is very good, tried 7 submarine but only 50% chance in boss since cannot retreat ship
and taiha 西村 ship seems can do special bonus attack on boss, taihai can even hit boss 20 hp
砲撃支援 is a must since the route is so long so many battle

https://zh.kcwiki.org/wiki/%E6%94%BB%E7%95%....83.A8.E9.98.9F

6 史実艦(西村) with 志摩 flag, 90% go in boss node, even retreat 2 ships still can hit 70-80%hp boss

hardest in E4 should be S win Z6


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The best formation so far, without this formation wont able to win this event

T有利boss kill even before go in last run


fusou double attack 160 yama siro cut in 218 killed

now i am stuck with that z6.......20% chance to reach boss node, and unlimited retreat works

finally new girl join my team
MVP go to i14 , absord 50% of the attack, godlike evasion, PT useless when face her

now i really stucked in that node.....kns 10 times retreat streak today

Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? Insanity... Is... Sortie to exact same path... Same f**king path... Over and over again expecting... shipfu to ever reach node Z6... That. Is. Crazy. The first time somebody told me that, I dunno, I thought they were bullshitting me, so - boom - ANOTHER DD TAIHA AGAIN!. The thing is - He was right. And then I started to see it everywhere I looked -Everywhere I looked, all these f**king NUKE SUBS, every BB I looked, taiha the exact same f**king shipfu.. Over and over and over and over again thinking, "This time we gonna pass the BB node... No-no-no-no-no please... WHY YOU TAIHA AGAIN DAMNIT." ..." ...I'm sorry, I don't like the way ...abysmal retreat my shipfu! Okay, do you have a f**king problem with your fleet? Do you think I am bullshitting you, do you think I am lying? f**k you! Okay? f**k. YOU. It's okay, man. I'm gonna drill some holes. I'm gonna jamming those damicon. The thing is... all right? The thing is I reach Z6 node few times already, and it's not like I am f**king give up. It's okay. It's like the curse of Tanaka. Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?

This post has been edited by sI Taufu: Dec 2 2017, 03:23 PM

Thanks for sharing
i do E4 normal, yesterday fail to reach z6 after a few try, i go other nodes first...
today try z6, just got S rank and unlock the boss node

my E4 z6 fleet:


LBAS all aim z6


too bad this formation no more after the event

Easy mode still filled with salt, if possible don't want to use sub+damecon until LD.