A simple combat phase. LBAS split between A and A2 (base 3 on defense).
C2
We reorganized a little bit for more anti-air power for C2.
First Boss: European Princess
This was a bit of a tough fight! Lots of fleet tuning needed.
I wasn't too happy with OASW performance from the escort fleet,
but it seemed to work out. The boss was taken out by Bisco and
Yamato's touch during the day; it took around three last dance
attempts to get it right.
Boss support was used on last dance to chip a bit more, and
all LBAS (except for the last on defense) were sent to the boss.
Main Fleet
Escort Fleet
Boss support
Unlock: G2
Straightforward unlock, using an STF. Escort fleet is same as above, but
the main fleet has been trimmed of carriers (and Natori added):
Second Boss: European Armored Carrier Princess
Pretty straightforward combat phase, using previously-tagged ships. The first
two LBAS were sent to the boss, and the third on defense. Boss support was
used for a little more reliability.
This fleet and LBAS setup got AS during chipping, though Ark was usually
deplaned (but not always), as was the boss! During last dance, this was
not enough for AS, but Naganami took care of it with a snipe.
Boss support
More Unlocks
Node Q
Same fleet as above. All LBAS to Q.
Node P
Almost the same, but Natori was replaced with Atago for routing.
All LBAS to P.
Node S
Same as the G2 unlock fleet, except Janus was given a little more ASW
to increase consistency. LBAS was overhauled to reach Node S (range 8).
Third Boss: Battlecruiser Water Princess
A good fight! The fleet pulled out all the stops for this one. Node X
and, to an extend, Node N, were causing troubles, so node support was used.
Boss support was used on Last Dance, and all Sortie LBAS were sent to
the boss (Z).
Richelieu and Jean Bart made great use of their touch to attack the
enemy fleet (when it happened), and the escort cut-ins helped. In the
final battle, Yahagi had been taiha from Node N, but Kitakami (chuuha from
day battle) cut in and eliminated the boss, with Javelin doing the last
bit of cleanup. A successful run, and Glorious resucued!
