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>>14525965
Weird, I thought it was me that somehow broke the link.

>overfishing is back because fuck you
>for a 5-day event

Where do you guys train your Maruyus? 3-2? 2-3?

I'm seeing a lot of 3/4 CVL + 2CL compositions in PVP and I can't figure out what they're doing. Can anyone enlighten me?

>>14526043
5-3 and PvP is the fastest.

>>14526053
1-4 farming ignoring morale

>>14526086

What's the point of the CL?

>>14526094
Probably to carry lights and lookouts.

>>14526086
Oh I see, thanks.

>>14526094
Searchlights and skilled lookouts I guess.

>>14526043
2-3 or 4-2

Fuck I didn't have time to log on for 1 day and a new outfit for Kashima already? Looks great on her.

>>14526210
They really did hit home with Kashima.
I expect a lot of good stuff for C89

>missed the PT boat apology scrolls
Fug

Does 1-4 drop decorations with A-ranks?

>>14526279
It's probably only reserved for the EO maps.

>>14526279
I've got 2 with A ranks doing it with 3 subs

So when do we losers get jet engines?

>>14526501
When they can do something other than fill your inventory.

>>14526501
If we're lucky, there will be a new quest with Kasumi kai 2.

>>14526501
After they introduce plane frames.

What an amazing Christmas present!

Wow, good job, girls

There is always that guy who marries the regular Haruna.

>''''''''green'''''''' T

Also forgot to post this nice tidbit earlier.

Weekly LSC comes early because of Christmas.
Who will I get?

>>14526696
Hiryuu.

>>14526696
MUTSU
NI
NARU

>>14526696

>>14526696
Remember, that army dog is better than carriers.

>>14526696
A dragon if even minutes
Shoukaku-class if odd minutes

>>14526701
I'm not sure you can get Mutsu from CV recipes.

>>14526700
>>14526701
>>14526715
>>14526721
Akitsumaru T_T why?

>>14526728
free daihatsus man

When will they stop bullying hoppou?

>>14526734
>free*

>>14526736
When it stops turning me on.

>>14526736
>Ooyodo at the bottom
You're crazy.

>>14526728
Army dog is a pretty cool gal. seh carry lepus and doesn't afraid of anything.

How come a battle where neither side takes damage is considered a D rank failure?

>>14526759
Because rank is calculated by damage done and how many ships sink. Nobody taking damage should be a default B, but it's not because #Can This.

>>14526754
>>14526734
But this is the third one already.

>>14526759
Makes leveling too easy sometimes. 5-3, Spring E-5, etc

>>14526777
>he doesn't have 12 daihatsu

Why does pre-boss become 10x harder when it's last dance. fucking 5-5 I swear

>>14526768
Shimakaze made hers faster so I ate that one instead.

>>14526768
The mouth looks terrible. It should have been smiling instead.

I just want Ooyodo to whip my shit up and step on me

>>14526835
Please anon, she's not that lewd.

I want to suck on Ooi's toes while she insults me and calls me a worthless admiral.

>>14526768
Perfect.

>>14526835
All I want for Christmas is a megane free zone.

>>14526910
This is bad, very bad. It looks like she can't even see correctly.

Kawakaze is starting to grow on me.

I think I'll level and use her after all.

So is the reason we keep getting shittier and shittier events because the devs know that the MonMusu clone will take over?

>>14526999
That makes no sense, both are fundamentally different.

Where's the fastest way to finish Bw4? 2-3?

>>14527042
I do a mix of 2-2 and 2-3. 4-2 works as well.

>>14527042
2-2 is probably fastest, but I've seen people do 4-2 to simultaneously do the world 4 weekly.

5 or more searchlights and spotters needed to guarantee 90%+ droprates at 2-5

Does anyone have that 4-5 farming fleet someone posted a couple threads back? I appear to have lost it

I keep getting present boxes instead of decorations.

Should I be happy?

>>14527114
So far I got 8 boxes, it's a mixed feeling.

>>14527114
I've received more presents than decorations so far.
Do I increase my bullying power or decrease it?

>>14527073
>>14527056
Thanks senpai, I'll try doing some 2-2

Finally got the furniture, it's way smaller than I expected. Anyway, Merry Kurisumasu.

I won't be lonely on Christmas because my waifu will be with me.

>>14527203
Yeah that's what she said

;_;

>>14525941
Satsuki a best

It makes my heat race whenever she wishes me a merry Christmas.

>>14527222
You should fug the Mutuski class, they wont complain.

>>14527335
Except Kisaragi. Kisaragi will laugh.

>>14527324
She is simply the best.

Is there a worse feeling than sparkling your whole fleet and getting taiha on first node?

>>14527398
catbombs, sinking a ship, forgetting to turn on a quest after the fleet has sortied

>>14527398
>falling for the sparkling meme

>>14526768

What the fuck is wrong with her mouth? Why can't Yoshinori draw faces?

>>14527412
shitbafu pls

>>14527412
He loves girls with massive chins.

>>14527412
His summer Yamato from the calendar was also bad but Musashi looks real good.

Which map should i do to for both event and daily/weekly quest ?

>>14527457
3-5

Anyone else getting weird DMM login errors? I get data transmission errors and a looping page refresh when I try to login.

>>14527462

Stop using tools

>>14527457
1-4 for bw1/10kills
1-5 for sub kills
3-5 for world 3 (and transport kills if you don't mind the resources/buckets)
4-4 for world 4 if you're crazy (2 present boxes already give you same screws as completing the entire chain so it's not worth doing world 4 this week)

>>14527459
Any recommended fleet and load out ?

ABKM + 5DD with each having search light and SLO ?

>>14527469
I disabled KC3 and cleared my cache and got the same thing. I can't access the front page, it redirects me to the login page.

>>14527462
Clear cookies and try again, you only need a hacked cookie for dmm.com, if its created in dmm.com/netgame, delete and try again. If after login in it sends you back to main page, press the back button, you will get an error, but after you get the url, press enter and it will load correctly.

>>14527474
3CA 3CV

>>14527481
I really hoped that I wouldn't have to clear my cookies, but...
Thanks.

>>14527486
Use ccleaner and look for dmm cookies individually, come on anon, basic stuff.

>Admiral, Merry Christmas! Today I'll give you a present, here.

Such a sweet girl.

What did Shigure give you?

>>14527526

Nightmares. Yanderes are scary business.

>>14527534
Yandere are the best.

>>14527538

>wanting someone to cut off all your limbs so you can never leave her

NOPE

>>14527545
Hey, it's a pretty good way to die.

Can I take a CLT instead of a CL to 1-5 and get the boss node?

>>14527551
Why not just try it? 1-5 comp is cheap.

>>14527526
lots of love and hope

>>14527555
Tried it, it does in fact work

>>14527302
The cutest!!

Can't wait for getting my hands on this!

>>14527563
Were you trying for the sake of curiosity? I can't imagine running out of DDs, CLs and training cruisers for 1-5.

>>14527572
Curiosity, saw that there were no notes on the wiki regarding CLTs

>20 decorations

>>14527584
Thank goodness I'm done, Hoppou was being a major bitch this time.

OHHHHHH I'M HALFWAY THERE

>mfw I can't tell if overfishing is a thing or if I'm just unlucky

Fuck you Tanaka

>>14527551
Go ahead. In fact 1-5 is one of the few maps where the rules for CLT more relaxed than those for CL.

2 CL and you'll never reach the boss, but 3 CLT 1 CVL is 100% chance.

>>14527656
>2 CL
Whoops, 3 CL. Slip of the finger.

>>14527650
2-5 is fine

>>14527650
2-5 and Hoppou has closed to 90% drop rate

This is much easier than sanma fishing.

>>14527684

What's an efficient fleet for Hoppou farming?

I did it.

>>14527690
Jesus Christ.

>>14527690
Disgusting shit taste.

Just kidding, congrats.

>>14527690
How long did it take you?

It took me 4 2/3 months.

>>14527696
Doing nothing but 4-3?

>>14527690
Cute Bucky, congrats.

So how do you guys feel about playing this shitty RNG game "alone" during Christmas?

>>14527702
No, I counted from the time I made it past the lottery.

>>14527732
Like shit, but at least my harem is still here, kind of.

>>14527732
Being alone is only lonely if you want it to be.

>>14527732
I have to work during Christmas.

>>14527732
I play this game "alone" the rest of the year, why would Christmas make me feel any different?

>>14527732
It's just the same as any other time of the year.

Why does Shigure get THREE christmas lines?

>>14527732
>not spending your time with the shipgirls during Christmas
>not showing your love by sending them to expedition or leveling
Step up senpai.

>>14527732
Go do something else if you're depressed.

I'm having a comfy time

>>14527754
Shigurebias

>>14527754
Popularity bias.

>>14527754
PTSD gets you the privilege of getting more lines.

>>14527754
Holly hell, it's true. What's with this girl?

>>14527763
Why don't any of the desdiv6 have any christmas lines then?

>two present box in a row
Hoppou please.

>>14527794
Because yandere doggy > lolis

>>14527732
Pretty good, it's almost like having a family or friends who are happy to see me.

No expedition or leveling today though, everyone deserves some downtime.

I got nothing but Hoppou farming fleets in PvP, this sucks.

#boatsforchristmas

>>14527871

Less than a week until the dam holding back the Kashima doujins breaks.

>>14527877
That won't be the only thing to break if you know what I mean.

>>14527877
She is going to break my dam.

Trying to level up KTKM, Ooi, and Akizuki dupes for equipment while getting decorations at 2-5.

Man this is painful.

>>14527687
Not him but.
I run 1BB 1CA 3CV and 1 Wildcard.

>>14527877
Kashima needs more cute fanart.

Anyone farming 2-5? Can you post your comp?

>>14527899
Kill yourself.

>>14527895

She exists only for lewds

Doujins may be days away but when holding back, I hope you don't neglect her during the holidays.

>>14527895
This is my favorite.

>>14527903
She gets plenty of white cream, don't worry.

>mfw I already cleared 3-5 this month

Why did it have to be this way

>>14527903
I'm spending Christmas with my shipfu, but Kashima has this intolerable aura of pure sex that makes me want to commit adultery.

It's finally fucking over.

Now, time to blow all my resources on bisko attempts. I have enough for 4 tries, hope Santa is nice to me.

>>14527955
Santa wasn't nice to me ;_;

>>14527955
I don't recommend wasting it all in one day.

>>14527955
I remember getting my Bismarck right after getting Lebe. It was a good day.

>>14527955
Santa comes on Christmas Eve.
So unless might've just missed him depending on where you live.

>>14527964
Whoops.

Is it over? Will she finally come to me on Christmas?

Merry Christmass to me

>>14527992
;_;

>>14527996

>5500
>not 5200

It's like you wanted to fail.

Lookouts and searchlight don't stack and give more chances from my experience. One of each is enough.

>>14528001
You're a brown girl magnet

Wheres the fastest place to farm decorations that doesn't bleed buckets?

>>14528058
1-4 ignoring morale.

>>14528058

Nowhere. Even 1-4 will scratch you to death. If you believe in the heart of the cards 1-5 can be pretty bucket light.

>>14528058
1-4
I've used less than 20buckets so far.

>>14528058
2-5. If an average of 1.4 buckets per run is bleeding for you then I guess not.

>>14528046
I love brown girls, but it's been months and still no Yamato...

>>14528058
Doesn't exist unless you want o farm them at turtle speed at 1-4 or 1-5.
Just finish it at 2-5 quickly and then go back to idlecolle.

>>14528077

I tried this comp and it ended with tears at the second node repeatedly. Too much Rulette.

thanks tanaka

>>14528088

You'll be daijoubu, ttk.

>>14527732
Pretty great, I need a breather from sitting at the table with 15+ people.

>>14528065
Why would you waste buckets on 1-4? You can just switch out scratched ships near chuuha with fresh ones. It's not like it's a hard map to clear.

>>14527732
>Spending Christmas dicking my daughterus
It's the best fucking time to be alive dude.

>>14527732
I'm at work by myself and can't even muster up the willpower to start up Kancolle because it feels like a chore.

>>14528070
>>14528064
How many chance↑ equipments are you using at 1-4? I've only gotten one decoration so far from it. (3x lookouts, 2x searchlights)

>>14528112

I barely remember that Arashio exists.

>>14528115
Ooyodo with 2 searchlights 2 lookouts and a DD with 1 searchlight 2 lookouts.

>>14527985
Believe

>>14528126
Yamato is a lie.

>>14528133

A snail is fine too.

>>14528145
You mean a 41cm

>>14528079
Nonsense

I'm 22 runs in, 3 retreats total. 19 boss S-ranks, 19 drops

>farming 6-2
>almost out of fuel, ammo and buckets
>still no Yahagi

>>14528180
Do daily LSCs

>>14528184
All I get are Fusous, Ises and Kongous. I'd be lucky to get a Mutsu, Agano or Noshiro.

>>14528192
Just farm her in events then. Get other LSC ships instead

>>14528113
>Kancolle
>small c

>>14528161
I was thinking about using this comp. My two CVLs are already hilariously destroying both nodes so I want to see how they fare with a third and ABKM.

>just wasted my money on this damn browser game instead of Steam sale.

I hate this fucking game.

>>14528161
>19 runs
Fucking hell give me your luck, I'm at about 75% drop rate.

>>14528201
You can torrent anything from gaben's store, you know

Unless you're talking about memehats in your cute multiplayer gabengames

>>14528201
Be a good goy and spend money on both :^)

>>14528204
Do you have enough searchlights and spotters? One is a +10 if it matters at all

Futaba jerks estimated it at 90%+ with more than 5+ equipped

>>14528215
4 lookouts and 2 lights, following the akankore guide.

>>14528220
Maybe swap it around and see how it goes? No idea how the droprates are affected but stacking 3 of each seems more intuitive

Merry Christmas /jp/!!!!!!!!!

I could've been off Tanaka's Xmas ride if Hoppou didn't give me all these presents.
It's like she had an excess of presents today for some reason.

>>14528244
Merry christmas

>>14528077
Just making sure, looking at the wiki, this goes BEHL, right?

Cheapest hoppou composition guys?

>>14528244
>>14528263
Merry Christmas!

3 decors in a row, got half of themnow.
Fuck you, Tanaka. You fucking piece of shit.

Seiran survived the whole 4-5 clear without loss of chevrons on 6 plane slot. Have devs changed AACI or something?

>>14528351
Do it five more times.

>>14528351
Uh, isn't enemy AACI %-based, so basically useless against CAV?

What the fuck why isn't Murakumo's Kai Ni level 60?

You're spending time with your wife on Christmas day then suddenly this homewrecker wishes you a Merry Christmas with a kiss. What does your wife do? She's a 50D and a Battleship

>>14528359
threesome. my shipfu is very lewd

>>14528204
You using santa girls?
Been running 2-5 and 3-5 with them and I almost always get the decor item. Even if I dont get it, hoppou will compensate with a present box. I am up to 20 now and I can only remember 1 instance of 2-5 boss node not dropping anything.
3-5 is almost 100% drop rate for me, sometimes even getting 2 in 1 single run.

>>14528359
>50D
What the fuck is that?

>>14528354
Where did you get this idea? It's common knowledge that Tsu murder small slots.
What I know for sure is that it rolls separately for each slot.

>>14528359
She's gonna beat her up in yasen.

>>14528359
Withhold blueprint, she won't be kissing anymore

Christmas magic, my ass.

>>14528369
Anon, it's simple to remember. Allied AACI, flat. Enemy AACI, percentage.

Yeah a Tsu-class has insane AA that will rape bombers, but that's regular AA, not AACI.

Can you get a present box and a decoration at the same time?

>>14527732
>Alone
Not putting desktop in living room and chatting with family when playing. They just don't care much because i am paying everything for house expenses and bills.

>>14528359
Why is Italia so lewd?

>>14528359
Joins my battleship harem, and we all have lewd, kinky sex

>>14528359
>What does your wife do?
R.I.P., Italia.

>>14528367
Boob measurement

>>14528161
>Just realize I only have 4 searchlights and 1 skilled lookout
>Waste some of them to produce that hugeass searchlight because why not.
WHAT HAVE I DONE

Christmas with Fubukis!

>>14528133
This Mutsu image makes me want to fuck all five of mine until they're ahegaoing and can't stand to be without my dick.

>>14528544
silly amerifats and they shitty biased numbers to make them look less fat, give me real numbers you fag

>>14528546
Best Christmas with best DD class. All of them are so perfect!

>>14528550
I'm not that >>14528367 guy and honestly I don't understand why burgers like to use inferior imperial units instead of glorious SI units. Even google gave me shit.

What do you guys do with a fourth whale?

>>14528590
Eat her.

>>14528590
Blog about it on /jp/ and then scrap her.

>>14528590
Give her to me. I've been doing 2-5 for a year and I've never seen a whale yet. She's the only thing I need to complete the Kantaidex

>>14528590
Farm a second T97 bomber 931 then get rid of her.

>>14527992
>>14528001
To think that would have been Yamato if you used 1 devmat instead of 20. You only have yourself to blame.

>>14528616
Keep going Anon. It took me year and two months to obtain my first whale.
Also don't complain- at least you have Hotels and Bismarck.

>>14528359
>What does your wife do?
It's time Italia learns about the power of Zuiun Model 12.

How's that farming coming?

Hey, /jp/ do you believe in Christmas' spirits.
I do.

>>14528741
Easy, much comfier than the shitty sanma fishing.
I am going to be done soon and go back to idlecolle until the winter event.

>>14528745

Merry Christmas.

The world of four repair facilities has opened to me.

>>14528758
Sadly, my faith is too weak.

Marriage refuses working for me. After pressing the confirmation button, game freezes.
What can i do?

>>14528859
Kanmusu says no

>>14528859

>>14528859
Marry someone else, she doesn't want you.

Oh shit. I just realized I made Zuikaku craft LSC when I decorated my office with Turkey dinner.

>>14526736

What is the secret to making 3-5 so easy? Is it really just ooyodo? Are armored carriers that much better? I have such shit luck. Lv 100 but no akashi, no ooyodo, no hiryuu.

>>14528874
>>14528863
There's nothing fucking funny.

>>14528906

"it's because you clicked the marriage button more than once. The loading lag is apparently really long now, and the animation doesn't start immediately."

Basically press it once and just wait.

>>14528940
Thanks, but true reason for that is fucking IE and his fucking cash.
I seriously started thinking about Chrome and KCC.

>>14528960
>unironically using IE

>>14529341
KCV is reskinned IE.

>>14529373
And Windows is a reskinned MS-DOS, your point?

>>14529373
And? I don't use that either.

I know I'm going to suffer at 5-5, but which one of these will let me suffer the least?

>>14529541
>those guns
>radars on BBs
It's too soon to attempt 5-5 for you.

>>14529541
I'll need to know what those two non-Reppuu fighters you're using are, before I can give advice.

>>14529557
Radars are fine for 5-5. It's just that you usually want nothing less than a T32 radar for 5-5.

>>14529557
I can replace some of those with AP shells.
>>14529561
Standard 52 and skilled 21. It's bad I know, but the second setup already landed me a kill so it's not impossible.

>>14529565
>using standard 52 over a Reppuu
For what purpose.

>>14529569
U wot m8. I only have 4.

>>14529541
Why do you want to 5-5. There is no reason to 5-5 unless you have 200k+ resources and have nothing better to do.

>>14529573
Then at least craft one more.

>>14529541
>>14529565
First and foremost, you want two things.

1. Most importantly, 420+ fighter power at 5-5. This will allow you to get air supremacy at the first and third nodes, and air superiority at the preboss. Some people go one step further and aim for 520+ to obtain supremacy at the second node as well, but since you only have 4 Reppuu it's probably impossible for you.

2. Carriers that aren't simply Reppuu mules (i.e. they're carrying at least one bomber) should have their first slot carry a bomber, since the first slot is known to give extra bonus to critical damage if the plane is ranked.

With that said, this eliminates the first option as the maximum AS you can have while taking these two into account is 412.
http://aircalc.net/index.htm?1IUACu2EgtCCTOC8sc6jz6jPqNOqTeC8sc6jz6jTqE8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=

The setup you're using shouldn't even be considered for 5-5; it gives only 400 fighter power.

The third option is also out because the only slow BBs worth using at 5-5 to require a CVL to avoid the night battle sub node are hotels. So this leaves the second option.

It'd be better if you had a CV with better slot distribution than Souryuu (eg. Shoukaku Kai would work better here). Do you have any other CVs? If not, then this setup is probably the best for you:

http://aircalc.net/index.htm?1IUACu2EgtCDTOC8seC-o86i06jRj03gvLHgvqPOos-o06jCsuC8uc6i4L-ozqLDqgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==

>>14529576
5-5 doesn't really take that much more resources than 4-5. On a bad month 4-5 takes more

>>14529557
I'm more concerned about his planes, but yeah he's pretty ill prepared for 5-5. Most 5-5 guides assume you already have the bare minimum prerequisites (enough 46cm x2, Reppuu, Ryuusei Kai, either AP shells or T32 or better radars) for 5-5.

Then again ranked planes made everything easier, including 5-5. Before that update him attempting to do 5-5 with that kind of fleet would have been suicidal.

>>14528546
Why is Isonami dressed as the lewdest?

>>14529615
>Before that update him attempting to do 5-5 with that kind of fleet would have been suicidal.
I completed 5-5 in my second month of playing with similar fleet before artillery spotting was even a thing. K1 bongos, Akagi, Soryuu. Was tough but manageable. Stop spouting bullshit.

>>14529604
Re, Black Wo, having to use Hotels (using Kongous like this guy wants to is is bucket and retreat fest), having to use support, and RNG fuckery at last node disagrees with you. I don't even have to bat my eye when I clear my 4-5 monthlies. Even when my girls are dicking around on last kill 4-5 will never amount to 5-5.

>>14529622
>before artillery spotting
Before artillery spotting you didn't have to worry about enemy fighter power giving them daytime double attack. I'd argue that it was easier to complete 5-5 for you just before it was implemented, than just after.

Not to mention the overweight penalties for 46cms that were implemented late last July.

>>14529630
You've never played before artillery spotting, don't you?

>>14529630
As in the overweight penalties didn't exist back then.

>>14529641
I have. Fighter power was much, much less of an issue back then as compared to now.

>>14529654
Stop lying please. You either haven't played or never went past world 1. Otherwise you'd never say ridiculous shit like it was easier to complete 5-5 before artillery sporting.

>>14528546
>christmas with fubukis

>>14529670
Wrong. It only applied to the fleet you had at the time. To anyone who used hotels + 1 more BB and 2 CV 1 CVL, or 3 fast BB 3 CV, it was easier after artillery spotting was implemented.

>>14529690
Just stop already, don't embarrass yourself any further.

>>14529703
It all boils down to fighter power. There's a reason you stopped using only 2 CV after artillery spotting was implemented.

6 fast BB would have been easier back then as compared to now if the pastas had existed back then, too. And prior to plane ranks at least, CL + 4 Kongous + CV like that madman pulled to S rank 5-5 without support wouldn't have worked as effectively.

Thank you guys.

Anyone have a good 4-5 Littorio farming fleet?

>>14529801
>ADEN

I think I have too many quads.

10 decors left. How bout you, fags?

>>14529896
Two.

I expect to get them both in my 3-5 run.

>>14529896
Done, but that shit gives way too little fuel. I don't know what they were thinking.

>>14529896
At least I got one Maruyu out of this.

>>14529896
12. Subslaving at 1-4 is fucking boring.

>>14529903
>I don't know what they were thinking.
I could ask the same every time they make something new.

>>14529896
21, farming out for a Hatsukaze in 2-5.

>All this rare drops in 2-5 and not a single 2nd Taigei drop since her debut

What the fuck

>17 LSC tries for bisko
>nothing
W-will I ever get her jaypee?

>>14529944
Believe in Z3. 4/2/5/7 20

>>14529952
I've been using 4/6/7/2 20, that's the best recipe for her, right?

>>14529958
That's what I used to get her.

>>14529958
Sorry, that was taihou recipe.

>>14529896
7, and out of resources farming 6-2 for Yahagi.

Got 2 Maruyus though. It's more lucrative than LSCing.

I'm not even trying to get anything. It's not even worth it.

>>14529983
>7
Whoops, make that 25.

>>14528359
>50D
What the fuck is that?

>>14528393
That still makes running bombers on small slots retarded.

>>14528381
Your fault for using cancer.

>>14528395
No.

>>14528544
50D is worse than stick. Even A are 70+

>>14528546
I'm drunk and seeing in quintiples.

>>14528546
>lewd Isonami
Heresy.

>>14529561
Radars are fine the same way 15.5cm are fine over 20.3 (3) or Triples over Quints.

>>14530055
Nah senpai, Re doesn't have enough armour to justify AP shell.

>>14530019
Maybe he meant this.

>>14529603
>1. Most importantly, 420+ fighter power at 5-5.
No. 390 is enough for chipping.

>and air superiority at the preboss
No. AS at one comp of second node and all comps of boss.

>The setup you're using shouldn't even be considered for 5-5; it gives only 400 fighter power.
Retard. When your ships aren't top tier, higher AS is objectively inferior to just AS and more bombers.

>>14529604
Only if you're an idiot who fell for 5BB1CV bullshit. 3CA will never take anywhere close to 10k which are somewhat expected from 5-5.

Relative newcomer, had a question.
Is it worth trying to get a rare Destroyer from a drop or should I only concern myself with that after I have DDs and CLs at Kai Ni?
Specifically, I was after Kawakaze. But it seems like the only thing I'm accomplishing is raising the HQ level and now the subs actually strike back. S rank at boss is nearly impossible too because only the CL and DD deal any real damage to the subs.

>>14530082
You have to first build your fleet with strong ships, the trophy ships come after.

>>14529670
Learn how to read. He was talking about AS which indeed meant far less before artillery spotting.

>>14529944
>17
Fuck off, newshit.

>>14530061
Armor is fucking irrelevant. AP is fundamentally better just because there's higher chance of special attack, bonus damage is just that, a bonus. Using radars instead of AP Shells is foolish, even against DDs.

>>14530082
Only Yukikaze and Shimakaze are worth your time but you get those from sub recipe and not drop. Everyone else should be farmed during events.
Craft some equipment and stop using trash like T93/T94 that's falsely shown as eq.

>>14530082
Only concern yourself with trophies after you have a solid, reliable fleet.

>>14530081
What's the point of doing 5-5 if you're not going to bother with the final kill? Also there's not much of a point to stuffing a bomber in a larger slot at 5-5 anyway since there's no Tsu to worry about; the standard 18+ size slots are good enough. With AS instead of AS+ they'll just be more likely to get shot down so by the time you reach the boss you'll probably end up with even less bombers than if you'd started with 420. And with a larger bauxite bill to boot. But hey, whatever floats your boat.

But you're right at one point. I meant air superiority at the 2nd node, not the preboss.

>>14530109
>AP cut-in setup
>scratch
>scratch
>scratch
>scratch
>scratch
Literally worse than single attack. No thanks.

>>14530086
>>14530109
>>14530113
Well, I feel stupid now. Thanks anons.

>>14530116
>if you're not going to bother with the final kill?
Where the fuck did you get this idea? Final kill is just that, final kill. For that you can use one fighter more. Before, it's stupid to use 420 AS.

>Also there's not much of a point to stuffing a bomber in a larger slot at 5-5 anyway since there's no Tsu to worry about
Let me restate what you said.
>there's no point in disabling Ta/Wo/Re because if they're yellow instead of orange/red/dead it's just increased chance of wasting buckets for no sensible reason.

>18+ size slots are good enough
Maybe vs DDs.
I prefer murdering four enemies with 3 CVs and not waste resources on supports.

With AS instead of AS+ they'll just be more likely to get shot down so by the time you reach the boss you'll probably end up with even less bombers than if you'd started with 420.
Nope.
For starters, there's ZERO difference in amount of bombers lost between 420+ and 385+ 33% of the time (when first node has one Nu) and 67% of the time it's negligible (because first node is irrelevant).
Yes, you'll lose more bombers overall and on specific slot - however, when you go for less AS, you will most definitely have more bombers overall at boss - because you start with much more. In case you have mediocre luck, you will use more baux but less fuel and steel. If you have average+ luck you will use less fuel, ammo, steel, buckets and similar amount of bauxite.

>>14530122
Nope.
Cut-ins are more accurate than double attacks.
If you scratch with AP, DA in its place would scratch as well or outright miss.
With AP setup the chance for (AP + DA) is higher than with DA setup for (DA) so it's better choice for accuracy.

DA setup is only better vs enemies with zero evasion and low-mid armor.

I hope you didn't take easy mode CAV.

>>14530163
>Cut-ins are more accurate than double attacks.
If you're looking at the same AP setup then maybe, but DA with T32 radars bump up the accuracy by quite a lot compared to anything with AP shell.

If i marry a base ship, will her HP change again after remodelling her to Kai? From Kai to Kai Ni there is no difference, right?

>>14530175
Yes, nothing changes but the base stats so you don't lose out on any stats.

>>14530167
Of course not, I cleared that quest and Bm7 simultaneously. I'm a lazy man.

>>14530171
With AP Shell setup the AP cut-in will always be more accurate that T32 Da but yes, the AP DA will indeed be less accurate than T32 DA. However have to keep in mind that AP setup gives you higher overall chance of special attak of 'some' kind, so overall accuracy would be a bit better as well. Not to mention most people have AP Shells at minimum +4 so they give +5 accuracy. Upgrading T32 is much harder.

That's why I said before - AP is definitely better when your ships aren't top tier. When they're all married, difference between AP and upgraded T32 becomes smaller (though I still consider AP to be better) because not disabling opponents with failed double attack is less of an issue because your ship actually know how to dodge. Most of the time you simply want to kill the enemy - and it matters little whether you do it with 170 cut-in or 110 + 120 double attack. Reliability of performing artillery spotting is of higher value and AP setup gives higher chance of it happening.

>>14530167
But I already cleared Bm7 before that new quest was added. Not much I could do.

>>14530198
>AP cut-in
>accurate
>inaccurate special attacks are better than accurate normal attacks
It's all a fucking lie.

>>14529896
Didnt even bother, I need a rest from the game.

>>14530206
You're just one guy with reporting bias.
Everyone else agrees cut-ins are far more accurate than single attacks.

Irako or a screw?

>>14530272
Screwing Irako of course.

>>14530272
Screws obviously.

>>14530206
CIs are indeed far more accurate than normal attacks, though that doesn't mean they can't miss.

In reality, most if not all of the report bias you see against AP shells are from scrubs who tried them out in combined fleet and expected APCIs to have 99% accuracy.

I'll have this map figured out by this time next year, I promise.

>>14530307
Don't fall for the heavy fleet meme next attempt.

>>14530307
That fleet is so heavy, jeez

>>14530318
>>14530319
And how would CAs fare any better exactly? They did fine until final, but that's their limit.

>>14530307
>>14530323
All you have to do is put AP on the BBs and let the FBBs carry the sanshikis.

>>14530323
A lot more evasion.

>>14530294
Don't forget they used them on lv80 Bongos with stock 46cm and 41cm.
Lv 95+ Bongos with Bisko guns or max 35.6 and +9 AP Shells are close to accuracy cap even in combined fleet.

>>14530323
They go through much easier node and have more evasion.

>>14529896
32 because 2-5 aint dropping shit even with 3 searchlights and lookouts each even after 8 runs.

At least I got Hatsukaze but man I want an Akashi after all these years

>>14530382
Akashi was a giveaway in Fall 2014 (or maybe I got lucky for once?) and plenty of people got her from Winter 2015 E1.

>>14530340
>>14530354
Even thought it's nothing more than my fault, my CAs are level 70 so they don't exactly have more evasion than my level 90 BBs.

Mind you that my attempts were sparkled too. I'll restock resources and do what this guy said >>14530330
Last time I cleared it was because I could survive the night node and reach the boss with enough ammo, but that's too much RNG.

>>14530406
You shouldn't even touch 4-5 with such poor equipment.

>>14530393
RNG wasn't very kind to me

>>14530417
Mind pointing me what could be considered as good equipment then?

Maxed 46cms and 38cms Twin Kai with Yamato Seaplanes?

>>14530417
I've cleared 4-5 with worse.

>>14530417
I don't see any issue with what he has aside from Haruna and Hiei. Though if he wants to use 35.6cm then yeah, I'll say it would be better if they were maxed.

>>14530447
Pasta guns and/or Bismarck guns with observation seaplanes and at the very least 1 night scout. 2 carriers could also do the trick to help get AS+.

>>14530406
Yes, you shoul give APs to Nagato and Mucchan. In day battle, AP Shell is actually far superior on them than Sanshiki even vs land base enemy and especially vs Ru Kai. Kongous are better off with Sanshiki because they're more likely to get chuuha'd and Haruna has shit fp to begin with.

>>14530417
Idiotic reply. It would take time but you can clear 4-5 even with Kai ships. You SHOULD clear 4-5 ASAP because medals.

We're almost there, boys.

>>14530406
Go sparkled 5BB1CV through the night route.

AP shell on Nagato, I put a searchlight and night plane on her too but /jp/ might disagree with that.

Surviving the yasen node is basically a guaranteed finish.

I clear it with worse equipment than you because I don't even own Akashi.

>>14530460
Pasta guns are only useful after upgrading and he obviously doesn't have blueprints for Bisko yet, not to mention Pastas.
Giving at least +1 to 41cm guns for now would be a good choice though. Low cost while benefits are big.

Obs seaplanes are almost the same as Recon outside of obvious difference in LoS.

With carriers it would be better to go for middle route and stay at AS while having multiple bombers.

>>14530469
Hmm, I didn't know there were 120s on /jp/ except me and that guy in the new server.

>>14530489
It's easy to max your HQ even without ranking.

At long last I've found her!

Now I can get through 6-1.

>>14530530
6-1 is still possible without whale. I should know, I did it exactly once.

>>14530530
Comp with whale was inferior even before chevrons.

>>14530294
>>14530351
>single fleet
>fit guns on kai 2 Kongous
>AP cut-ins still scratch all the time
>mfw

>>14530489
119 now, <300k exp to level up.

This guy having Christmas dinner.

Too bad Akagi will eat everything.

>>14530163
>Where the fuck did you get this idea? Final kill is just that, final kill. For that you can use one fighter more. Before, it's stupid to use 420 AS.
>swap a bomber with a fighter for an extra 30+ fighter power
Maybe for extremely small slots. And everyone knows not to put bombers in small slots anymore.

>Let me restate what you said.
I meant that in the current meta setup what matters more is that the planes don't get shot down enough that you lose ranks from that. Beyond that it doesn't make that much of a difference due to ranked planes.

>Maybe vs DDs.
>I prefer murdering four enemies with 3 CVs and not waste resources on supports.
If your fleet is weak like his you'll need support either way. If not then you won't need support either way. Especially not with the ranks.

>For starters, there's ZERO difference in amount of bombers lost between 420+ and 385+ 33% of the time (when first node has one Nu) and 67% of the time it's negligible (because first node is irrelevant).
No one cares about the best case scenario. People always prepare for the worst. Even for 5-1 quests for example (Mikawa quest and that 2 BB 1 CL 3 DD quest) people put sonars on their CL/DD even though the boss node has a 1 in 3 chance of spawning a troll sub.

>Yes, you'll lose more bombers overall and on specific slot
>slot
This isn't enemy fleet AA m8. All the slots will lose an extra few planes with as compared to AS+. And if you do have one extra bomber that just means you have one more slot to lose more bombers from. It adds up.

>however, when you go for less AS, you will most definitely have more bombers overall at boss - because you start with much more.
With all doing scratch to anything that isn't an enemy DD because they got shot down earlier.

>In case you have mediocre luck, you will use more baux but less fuel and steel. If you have average+ luck you will use less fuel, ammo, steel, buckets and similar amount of bauxite.
That's not how it works.

More like if you have good luck you will lose less fuel/ammo/steel/buckets and if you have average or bad luck you will lose more bauxite.

What, 25 November? He reached 98 in a month?

>>14528904
Because they can attack at chuuha.
If you hit the boss node with damaged normal carriers, you aren't getting the S rank.

Is this some kind of miracle ?

>>14530307
Bring in an SS and Wanko is nothing but a joke.

First DD marriage, with Christmas Shigure on Christmas day. First 6 luck marriage as well.

>>14531145
I think you should have waited.

>>14531152
Why? I like the christmas cg.

>>14531145
I saw like four marriages between yesterday and today, they all made me feel very warm inside

>>14531145

Shitgure a shit, Kawakaze is the master race.

>>14531167
That feeling when your waifu will never get a seasonal CG

>>14531179
Okay kawakaze is my second favorite.
Kawakaze's great I'll give you that.

>>14531179
She's a bully.

>>14531179
Kawakaze is my favourite DD, but please no bully the Shigure. Shigure's great.

>>14531191
My top 2 favorite DDs in one picture.
I can die happily.

>>14531179

I'm going to be in tears when she loses her Christmas line in a few days.

Am I a bad person for making my subs orel during Christmas?

>>14531273
Subs don't have rights, so no.

This is a funny looking Hatsukaze.

>>14531304
Where?

>>14531312
The usual place.

When will Sazanami and Akeboner get updated sprites?

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/sb7kg43dgktg2/Anthologies
It's still Christmas somewhere, so have some anthology stocking stuffers.

>>14531354
I like this guy's art style, it's so warm.

>>14525941
What map is everyone using for the materials?
I seem to have the most luck with 1-5

>>14531445
1) Daily 2-5
2) Transport weekly 3-5
3) Submarine daily 1-5

>>14531445
Been grinding Hoppou to level ships. Sure it's horrendously wasteful but it's worked out great for both objectives.

>>14530689
>I meant that in the current meta setup what matters more is that the planes don't get shot down enough that you lose ranks from that.
I have no idea where did you get this idea. Having more bombers is good for good airstrike as chevron bombers have higher accuracy, crit chance and damage thand they used to in the past.
You have it completely backwards. It was BEFORE the update when you cared only about planes not being shot down - because you simply wanted for carriers to be able to attack in shelling.

It seems you never had Re elite at preboss taiha'd from chevron airstrike before she can even fire her torp. You're vastly underestimating value of bombers.
With 3CVs who carried two bombers each on their biggest slots I had 2.5-3 enemies dead on first three nodes on average. Four happened quite often too and that was including Ta or Wo flag.

>If your fleet is weak like his you'll need support either way. If not then you won't need support either way.
I have no words. No, it isn't "either way". There are obvious differences.

>No one cares about the best case scenario.
People should when worst is similar while best is better.

>Even for 5-1 quests for example (Mikawa quest and that 2 BB 1 CL 3 DD quest) people put sonars on their CL/DD even though the boss node has a 1 in 3 chance of spawning a troll sub.
Please never make a comparison again. Failing to get S rank because sub survived and ultimately failing the quest is completely different from having stronger or weaker airstrike. Having weaker airstrike affects you repair bills a bit and increases amount of runs by 0-2 most of the time. Failing to get S rank in Akatsuki quest (ohh, I see, you're that autist) might mean having to do fifteen more sorties.

>This isn't enemy fleet AA m8. All the slots will lose an extra few planes with as compared to AS+.
I didn't explain what I meant properly.
Let's say we're talking about Zuikaku's 34 slot. If you achieve AS+ enemy fighters will shoot down maybe one bomber from this slot. If you only have AS, they can shoot down two bombers - so with AS you lose more bombers on this specific slot. However, since you're going for AS, you can use bomber on one more slot and start with for example 21 bombers more because you added one to Shoukaku's second slot. At boss node you should still have a bit more bombers total over whole fleet than fleet with AS+ would have.
You mostly lose bombers due to AA fire, not AS vs AS+.

>And if you do have one extra bomber that just means you have one more slot to lose more bombers from.
No. It means you have one more chance of eliminating/harming opponents on each of the nodes.
Stop living in the past. Carriers are viable method of dealing damage since Summer event.

>That's not how it works.
It is. More bombers = more damage to enemy = less damage taken = lower repair costs. In case you get luckier with geting crucial hits, that also means lower retreat rate. The difference would most likely amount to 1 run though and in other months only amount of scratch would change.
Of course you don't have to care about that - but saying one has to go for 420AS simply isn't true and is actually a bad choice before final kill.

>>14531445
2-5 is probably the easiest one to run and get drops almost all the time.

Is your Kuntsumi ready? The remodel might come this coming update.

>>14531499
Nope, she could be the best DD in the game with K2 and I still wouldn't keep her.

>>14531499
15 more levels.

>>14531499

Ready and waiting.