Summer 2017 Event/E-4

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The Distant Suez 遥かなるスエズ
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Special Mechanics	Combined Fleet Abyssal Combined Fleet Land Base Aerial Support LoS Check Ship Locking
Experience	HQ: non-boss
Boss gauge (HQ 120)	All: 1190 HP + 3650 HP Easy[Edit] E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 TP HP HP HP TP HP 1 → 34 600 640 1050 35 → 79 700 1250 280 320 1300 940 3150 1200 80 → 89 1000 3300 1300 1050 1500 4000 90 → 99 1350 340 1400 1060 3430 1400 1150 1750 4500 100 → 109 1400? 350 1440 1120 3550 1500 1250 2000 5000 110 → 120 1440 360 1190 3650 1600? 1350 5280 Medium[Edit] E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 TP HP HP HP TP HP 35 → 79 330 80 → 89 90 → 99 370? 100 → 109 1240 1400 380 1700 1120 3550 2010 1400 2000 110 → 120 1440? 390 1190 3650 1800 1500 2200 5280 Hard[Edit] E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 TP HP HP HP TP HP 80 → 89 90 → 99 100 → 109 1700 460 1880 2010 1800 110 → 120 1440 480 1960 1190 3650 2120 2000 2200 5280
Kills required	All: 3.5 + 5
Rewards
All: Casual: Easy: 1 Medium: 411 Hard: 5111
In-game description
Operation
Task

E-4 Branching Rules
Nodes		Rules
Start	A	Carrier Task Force + 2nd Boss Phase??? Meet all of the following requirements: Carrier Task Force Amount of (F)BB(V) + CV(B) ≦ 3 in Main Fleet Amount of (F)BB(V) + CV(L/B) ≦ 4
	D	Transport Escort Fleet Surface Task Force Do not meet the requirements to go to A.
B	C	Pass the LoS check
	E	Fail the LoS check
D	A	Meeting one of the following requirements forces A no matter what: First Boss Phase Amount of (F)BB(V) ≧ 4 in Main Fleet Amount of CV(B) ≧ 2 Amount of (F)BB(V) + CV(L/B) ≧ 5 in Main Fleet Amount of CLT ≧ 3
	G	Second Boss Phase Map Cleared
G	F	Do not meet the requirements to go to H.
	H	Meet all of the following requirements: Pass the LoS check Combined Fleet contains no SS(V)
H	I	First Boss Phase Carrier Task Force Transport Escort Fleet
	J	Do not meet the requirements to go to I.
K	L	Do not meet the requirements to go to M Meeting one of the following requirements forces L no matter what: Amount of CLT ≧ 2 Amount of (F)BB(V) + CVL ≧ 5 in Main Fleet Fleet contains CV(B)
	M	Amount of European ships in fleet ≧ 1/2/3 on Easy/Medium/Hard If you do not meet the historical requirements: No CLT allowed

Historical Fleet: European Ships

All the ships used in historical routing are from European countries:

• CA(V): Pola, Prinz Eugen, Zara
• (F)BB(V): Bismarck
  , Richelieu, Roma, Littorio/Italia, Warspite
• CV(L): Aquila, Ark Royal, Graf Zeppelin
• AV: Commandant Teste
• DD: Z1, Z3, Libeccio

Meeting the historical requirement allows you to bring a CLT in your fleet while still being able to skip a node.

Map Guide

• This is a combined fleet map.
• Node D is a submarine node.
• This map has two phases, each requiring you to defeat the following bosses:
  • The first boss is Aircraft Carrier Summer Demon at Node I
  • The second boss is French Battleship Princess at Node N
• Path from Node D to G is not available during the first phase, necessitating the player's fleet to take the long route to boss node I.
• One Land Base Aerial Support is available for sortie in this map.
  • 3 range minimum is required to reach the 1st phase boss node I.
  • 6 range minimum is required to reach the 2nd phase boss node N.

Tips

• There does not appear to be any speed-based branching on this map. It is a good place to use your slow BB(V)s and slow CVLs.
  • It is especially the last map you can use your best slow ships for the main battle. Starting from E-5, there will be several restrictions on usage of Slow-Ships.
    • If you have saved your Yamato and/or Musashi, it is recommended that you use them in this map, as the next Extra Operation maps will have slow-ship based restrictive branching rules.
• CTF with the proper requirements starts at A, while a STF always starts at D. As the routing always forces you to go D -> A during the first phase, starting at node A is more advantageous.
  • Using 1 BB 2 CA 2 CVL 1 CV in your first fleet as a CTF can be changed to a STF with only one substitution (swap the CV for another BB) allowing to avoid shiplocking more ships than necessary.
  • However, after unlocking the 2nd phase, using TCF and CTF will force you to node I. This also means that you cannot complete E-4 without the use of a STF.
  • After you unlock the 2nd phase, D -> A routing is no longer forced. This makes node I a very attractive farming spot, as you only have to go through a sub node and 2 empty nodes to be able to reach the boss.

Possible Fleet Composition

• Phase I
  • D A B C G H I:
    • Surface Task Force
      • 2 (F)BB(V) / 2 CA(V) / 2 CVL + CL / 2 CA / 3 DD
  • A B C G H I
    • Carrier Task Force
      • 1 (F)BB(V) / 3 CA(V) / 2 CV  + 1 CL / 2 CA(V) / 1 CLT / 2 DD
      • 1 (F)BB(V) / 3 CA(V) / 2 CV + 1 CL / 1 FBB / 2 CLT / 2 DD

• Phase II
  • D G H J K M N
    • Surface Task Force
      • 2 (F)BB(V) / 2 CA(V) / 2 CVL + CL / 2 CA(V) / 3 DD
      • 2 (F)BB(V) / 1 CA(V) / 2 CVL /  LHA  + CL / 2 CA(V) / 3 DD
    • European Surface Task Force (Must have European Ships of 3 for Hard, 2 for Medium, 1 for Easy)
      • 2 (F)BB(V) / 2 CA(V) / 2 CVL + 1 CL / 2 CA(V) / 1 CLT / 2 DD
      • 4 BB / Akitsu Maru / Commandant Teste + 1 CL / 1 CA(V) / 1 FBB / 1 CLT / 2 DD
      • 4 BB / 1 CA(V) / Akitsu Maru + 1 CL / 2 CA(V) / 1 CLT / 2 DD
  • D G H I (for farming node I)
    • Transport Escort Fleet
      • 4 DD 2 XX + 1 CL 3 DD 2 XX

Ship Special Buff Effect

• All European ships have post cap damage bonus against French Battleship Princess
• Most noticeable with Prinz Eugen setup with Torpedo Cut-In.
  • Also noticeable with Warspite and Bismarck.
    • Estimated to be at least 1.3x

LBAS Flight Range

Enemy patterns

• Easy
• Medium
• Hard

1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

Drop list

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

Type	Ship?	C	I	L	N
AV	Akitsushima		Easy+		Easy+
DD	Amagiri		Easy+		Easy+
AV	Commandant Teste		Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
DD	Harusame		Easy+		Easy+
SSV	I-401			Easy+
DD	Isokaze	Easy+	Easy+		Easy+
DD	Kazagumo	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
DD	Maikaze		Easy+		Easy+
SS	Maruyu		Easy+	Medium+	Easy+
DD	Minazuki		Easy+		Easy+
AV	Mizuho			Easy+
DD	Nowaki		Easy+		Easy+
DD	Okinami	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
DD	Takanami	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
DD	Tanikaze		Easy+		Easy+
DD	Teruzuki			Easy+
DD	Uzuki	Medium+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
CL	Yahagi		Easy+		Easy+
DD	Z1		Easy+		Easy+
CL	Abukuma		Easy+		Easy+
CA	Atago		Easy+		Easy+
CA	Chikuma		Easy+		Easy+
DD	Hamakaze		Easy+		Easy+
FBB	Haruna		Easy+		Easy+
FBB	Hiei		Easy+		Easy+
CL	Kinu		Easy+		Easy+
CA	Kinugasa		Easy+		Easy+
FBB	Kirishima		Easy+		Easy+
FBB	Kongou		Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
CA	Kumano	Hard+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
CA	Mogami		Easy+		Easy+
BB	Mutsu		Easy+		Easy+
CA	Myoukou		Easy+		Easy+
CL	Nagara	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
BB	Nagato		Easy+		Easy+
CL	Sendai	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
CA	Suzuya	Hard+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+
CA	Takao		Easy+		Easy+
CA	Tone		Easy+		Easy+
DD	Urakaze		Easy+		Easy+
DD	Yayoi	Medium+	Easy+	Easy+	Easy+

Notes
ship ignored: Kuma node ignored: B for Nagara node ignored: B for Sendai