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haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 1:48 AM

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Is there anyone I should be leveling, or, can I crush it with what I've got?

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austere token Apr 4, 2024, 1:53 AM

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125 shimanto and shinano ig

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 1:54 AM

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IDK why it didn't load everything else.

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I'm kinda close to MLBing Plymouth, so, I was saving arrays for her.

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Will Volga make a big difference? I see a lot of people using her.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 1:56 AM

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Yep other than finishing shinano and 125ing shimanto I don’t rly see much to do

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Sure level her

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 1:56 AM

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Shinano would be good for 15-2?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 1:57 AM

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Akshually

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 1:57 AM

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Chen Hai was also recommended to 120.

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For support fleet, since I don't have Indomitable, I guess.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 1:58 AM

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You don’t have a support fleet

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 1:58 AM

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WDYM?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 1:59 AM

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I don’t rly remember who were the usual support fleet standouts

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 1:59 AM

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I was using Implacable, Illustrious, Chen Hai.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:00 AM

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I didn’t see her

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Sorry about that

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:00 AM

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But, Chen Hai and Illustrious were like 100, when I failed.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:00 AM

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Nvm then. Sure level Volga then there wouldn’t be anything more to do

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I initially said shinano cause the other images didn’t load so I thought there was a carrier shortage

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But in this case no need for her

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:01 AM

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Should I wait for the rerun, or, can I do it with what I have?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:02 AM

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You could probably manage with what you have

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:02 AM

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Carriers:

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austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:02 AM

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You have a sub fleet and good gear? Then go for it

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You have a very solid chance for it

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:03 AM

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austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:03 AM

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I wouldn’t say crush it, w15 is pretty tough

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:03 AM

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Subs. The guide suggests the red torps, though.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:03 AM

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But given some resets success should be pretty guaranteed

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:03 AM

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For 2nd slot.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:04 AM

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If gear is ok

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I’ll be honest with you I never used subs for w15

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:04 AM

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austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:05 AM

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haughty coral Subs. The guide suggests the red torps, though.

I would say red is better yeah if you didn’t go for for sub rld stuff

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:05 AM

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I've been buying oil packs, so, I want to have a high success rate, instead of wasting oil.

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The $0.99 one every day.

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I got shit on the first time I went in.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:06 AM

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Honestly your account looks really strong

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Subs are a bit worse than expected sure since I think yes red would be better but oh well

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Do be a bit strategic about it

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You checked out the w15 command?

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You can gear out following that and double check back here or in main channel

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W15/3/4 have subs so need asw then

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:08 AM

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Yeah, but, the guide recommends BuckyPrideZoom ships I don't have.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:08 AM

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Does it?

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Oh musashi and Brest ig?

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Is what I guess was there

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:08 AM

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Musashi, Vanguard, Yorktown II, and 2 others I don't have. Plymouth isn't maxed, yet.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:09 AM

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Oh people used vanguard in w15?

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Interesting, I don’t see the point. Also you don’t need plym in w15

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I didn’t use her myself, found her worse

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There’s different comps

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You can just use Soyuz as a stand in for musashi probably and that’s that

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Yorktown just sub with haku

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Success rate might be a mite lower

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But with sub management and possibly some resets of single battles, and knowing which nodes to go for

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:11 AM

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austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:12 AM

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FYI w15-2 doesn’t have subs stuff

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But you know that

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Oh right these aren’t your fleets

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:13 AM

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IDK, I only it once and I've been trying to replicate the suggested fleets to have a higher chance of success.

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The other fleets with Vanguard.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:14 AM

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Throw Percy out that’s a huge handicap

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:14 AM

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These are suggested fleets.

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From the guide.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:14 AM

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How very interesting

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I apologize then

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But still

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:15 AM

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Yeah, the last 4 are suggestions.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:15 AM

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The first pics have higher wr

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Anyways

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:16 AM

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Should I really 125 Shimanto? I kinda wanted to use arrays on URs.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:16 AM

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I’d do it, arrays aren’t used that often

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It’s no big sacrifice using them on good ships

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I have like 3.5k arrays and use them for every ship I consider good for end content and then some

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And note I’m only 2 years and slightly more into the game

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:24 AM

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I just built as many pancakes as I could for this shit, too.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:25 AM

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I can see that yeah

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It’s not that hard

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:25 AM

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So, Musashi >>> Soyuz.

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How about Booba and Volga?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:27 AM

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Who’s booba…

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:27 AM

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Brest.

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And can I 457 instead of that purple gun?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:28 AM

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For Soyuz? Yep

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:29 AM

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haughty coral

admittedly I still have some difficulty grasping how this fleet works

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But oh well

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:29 AM

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Also, why is no badge in these fleets?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:30 AM

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I wouldn’t imitate it unless you can get exactly the same though

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:30 AM

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Beaver Badge?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:30 AM

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Too much competition for aux gear prob

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Plus more speed isn’t always better so yep, better go for Eva

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:34 AM

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I also don't see why that torpedo bulge instead of RTKs.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:35 AM

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Torps have a mildly high chance of wrecking your run

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Best to gear in consideration

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:36 AM

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Isn't the sustain better?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:36 AM

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With unicorn?

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The sustain is like 1% every so often

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:36 AM

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No, from RTKs.

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More HP from RTks, too?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:37 AM

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Toolboxes was what I meant

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Toolboxes give 1% every 15s

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Unicorn heals much more and reliably

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And torps have a significant chance of just nuking a fight

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With a ship suddenly going near death

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:39 AM

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And why not rainbow surface torps?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:39 AM

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A toolbox won’t make any difference in that regard

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But a bulge will

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Oh those… sure you can use that instead

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:39 AM

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I don't know where those purple torps on Shimanto are from. PortDoll

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:40 AM

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For questions like this check their skills

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If a ship has unexpected gearing it’s a good learning opportunity

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In any case her barrage is held in high esteem probably

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Which she procs through torp strikes

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Actually

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It might be the burn

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:43 AM

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I think this was my boss fleet.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:43 AM

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I can see how that would fail yeah

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You can use haku biszwei Aquila

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Good enuf.

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:44 AM

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Some ships are in the guide, though?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:45 AM

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Which you don’t have built

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If you want to you can wait to more exactly imitate

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:45 AM

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SDR and JdA?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:45 AM

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But seeing as you have both laffii and Guam

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Your gearing is pretty good and your ships are good

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:45 AM

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I need replacement alternatives for Brest, Yorktown II, and Volga.

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:46 AM

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austere token You can use haku biszwei Aquila

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haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:46 AM

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Aquila is in mob, though?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:47 AM

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Take her out of mob and sub with ig painleve

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As for the tank

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I figure anchorage might be enough? If not you’ll need to rearrange and maybe sub in Guam which is honestly probably best left to someone else other than me

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I found mob in general substantially easier than boss

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As long as I avoided the bb nodes

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But that was with Guam and laffii and shimanto

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You can post the image once you’re done with everything in main channel for a sanity check

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 2:54 AM

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I think IndependenceR gotta go.

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Maybe Painleve instead of Volga?

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 2:57 AM

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Try the following:
Soyuz, unicorn, painlevé /
Guam shimanto laffii

Biszwei Aquila hakuryuu /
ancho jda sandy

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:00 AM

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looks fine

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definitely don't use Aquila for the 15-2 boss though

austere token Apr 4, 2024, 3:01 AM

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Just double check the gearing please if/when he posts it

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I gotta leave

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:01 AM

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Mob gear:

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:01 AM

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steal Implacable from the boss fleet, or use Shinano when she's leveled up, you need to kill the 2 BBVs asap

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:01 AM

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Sorry, Painleve is boss.

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kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:02 AM

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well you're using Fwocket for a start

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:02 AM

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What's that?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:02 AM

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the fighter you have on Painleve

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:03 AM

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I'm also building a BuckyPrideZoom AA gun for Shimanto. I just need coins.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:03 AM

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how many 57s do you have

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:03 AM

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I also built 4 pancakes.

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Just need to farm coins for enhance.

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57s?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:04 AM

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UR AA gun

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:04 AM

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3, after I enhance the new one.

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Boss gear:

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Painleve's is above.

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I need a gun for her, but, I don't know what to use.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:09 AM

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something like that

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now for 15-2 specifically use NJ instead of Zwei and Enterprise/Implacable/Shinano over Independence

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also rudders on the main fleet may or may not be needed

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Sandy should have a Sextuple not a 57

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:10 AM

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Should I not be using the +13 gear?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:10 AM

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it helps

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I didn't bother being picky with enhance levels here

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:11 AM

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I'm trying to +13 the gear for ships I commonly use to not have to switch stuff around.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:11 AM

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that's an interesting use of gold plates

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:11 AM

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Like Laffey II.

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And Unicorn.

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Aquila is done, too.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:12 AM

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I rather see that as a waste of gold plates more than anything else honestly

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:15 AM

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If I move my 1 and only segstuple from Guam to SDR, what should I put on Guam?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:15 AM

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just craft another one from the gear lab

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and use a 57 on Guam

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:17 AM

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The 57 would be better on Guam than SDR?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:17 AM

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yes

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you the Sextuple on your single strongest AA slot on each fleet

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which in your case is San Diego and Shimanto respectively

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:18 AM

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How's this?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:19 AM

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that works

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:19 AM

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Why the skinny double barrel secondary on Guam?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:19 AM

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but if that's your only UR DD gun there's better places to use it

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:20 AM

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I have 3.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:20 AM

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that's fine then

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one for Laffey 2, Sandy, and Guam respectively

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:22 AM

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I don't think Independence survived the 1st and last time I went in.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:23 AM

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that's why I said change the fleet for 15-2

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:23 AM

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kindred tiger now for 15-2 specifically use NJ instead of Zwei and Enterprise/Implacable/Shina...

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haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:23 AM

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Oh, Shinano.

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I don't think I should move Implacable out of my support fleet.

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Discord is tripping. The loadout image you posted is gone.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:25 AM

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I can still see it

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haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:26 AM

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Okay, I saved it.

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kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:27 AM

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actually let me fix some small things

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:27 AM

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haughty coral

just use a Twin 137mm for her aux gun

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:27 AM

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IDK where those blue torps on Anchorage are from.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:27 AM

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research

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you should be able to craft one

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:28 AM

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550mm twin?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:28 AM

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yes

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:28 AM

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Okay, bet. Cheap to enhance.

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Should I keep Hakuryuu in boss and add Shinano, or, should I add Enterprise?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:36 AM

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Shinano and Haku if you want to wait to level up Shinano

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:37 AM

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Yeah, I'll start leveling Shinano ASAP.

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Purple helldiver for DB?

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Pancake, helldiver, wyvern?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:39 AM

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Pancake, Tenrai, Wyvern ideally

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:40 AM

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I don't have much to choose from.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:40 AM

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steal one from Haku

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I don't know why you're running double Tenrai on her in the first place

gleaming linden Apr 4, 2024, 3:40 AM

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Stealing something that shouldn't have been there Noteshiro

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~~I don't know why you have 575 depot space in the first place~~

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:42 AM

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No need to be snide. I'm trying to make progress.

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You hardly ever have any constructive criticism 99% of the time. Just some witty ass remarks. If you're not going to help, leave.

gleaming linden Apr 4, 2024, 3:46 AM

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Bye

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:47 AM

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Some of y'all act like everyone has been playing since day 1 and are supposed to know everything about the game.

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I thought you were supposed to put a rudder on flagship for the boss, @kindred tiger

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:53 AM

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Not

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Necessarily

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It can help if they're dying though

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:54 AM

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kindred tiger actually let me fix some small things

This is not specially set up for 15-2

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:54 AM

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Everyone was dying. IDK, my support carriers are leveled and I have more pancakes and gold catapults, now.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:54 AM

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kindred tiger now for 15-2 specifically use NJ instead of Zwei and Enterprise/Implacable/Shina...

This is the cliff notes on what to change for 15-2

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15-2 boss is not the same as the rest of W15 and you need to make changes accordingly

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:56 AM

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So, I guess I'm going with this for main after Shinano is 125ed?

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kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:56 AM

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Why do you insist on running two DBs for Haku

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:57 AM

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IDK, what am I supposed to run?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:57 AM

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No

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Iike never

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I reccomend Wyvern on her for a reason

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:57 AM

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Pancake, tenrai, wyvern?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:58 AM

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Yeah

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:58 AM

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Okay.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:58 AM

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kindred tiger actually let me fix some small things

Like...

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:59 AM

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Just to confirm... This is for 15-2, right?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 3:59 AM

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No....

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 3:59 AM

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kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 4:01 AM

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this specifically for 15-2

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 4:02 AM

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Okay, got it.

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The other image is for -3?

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With BZ?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 4:02 AM

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And -4

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Yes

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 4:02 AM

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Just swap IndependenceR with Shinano?

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 4:03 AM

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Pretty much

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You need the extra damage and eHP

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 4:03 AM

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Cool. Thanks, again.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 4:03 AM

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For 15-2

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No problem

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 4:04 AM

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Independence seems super vulnerable in my failed runs. I did 1 without rudder on flag, and 1 with rudder. She died first both times.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 4:05 AM

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Yeah

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She also does less damage straight up

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That's why she's getting replaced here

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 4:07 AM

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Mob fleet doesn't need to change, right?

haughty coral Apr 4, 2024, 6:00 AM

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@kindred tiger support fleet gear okay?

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I have 4 pancakes I could swap in.

kindred tiger Apr 4, 2024, 12:18 PM

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haughty coral Mob fleet doesn't need to change, right?

well that certainly isn't helping

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use the 4 Pancakes and 2 Fw-190 A5s

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