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| − | {{UpdateBar|PrevDate = August 4th | PrevYear = 2021 | NextDate = August 31st | NextYear = 2021}} | + | {{UpdateBar|PrevDate = August 4th| PrevYear = 2021 | NextDate = August 22nd| NextYear = 2021}} |
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| | + | ===[[Summer 2021 Event]] Update=== |
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| − | '''August 20th, 2021''' ''Summer 2021 Event Update''
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| | # '''Reinforcement Transport Operation! Battle of the Mediterranean Event Commences''' | | # '''Reinforcement Transport Operation! Battle of the Mediterranean Event Commences''' |
| | # '''(Main Operation) E-1: Operation MA3''' | | # '''(Main Operation) E-1: Operation MA3''' |
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| | #* E-1 Mission B: [Mediterranean Mission] Strike the enemy forces deploy within the Mediterranean! | | #* E-1 Mission B: [Mediterranean Mission] Strike the enemy forces deploy within the Mediterranean! |
| | # '''Striking Force Fleet Formation Returns''' | | # '''Striking Force Fleet Formation Returns''' |
| − | #* The formation, which allows 7 ships to sortie in Fleet 3, can be unlocked by completing an event exclusive quest. | + | #* The formation, which allows 7 ships to sortie in Fleet 3, can be unlocked by completing an event-exclusive quest. |
| | # '''Fleet presets UI Expansion''' | | # '''Fleet presets UI Expansion''' |
| − | #* The fleet preset UI and database has been updated to save and load Striking Force setups with 7 ships. There is also an option to only load the first 6 ships of a Striking Force preset. | + | #* The fleet preset UI and database have been updated to save and load Striking Force setups with 7 ships. There is also an option to only load the first 6 ships of a Striking Force preset. |
| | # '''Implementation of Ship Event Tag Filters''' | | # '''Implementation of Ship Event Tag Filters''' |
| | #* The fleet composition menu has been updated to display the ship event tags. | | #* The fleet composition menu has been updated to display the ship event tags. |
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| | #** Green [On Standby] displays only untagged ships | | #** Green [On Standby] displays only untagged ships |
| | # '''Kongou-class Night Battle Special Attack Update''' | | # '''Kongou-class Night Battle Special Attack Update''' |
| − | #* The special attack can now also activate on Line Ahead in a single fleet and on Cruising Formation 2 in a combined fleet. | + | #* The special attack can now also activate on Line Ahead in a single fleet and on Cruising Formation 2 in a combined fleet. |
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| − | '''August 22nd, 2021''' ''Summer 2021 Event E-2 Update''
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| − | # '''(Main Operation) E-2: Battle off Cape Calabria'''
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| − | #* Mission Area: Mediterranean Sea / Coast off Malta / Tyrrhenian Sea
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| − | #* The following fleets will be deployed in E-2:
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| − | #** 2nd Special Squadron
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| − | #** Force H
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| − | #* Also, two squadrons of the land-based air force can be deployed to the area.
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| − | #* The land air base can be relocated closer to the front line later in the map.
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| − | #* In this map, [[Warspite]], [[Janus]], [[Ark Royal]], [[Jervis]], [[Sheffield]], [[Aquila]], [[Littorio]], [[Roma]], [[Zara]], [[Pola]], [[U-511]], [[Richelieu]], [[Nelson]], and Shimushu-class coastal defense ships can be obtained. It is possible to obtain a 2nd Nelson on Medium/Hard difficulty.
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| − | #* And the new battleship, [[Conte di Cavour]], will be rewarded for clearing the map.
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| − | '''August 31st, 2021''' ''Summer 2021 Event Extra Operation Update''
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| − | # '''(Extra Operation) E-3: Reinforcement Transport! Operation Pedestal'''
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| − | #* The following fleets will be deployed in E-3:
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| − | #** Force H
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| − | #** Force X
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| − | #** Force Z
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| − | #** 10th Submarine Fleet
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| − | #* All squadrons of the land-based air force can be deployed to the area.
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| − | #* In this map, [[Graf Zeppelin]], [[Prinz Eugen]], [[Z1]], [[Z3]], [[Shinyou]], [[Ark Royal]], [[Jervis]], [[Zara]], [[Pola]], [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], [[Luigi Torelli]], [[Washington]], [[Suzunami]], [[Maruyu]], and [[Kaiboukan No.4]] can be obtained.
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| − | #* The new Type D class coastal defense ship, [[Kaiboukan No.30]], can be obtained here.
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| − | #* And the new Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, [[Victorious]], will be rewarded for clearing the map.
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| − | # '''Warspite Stat Update'''
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| − | #* Normally only fast battleships, specific slow battleships, and those whose speed has been boosted to at least Fast+ can be deployed in the escort fleet of a Combined Fleet. But [[Warspite Kai]] will now only require Fast speed.
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| − | # '''New Event Exclusive Quests'''
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| − | #* 10th Submarine Squadron Operation
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| − | #** Only available on Easy/Medium/Hard difficulty.
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| − | #* North Africa Operation
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| − | #** Rewards a Daihatsu Landing Craft (Panzer II/North African Specification)
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| − | #** Only available on Medium/Hard difficulty.
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