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Counterattack Landing! Normandy Landing Operation EO Update

Summer 2023 Event:Counterattack Landing! Normandy Landing Operation

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Summer 2023 Event Extra Operation has started.

• E-5 and E-6 are released.
  • E-7 will be released later.

New Ships

• 
  C.Cappellini SS - E-5 Drop
• 
  Nevada BB - E-5 reward
• 
  Javelin DD - E-6 Drop
• 
  Rodney BB - unreleased

New Equipment

• Barrage Balloon - E5 and E6 reward
• Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Panzer III Type JToku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Panzer III Type J - E6 reward
• Sea Otter - unreleased
• Me 262 A-1a/R1 - unreleased

Buff

• The Anti-Installation bonuses of the Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Panzer III (North African Specification) have been buffed.

⚙ Mechanics Update

Example of a balloon deployed.

Barrage Balloons can be deployed in certain situations during day battles.

Barrage Balloons can only be deployed on certain combat nodes (notably with Installations).

Compatible Nodes
Map	Node	Notes
3-5	H
4-3	N	Boss
4-5	T	Boss
6-4	N	Boss
Events	Refers to the current event page
references	[1][2][3][4]

Once deployed

• For every ship with a balloon equipped will boost the damage of the fleet and the LBAS (post-cap):

Balloon Effects
	1	2	3
Allied Day Shelling Damage
Allied Balloons [5]	1.02	1.04	1.06
Allied LBAS/Airstrike Damage
Allied Balloons [6]	1.02	1.04	1.06
Enemy Balloons [7]	0.95	0.90	0.85
Allied LBAS/Airstrike Accuracy
Allied Balloons	?	?	?
Enemy Balloons [8]	?	~0.8	?

• The effect stacks up to 3 balloons, and up to 1 balloon per ship
• The effect applies to LBAS, airstrike and day shelling, with the enemy balloons also negatively affecting allied LBAS and airstrike
• The effect does not apply to torpedo phases or night battles
• If the ship deploying it is sunk, the balloon is then removed, as well as its effects

☀ Seasonal Update Summer ⛱

New CGs: Shigure Kai San

• 

  Kai San Summer 2023

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