@Dream did you see my resources before and after E7? About 23k fuel, 25k ammo, 20k steel and 8k bauxite are burned. Total 25 sorties including debuff. So i think with 25k fuel you will be fine. But to prepare for the worst, you must be ready to use your present box and mochi. You will at least decrease HP bar to 2~3 more clean kills with those fuel. Just restock and try again after few days.
It's your choice but i recommend you to debuff at node C at least 3 times. For the other nodes such as X Y L, you can debuff there the compass isn't on your side. As my experience on E7, those nodes ( X Y L ) decrease other boss starts: The boss can do 1 hit to heavy damage my BB at 1st but she can only do it to CV in near end.
FireShark said above, Maya AACI is recommended in F1 ( with kidou butai ), also FCF is recommended to. If you use this route: EGJMZ or BXDHJMZ, then if your ships don't get taiha on J or no more than 1 ship get taiha on M, FCF will help you reach boss. Retreat when 2 or more ships get taiha, you will waste your resources with 12 - 4 = 8 ships. If get taiha on J then retreat too, process to M with 10 ships will increase chance to get taiha.
@Fire Congrats on finishing E7 :P. You use that much resources. How many sorties? I thought i have bad luck at 1st since my 1st 5 runs: 2 retreat, 2 dead end and 1 reach boss but can't kill, but i manage to finish E7 in 18 sorties. With that much resources burned you must do more sorties than me. :)
