" the f***ed up Occupation mode."

I agree, but what is f***ed up is not so much the battle mode, but too many of its players.

The one thing to change, though, is to give exp to APAs in a different way to avoid that 0 exp frustration (shared exp?).

just had a game where my team steamrolled the enemy team in occ and only a DD was left, and one BB kept shelling the last base despite being told to stop.  we had plenty of time to cap them all with 2 APA's.

occ is a fun game mode just people don't listen so it is ruined. if APA base damage was buffed then they could oneshot harbors in HA easy, which would be a no go for that route.  can't boost it one game mode without it breaking another.

Perhaps give an EXP penalty to BB's shelling the base? 

APA ships just useless in this mode.

As well as AAW ships, 3k plane credits for 6k exp in a winning team plus double exp event! Come on!

You still get exp for landing on the "Forward bases," and the noobs mostly shoot the north one, so if you go south and park, you can, even with just 1 low level landing force, get blitz or even GB-level exp.

Interestingly, you get exp for any kind of attack on the main base, but landing forces are the only thing that seems to give exp for the forward ones. Yes BB/CA/CL noobs, this means you get NOTHING from shooting the ones on your side. No tactical benefit, no exp, NADA.

Oh, and should you manage to get there in your APA, the exp gained for dealing significant damage to the main base is enormous. I'm talking 6 digits, wich is insane for a CL in any mode under any circumstances. And that's without the first win bonus!

dont have to increase the apa damage to islands. Simply make bb shells cannot take the island, can make it to yellow but not green will solve the problem. 

easy

1.   Set only APA can take island.  BB shoot island that BB nothing to do

2.    BB only can shoot enemy island.

3.   Base -BB \ APA\ bomb can take it.