Talk:General Discussion/@comment-1365426-20141016064345/@comment-25289127-20141016102442

That the ships ASW stat is divided by 5 only means that very high stats are not that useful (which is the reason why Isuzu isn't the best ASW ship). However that does not mean base ASW is useless. Among the CL with three slots, Isuzu is still the best ASW ship.

Ooyodo has a weak ASW stat of only 39 at max, Isuzu has 79. 40 Points difference. Divided by 5 that's 8.

On the other hand Ooyodo has one slot more and if you put an Type 3 sonar (10 points ASW) in there and multiply it with two you get 20 points.

So 20 - 8 makes only 12 points difference between Ooyodo and Isuzu. Ooyodo isn't that much stronger as many people seem to believe because of that fourth slot. (And if you use weaker equipment, then the difference will become even smaller).