Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-1820055-20150701022818/@comment-26574811-20150709002708

Hyper Shinchan wrote: Vcharng wrote: They are basicly Chitose-class seaplane tenders that cannot be converted into CVLs, they will be even less useful than Akitsushima now, unless the systems drasticly changed. 1. Who said that they can't be converted? Kiso became a torpedo cruiser even though the refit was never carried out in real life, there's plenty of room for their usual "what-if" remodelling.

2. At least one more "fixed" seaplane tender/carrier would be very useful for people who don't want to keep copies of unremodelled Chitose/Chiyoda for expeditions.

3. Less useful how? Being extremely similar to Chitose class they would be capable of taking midget submarines and landing crafts, something Akitsushima can't do. Kiso had a plan to be modified (so do the Tone and Fuso classes), Hisshin and Mizuho didn't.

In case if you didn't notice, Chitose/Chiyoda A have very little value beside rare branching (event spring 2013 and 6-3) and type-A farming, even though they can carry type-As by themselves. Since it's pointless to introduce yet another useless ship (after Katori and Akitsushima), the devs have a lot of systematic changes to do before introducing Hissin and Mizuho.