Talk:Tatsuta/@comment-34458392-20180124202742/@comment-33547210-20180125173656

As SunnyTTK says, this is more or less how she actually was. Her refit in 1943 boosted her AA firepower, as that was the main concern at the time. Generally, it seems that ships that were sunk early in the war (Jintsuu, Yuudachi, Ayanami) get Kai Ni's that boost their Firepower as a reference to their battle record (if they have one). Ships that got refits or had planned refits get a Kai Ni that reflects that (Isuzu). So Tenryuu, who sank the USS Quincy (CA), is most likely going to be a brawler. Tatsuta is a 2nd string Isuzu because that's what she historically was.

As for the level, I think everyone agrees it's too high, particularly compared with the more capable Isuzu. The devs have given admirals that like Tatsuta a reason to keep her (ie expeditions and a back up ASW CL) and have given 100 slotters with no interest in her no reason to change their minds. It might be worth considering though that subs are way underpowered in this game versus historically. If the devs ever fix that any ASW ship will be valuable.