Talk:General Discussion/@comment-24980562-20150422005401/@comment-25167983-20150422102110

To say that ingame ships only deserve 2nd remodels based on their historical performance during WW2, well... that is kind of a narrow perspective, since most of the IJN ships that participated in the Pacific Theatre were relatively old in contrast to most of their Western counterparts and most likely saw some action pre-Pearl Harbor and even pre-World War Two. Even so, this game is based mostly on the WW2 naval period, so there is at least a little ground for arguing against simply handing out Kai 2s to any and all ships the devs feel like giving them to based on history outside this particular field.

Of course, at the same time, like Nep-Nep has mentioned, this is not the first time a ship has received a 2nd remodel that accurately reflected it's real life service record. The Fusou class as an example again, should not even have the kai form they have currently ingame then as they were never modified into aviation battleships historically. Even the Tone class has a slightly fictionalized 2nd remodel as they were also not "converted" into aviation cruisers either, rather, their 2nd remodel likely stems from their initial unique design, with all main guns clustered up front and around the bridge, allowing the rear of the ship to be dedicated to seaplane launch and recovery.

Regardless of these things, there are a few ships that seem to have been thrust into the spotlight ahead of several other ships which arguably accomplished more than they did, ships like *cough* Zuikaku, *cough* *cough* Nagato *cough*. I don't mind the devs pumping out ship 2nd remodels too much, but there are a few ships I feel deserve, or perhaps, need, Kai ni badly.