Talk:Isuzu/@comment-69.110.1.121-20140724104758/@comment-25077189-20140724131330

Base ASW stat is worth a lot less than ASW stat from gear, if you equip 2 15.5cm cannons on both and add a Sonar on Isuzu and a Sonar + a Dept Charge on Yuubari, the latter will win for sure the fight. What Isuzu loses with her Kai2 is utlity, because, while she NEEDS to equip a weapon to retain her range, any other CL, like Agano-class, don't, and they can freely go full ASW for those pesky gold subs in boss nodes, and you can't really afford a line aboob formation in a boss node, so you want as much ASW gear as possible on less ships and you want to make it effective since you'll be engaging in double line.