Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-25730832-20170511175819/@comment-900265-20170513012636

>The Kaiboukan were built with the purpose of settling fishing disputes between USSR and Japan, not for use as an escort in war.

Just to be reminder. Several of them had done a job of escorting merchant fleets. Some like Kunashiri participate in naval operations.

This is the reason why calling them PF is invalid. The IJN were "looking for excuses" at that time so that they'll build ships of such. But of course they didn't prioritize of improving them judging on seeing how pathetic the USN subs during those years.

I manage to understand why they're not made for expedition. Because it is obviously that wasn't their job anyway. Their job was to protect Transport/Merchant Fleets hence they can be place in the Transport Combine Fleet.

We can go to either DE or Escort. If I had to bother, I might go to the combinefleet forum to ask for someone's opinion about this.