Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170514083426/@comment-1915363-20170514105018

IMide wrote: I can easily agree with you that a destroyer variant without a torp is a no go for the IJN. The point of contention is whether the DE is one to begin with. The DEs are destroyers, unless if you go by the definition of fleet destroyers. DEs as a whole are basically purpose-built, scaled-down destroyers optimized for convoy escort and protection. Kaibokans are small, multipurpose ship that could be improvised into that role, but they would be about as effective as Evart-class at best, or worse since IJN have poor implementations for convoy escort. When four out of five DE classes have torpedoes, you know that the Evart-class are not entirely adequate for the role.