Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26460664-20151025005953/@comment-26232447-20151025094626

Her ASW & "slightly above average stats" is useless?? Good grief, you're are looking at her completely wrong .. that's her strength & niche right there !

With a good sonar, she goes 2Gun+Sonar or 2Torp+Sonar - deals with troll subs while retaining her DD's DA or CI capability after her asw duty. She is my only DD who does consistently - deals with troll sub during 1-2 day attacks and go on to do the usual DD's DA/CI to take out rest of enemy fleet in 2nd day attack & NB...with other DDs, you've use asw mode..and after their asw duty, they become meat shields.

I've tried it with my lead DDs - Fubuki(80), Yuudachi(80), Shigure(80) ,Shimakaze(80), Hatsushimo(80), Ayanami (80),Yukikaze (80), Hibiki(76), Ushio (74), Murakumo(72), Akatsuki(72).. most of them really suck or are not consistent enough. For me, couple her pair of 2HAs or 2Torps with a sonar - Hibiki shines in her unique way when it comes dealing with maps & fleets with troll sub. She's no Yuudachi or Akizuki ..afterall, Hibiki is just a DD with ASW and "slightly above average stats".