User blog comment:Tsubakura/Mythbusting the metas of KanColle/@comment-27633922-20171217145449

Catalina is shit compared to Taitei-chan, so I really wouldn't recommend anyone without seaplane fighters to choose it.

Taking into account E-3 of the Spring 2017 Event and E-7 of the Summer 2017 event which required range of 9 to reach their boss nodes respectively. considering that most newer players would have Reppuus as their mainstay carrier fighter, or more mid-game players would have the T0FM52 (S), then the ranges go these aircraft would limit them leaving the T0FM21 (S)  as the only viable alternative to reach nodes with range 9. Plus having Akitsushima drop on events and World 6-3 for spare Taitei-chans can be considered a viable choice.