Talk:General Discussion/@comment-26107364-20151214130607/@comment-1914684-20151215010242

There is no ship that works like Abukuma, and there is no ship as multi-purpose as Abukuma. She can even do a respectable job in shooting planes if you are bored and get her some AA-cut in gear (2nd highest AA light cruiser).

For blueprint ships - even Bismark, Shoukaku/Zuikaku, Fusou/Yamashiro, Tone/Chikuma can be replaced by something similar. There is no one like Abukuma; you get the best value to spend your first blueprint on her.