Talk:List of destroyers by upgraded maximum stats/@comment-67.173.68.147-20150524222737/@comment-25962175-20150525074958

^Hatsushimo's combat stats are only slightly lower than Murakomo's while Hatsushimo comes with way better equipment so she becomes a better bang for your buck.

I can't recommend Akatsuki as we don't know what her kai-2 will be like yet. She could very well be given stats inline with Hibiki's kai-2 which is pretty meh. Plus she'll be coming with a search light which you'll be getting a ton of from other ships anyways making it quite useless.

Still, the best way to decide is to choose your favourites.