Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20180328015558/@comment-2605:6001:F447:8400:D8E3:DC8F:8229:C1D8-20180410075415

Vcharng wrote: 2605:6001:F447:8400:D8E3:DC8F:8229:C1D8 wrote: Matsu class had 3 guns and one quadruple tube plus were seen as fast enough for actual fleet operations(which is why they were at Cape Engano). As a downside they had a rather pitiful Anti-submarine warfare loadout in comparison to the escort ships of any nation. Nope, not even close. The reason why Matsu was at Engano is because IJN was running out of ships, they even brought their Kaiboukans. Are you telling me that those KBs are also "suitable for actual fleet operations"? And "pitiful ASW loadout" is definitely a joke, they boast the best ASW in the whole IJN (two thrower and two rail, same with the much-larger Akizuki-class), if they suck when compared with other navies, it's because IJN suck as a whole.

Also, in USN standard, "fast enough for fleet operation" is 33 knots, and most IJN fleet destroyers sail at 34 knots or above (38 for Fubuki, 36.5 for Hatsuharu), Matsu (27.8 knt) is far from being fast enough to operate in a combat fleet. Wrong The IJN was fine with their fleet going at 27 to 28 knots. It's why Kaga was kept in operation and why Yamato was around that speed as well. It helped that most of their planes until the Ryuusei and Tenzan were lightweight. And for long distances most navies went anywhere from 10 to 20 knots on average to travel. Also by WW2 Fubuki's had degraded to 36 and heavier equipment like radar degraded that speed even further. Well that was happening to most navies destroyers. The Fletcher class was supposed to be 37.5 knots and went anywhere from 34 to 36 knots depending on the increasing and different loadouts in practice.