Talk:Atlanta/@comment-24930367-20191224040604/@comment-27243064-20200112092334

Akizukis were made with both AA and ASW in mind when built since the IJN were facing loses from Air Attacks and the USN submarine force

Atlanta on the other hand were made intially for Destroyer leader roles and left out maximum ASW for sensors and due to the dual purpose nature of her armament led her also to be an AA screen which mid war was now their main role instead of being a DL