Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170514083426/@comment-900265-20170514140916

I had enough of this.

Instead of using an English term. Let's just call them what they are in the first place. "Kaiboukan".

We can only translate it means, but seriously it's role is too far fetched depending on the time itself during the war. Even the USN hull classification vary on the time as well.

Their original duty was to defend "sea lanes" and fishing spots. But becomes larger when Japan enter the war. They also escort convoy fleets, but because of the IJN's offensive doctrine this didn't go until later on the war.

Like the Samurai which compares to the Knights in the Europe. The Kaiboukan can be compare to the Frigate of the Royal Navy or the Destroyer Escorts of the USN. Similar role, but different in a way.