Talk:Isuzu/@comment-179.180.75.138-20150310221716/@comment-24332640-20150311222142

If you're talking about going up against pure sub fleets where you're obviously always line abreast then sure it doesn't make much of a difference, but I'll take every point of damage I can get when I have to fight a mixed fleet with subs and surface fleets and you're probably going to be double line or even line ahead. Base ASW isn't as useful as ASW equipment but that doesn't mean it's irrelevant.

It's really Ooyodo that has outshined Isuzu now though. Yes her base ASW is crap but the extra equipment slot makes up for that. I mean, if you want Ooyodo to outperfomr Isuzu in ASW you really have to put an extra type-3 sonar on her, but that shouldn't be a problem for veteran teitoku. And Ooyodo has a lot more flexibility and is viable in a number of different scenarios. Of course the ultimate ASW girl is still Yuubari but her absolutely crap defense makes me reluctant to deploy her most of the time.