Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170521154728/@comment-26574811-20170525061358

Kenji135 wrote: Vcharng wrote: IRL DE is a variant of DD, and just read this sentence:

"Destroyer escort is not a kind of destroyer".

It's correct at least in the game, but very anti-intuitive. As opposed to the fact that SSV is a kind of SS, BBV is a kind of slow BB (in most cases), and CVB is a kind of carrier (most carrier-requiring branching or expedition accepts CVL, CV, CVB alike, the only exception is 2-2). But for someone without the slightest knowledge of navy, what difference would that make?

In reality, by the time someone got their hand on a DE/PF, they would've known the in-game difference between a DE and DD (like, if you choose to sortie a DE when you could run a torp CI DD, you're doing it all wrong). All the other classification uses extensions (CV -> CVL / CVB, BB -> FBB / BBV) but never changes the word, so I really doubt confusion over the two is a thing.

Plus, if we're talking about confusing classifications, having a ship class called Coastal Defense Ship using either PF or DE rather than CDS is just bonkers. The other derivations (e.g. Destroyers -> DD, Aviation Battleship -> BBV) is at least somewhat logical given that they uses the ship class' initials or sticking with Aviation == V. But Coastal Defesnse Ship -> PF/DE? And THEN complaining about mistranslation?

I mean, really now. Suggesting that DE / PF will improve understanding or causes confusion is just bonkers. Both are confusing and pointless from a non-navy standpoint.

Arguing that it's historically accurate, sure. Arguing that one of it impedes gameplay? C'mon now. Aircraft carriers are CV, which means aviation cruiser in French. Nevertheless, we use it because it wont confuse us with CAV.

In the case of Kaiboukans, the devs done the shit by themselves, the call it "coastal defense ships" but wrote "escort ships" on the card, and we had to try to find a USN code to fit "escort ship" and those CDS' roles the most. Still, what you said is indeed a solid argument to go for CDS or EE instead of PF. PF supporters are usually more historical-oriented than in-game-oriented anyway.