Board Thread:Fleet's Prepared-ness/@comment-2132878-20170706210650/@comment-26366865-20170707011710

Shiranui-kun wrote:

lots of stuff

Look, I really don’t like calling people out on mistakes, and was even willing to let some factual errors slide (both Satsuki and Asashio have better ASW than Libeccio btw – took me a whole minute to check that), but when I read this:

Shiranui-kun wrote:

CAVs are sort of optional other than for specific maps that require them so I'd say pick the ones you like .Tone and Chikuma are probably the 'best' ones but best is sorta not really all that important given how little difference there is between CAVs, especially seeing as how Suzuya and Kumano reach their best performance levels as CVLs rather than CAVs.

I felt obliged to stop by and correct this mess before any harm is done. First, CAV aren’t optional at all for a whole lot of tasks, such as TCF and dealing with installations (CAVs can equip WGs, CAs can’t), and that’s before we consider that they are often used for branching purposes. Second, the difference between a Kai Mogami-class and Kai Ni Tone-class on yasen DA is 32 points of damage – that’s not insignificant, especially against late map bosses with insane armor. And seriously, saying that “Suzuya and Kumano reach their best performance levels as CVLs rather than CAVs” is straight up ridiculous, given that both classes have wildly different purposes.

There are a whole lot of other issues here as well, like suggesting Hatsushimo without even mentioning far stronger and more versatile ships like Asashio and Kasumi, or criticizing Ryuujou then immediately suggesting Shouhou as a viable alternative. Unfortunately, I’m busy right now and can’t point out all such mistakes – doing so would likely demand an even longer post than the one you wrote. Hopefully, someone is willing to step up for that.