Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20180328015558/@comment-26574811-20180411043445

2605:6001:F447:8400:D8E3:DC8F:8229:C1D8 wrote: That's why the Devs just gave up and are going to group them all as Escort ships. The problem only exists outside Japan, I don't see a single reason for the Japanese Devs to group DEs as Escort ships/Kaiboukans. Besides it doesn't cut them any trouble, because they'll then have to make a torpedo-compatible version of KBs, then why don't you just classify them as destroyers?

That's why DE being introduced as either part of DD or a new subcategory of DD should be considered the only possibility.