Talk:List of destroyers by upgraded maximum stats/@comment-95.136.48.168-20150529193208/@comment-5032812-20150530220107

Well, think about what DDs are used for:  1) ASW 2) day attacker 3) night cutin 4) AA cut in. For ASW, any kai ni DD will do pretty much the same. For day attackers/night double attackers, high firepower like yuudachi or ayanami is required. Akatsuki may have 3rd highest firepower, but its still way lower than yuudachi or ayanami, so she probably isn't suited for that role. Night cutin users need high luck and torpedo/firepower, which means basically Yukikaze, Shigure or Ayanami. Neither Murakumo nor Akatsuki fit this. Lastly, AA cutin need high AA stats and prefferably the ability to fit moderatly well into one of the two attacking roles as well. Murakumo can sort of do this, though shigure, akizuki and fubuki do it better while Akatsuki is not at all suited to this.

Basically, Akatsuki and Murakumo don't really fit into any of the DD niches that well, sort of like how Shimakaze has amazing stats but also doesn't fit into any role all that well.