Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20180328015558/@comment-26574811-20180329002050

Tsubakura wrote: Unfortunately for you, whether the new USN DE will get the same API type as Kaiboukans or not is not for you to decide, but by Tanaka. While you might be correct when it comes to irl history, a single whimsical choice from Tanaka can basically nullify any arguments or reasoning from a historical standpoint. As a matter of fact, the Hiyou-class aircraft carriers are now suddenly CVLs in this game, you never know lol.

My advice is the same to you as the others, any debates now is pointless until it's finally released. I'll reconsider PF when that time comes. The introduction of the whole CVL designation was a product of necessity, forcing DEs to fit into KBs is not.

Remember the historical Kaiboukan definition confusion? They introduced Shimushu before amending the definition. So the two definitions of Kaiboukan co-existed between 1940 and July 1942, causing shits like the Nenohi-Kunashiri incident. If Tanaka Trolling is what you are worrying about, sure, there's a workaround, just announce something like this: "The Kancolle wikia will change the designation of Kaiboukans if and only if the incoming American Destroyer Escort is indeed introduced as a new category, or in other circumstances require the usage of the designation of DE. In the event that this happens, a further notice will be announced upon its introduction, and the re-designation of Kaiboukans (now DE) into KB(for example) will be taken effect after 72 hours after the completion of the maintenance in which the American DE is introduced. In the event that the new ship does not require the DE designation due to being categorized as a Kaiboukan, this notice is to be ignored." I didn't put "the US DE has a different API" as a criteria because I think it is possible that they are introduced under the DD category, but with some distinctive characteristics, just like CVEs (do CVEs have their own API?).