Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170514083426/@comment-1637496-20170514110412

IMide wrote: Indeed, Hunt-class are DDEs. Just because the converted Fletcher-class were faster doesn't make them any less of a DDE. No idea what Tanaka will make Matsu-class, but I have serious doubts he'll make them DEs.

If you're using speed as discriminant factor the Fletcher being faster should matter, a destroyer incapable to make better than 30 knots can't be used for fleet work, it won't have anywhere enough margin to quickly rejoin the fleet if detached to hunt down a submarine or rescue people or whatever else.