Talk:Kongou/@comment-49.148.135.150-20140803024035/@comment-24161900-20140803025038

That depends on the map. Generally late game the only torp bomber that might be acceptable is Ryuusei Kai (and the tomonaga tenzan ofc...) because late game abyssal fleet has stupid evasion, and torp bombers will tend to miss a lot. Because of the artillery spotting mechanic, carriers are now used as a force multiplier for your battleships.

CV's have transitioned from trash-clearing to air-cover monsters, to allow BB guns to slaughter the enemy fleet. This is the other reason Hiryuu K2 and Souryuu K2 are strong, because of their high shelling damage base, and high AA base.