Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-25730832-20170511175819/@comment-1915363-20170514020707

IMide wrote:Second, Destroyer Escorts are not destroyers, with one of the main differences (at least at the time) being having a much slower speed. You're thinking of Escort Destroyer, which is DDE. *Double take and check*

I thought they were purpose-built mini-destroyers? They may be slower and weaker than fleet destroyers, but they still have torpedoes and guns and all. Definitely not a category you would want to lump the Kaibokans into, especially with IJN doctrine in mind.