Board Thread:Event Community Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170514083426/@comment-26574811-20170514150224

Tsubakura wrote:

KB only makes sense to people who know the Japanese word. Anyone who isn't familiar with it or who tries to look it up in a historical list of classifications will need an explanation. And of course, EE and KB are just made up, not real designations. We, knowing Japanese or not, refer to sushis as sushis, ramens as ramens, not "fish riceballs" and "Japanese noodles".

Besides, we are working with the fact that Japanese ship classifications don't necessarily have a USN equivalent. If we can't agree on a closest one, making up our own will have to be our last resort.