The Kagero class provides a strong hull for a fleet-speed anti-submarine escort. The proposed redesign simplifies the gun and torpedo arrangements and uses the saved capacity for depth charges and ASDIC. It could keep pace with Japan's major fleet units while covering a serious escort shortage. This approach adapts an existing design that Japan could already build.
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Turning the Kagero design into an ASW escort
A Kagero-derived destroyer trades some gun and torpedo complexity for depth charges and ASDIC to protect fast Japanese fleet units.