What role would the Tribal-class destroyers play?

What role would the Tribal-class destroyers have against the Imperial Japanese Navy?

They would escort carriers and lead other destroyers in the Royal Navy's close-range night-fighting sequence.

The Tribal class is not treated as a detached gun flotilla looking for independent cruiser fights. Its first task is to help screen the carrier force during sustained operations. At night, the Tribals' gun power places them at the front of the destroyer attack, where hits and fires can identify targets for torpedo launches by following ships. The same class therefore connects defensive carrier escort with the offensive surface phase of British night doctrine.