: She has a good torpedo stat that allows her to take out lighter ships with her opening torpedo. She also has good firepower for a seaplane tender that makes her a decent surface combatant. While she has a large slot, her slot distribution isn't ideal to utilize seaplane bombers because she needs to place one in a small slot to take advantage of proficiency bonuses. In addition, her ability to equip [[WG42]] and the [[Type 2 Ka-Mi Tank]] makes her a powerful anti installation ship.
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: She gains a significant upgrade to her torpedo and firepower that makes her an even better combat ship. Her biggest upgrade is gaining a 4th slot. This means that, prior to the introduction of [[Yahagi]] Kai Ni B & [[Mogami]] Kai Ni Toku, she was the only ship capable of running an artillery spotting setup with opening torpedoes. The 4th slot also increases her anti-installation ability significantly.