I see Jintsuu's military division referred to as both a Destroyer Squadron/DesRon and a Torpedo Squadron (which is a more literal translation). I'm not sure if one's more official than the other.
I see Jintsuu's military division referred to as both a Destroyer Squadron/DesRon and a Torpedo Squadron (which is a more literal translation). I'm not sure if one's more official than the other.
Both are likely correct. They are a Torpedo Squadron, but also a Squadron of Destroyers. It may have been a hold over name for when they were only Torpedo Boat, before the coming of Torpedo Boat Destroyers, and before those mounted torpedoes and replaced the old Torpedo Boats in the old squadrons. That was all between the 1870s and 1910s. Only a few navies had older style torpedo boats by World War II, and most of those were found to be unsatisfactory (the Germany had built some in the 1930s to get around treaty clauses, but there were under 600 tons ships that had weak guns and poor machinery) Their larger versions are basically equivalent to a torpedo boat destroyer of old.
That was long before the Fubuki-class brought about the modern World War II era destroyers. By the 1930s almost all the old style torpedo boats were gone. Modern (for the era) motor torpedo boats were high speed boat designed to be cheap patrol craft armed with torpedoes rather than the Torpedo Boats of old that the Destroyers replaced decades prior.
She seems like the hardest one to crack. Although I've always figured her as more grumpy than tsun.
Her tsun shell has already been cracked through and through. Don't need to look further than the previous three 4komas for her totally-not-deredere treatment of Akebono. :p
All this base needs now is Kasumi to complete the Tsundere Four.
Both are likely correct. They are a Torpedo Squadron, but also a Squadron of Destroyers. It may have been a hold over name for when they were only Torpedo Boat, before the coming of Torpedo Boat Destroyers, and before those mounted torpedoes and replaced the old Torpedo Boats in the old squadrons. That was all between the 1870s and 1910s. Only a few navies had older style torpedo boats by World War II, and most of those were found to be unsatisfactory (the Germany had built some in the 1930s to get around treaty clauses, but there were under 600 tons ships that had weak guns and poor machinery) Their larger versions are basically equivalent to a torpedo boat destroyer of old.
That was long before the Fubuki-class brought about the modern World War II era destroyers. By the 1930s almost all the old style torpedo boats were gone. Modern (for the era) motor torpedo boats were high speed boat designed to be cheap patrol craft armed with torpedoes rather than the Torpedo Boats of old that the Destroyers replaced decades prior.
My main concern is whether I picked the correct choice for translation, but it seems either would work.
Am I, now?Well, despite how she looks, she was the flagship of DesRon2 throughout the world war.She was the flagship of the strongest armed combat group at the time.Dess-ron two?Wow, good for her!
DesRon2
You're a lot calmer than the other two, Jintsuu!I don't want you telling me I'm calm.I was there too.Just what do you think a Destroyer Squadron is?She didn't achieve very good battle results, though... So between you and Yamashiro or Mutsu, who's stronger!?
