Good point, here are the 9-point destroyers. I annotated brief notes as to why they aren’t 8 points.
Allies Le Terrible - high stats, high speed run Stord - synergy, 6 ASW, Torpedo Run Javelin - high stats, sub hunt with smoke Laffey - literally an AA specialist Taylor - Fletcher w/ 2 SAs Johnston - Opening Salvo and Establish Screen Hoel - Fletcher that smokes Wainwright - Close Escort
Axis Z32 - range 3 gunnery Z 29 - range 3 gunnery Fubuki - Close Escort, 3/2/2 Terutsuki - 6 AA, LLT Nagatsuki - LLT
10-pointers Legion - Close Escort Phelps - Establish Screen Akitsuki - AA specialist, LLT Murasame - LLT
So how do you become a 9-pointer?
Long-Lance Torpedoes Establish Screen Close Escort Range-3 gunnery High base stats with a good SA Be Stord or Laffey
I think this is in the high base stats category. The Submarine Escort SA certainly is a premium one.
ZH-1 Class: Gerard Callenburgh Class Destroyer Commissioned: 11 October 1942 Fate: Scuttled 9 June 1944 Displacement: 1,604 tons standard Length(OA): 350 ft 1 in Beam: 34 ft 9 in Speed: 37.5 knots Armament: 5 x 4.7 in (2 x 2, 1 x 1), 4 x 37 mm AA (2 x 2), 4 x 20 mm AA, 8 x 21 in TT (2 x IIII) 4 DC Throwers, 24 mines
Ship: ZH-1 Year: 1942 Cost: 8/9? Speed: 2 MG: 5/4/4 AA: 6 ASW: 5 TT: 2/2/1 A/VA/HP: 2/7/2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine Escort - This unit may deploy in any sector on your side of the map that contains a friendly Submarine. If you do, this unit can't claim an objective on turn 1 or 2.
Stalwart - This unit can make Gunnery attacks with no penalties while crippled.
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