BB-62 And Tai'Yo

Shoho is an excellent CVE, one of the most useful in the game, but at vital 6 she's paper-thin. Both will survive a single torpedo hit, but Shoho is far more likely to be vitalled by a bomb hit or main gun line - a Dauntless for example has a 68% chance to vital Shoho but only a 22% chance to vital Taiyo. That plus the Shoho is far more likely to be hit successfully from a strafe attack or destroyer gun line because of the reduced armour. Add the better AA and gunnery line and extra SA to offset the slow-2 and it's costed quite well. I'd probably still take Shoho because the extra 4 points gives me a tougher fighter to base on it and to me that's more valuable in-game.

Hosho to me is cheap, but without an expert SA and the negative of worse AA and of Limited Facilities I'd be unlikely to take it over either Taiyo or Shoho.