Battlestations: Pacific/Allied Warships

Elco PT Boat
The Elco remains virtually unchanged from Midway. Its speed is slightly slower, but it is now more akin to the Gyoraitei, which has had a few firepower increases itself. A general torpedo change now dictates that Elcos can no longer rapid fire torpedoes - it takes about half a second between torpedo shots now. Elcos are still vulnerable to machine gun fire, and against any competent pilot are sitting ducks. The machine guns seem slightly less accurate in Pacific. Elcos, being cheap to employ in Island Capture, are often sent to capture nearby islands. Their torpedoes are then turned on enemy warships when they appear.

Elcos and Gyoraiteis both provide a lot of firepower for their price. En-masse, they can easily sink battleships. If their island is threatened and you have a lot of points to spend, consider buying a large swarm of Elcos and have them turn their torpedoes onto the enemy warship.

Clemson-class
The Clemson-class has received several firepower upgrades; firstly, all its artillery is now dual-purpose. This gives it considerably more power in attacking aircraft, but it remains less effective in all respects to the Fletcher-class. The Fletcher provides more firepower for the same price, and is the superior ship. However, the Clemson is a decent ship that can be good when Fletchers are unavailable.

Clemsons have fewer torpedoes than in Midway, instead sporting additional artillery. Although the Clemson has fewer torpedoes, the Clemson can attack two targets to either side much easily, as it has separate mounts for port and starboard torpedoes.

Fletcher-class
The Fletcher has received very few changes from Midway. Its main changes are to its secondary armament of torpedoes and depth charges. The Fletcher is one of the few destroyers in the game with depth charge launchers to the sides of the stern as well as directly behind. This lets it attack submarines to the side, or ones that are attempting to hide underneath an allied ship. The Clemson has received numerous firepower upgrades, but the Fletcher is still the more powerful of the two destroyers - it has grown even more torpedo tubes, giving it a lot of firepower to use against larger targets. Its AA guns are also top-notch; combined with its speed and small size, makes it the perfect picket ship against aerial torpedo attacks.

Fletchers have rather thin hulls, however, and will be unable to stand up against shells from light and heavy cruisers, let alone battleships.