1) buy oyodo or a mogami 44
2) trick it out with guns and torps
3) buy ~ 5000 mines
4) get a crapload of scouts
5) spam mines around
6) ???
7) PROFIT!!!!!!!!!!

In blitz, the guns and torps actually provide useful amounts of firepower. (Yeah, it's
not much better than an Agano, but with the better FCS and closer turret spacing...) If
you're in a CV-heavy room, fighters will lead to hilarity. (You will be able to shoot
down a surprisingly large number of scouts and bombers, even with T1s)

In GBs, I try to cover a flank with local fighters for point defense. Depending on your
pilots and skill, this may be more or less effective than AA. The guns/torpedoes can be
effective against rushing dd/cl/ca/ss (bring a towed array?), but are lower priority.

If you're in it for xp/fictory only, the fact it can hold 8 crew (besides the BO), while
the Hosho is limited to 5 may be a bonus. Also, it's available before the Junyo.

not many ppl use this ship because pressing F get you to the next ship within one day max.

Other than that its one of the best starter cvs there is. I personally found things like
oyo and mog cv way better than bouge for example.