destroyers or light cruisers as screen?

[00yiggdrasill00]

whats the general feeling on the better screening ship? the light cruiser has much better combat stats but the destroyer is just so cheap.

[IDerpedYourMom]

I like light cruisers. They don't die en masse when you run into a real fleet. My damage dealers are naval bombers. One word: Midway.

[AlexSF]

LC have much better surface detection values and AA (DD are mostly Sub Hunters and meat fodders)

[chaosguy]

Destroyers work best in three roles: ASW, AntiAir & cannon fodder (not a slap- its better if their battleships are aiming at these while your BB is aiming at their BB). It will generally do all three better than light cruisers. These may not sound exciting, but if you don't bring DD's and the enemy brings Subs, you will see the rare instance of Subs seeming OP in Hoi4 as they singlehandedly send all your capital ships to the bottom.

Light cruisers meanwhile are good at removing enemy DD's and actually doing some damage to enemy surface ships. They can also ASW & AA, but not as cost effectively as DD's.

[Wintermist]

I just use Light Cruisers, because:
1. They go and repair.
2. They live long enough to get experience so they perform even better.