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Okay. So your point is that british destroyers and CLs 'aren't as good as other
nations', but I'm not sure what you are intending to do about it.
My take is this. The Q and tribal were among the best destroyers pre-new DDs. Able
to fit a good amount of armor, and a large amount of firepower, while
simultaneously having a small profile, they were very irritating to fight. Especially Qs
with single 6s going against CLs.
With the new DDs, yes, the brits have the short end of the stick to some degree.
The Z99 and DDX both are better ships then the L class most likely. At least until the
L gets access to the 2x6" guns at level 33, which I agree is too late to make a
difference early game.
As far as CLs go, the Dido and Sirius are hardly 'bad', particularly the later. With 5
2x6" guns, the Sirius certainly has more firepower then the CL1s of every other
nation except the US, which combined with its extremely large amount of armor
makes it a serious threat. And since brits are in CLs until what, level 42? It's hardly
the end of the world. Once you get a York or County with the early 8s that brits get,
you're set.
The hardest point to play UK is early game. You don't have money for your uber
armor, your support hasn't gotten to the point it does anything, and you've got low
range and low damage guns. Once you get a CL, your superior armor, support, and
guns all come into play, and the UK becomes the most powerful nation in the game.
And I would say the fact that you see 3 bars in destroyers for other nations is a
point against yours; namely that there are no higher level ships that are worth
using. For UK, all the CAs are good, and so are most of the BCs and BBs. The
Renown is the only real exception to that, and even it can pack enough armor to
hold its own against equal level ships. It's only when you take a Repulse or Renown
and pit them against higher level BCs and BBs that their weakness shows. And
that's the case for pretty much every ship in the game.
edit: Oh yeah, no way for UK ships to get xp quickly. Try getting a nelson and killing
EVERYTHING that gets into range of you in 1-3 shots. 16k per salvo baby, all
concentrated into a pixel of death. Or get a York, and blockshot with its 3x8s at level
50. 6-8k per salvo, ignoring armor. Not too bad either. It might take a little longer to
get to the York, but once you get there you level faster than anyone else.
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