Heh Timmyc, funny you should mention levelling a neut on a Brook... :D
I went Brook line simply because I was bored with Oakland and wanted a new ship at Lvl 38, and didn't have the credits for a NH. The Alaska is an OK ship, but I really wanted to go the other route, so I started a neut, he's lvl 30 now.
From what I can see, Nevada isn't bad compared to Alaska, slower, with less displacement available, but can carry an extra 12" trip, and it's a smaller target.
The Tennessee is comparable to the New Mex, but with a bit more gunspace, and bigger T mounts for better AA, with the Tenn '45 having more displacement then the New Mex '45.
The NC and SD are pretty similar, except the NC has a bit more gunspace and 2 more T-mounts.
And, as you've observed, the CV-line BB's are pretty rare, since most people went Brook, which is a far better ship than the NH.
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