The Agano isn't terrible; it's just that, without the T2 scout-fighter being able to auto- engage as true fighters do, it cannot serve its true role (as a reconniassance cruiser and counter-reconnaissance cruiser, scouting enemies and destroying 'their' scouts).
There is, however, no point in remodelling if you are not going to level true fighter or bomber pilots; the loss of a 6-inch triple turret is not worth the gains in other areas, which are comparatively marginal (the Agano embarks sufficient scouts for blitz, and doesn't draw the enemy's bomber-attention like the Oyodo almost certainly would).
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