Lose the HE shells, the AP shell for the 5" 54 gun is by far one of the best US shells and the only US AP shell 8" and under that is worth a damn.
While it is powerfull against most ships in a low angle belt shot, you really want to use it in a HA attack on the deck of enemy ships. That shell can pop enemy decks of six and maybe seven inches, and not very many ships can carry that much deck armor. That is the reason you have been pissing them off, even though your HE shells do not harn them. I and a bunch of other Atlanta drivers have taught all of the CL drivers and up to respect an Atlanta that drops AP shells on their decks. The 5" 54 shell is so overpowered there is not ship in the game you can not sink. You will find that once you start dropping shells on a CL and above they will almost always turn their guns on you even if a CA is pounding it you will be targeted because the respect they have for your AP shells. So you should use them.
The DDX is an overpowered DD that bridges the gap from the Sommers/Timmerman to the Atlanta, before the DDX was released there was a 50% to 75% jump in power from the DD's to the Atlanta. The Atlanta does have more gun mounts and more displacement than the DDX so it is more powerfull and can load more armor, and has one more support slot for training crewmen.
There is definatly a reason to move into the Atlanta, while I do endorse the Atlanta let me just say that having taken three B/O's through it, I hate this ship and thank god I do not have to train another B/O.
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