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Originally Posted by iambecomelife
Really? That's a surprise - I was under the impression that British armored cruisers were basically the red-headed stepchildren of the fleet. What with "Defence", "Warrior", "Black Prince", and several others meeting untimely ends. Is their light weapons fire effective against your ships, or are you mainly getting hit by their primary armament? IIRC one of the big criticisms of UK armored cruisers was how hard it was to work many of their 2ndary batteries in anything but good weather/seastate conditions...
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They are excellent, expendable ships for independent scouting. They are able to defeat more or less any DDs they come across, and will probably be able to beat a German CL unless outnumbered.
PD