this crap ships are the "best" from US tree and they give no fun to play, its pain in [edited]and a lot of players as I read on forum switch for any other nations criusers to wipe US crap. This ships have worst stats in game.
Noone want to grind all 10 tiers to be swimming junk designed for having no fun from game and be just swimming AA fishing/picnic boat.
And about close range.. in 95% of games u will die five times before u will get close to enemy for 2 km to use your super penetration power..
I play DDs and dont tell me that Im wrong in this case.