Just finished the Line (162k rep on the ship), or I hope its enough.
Stats compared Taken from Profile in game:
COLORADO:28games 61%win, exp.2226avg. DMG 87093 avg.
KANSAS: 19 Games 42%win, Exp.1906avg. DMG 72708 avg.
More is available on various stat sites: Most and biggest different is Personal rating: COLORADO=1884,01 VS KANSAS=1186,63
Well below 10km the Ship works, but useally game is more or less finished when I experienced that range, And I had ZERO impact on the game what so ever.
Just hope vermont is decent enough, not needed to be OP, just decent and fun to play.