I've had the Hood since it came out and I can agree with most of what has been said. It's fast, it's agile and it takes a hell of a beating, but the guns are the biggest weakness. I'm just not racking up damage in the way I would in another BB, I'm at about 65K+ most matches. Cruisers wth 1/3 health sitting broadside on are no longer a certain kill due to the accuracy, over pens and shatters. It really does play on your mind when moving forward.
That being said, you really can move forward with her. You're able to go with the cruisers and really play the objective, get in there and make things difficult for the other team.