On one hand she has excellent RoF and decent guns (also good shells if im not mistaken)
9x 8" shells every 6s is pretty good if compared to a 5.7 Heavy Cruiser like HMS London or Prinz Eugen with 8x 8" guns with 12 second reload
But on the other… if you know where to aim. She sinks fast. Usually one shotted. (though I also assumet his is a lot of premium players sat in full broadside making it easy)
Is 6.7 too high… Maybe? 6.3 might be okay… Maybe?
Im really not sure to be honest. From a 5.7 light cruiser perspective, its a good change, but from a 6.7/7.0 dreadnought perspective it probably isnt.
Depends on the Light Cruisers. Southamtpon is probably better protected than London and 12x 6" SAPs slap hard. I think I have an easier time fighting Heavy Cruisers in Southamtpon or Belfast than I do London.
But there is a time and place for those 8" shells.
Though I do think a lot more cruisers (both light and heavy) could move up to 6.0
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Idk i dont think a cruiser that only has those guns should be a higher br than something that has 10 8 inch guns, with AP, as well as some of the best torpedoes in the entire game at its disposal
Torps I consider such a small threat that I dont even factor them in. Its survivability vs firepower and I find that a Lot of heavies can die quickly to even light cruisers as often times, there isnt a huge amount of difference between lights and heavies in survivability. What sets them apart is firepower
The big question is what will they actually be facing most often.
At the moment. If I play my 5.7 line-up. Im very rarely being uptiered to face much more than maybe 1 or 2 dreadnoughts. the last time I died to one was HMS Glorious which is a 5.7 (only if Belfast had torps…)
So it really comes down to how often you do actaully get uptiered and thats just an unknown. Either way. I hope they have a finger on the trigger for next BR Change to revert or make further adjustments
USS Baltimore 5.7 - 6.0 - Naval Realistic
In the recent Planned BR changes - April 2025 USS Baltimore ( and USS Pittsburg) go from 6.0 to 5.7 which I think is completely fine.
Now you’re taking it one step higher than where it was before April BR changes.
I hope it’s an oversight.
Reasoning: The hipper class outperforms all other heavy/light cruisers at 5.7 (now 6.0), even outperforming some at 6.0 (now 6.0/6.3), they should finally be moved to 6.3. If premium players need protecting from certain 7.3s then said 7.3 ships should go to 7.7 (more decompression!).
Reasoning: One of the longest reload times for 203 mm guns among its counterparts, weak damage from their 203 mm shells, low accuracy of the same 203 mm guns, lack of torpedo armament, not the best armor.
UPD There is also no torpedo protection, unlike the same Admiral Hipper and Prinz Eugen which you leave at 5.7