Best Tier VII and VIII Cruiser

At Tier VII the New Orleans is the best. She’s the most maneuverable. Fastest firing with quickest turret rotation. Has the most powerful AP shells. Best armor and most health. And an AAA suite that makes some Battleships envious. Myoko and Yorck are tied for second place. Myoko is good, but her torpedoes are badly placed and her ridiculous length makes her an easy target and a sluggish turning design. Yorck has great guns and decent torpedoes and AA. Sadly, neither the German nor Japanese ship is the complete package. The Russian CA however, is a hot mess. Slow firing and rotating guns. Mediocre AA. And comic torpedoes. All with the added “bonuses” of Destroyer armor and Battleship surface detection.


Tier VIII is a lot tougher. I’ve only just gotten the Wichita and Prinz Eugen. It’s very much a coin flip between those two ships. The only way I’ve seen the Takao and Admiral Hipper is as targets. And that has generally been in the gun sights of my South Carolina. I don’t think I’ve ever come across the Chapyev.

South Carolina? Isn't that tier 3 or 4? I think you meant North Carolina