User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-10905876-20151110021939/@comment-10905876-20151110130640

Mace, Khoi was referring to cruiser grade guns. In that situation, you want to use AP, as while thinly protected, the Renown does usually have armor thick enough to resist cruiser ammo.

Also, the New York is definitely superior to the Nevada class, especially once level 35 is reached and a turret can be ditched. Sadly, you must suffer the Florida class to get to her.....