User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-25373667-20150815082348

Hmmm... there is hope for the Colorado class. Now, it is still painfully slow, but I've managed to put a decent armor skin on her (13"/17"/13" deck, 14"/18"/14" belt), I got the single 5"38 guns (more range, more power), and instead of the conventional 14" or 16" main battery, and I've equipped her with the triple 12" guns from the Alaska class (called USS Guam in game). The guns have considerably less power (about 1400, as opposed to 2100), but they have a bit more range, and on top of that, are much more accurate, have a better ROF, and from my experiences, better armor penetration. Plus, they weigh less, allowing me to have more armor.