User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-10905876-20150707161929

First impressions of the York-class heavy cruiser


 * Weapons are fairly good. You can mount up to 12" guns with higher damage than the 8", though they are shorter ranged than the 8" guns available. I would recommend mounting a 12" in the aft position, with 8" forward, to give you longer range when closing, but better hitting power at close range. Room for 6 secondary guns and 2 torpedo tubes.


 * Speed is ok, but not the best I've seen. With sacrifices on armor however, you can get 30 knots.


 * Armor is average, with room for protection from cruiser guns on the belt with some room for a thin deck. If you want speed, enemy heavy cruisers can penetrate you.


 * Turning is terrible, it has sluggish responses, and a fairly wide arc.

Overall, I'm not really sure if the second Brit cruiser line is really any good. I'll give more reports on the York-class, but it looks like it suffers from much the same issues as the County class, but with a smaller ship. But my advice as of now is to go the Brit old battleship line of you want the Revenge class.