User blog comment:Void Samukai/Worst Heavy Cruiser WW2/@comment-27822411-20151020220030

For me, the worst heavy cruiser of WW2 would have to be either the County class or HMS York. The former for the general lack of protection, with the maximun armor in any of the ships being 4.5 inchs while the rest ranged 3-4, and York for having these same defects and being even weaker, as both ships had unneccessarly heavy turrets and weak firepower compare to most other heavy cruisers for little gain. Exeter just doesnt make this list for she had slightly better armouring at a reported 5 inchs. She is still weak, but just better than here sister ship to not make the list.

Honorable mention to the Pensacola class for havinf weak armour, but she stayed in the limits of the treaty and have good firepower.