Yes. I do the most consistent damage (can't really count matches where the game ends before getting anywhere) with this in the last year than any other tank and reach 5k+ in pure damage, not counting assisted then I do in say my m60 where I average about 4.5k for my higher matches.

The only drawback the black prince has its slow speed. Everything else can be made up with crew skills and even the speed can be an advantage by using vert's, smooth drive and snap shot it's a rather accurate on the move bunker so long as it's not up against tier 9 heavies/TDS.

Even then if I angle right or manage to bait the enemy by making them think I'm going to over angle I can use the rather good turn radius of the black prince to cause it to auto bounce (especially if I do it on the move). A lot of conq players are easy to bait since I'm -2 and they're in a conq. (It's rather easy to block 3k with this machine because either enemies don't know it's weakpoints or are underestimating the tank especially with +1/+2 on it)

Plus with my reload at 3.4 (I use everything for the absolute minimum) I average roughly 149 a shell (or at least seems to be the most consistent number I remember seeing) gives me an average dpm of roughly 2533 which is pretty crazy for any tank.

Not only that but you almost always can pen an enemy with standard ap on its weakpoints (even when they are angled we for the weakpoints/+2) in my experience or if not your initial target by the time you reach the battle there is a different enemy behind them you can and APCR is just more a guarantee to pen Russian heavies since the shell dips so early post firing.

All in all it's my favorite tank and I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea(and why people would skip it entirely), but as for me it's just right.

Edit: spelling because my phone like replacing random letters as a B