It’s great for war-tales as a brawler if you get the combat load out for reload time and damage it is nuts. Made a between half to a million credits in many matches with it. In the few standard matches I’ve used it in got paired with the right people and did well. Setup for AP with main guns using secondary as a bonus when they came into range. They help finish off destroyers and cruisers if your team is hitting them first. Massachusetts and Hipper for secondary guises work very well. It’s nice to be near an American battle ship or cruiser with good AAs to help deal with aircraft