Armored Cruisers

Well I have the Georgios Averof (17pt CA) and we have used it in 5 battles so far. My daughter calls it the battlewagon. The secondaries on it can punish CA and DDs. It has a decent AA and with protection I can't get to it with airpower effectively. Subs are a problem but that is what escorts are for. I think the most effective approach is the swarm with long lance torp ships (IJN CAs, CLs and DDs) but you will lose some ships likely unless you get lucky with rolls.... It is a priority target for me... of course my daughter never rows the slow 2 and she usually has it paired with the Montpelier or other USN CA..... nasty business for my italian fleet.

I like them. With the heavy armor, your opponent has to dedicate a good attack like prime gunnery or a torpedo to have a serious chance at hitting these.

In a larger point game where you are screening your bigger ships I can see that being especially useful. You could realistically vital 2 destroyers with that and another one with the shore battery.

Just got the HMAS Canberra the other day from an eBay purchase. While it has no special abilities and so so AA it looks to carry a lot of dice on main artillery. Although the 3/9 armor would preclude her from this armored cruiser designation.