Talk:Exercises (PvP)/@comment-135.23.225.8-20150615193102/@comment-24155103-20150615222235

The page recommends exercising "great caution" when fielding carriers, the main reason being that you have no idea whatsoever how much AS the enemy fleet has, which can be quite an issue.

Carriers in PvP aren't particularly effective unless massed (in which case, don't field CLTs, just pack a couple BBs and you're done) so CLTs usually get their shots off, they rarely miss their opening torpedo and if they can disable/shoot an enemy ship to orange before shelling starts but get disabled immediately afterward, they've done their job.

I'll give you AA CI, it's only marginally useful when you see 4+ enemy carriers and you feel like seeing an AA CI for the heck of it.

Preventing the enemy fleet from having artillery spotting definitely helps, but the price paid may not be worth it.

Bauxite doesn't burn fast, true, but it also goes up very, very slowly unless you dedicate way too many assets towards getting more.