Talk:List of heavy cruisers by upgraded maximum stats/@comment-24447544-20140328022213/@comment-24430017-20140411070948

Main problem is high deployment costs.

70 Ammo for CA at 78 FP

105 ammo for BBV (AP ammo/Double shelling)

35 Ammo for CL (69FP)

You really need BB class firepower to hurt the higher armor tier ships. CA really doesn't have enough firepower over CL to justify their high deployment costs. (2/3rds of cost of BB but nowhere near the armor penetration ability). Even with a bit of extra firepower they can't equip BB caliber guns, which is main source of BB superiority.