Old Forum - Can the Krasny Krym be re-evaluated by the WoWS developers for balance now?

[Tpaktop2_1 NA]

Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Added for the record of discussion from the old WoWS forum

Many changes have been done with the WoWs game mechanics with current and past update improvements. As such some ships IMO have fallen behind in being designed balance. For me I have noticed the Krasny Krym being a victim of change. She is not competitive at tier 6 and 7 matchmaking. Always a under performer in maneuvering, and gunnery for those tiers. She has a high detection range, poor range for guns, and torpedoes are only for defensive purposes.  The Krasny Krym has a sister ship, the tier 4 Svietlana and when comparing the two there is not much of a difference between them.

Svietlana and Krasny Krym comparisons

Ship name	Svietlana	Krasny Krym
Tier Level	4	5
Health	22 100	25 100
Main battery
	Maximum firing range 10 236	Maximum firing range 14 040
	130 mm/55 Model 1913 ‎15 x 1 130 mm	130 mm/55 B-7 ‎9 x 1 130 mm
		130 mm/55 Model 1913 ‎6 x 1 130 mm
Secondary armament
		Maximum firing range 4 000
		100 mm/50 Minisini gun ‎3 x 2 100 mm
Torpedo tubes
	Maximum firing range 4000	Maximum firing range 4000
	450 mm Goncharov Triple ‎4 x 3 450 mm	533 mm Triple 39-U ‎2 x 3 533 mm
Air defense
	63.3 mm Model 1916 ‎4 x 1 63.3 mm	100 mm/50 Minisini gun ‎3 x 2 100 mm
		37 mm 70-K ‎10 x 1 37 mm
		12.7 mm DShK ‎4 x 1 12.7 mm
		12.7 mm Vickers ‎2 x 4 12.7 mm
Maximum speed	29	29
Turning radius	590	590
Rudder shift time	13.13	9.38
Surface detectability range	9.9	13.68
Air detectability range	6.03	6.03
Experience Cost	7 100	0
Price	740,000 credits	2,950 Doubloons

At most the Krasny Krym is like tier 4.5 with horrible MM. And I know that WG is not going to make a locked tier 5 matchmaking for this ship. From what I can suggest to balance, the Krasny Krym is to either reduce surface detection, give it smoke,  or bounce her to tier 4 from her present state. Because at tier 6 or 7 you are giving the ship easily to the enemy before the Krasny Krym can get into action. Unless that was its design intention to put teams at disadvantage all along. What do you guys think? Would you have better suggestions in improving the game balance of this ship?
 

[Yedwy]

Krispy was forgotten when the AFT was removed from cruiser tree