Targets are only in your AA range for a few seconds before they release their ordnance, so even though you'll get plane kills, don't expect the AA to actually protect you, let alone any nearby friendlies.

Yes, their mid-range AA is strong, but it's.well.mid-range. They also are completely lacking in long-range AA.

I can't quite explain it, because on paper the ships look rather weak, having something near the shortest-range cruiser guns at their respective tiers. Looks like I'm going to be the minority opinion here, but I'm really enjoying the line so far.'so far' being defined as T4 - T7. Hopefully it gets better at T9 and T10, but the T8 and lower just feel underwhelming. The only thing that Haarlem does well that I can tell is stay alive thanks to its heal.

The guns on Haarlem and the lower tiers don't seem to punch that well either and Haarlem in particular, feels inaccurate, although that could just be my perception. Even when y I get a really good hit it never seems to be that impressive. The bombs don't have a lot of pen, the attack is really hard to aim, and good AA can severely restrict the attack. The airstrike on Haarlem feels no different from an attack by Implacable's level bombers and any of us who have played Implacable know how underwhelming that is. I can't think of too many occasions using it where I wouldn't have just preferred a battery of IJN torpedoes, or USN autobounce angles, or British smoke. The airstrike gimmick feels like just that. Their firepower isn't that impressive and they don't really pack much utility. So far, they don't really feel like they have much of a role. As far as the cruisers go though, they feel a bit. I think the Dutch navy deserved to be in the game and I look forward to their DDs showing up eventually. So, what do people think of the Dutch cruisers? I am glad they introduced them.

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