Slogging my way through the Kawachi now. I like the idea of the Konigsberg, a cruiser with a lethal AP salvo, but I think I'm going to have to free XP past the Kolberg
Also got to the Phoenix and the Kuma, even though both of them are almost stock they seem really good. Could anyone tell me what the Kuma has over the Phoenix apart from better torpedoes and the ability to get one more gun on target? It looks like the Phoenix wins in AA and firing range, both of which seem pretty important.