QUOTE(fact3 @ Jan 27 2017, 02:44 AM)
so the next Rank Battle will be at tier 7; good news and bad news there
good news: many good ship to use at that tier
bad news: need to fight those good ship

just hope WG dont make tier 7 premium ship sale over this ranked period, those newbs will come in bulk...
At T7, DDs will be quite safe as there are no radar ships other than Atlanta, Indianapolis and Belfast, all of which are premium ships. Here is what we can expect to be seeing:
DDIJN - Akatsuki & Shiratsuyu, both very capable DDs
USN - Mahan & Sims, will be challenging to play them
RU - Kiev & Leningrad, will buzz the enemy ships and counter DD
KMS - Leberecht Maass, cannot comment as I have yet to play this line
Others - Błyskawica, I expect to see lots of this in the coming Rank season
CAIJN - All the ARP ships will be put to good use but they are essentially Myoko
USN - Pepsicola, she will be detected through most of the battles

I would say the 2 USN premium ships will contribute to the side they are on only because of their radar
RU - The Shchors will rain down fire on the enemy in capable hands but do be reminded that she is rather fragile
KMS - Yorck, one word, "Yuck".
Others - Fiji & Belfast. I have a feeling these could emerge as favorites for the coming season
BBIJN - Nagato, she is a capable brawler
USN - Colorado
KMS - Gneisenau & Scharnhorst, expected to be favorites
CVIJN - Hiryu
USN - Ranger and Saipan
For me, I will likely see my Scharnhorst put to good use.