great, thanks for all the advice!

As saliors change class the amt of exp changes. Taking your saliors back to the
netural DD would not yeild any more exp than you are seeing on the Fletcher
(unless you do more damage etc.).

Just tough it out till you can get the double 4in guns and things will then start
getting better.

rape CLs? Maybe a noob without any armor. Unless you have a 6" gun your shells will do
like 30 damage to me.

go 5" until u get the dual 4" at lvl 19 or something. Then u can totally rape CLs.

u think the fletcher lvls are bad... o man. wait till u get in the 40s.....such a grind.

but ull get more xp as u get better at the game, and ull get better ships and guns
and this will all make it better. right now stick to only beginner area or DD only
games. u will get owned in any other.

as for the set up. use the dual 3'', and 4'' wen u get them. yes, they do less
damage pershot, but u shoot so much faster then the singles, so in the long run. u
do more damage. ur a dd. so dont worry about "range" jus get up close and pound
away with the duals. as far as torps go?? eh. i recomend not using them. us torps
have no power wat so ever. they are really more for a distraction or repellant. they
jus take up too much displacement. they out weight their potential. use the space
for armor. but since ur in a fletch. u dont really need any armor. u wont really be
able to pack much.

i like the 4" duals best. lots of shots, fast, 100 damage a hit :), two torps

if you use singles its a good idea to just go lcose range and blast away. Get as much belt
armor as you can

the 5" singles

stick it out in a fletcher, 2x3 is better since your spread is horrible at the start, and
2x = 2x as many ammo going into the enemy. 2x4 are good guns as well. You are probably not
mkaing muhc expereinc because in your fletcher people consider more of a thraet since hihg
level fletchers can carry 2 5x torpedo launchers.