If you are using Sodak guns on the Nocal you are using the wrong ones.

I have used both guns, mk6l and mk3l

Do you realize how much range NC has? I mean it's a hair shorter than bismarck with 44k damange and way better armour penetration.

Granted spread might be inferior than colo, but at least NC has better spread than most of the vv3 such as sodak, pow, nelson

At level neither Nocal or Sodak have good spread and even the range isnt whats magic about it. Those 45 degree guns have some great damage.

meh, i find the norcar spread on par with the sodak ones, if not worse; and the sodak guns have the reload to make up for it.

that being said, norcar is still pretty nice.  you just cant be as crazy as driving a sodak.  44 knots on norcar is makes it pretty dangerous

The 45 degree guns have decent damage and if you learn how, you can actually use the flight time of the shells to your advantage by getting the enemy ships to chase you then using the hang time of the shells to out range them as you sail away from them.

Well, if you don't want opinion and want straight answer. At the end it's your call.