I dunno about its AP ability.
The AA is better than the Soyuz atleast, it's got fairly good coverage, I like it enough to be happy with it. The soyuz made me think AA gunners might have been a mistake since I didnt level any extra supports, but it has nice AA really. Guns are a little too spread out imo, but atleast theyre consistant and theres enough of them to shoot stuff down, much better than sniping at stuff with the soyuz (since I never bothered with those 2 rear slots).