Question-Returning Player\New BB lines

I'm returning to Navyfield after Leaving before french release. As such I'm rather out of the loop on how Things have changed, Such as the fact their is now 3 new Nations sense I left.
My question is simple, What are the Traits of the new BB lines? Rolling a new crew, is UK still Best for Brute force? I've read a little on the new nations from other posts, with Soviets being compared to the UK. How do the two differ? More over if/how has gameplay balance changed?

phantom3553

UK still got its traits, as far as I know on the new nationFrench = they got a speedy ships, low on range though, but great on hitting damage, spread of its guns is fair...Soviets =  i don't have soviet and haven't still played, but they're range is 2nd to KM, they're guns got same trait of that of IJN (45 degree angles, long hangtime and armor penetration), only turn off is that they're ships is slowItaly = well they're not yet finish rebalancing this nation yet, they're guns are still OP with its 25 degree angle and its shells jumps alot sometimes, they're spread is near to worst... 

So I read that italy is being rebalanced, So not much has really changed in the few years I was out. thats kind of disapointing, in any case the Soviets sound interesting. Considering I could never get speed with an Armored UK ship, even with a team of engineers. Thanks for the info, I'll probably go read up on the Soviet line then.