Meh, not exactly. Battleships level "Naturally" in that you will ALWAYS take 1 to either 3-2 grinding or just to normal nodes. But you downright need to force yourself to take a Heavy Cruiser or a Light Cruiser alot of times. And if the nodes in general that you're trying to get through are too power heavy, Light cruisers just get bombarded senseless.
I'm just gonna resort to 4-3 grinding for my light cruisers.
Ah, the road to Kai Ni of Destroyers and Light Cruisers aren't as painful as Battleships and Carriers. I just spam 1-5 with them as Flagship and another BBV, DD, SS. Now, MVP Flagship won't run away from you.