It means that unlike MCFAA, AFT does *something* for you in matches without any CVs, which are pretty common in the current meta. surface targets is not a build goal, it's far from worthless. And while the increase to secondary range vs. Personally, for the Cleveland specifically I prefer AFT because IME the AA capability of the Cleveland is so well-known that CVs only very rarely attack the Cleveland directly, but with a larger AA bubble I'm much more likely to catch planes attacking a nearby friendly BB or DD with my AA. IMHO, the disperson effect DF has on the drops is at least as important as any planes you might shoot down. OTOH, if you want to use your Defensive Fire consumable help provide AA protection to allies, then AFT has advantages as it gives your Defensive Fire a larger area of effect, making it easier to keep allied ships within your AA bubble. If your goal is simply protecting yourself from air attack, MFCAA may well be the better choice as long as you remember to select the priority target, MFCAA on a ship like the Cleveland will melt a squadron very quickly. So for an AA build, take MFCAA, for anything else, take CE. Sure, BFT and AFT also buff your secondaries, but it's not like buffing secondaries is a huge concern for a cruiser. The reason is that BFT+AFT buffs your AA by 44% percent, while MFCAA buffs your AA by almost the same amount while requiring only 4 points, due to the fact that most of Cleveland's AA is concentrated in her DP 127mm guns. MFCAA is way better than taking both BFT and AFT. I haven't gotten to the Cleveland yet (working my way up the Omaha), but when I get her, I'm thinking of something like this:
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