WoWS doesn't have anything like artillery from WoT. Destroyers, battleships, cruisers and carriers can nuke a ship, but the ship in question has to have done something to deserve it. I.E. allowed a destroyer to get into point blank range, not changing speed and maneuvering from time to time (torpedoes take a long time to reach the target from beyond detection range, so they miss if the target changes heading or speed), going off on your own lacking AA, or sailing full broadside to battleships/cruisers firing AP. Idiots whine about carriers, but you can typically mitigate a lot of potential damage carriers put out by turning into the torpedo bombers and maximising the time they spend in your AA range trying to line up a shot. Alternatively, you can stick in a group, ideally with a cruiser that has the AA defensive fire ability. Carriers themselves play like a basic RTS, and there is a lot of skill involved in lining up good attacks while trying to avoid enemy fighters or excessive amounts of AA.