Chkalov is strong, but...

[sfcgx3]

It's a huge noob team attractor. I guess this is the way WG balances the ship.

[Reinhard_of_Avercland]

So does the whole Soviet CV line.

The all-out drop is a strong gimmick. But miscalculating the lead is more punishing than on other CVs because you have to fly over half of the map again to initiate the next strike.

[ChokeMeHardDaddyBondrewd]

It doesnt attract noob teams, as far as I'm concerned its the MM is perfectly normal. Just check my stats. 

and here: I've had multiple matches like this with barely 30 matches last time I checked.