I have some more cents to put into this. About 10 cents.
I must be honest, I believe a vote should be held about this. This view of buffing cerbs is something a lot of people agree with, I'd actually argue that over half of the community would want them buffed. So, a vote would be in order. I say if the majority of players want this, it should happen. Now, I may be wrong here. (Correct me if I'm wrong) But I'd argue most of the devs who wanted this nerf must've not played much caps, because if you did, at least so I've heard, you'd be angry they got nerfed. Reason being is, cerbs were a weapon of defense for heavies to hit medium bs's at a longer range without having to equip trebuchet's or mortars (at least that's my intake on it). All the people I know who played back then are angry with the nerf. So, if you were for it, you most likely didn't play heavies much, or any caps to be honest. Cerbs fit into combat perfectly, and then they got taken out, leaving a gap, which has caused many players to abandon caps. I wish I could play in a cap battle with many players in one system, with nobody complaining if they lose or win.. But alas, that won't happen. With cerbs gone, everyone left. There is no one left to complain about losing.
Maybe people would come back to caps, maybe. If a vote was held for them to be reverted, along with other guns being reverted to their originals, the populous would rejoice. If the vote wins, try the guns out. If the battles don't work, and things go crazy, then revert it to 1600m cerbs. But give them a chance.