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I agree with the skill ceiling, though to me it's a high 'high'."Īlaska has some of the offense and defense among the tier 9 cruisers, rivaled only by Kronshtadt presently. Ok, she's still a cruiser and big mistakes are going to get punished, but on the whole I think she is comfortable, versatile and sturdy enough to make for a ship that even moderately experienced players can make effective to a certain degree. Her armor profile, citadel location and protection, the comfort of her gunnery and the increased angle-defeating performance of her American Piercing shells make for a very forgiving cruiser at her tier.

"Actually, I would argue for a 'casual' skill floor. Her consumables, protection, speed and anti-aircraft firepower provide her with a comfortable bit of flexibility for an experienced player.īut don't take it from me. Her improved AP shells, for one, open up plenty of opportunities to excel with the right know how. Alaska has a lot going for her that veterans will enjoy. The statement above is a gross oversimplification, of course. Imagine how well Scharnhorst would fare in the hands of a novice with this kind of opposition and you begin to understand the challenges playing Alaska. Imagine you took a tier VII battleship and stuck it in at tier IX with cruiser matchmaking. Skill Ceiling: Low / Moderate / HIGH / Extreme Skill Floor: Simple / Casual/ CHALLENGING / Difficult Only modest muzzle velocity and energy retention over distance.

Takes increased fire damage like a battleship. Strong anti-aircraft firepower, especially at medium ranges. Improved auto-ricochet angles on her AP shells. Solid armour layout with good citadel protection and some HE immunity.Īrmed with nine enormous (for a cruiser) 305mm guns with solid alpha strike. Look, up in the Arsenal! It's a pocket battleship! It's a battlecruiser! No, it's Alaska! Able to delete cruisers in a single salvo. More powerful than the broadside of a Baltimore.

If you have any questions regarding any changes to this ship after subsequent patches, please feel free to contact me.įaster than a speeding Montana. To the best of my knowledge, these stats are accurate as of patch 0.8.1. Please be aware that though this represents the release version of the ship, her statistics may change in the future. The following is a review of USS Alaska, the tier IX Premium American Large Cruiser kindly provided to me by Wargaming.