Although she has great armor - for a cruiser - and solid guns, she will still be out damaged by equal and higher tier cruisers due to her slower rate-of-fire. Much of Alaska’s play style is based on choosing fights wisely. Captains should keep an eye on enemy battleship positions, and either angle or make use of concealment accordingly. Still her armor is quite weak, and when taking battleship-caliber fire at range, her citadel remains very vulnerable. Alaska also has a below-the-waterline citadel, allowing her to frequently avoid citadel hits at close range.

Despite having 10,000 fewer hit points than Kronshtadt, Alaska has similar - if not superior - survivability to due to her armor layout and better stealth. In this respect, Alaska is quite similar to normal cruisers in that she will regularly change shell types depending on the chosen target.Īs far as her armor goes, she keeps the trend of high-tier American cruisers having 27mm plating at their extremities, as well as possessing an overmatch-proof middle deck. Captains are highly encouraged to invest in the Expert Loader skill in order to make the most of her main battery. Armed with nine 305mm guns, she lacks the ability to go 'AP only' in battle something that her Russian counterpart can do quite easily.

In game, however, captains will find that Alaska has a play style more similar to that of German heavy cruisers (such as Roon). On paper, many aspects of Alaska will resemble those of her counterparts, Kronshtadt and Azuma. USS Alaska was the second Tier IX ship available for Free Experience ( ) in the American tech tree, and was the first Free XP ship to be priced at 1,000,000. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's 'Actual AA DPS'.

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