Alaska

Tier Legendary | Type: Cruiser
Cost (Research Bureau)

Stock Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints60 800

Armor16 - 330 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction13 %

Artillery

Main Battery

305mm Mk83x3

Firing Range16.1 km

Reload Time20 s

180 Turn Time30 s

HE Max Damage4300

HE Fire Chance27 %

HE Penetration51 mm

AP Max Damage8900

Sigma2.05

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Mk326x2

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time6 s

HE Max Damage1800

HE Fire Chance5 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk434x1

DPS122

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Bofors Mk214x4

DPS223

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 3

127mm Mk326x2

DPS91

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33 kn

Turning Circle Radius850 m

Rudder Shift Time13 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea13.3 km

Detectability by Air8 km

Detectability firing in smoke10.2 km

Alaska — American Legendary Tier Cruiser.

An instance of a special type of ship, somewhere between a cruiser and a battleship. Officially classified as a "large cruiser", she was armed with 305 mm guns, had a high speed, and powerful AA defenses. On the other hand, she had relatively weak protection for her size.

Entered Service: 1944
Ships in a series: 3

Ship Traits
Big and Flammable: Fires set on this ship last longer due to her large size and high caliber guns.	Tough: Above average base HP rating.	Superior AP Damage: Above average AP shell damage.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	60 800	16	330	13	3x3	13

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
305mm Mk8	3x3	20	30	4300	27	8900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.1 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary batter -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 55s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.4km Detection of ships: 4.9km Duration: 100s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Surveillance Radar

Significantly increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships, including those within a smoke screen.

Range: 9km Duration: 30s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +438 Duration: 28s Reload time: 50s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 100s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Large 305mm main battery armament.
• Alaska’s large HP pool, decent concealment, and sturdy armor allow her freedom in positioning and the ability to withstand fire from equivalent tier cruisers.
• Strong AA suite can protect her from most enemy aircraft and are hard to destroy.
• Excellent accuracy and the same improved AP angles found in same tier US cruisers on her main battery armament reinforces her role of a cruiser-killer.
• Guns are powerful enough to citadel some battleships at medium and close range.

Cons:

• Increased fire duration and vulnerability to multiple fires when under HE spam compared to other cruisers.
• Large size and more sluggish maneuverability makes her an easier target for both enemy shells and torpedoes.
• Her large size also makes her an easy target to hit, even when actively maneuvering.
• Armor is not thick enough to let her tank battleship fire and HE spam in open combat. Alaska can tank fire from many battleships if angled, but battleships with 460mm guns or more can still overmatch her bow and stern plating.
• While she has Surveillance Radar, her long gun reload time of 18 seconds means that players will need to fire accurately and try and get help from teammates when fighting destroyers.

Performance

Changes

Might of Japan

• Repair Party now restores 20% of citadel damage instead of 10%.
• The number of charges of the Repair Party consumable has been increased from 2 to 3.
• Damage Control Party cooldown reduced from 60 s to 55 s.

The Redinforcements

• Maximum dispersion of main battery guns decreased by 10%
• Penetration of AP shells increased by 5%
• Repair Party cooldown reduced from 60 s to 50 s
• Repair Party now recovers 33% more HP per second

Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat

• Main battery dispersion circle increased by about 12%
• AP shell penetration reduced by 5%
• Shell grouping increased by 2.5%

All in Black

• Main battery firing range increased from 16 km to 16.15 km
• Main battery reload time reduced from 20.0 s to 18.0 s
• Fire duration increased from 30 s to 45 s
• Ship HP increased from 54 720 to 60 800

• Bow HP reduced from 7000 to 3500
• Casemate HP reduced from 13 800 to 6900
• Superstructure HP reduced from 7400 to 3700
• Stern HP reduced from 8400 to 4200

• Sonar duration increased from 96 s to 100 s
• Sonar ship detection increased from 4.4 km to 4.9 km
• Sonar torpedo detection increased from 3.1 km to 3.4 km
• Big Guns trait replaced with Big and Flammable

The Stars Align

• Main battery reload time increased from 18 s to 20 s
• HP increased for bow, stern, casemate, and superstructure—increasing the damage the ship takes before saturation.

• Bow HP increased from 3500 to 5000
• Casemate HP increased from 6900 to 10 000
• Superstructure HP increased from 3700 to 5000
• Stern HP increased from 4200 to 6000

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