One Of The Best Black Friday Ships - Alaska B

[@btun324]

Alaska is a genuine tier 9.5, such a versatile ship with BC armour and guns but with radar and hydro and a low citadel

[@AnthonyBowman]

Not just a low citadel. It’s literally below the waterline. The only real knock against Alaska, even with several years of serious power creep and the advent of super ships, is the fire burn times. But smart use of captain skills, flags, equipment modules and heals can mitigate a lot of even that.

[@btun324]

@AnthonyBowman agreed the 60s fire time is a major downside, but it at least make it feel like a tier 9 BB. Still think it's the best ship for an up tier match in the whole game

[@joshuarewerts8566]

I bought that a couple years ago during the Black Friday sales. One of my favorite cruisers, just got to keep angled and it does exceptionally well

[@AnthonyBowman]

You just rolled around literally hard flanked by 2 battleships (yes, one a hybrid, but a better Nebraska player burns you down with planes), and you not only survive but you kill the Nebraska with a larger health pool than you at the start of the engagement, but you only go down to half health. Alaska is a baller tank, and can punish things if RNJesus blesses you even a little bit.

[@AnthonyBowman]

And a 2-shot kill on a healthy Chakalov? Come on dude, that's gangster AF.

[@danielvaughn1535]

I would love to see how you play the Atago B. Thank you for your time spent on making content.

[@AidanDracole]

So hyped to give my new Alaska a spin. Lucky to get her, too (from one of the containers in the sequential bundles leading to Repulse). Dem improved ricochet angles be spicy.

[@maltemejlstrup4746]

That's some good luck. From another Alaska B owner, I hope you have a good time in it. Did you go all the way and get the Repulse B too or was it just some of the containers you picked up?

[@AidanDracole]

@@maltemejlstrup4746 Definitely insane luck (considering I also got Brandenburg B from a container for the Voyage to the Arctic event). And yeah, I bought the whole bundle chain (I was after Repulse, ultimately).

[@maltemejlstrup4746]

@@AidanDracole That's nice. I bought the whole bundle too. Yeah I already had the regular Repulse that I got for free from the dockyard it was first introduced in but I figured that since I got the regular for free, the black version would basically give me some bonus doubloons. That and I just wanted my favorite tier VI ship in the beautiful black camo. I din't get any other ships from the containers in the bundle but the stuff I got was still useful so it's all good. I did contemplate also buying some containers but I think I'll wait for the santa containers to do that instead. I'm just happy with my Repulse B right now. The sequential bundles always tend to be worth it.

[@CrissTRG]

those black friday containers are pretty good imo, i got scharnhorst b,kearsarge b and sims b from 10 opened containers, sadly no alaska for me but i ended up buying it directly

[@maltemejlstrup4746]

@@CrissTRG I am contemplating buying some but I also bought the sequential bundle so idk. I do also like to save some money for santa containers.

[@KarthikVishwamitra]

My man's sitting out here open-water trading with a T8 406 mm BB and complaining about the damage output lmao. No other T9 cruiser (except maybe Riga?) could do that while losing so little HP.

[@clementavana5560]

2:09 You can hear Golden Leeuwe cursing every submarine player in existence LOL

[@crazylocha2515]

I always had far better luck with Alaska B once a clanmate advised me to always Heavy AP, that plunging fire with Heavy totally made the ship make sense. Learning her angles was the next lesson and am glad i did. She becomes a real monster with that hydro/radar playing peekaboo with islands, especially if you have comms with Div or clan mates. Truly a favorite if you have the mindset for her unique abilities.

[@emiliohontucan4877]

I remember flanking on a failing side with Alaska, with my teammates, I ate a lot of the enemies broadside and won the game.

[@sameerkharade7750]

The only super cruisers worth playing are Stalingrad, Marseille and Puerto Rico. Stalingrad for the the Soviet tech, Marseille for the speed and concealment, PR for a mini Monty experience. Alaska is super good too, but it gets super clapped by battleships through nose.

[@AnthonyBowman]

Alaska by far is my favorite bote in the game, by far. The skill floor is high, but the ceiling is high too. A well played Alaska is absolutely S-tier, especially in Ranked. It has all of the utility including good ASW. You can solo non-supership BBs all day long and win the fights more often than not. And if you can get Halsey to proc, lights outs. Plus, I think she is just the nicest looking US ship in the game, period.

[@AnthonyBowman]

For the record, I play a lighthouse build with Alaska.

[@solidtoto]

This thing is way better in Ranked than on Randoms.

[@old_guard2431]

Really appreciate the video. I guess Little White Mouse’s reviews are gone for good now that the forum is gone. This helps fill the substantial gap.

[@KES33615]

You should do a "favorites" video. Which are your favorites in all ship types. I would value that as I have the same preferences as you toward accuracy, and ship type.

[@johnnypatterson7512]

Bought 25 crates and got 11 ships - then took the dubs I got from the Iwami B and Brandon B, missions added them to my dub total and bought the Repulse B. Now time to buy a lotto ticket.

[@jfloop77]

@johnnypatterson7512 unbelievable. 11 ships from 25 crates? I got none from 10 crates.

[@AllAhabNoMoby]

I always thought Alaska's dispersion was bad, until I got Puerto Rico. Now she feels like an Elbing! 😄

[@nunocaeiro7683]

is there any possibility wargaming adds a line with ships with this hull on tech tree? love this hull its a skinny montana version

[@Apollyon-er4ut]

AK is probably the most powerful super cruiser up to T10. No regrets picking her up the first year I started playing. She's ok in random, but ranked and clan battles is where she really earns her keep.

[@klmnts]

Definitely agree with the statement that battlecruisers combine the worst of battleships and cruisers. 60s fires and the inability to get fire prevention is the worst. Sub homing torps get the tighter cruiser homing but you don’t have the maneuverability to dodge those torps. 5s DCP is also very sad.

[@tsarsfield12]

Thinking of getting 2 ships this year, first time. Which 2 would you recommend? Alaska and Massachusetts?

[@gothia1715]

One thing that would really help supercruisers would be if WG reduces the maximum amount of fires on all Cruisers to 3. Also fires on DDs to 3 or 2.

[@buzatusebastian2735]

Hey, new player here, how do i get my hud to look like urs? I mean tge "destroyed" flags and such, they yours look different to mine

[@DarthCody700]

Serious question that will decide if I buy, can you get other camos for it, and if not can you at least remove the black one?

[@darthteej1]

This is my exact experience with Alaska lol. Its so good on paper but i always seem to run into plays that force my weaknesses

[@Pzlineman2017]

Any idea when it’s going on sale again

[@critique7767]

Should i get alaska or massachusetts?😂 any advise.

[@CrissTRG]

how do you change the circle for an X in the mini map?

[@marcom2248]

For me it's my moneymaker. But it burns like a bb and the reload time is terrible....

[@tonepilot]

How do you get to hunt down the single remaining ship? My games always end when we're doing well and there's two or three enemy ships left.

[@zlpatriot11]

Hey PQ, can you do a video on Saipan B and Brandonburg B?

[@josephbarnes3099]

The Alaska is likely my best black Friday purchase, I'm enjoying the versatility of this cruiser.

[@BoBo-pl3ww]

Got it from one free crate lmao. The accuracy and damage is astonishing tbh

[@jayvee8502]

The momment this was available on black friday all my ranked games have Alaska B's

[@NickHey]

Thank you for pronouncing Brisbane correctly

[@minwan6101]

i wonder who has better pen Agir or Alaska?

[@AidanDracole]

Aegir has marginally better AP pen than Alaska at most ranges. However, Alaska is better because of the vastly improved ricochet angles (60-68 instead of Aegir's (well, almost everyone else's for that matter, at least where the large cruisers are concerned) normal 45-60), allowing her damage dealing potential to be a great deal more flexible.

[@mertc8050]

Agir has better pen alaska has better richoche angles but remember american shells are very slow for the meta azuma/yoshino is better even agir in close range

[@Pipe_Avileins]

I had luck with the north pole tokens and in my first black friday premium container got her, its a really powerfull cruiser, never less than a 100k damage dealt in the 20-something battles ive played in her (and im an average 52% winrate player, not a whaler and often sending full W just for the fun)

[@jfloop77]

I've opened 4 and not a single ship, just stupid flags.

[@SwampySi]

Is this in this years sale?

[@kingjulian420]

this is like watching your grade all hit A+

[@tonybotting9548]

I love my Alaska , as some have said stay angled and have fun , i spec into heavy AP , and boy cit city .

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Alaska is a gud boat and I'm glad I have her... But these days I take out my Puerto Rico instead. If I'm going to be facing tier 10 and super ships I might as well get the extra firepower. If I were playing tier 9 ranked or clan battles though and I wasn't grinding a tech tree ship (seems like I always am) she would be high on my list of premiums to choose. The versatility of near battleship firepower combined with radar and sonar in a ship that has decent AA, better than battleship dispersion and faster than battleship reload is hard to beat. BTW I NEVER get players on the red team that are as dumb as the ones that face PQ and other streamers. I means seriously I would have been dead in two salvos if I sat still on the edge of a map like that instead of being almost completely missed by every shot that hybrid took. Also it ain't Alaska's fault that RNG screwed you on the fires. THAT is something that happens to me over and over and over and over again and of course the first salvo of HE ALWAYS seems to light a fire on my ships in return.

[@jackcasse]

I love the PR. Probably shouldn't bother with Alaska, then?

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

@@jackcasse do you play ranked and clan battles a lot? If you do she's one of the best you can get for those. Play brawls? She's top notch there too. But if all you ever play is random I don't think she is worth IRL money if you already have PR. PR has some drawbacks Alaska doesn't (worse dispersion for the main guns being the biggest one) but if you are going to get double up tiered in an Alaska and face super ships you may as well get the added fire power and slightly better specs of PR instead. I have both. I love both my original comment is not really a dig against Alaska as much as it is a dig at matchmaker for screwing so many people over with double up tier match making.

[@captainredbeard542]

Wow just had this pop up in my feed and i just bought a a Alaska B the timing lol

[@old_guard2431]

Just happened to take out Buffalo before watching this. (I do this from time to time. Ought to sell it, but keep hoping for a miracle.) What a contrast. Alaska’s guns are a bit weak for their tier and caliber, but it is playable in a Tier X game. Buffalo just isn’t. I have the gray version of Alaska, and it is one of the few cruisers I consistently actually enjoy in high tier games. For me, being based on an actual real-world ship is a plus. Roon seems a bit more tanky, but the guns are nowhere near as good.

[@tahiribnmohammad5410]

lots say, that Alaska, is the best tier 9 cruiser period, so why on earth does it need any buffs?

[@littletweeter1327]

because it plays like a battleship. and everything is designed to farm battleships. battle cruisers and ships like alaska aren’t enjoyable in the current meta. think they want to make it more cruiser-like

[@mertc8050]

​@@littletweeter1327azuma/yoshino is better for the meta even agir and they are free

[@Freebirdywt]

Alaska B or Black B for a new player looking for t9s?

[@silverzfall]

Alaska B is more forgiving and is one of the best t9 crusiers. Black B requires a higher skill ceiling and is difficult for newbies.

[@megabear163]

Alaska. You can get Black anytime for coal.

[@Freebirdywt]

Thx, I got Alaska 😊, I don’t want Black yet cos I’m saving up coal for Marceau.

[@mertc8050]

If you are a new player stay away from dds or litteraly dds in general since they just suck fun wise

[@neogaming7887]

opened like 15 containers no ships , Rip me

[@jfloop77]

Reminds me of my surprise when I opened a large number of supercontainers during anniversary celebration and didn't get a single ship.

[@seanwu9955]

is Alaska ever sell for coal or steel?

[@jackcasse]

Used to be free XP, then it was canned. They never sold it otherwise outside of BF.

[@adrianionut8464]

you cant get only one of them...there are in bundles and you have to buy all of them

[@gamkem1405]

I’ve always wanted the Alaska, but would like to use coal or steel for it or even RB points. I’m trying not to spend too much money on the game these days. Thanks PQ! o7

[@jayvee8502]

get the Black version if you have doubloons

[@HybridRenoII]

As Flamu put it *S TIER* in ranked if you know how to use her, I'm ok with her but better like you in BB's great Cruiser though. Good vid

[@daniellambert1217]

not tanky enough ?!?!?!? you were focused by 2 BB`s which you out tanked one of which was soviet ! achieved citadel`s on another BC then got 6 citadels on a soviet CV ....... what the heck would make you happy ?

[@brentonteo8273]

Bought 10 crates, got none

[@tytlyf]

You should zoom in more to watch your shots.

[@logantownsend1524]

I’m really struggling with her so inconsistent and frustrating

[@Kapi.23]

i bought 3 premium BF containers with the tokens (i got the 100 tokens from the battlepass) and no joking, i got 2 ships: Alaska B and Napoli B. The other was the Commander XP packagge. I am happy. Ps: i got video proof

[@sicure]

I bought 2 premium BF containers and got 2MM credits each time. No joking.

[@Kapi.23]

@@sicure that sucks man! I couldn't believe it because I've only have gotten 2 ships from containers (one tier ví and one tier 7) and I've been playing since beta

[@smilingpolitely12345]

NICE ! , I bought bundles , got 9 regular and 3 standard crates , and I got Mainz B , DB was free from ranked :)))

[@thegreatid3595]

Alaskas better than Napoli despite being a tier lower imo The only thing Napoli brings is SAP secondaries and exhaust smoke.

[@smilingpolitely12345]

@@thegreatid3595 I have both Alaska and Napoli , both I got for coal , and Alaska is more battlecruiser with radar , you have limited strategy , on the other side , Napoli have great AP & HE , have rolling smoke , torps & secondaries that are handy , playing Napoli is much more fun.

[@Bush3sh]

can you do napoli b please :)

[@jacksonevoX20S]

for some odd reason, I have the starter T8 congress and the T10 Pay to Rico, these to ships have very good dispersion, watching this vid, alaska's dispersion seems shit. Still one of those ships Im wary about whenever I see it XD

[@Gundolf300]

Finally someone addressing the downsides of this ship rather than buying into the Alaska cult fan bois. It's a great ship when you're countering bad- mildly average players. When facing people who actually knows what they are doing, regarding what ship they playing, being in an Alaska really isn't a fun and engaging experience.

[@bmatt_1520]

This or Kearsarge?

[@Freebirdywt]

Alaska, grab Kear for coal

[@mertc8050]

Get kearsarge for coal and buy alaska but if you are lazy af and if its gonna take you a year to get that coal because you gotta play to get coal then go for kearsarge since its just better

[@dinozilic7918]

I saved up free dubs and bought a premium Black Friday container. Guess what Alaska b. I literally got this ship for Free

[@AllAhabNoMoby]

If you're wondering why BB captains DCP one fire, it's because experience has not taught them to do differently. 🙄

[@Madmiata79]

Lovely ship

[@akacrumpet]

This ship wails hard

[@Kiryuu27]

I hate easy to use ships like this ship for example 🙃 which has almost everything in it

[@Chikenlovelyfr]

Pfo

[@TheKasperlkopf]

i would have secured the kill on the bb first

[@dorodo1125]

I hate rank games right now cause of this ship, every game has one and its never on my side.

[@sandertheunforgiven]

I just got her in a crate :D

[@alfredujvarosi2130]

Ah, yes. Alaska, the bane of cruisers. One of the best ships. Sadly it aged a bit.

[@thegreatid3595]

Definitely didn't age badly its still one of if not the best tier 9 cruiser in ranked.

[@mertc8050]

​@@thegreatid3595yeah agir exists and is free so does azuma even tho its a glass cannon

[@mattjargon]

i prefer the congress due to T8

[@paulbow78]

In reality, Alaska is not a battlecruiser

[@I_wont_Heal_u]

I win every ranked game in alaska

[@mkgaming990]

I really hate wg that they nerfed agir so hard just because one agir melted 3 alaskas and made an over hype to OP

[@johnnyhealer8744]

Everyone talking about the supreme ship ALASKA ... And in my hands its one of the MOST AWFUL ships I have ever had. Its like a big, clumsy Des Moines without DPM. Wasted money in my case ...

[@dirkschulz7282]

i like it.

[@woody4077]

ok you can buy alaska b; however theres a VERY LARGE "but....." its only availble for purchase as part of an over THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR, FLEET BUNDLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN NOT BUY ALASKA B "ON IT'S OWN" only other option is to hope the containers "smile on you"

[@andytidnits]

Whine, whine, whine and gets 216k.

[@pratiknath1712]

Somone gift me this ship or some BF containers.

[@pqfire0950]

Imo alaska is an amazing ship, your never not useful.

[@ReeceGonzales]

The thing about this garbage aim assistance that wargaming has is absolutely atrocious and doesn’t give you cits or fires when it’s supposed to