World of Warships Blitz - Premium US cruiser "Congress" review

An early Alaska-class design named "Congress"... well, this should be fun. Not to play - that's not really a spoiler - but to make fun _of_.
00:00 Intro
01:49 History
04:00 Stats
08:28 Build
10:58 Battle 1
19:39 Battle 2
27:05 Conclusion

[@pigbay]

Oh I've been waiting for this review

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

I've seen yours as well. I generally don't do that before recording my own, to avoid bias, but in this case, I wanted to see if I was the only one 😂

[@johnnyzippo7109]

Note : regardless of the arrogance of my original comment , I know and trust F&G w/T reviews , had I watched this , even though I picked up Congress on a good sale , would not have purchased , because , well , even though He is notorious for running aground and other silly antics , He is a very honest and genuine reviewer that I trust and rely on . I just let the excitement of a product on sale get the better of me , thank you as always , merry Xmas .

[@gleamingcolt]

Well as someone who lives in the U.S I feel ashamed living here, as basically I live in a country of idiots. But you are correct about what you said

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

I've so far lived in Germany and Australia for extended periods of time, and I tend to ignore politics. It's a clown show at the best of times, usually, regardless of where you go. But I had a hearty laugh at Congress, Arizona being a retirement place.

[@gleamingcolt]

@@FunandGameswithTerry that is all it is. A bunch of idiots being idiots

[@testimonyoftime]

Great Video Terry

[@COMMANDER-wm9vr]

My god, I am so speechless at how abysmal it is, literally I cannot muster something. But I can agree about something, as someone that lives in the US, this thing handles exactly like Congress. This thing is the precise definition of throw a lot of shit at the wall and something will stick, except the thing is it isn't sticking. Anyway, I considered buying it, and when I went against one in an Iowa (or I think in my Francesco) I realized he could hardly hit me, and then I was like massive cruiser needs some 406mm guns into his citadel. Yea these things are abysmal, I now know what to do, and it won't be to buy this thing.

[@johnnyzippo7109]

Wait so without even using it yourself you know what’s up ? Completely ridiculous , anyways , I picked it up , and if it is in fact trash , I will report , maybe HE is the way to go . Granted I have not yet run it , but am confident I can make it work , I’ll let you know .

[@COMMANDER-wm9vr]

@@johnnyzippo7109 Go for it. But by the looks of it, this poor ship doesn't work. It's out rn in a Bundle, but I'm not gonna spend my money on it lol

[@10PADCGAIAMA]

After AKF the game for a year and a half, I played the game again recently (caused I spent too much on previous premium ships). I didn't get Alasaka last time, so I got this one (I thought its gun reload time is 13s, making it possible to have higher DPS than Odin in theory...). And what I also realize is that even if you get all the possible tokens in the event, you still need to pay for the ship (I had to purchase a large token vest to get it)... Anyway, it's always glad to see Terry you are still making videos and reviews for the game (I should have watched this review before I paid for it 🤣another regret after the BB Lenin)

[@mikaelketsela]

Hey, where are all the comments? Come on, people.

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

Speechless, everyone 😂

[@conamer6738]

It's a joke that isn't funny.

[@mikaelketsela]

@@FunandGameswithTerry Making that the only point of difference between the assembly and the boat🤣🤣🤣

[@johnnyzippo7109]

Well damn ! Bought it on sale before seeing this , we’ll hopefully the fact that I am much better at the game than you equates to something , keep up the hard work and great content , cheers M8t!

[@jonathanthacker8198]

Thank you for the new vid!

[@bubbafett522]

Oh I’ve got it, WG thought the US needed an Amagi equivalent, a piñata

[@10PADCGAIAMA]

21:34 that smile makes my day (1 hit or no hit at 13km; it appears at least one time per game for me lol)

[@part.time.grandmaster]

Also as an American, this ship is basically the embodiment of "fiction imitates reality". And no, our Congress isn't as bad as all you non-Americans have heard it to be. It is MUCH worse!

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

Politics everywhere can be a bit of a clown show. But I never let facts get in the way of a good cliche that allows me to poke fun at things.

[@MrX-un8cz]

honestly just get Massachusetts which is strap with light cruiser on each side of the ship oh yeah with North Carolina on it as well

[@gregorymeeder3167]

Hahaha! Rofl "Just going for the tank build: just trying to survive long enough so you don't lose your team points."

[@gregorymeeder3167]

"You might think, "yeah I'll get battles like this from time to time"

[@pranav8263]

In tech tree, Tier 8 has a ton of good cruisers. Amalfi, Cleveland, Chapaya, Takao, Wichita, etc...

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

Which is a good thing. I'm always happy to say, if a premium is a miss, or even if it's a good one, "but you can always get something similarly capable for free"

[@pranav8263]

@@FunandGameswithTerry Buying the Congress (Cruiser 😂) doesn't make any sense. It sucks at being a Cruiser. I hate it's gun layout. If someone is dead set on buying tier 8 premium cruiser, there are decent ships like Mainz, Irian, etc. I reckon Cleveland is more valuable than Congress. Congress seems a wee bit munted. Cleveland has Sonar, Radar and AA Defense Alert skill. She also has good guns and AA.

[@briangregg8581]

I think you overlooking that she is a nice looking ship with camo. She would look good in overflights.

[@angc214]

Thank you Terry for playing bad ships so we don't have to.

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

I actually had fun. Well, for a couple of games. It's the incredulity - like, really? I can't make this work?

[@imashovel2747]

Congress, a supercruiser, gets mauled 1v1 to a baltimore Yep, should be a good enough indication about what this ship is like

[@dustinontaiyabbi5608]

The 12' guns on the Alaska fired super heavy shells which allowed it to hit as hard as older 16' guns and many 15' guns

[@moonlightsparkle2690]

Yeah they could even penetrate an Iowa class battleship if they want (if at the correct distance from the target) but this game seems to lack of Dev Team that tests and do adjusts. It seems they do a ship, look at it and say: "Ya that is good enough lets put in game for 15k gold"

[@johnnyzippo7109]

Anyways , yeah Terry is correct , while it is much more quick and nimble than you would think , it is pretty much just well , not at all impressive , spot on review .

[@caseydale4731]

Different type of question, do you know if the sound the guns make when reloaded supposed to imitate the sound of a breach closing on a naval gun? The click click.

[@stormeel369]

Congress yes lol. And as an American i can agree Congress doesn't do much

[@bubbafett522]

There it is, let the memes commence ladies and gentlemen!!!

[@timothyfunk1883]

Boy I'm glad I didn't spring for that.

[@hattrick8684]

This is one of the earlier designs before they decided to really bump up the displacement.

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

I've had a cursory look at the archives, but didn't see a mention of this design or the guns used in twin turrets. Makes sense, if this is a smaller displacement, that she'd have twin guns, since the barbettes wouldn't fit otherwise. Cheers!

[@hattrick8684]

I’m a battle cruiser, super cruiser fanboy. It’s been a while but I took a deep dive looking into the Alaska class. It was one of the original designs with the 305mm in mind. Buffalo, is also an earlier design. Anchorage may be as well.., not sure. I remember a variant or two having torpedo tubes… makes sense if the 4x3 203mm variants would have had it.

[@hattrick8684]

I do agree with you though… in game they can be poor execution. I do well in them, most of the time… but I can see why they fall short of they’re intention. Especially this one.

[@uglytoad285]

Hey Terry. Why not do a series of meme ships of every nation. Idk why I get pleasure seeing a premium ship like this.😅..maybe because I am a tech tree player. 😋

[@cala1012]

With the Congress you can double you damage by shooting at your team. Not sure if causing damage with friendly fire is a glitch or an intentional joke

[@FunwithCaleb22]

Thank you very much Yea I heard that from slai47 It’s terrible I wish they would’ve made the USS hill a little bit more reachable for average players. Can you imagine having to do 60 victories to get the hell Tear 5??? It’s terrible 😢

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

I don't generally even consider the events, since I just don't have the time for them. But we've made some suggestions to WG to add maybe some lower-tier prices for those of us who can't make it

[@FunwithCaleb22]

@@FunandGameswithTerry thank you 🙏🏼

[@10PADCGAIAMA]

I got 45K tokens and paid the rest for Congress. I am so regret now :(

[@BenTheTiger131]

Terry didn’t forget Destroyers don’t have citadels and AP don’t work on DDS, depending on the Caliber. If I was you I reload HE then AP but already knew that.

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

AP will overpenetrate for 25% if the penetration is too high for the armour on impact. But AP loses penetration over distance. So, depending on you initial penetration, and the distance you're shooting at, AP can actually be more effective sometimes. Since this ship has pretty weak pen, she works against DDs, provided you can hit them.

[@gregorymeeder3167]

Thumbs up for the title screen alone 😅

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

Couldn't resist 😁

[@briangregg8581]

Could this ship be used as a Combat Camera platform?

[@ae3464]

Uhh do i just buy hill or this one??? I like both gunboats and torpboats but im still confused between the two since im almost at 20k xd

[@robbie356]

hill, congress can barely land any shots and its secondaries are bad. just dont get it. hill is easier to play, think of it as a nicholas that lost a torp launcher but in return has fuel smoke.

[@lanlaxire3546]

I'll just get hill

[@phillipcostas5148]

When are you going to feature how congress holds up against a roma?

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

I'm not that much into pain...

[@justin3415]

I'm so mad that it isn't good.Alaska and Puerto Rico are not bad I enjoy them.Congress reminds me of Tulsa and malbrough there salvageable if there HE Flamethrowers and tweek them.But as is! not good.

[@arnoedgar8477]

After they finished porting into wowsb all premium ships from wows which have hot reputations there, they simply run out of ideas and begin to print out garbage premiums after garbage premiums. Wallet traps.

[@explorationandhistorywithethan]

They release one expensive garbage after another. Im done buying premuims. Im 17 and I wish i didn't buy half the things i bought. Except Fushun, that was great.

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

I'm 45, and I'm at the point where I literally have more ships than I have time to play. So while I could afford to keep dropping money on premiums, it's really a game of diminishing returns. I'm just here to make sure that if someone is new to the game, and feels like they'd want to spend some money, they don't end up wasting it.

[@explorationandhistorywithethan]

@@FunandGameswithTerry fair point. And ever since i watched your channel, i have been giving more thought about the game and actually learned how to play certain things.

[@Evilship994]

Hahaha hp package for battleship or else we can say citadel crisis package lol

[@HighlanderNorth1]

I knew that Congress was weak, ineffective, and costs way too much. But I came here to learn about the ship..... Btw, are you going to do a review on the tier 7 Italian tech tree battleship Fettuccine Capicola or whatever it's called? I just bought one late last night, but only had time for 3 AI games to figure out it's guns and maneuverability. The main guns seem kinda weak for being 380mm..

[@umamclipper]

predicted, this very heavy cruiser maybe will same like moskva, i have moskva and i confuse how to use it. big gun but not enough to pierce battleship armor, but overpenetration to dd in close. l two more face this ship at battle and defeat it with mainz

[@FunandGameswithTerry]

Moskva isn't a bad ship, she's extremely precise. Against battleships, you can hit the weaker bow and stern armour pretty reliably, and with APCS, the guns really start to shine.

[@umamclipper]

@@FunandGameswithTerry but i cant play it well, i have better statistic with mainz full ap, and charles martel full ap

[@viciousgrin9044]

you would think someone named Jean Bart would be good on the ship carrying its name, not a complete joke of a player

[@tropicthndr]

Played this ship for three days with an elite commander, it’s dumbed down so bad it’s just complete garbage. Secondaries are the most useless I’ve ever seen on a tier viii ship. This thing takes damage like an Atlanta, it’s just a joke.

[@g23emr38]

Congress is the opposite of congress. 😂

[@dudditz]

At least nobody can be accused of p2w for this abomination 😂😂

[@Zolgronin]

Big ole pile of crap lol

[@sam_the_dachsund_47_85]

No armor?! I was able to tank 2 romas for 3 mins

[@robbie356]

those romas had skill issue then

[@sam_the_dachsund_47_85]

@@robbie356I don’t think so. They were shooting very accurate hits but since I was angled and with support of my team, I was able to repair some of the dmg

[@robbie356]

biggest scam and time waste in wowsb history. theres probably more overpriced ships but this is embarrasing. id rather grind for the carbon copy of nicholas than that thing.

[@conamer6738]

It's a joke that isn't funny.