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Alaska B

In the late 1930s, the U.S. was designing large ships with 305 mm main battery guns to counter cruisers. The most armored of the presented variants was the CA2G project, which, according to the report, was armored "worse than any battleship, but better than any cruiser." The ship, named USS Alaska, became part of a high-speed carrier squadron that...

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In the late 1930s, the U.S. was designing large ships with 305 mm main battery guns to counter cruisers. The most armored of the presented variants was the CA2G project, which, according to the report, was armored "worse than any battleship, but better than any cruiser." The ship, named USS Alaska, became part of a high-speed carrier squadron that operated in the Pacific Ocean. Alaska protected aircraft carriers during strikes on Tokyo and covered the landing operations at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The ship also participated in the raid on Shanghai.

Doubloons
21,500
Official profile image of Alaska B

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
60,800
Maximum speed
33.0 knots
Surface detection
15.0 km
Main battery range
19.0 km
Main battery reload
20.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection15 km
  • Main battery19 km
  • Secondary battery7 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 305 mm HE Mk17 mod. 1 4,300
  • AP · 305 mm AP Mk18 mod. 1 8,900
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
33.0 knots
Turning circle radius
850 m
Rudder shift time
13.0 s
Maneuverability API rating 50

Concealment

Surface detection
15.0 km
Air detection
9.7 km
Submarine detection
9.7 km
Concealment API rating 39

Survivability

Hit points
60,800
Torpedo damage reduction
13 %
Survivability API rating 78

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–325 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 86
Maximum range
19.0 km
Reload time
20.0 s
Rate of fire
3.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
30.0 s
Maximum dispersion
207 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

305 mm HE Mk17 mod. 1
HE
Maximum damage per hit
4,300
Fire chance
27.0 %
Muzzle velocity
808 m/s
Shell mass
462 kg
305 mm AP Mk18 mod. 1
AP
Maximum damage per hit
8,900
Muzzle velocity
762 m/s
Shell mass
517 kg
Gun layout
Mount
305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret
Mounts
3
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.0 km
Mount
127 mm HE Mk32
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
10.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 83
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
34
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
14
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
60,800
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
6
AA mounts
54

Engine

Published maximum speed
33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Mk9 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

Propulsion: 180,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Alaska B.

Default
Type
Hull

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
15
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Torps
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