Alaska a must have for upcoming sprint?

[waxx25]

Put some thought into the umpcoming Sprint with tier IX ships concerning cruisers. 

I can't think of a great tech-tree cruiser at this tier.

Americans: seattle sucks and buffalo is basically the old Baltimore

Russians: the donkey is too weak, Riga is ok I guess.

Japan: ibuki is great but doesnt have the armor or turn rate to be competitive.

Italy: I will love seeing them on the enemy teams.....brindisi is terrible IMO.

Brits: enough posts about how "great" Neptune is.

French:  Suffers same as the Ibuki with super unreliable armor but good guns.

For premiums Alaska seems like the most valuable option......its a pocket Iowa in every respect. There are other great tier 9 premiums but am I correct that Alaska is the best option? 

 

[ColonelPete]

It does not really matter for Sprint.

 

But yes, she is a strong pick:

http://maplesyrup.sweet.coocan.jp/wows/ranking/20200801/eu_2month/average_ship_u.html

 

[Verblonde]

From my perspective, I can think of far worse choices - the lack of CVs should mean that more DD mains will come out of hiding, and Alaska is one of the more threatening things in the game if there isn't a CV in the vicinity...

[HaachamaShipping]

27 minutes ago, waxx25 said:

Brits: enough posts about how "great" Neptune is.

Drake exists too.

[Rhineheart_Thor]

28 minutes ago, waxx25 said:

Put some thought into the umpcoming Sprint with tier IX ships concerning cruisers. 

I can't think of a great tech-tree cruiser at this tier.

Americans: seattle sucks and buffalo is basically the old Baltimore

Russians: the donkey is too weak, Riga is ok I guess.

Japan: ibuki is great but doesnt have the armor or turn rate to be competitive.

Italy: I will love seeing them on the enemy teams.....brindisi is terrible IMO.

Brits: enough posts about how "great" Neptune is.

French:  Suffers same as the Ibuki with super unreliable armor but good guns.

For premiums Alaska seems like the most valuable option......its a pocket Iowa in every respect. There are other great tier 9 premiums but am I correct that Alaska is the best option? 

 

You forgot Agir even though its not tech tree it a strong boat

[rurkovsky]

Roon could do well. Great hydro, quite tanky and good rushing torpedos. Surely both premium germans will do better. Brindisi ist that bad IMO, can punish every cruiser and dd with those SAP.

 

[Animalul2012]

I will take this boy out for a spin:

[Yedwy]

I am taking my Siegfried

[_HomTanks_]

2 hours ago, waxx25 said:

Put some thought into the umpcoming Sprint with tier IX ships concerning cruisers. 

I can't think of a great tech-tree cruiser at this tier.

Americans: seattle sucks and buffalo is basically the old Baltimore

Russians: the donkey is too weak, Riga is ok I guess.

Japan: ibuki is great but doesnt have the armor or turn rate to be competitive.

Italy: I will love seeing them on the enemy teams.....brindisi is terrible IMO.

Brits: enough posts about how "great" Neptune is.

French:  Suffers same as the Ibuki with super unreliable armor but good guns.

For premiums Alaska seems like the most valuable option......its a pocket Iowa in every respect. There are other great tier 9 premiums but am I correct that Alaska is the best option? 

 

Benham 

[Fatal_Ramses]

Benham served me well during the last sprint.

[FukushuNL]

4 hours ago, waxx25 said:

Put some thought into the umpcoming Sprint with tier IX ships concerning cruisers. 

I can't think of a great tech-tree cruiser at this tier.

"Benham." "Benham had served me well last Sprint." xD

[waxx25]

1 hour ago, FukushuNL said:

"Benham." "Benham had served me well last Sprint." xD

Not a cruiser mate. But yes Benham is nice.

[GulvkluderGuld]

Benham is waiting in port next to Kitakaze and Black.

 

Musashi was afaik crowned the most OP tier 9 according to stats about a year ago. Then there is JB too.

 

Cruisers I never play in Ranked. Too damn squishy and easily spotted, even the supercruisers like Krohnstadt.

[Spartan_Renegade]

 Looks like I'm all set for the storm. 

 

 

 

[__Helmut_Kohl__]

A 3v3 Sprint sounds like an opportunity for Pommern to actually shine. 

 

Just push people with your hydro and torps and get your 12 guns into their face... 

[waxx25]

59 minutes ago, __Helmut_Kohl__ said:

A 3v3 Sprint sounds like an opportunity for Pommern to actually shine. 

 

Just push people with your hydro and torps and get your 12 guns into their face... 

Nose-in pommeren seems quite tanky but from facing dozens of them today I'm not scared.

Its guns are terrible and any broadside leads to large hits.

[Cambera_1]

1 hour ago, __Helmut_Kohl__ said:

A 3v3 Sprint sounds like an opportunity for Pommern to actually shine. 

 

Just push people with your hydro and torps and get your 12 guns into their face... 

 

11 hours ago, Yedwy said:

I am taking my Siegfried

 

12 hours ago, rurkovsky said:

Roon could do well. Great hydro, quite tanky and good rushing torpedos. Surely both premium germans will do better. Brindisi ist that bad IMO, can punish every cruiser and dd with those SAP.

 

 

12 hours ago, Capt_John_Black said:

You forgot Agir even though its not tech tree it a strong boat

It looks like this could be the season of the Kreigsmarine.

[Migantium_Mashum]

2 minutes ago, waxx25 said:

Nose-in pommeren seems quite tanky but from facing dozens of them today I'm not scared.

Its guns are terrible and any broadside leads to large hits.

I had a game last night with 3 Pommern a side... they were all destroyed within 13 minutes.

 

[kfa]

A bit offtopic since we are on cruisers but, 

- no CV

- lot of large clumsy cruisers

 

My Musashi will have a field day

[__Helmut_Kohl__]

1 hour ago, waxx25 said:

Nose-in pommeren seems quite tanky but from facing dozens of them today I'm not scared.

Its guns are terrible and any broadside leads to large hits.

 

The thing is that in a 3v3 he could just charge you and at close range it could be deadly. 

 

Haven't tested myself yet though... 

[Yedwy]

1 hour ago, __Helmut_Kohl__ said:

The thing is that in a 3v3 he could just charge you and at close range it could be deadly. Haven't tested myself yet though... 

Well Tirp was good in the 1v1 the 3v3 is not far from that I guess and she does carry hydro to boot...

[Miscommunication_dept]

Siegfried for me.

 

Kita, JB and Georgia will probably make as appearance 

[HassenderZerhacker]

18 hours ago, Verblonde said:

 the lack of CVs

there won't be a lack of CV ...

[Perekotypole]

1v1 buffalo (or any other HE spammer with heal) beats alaska any time

It's same as in current ranked... Tallinn was everywhere in recommendation list, but it's a bad pick due to abundance of atagos

You don't get to shoot broadsides in 3v3

[Ocsimano18]

Big laughs are expected when Pomegrenade tries to rush a Georgia on speedboost to get the torps out. Also, I'd rather be in a Georgia for the secondary duel.