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Ithekro · 2014-08-20, 05:43

The USS Alaska is um...kind of under armored. They are listed a Large Cruisers, partly because the name Battlecruiser has a bad reputaion after Jutland and the much later loss of HMS Hood and HMS Repulse, but also the Alaska-class is built like giant heavy cruisers with 12 inch guns.

They were designed to counter a Japanese ship that never existed. A cruiser killer and perhaps battle scout. It could easily take out any of the Japanese heavy cruisers, even the Mogami and Tone. But it might have problems with the old Kongo. The American advantage (without the superior airpower support) would be the radar fire control and that Kongo was a rebuilt battlecruiser herself. The 12 inch guns would probably be enough to do damage, but the 14 inch guns of Kongo would certainly damage Alaska or Guam.

She also has poor underwater protection (to save weight). She is rather vulnerable to torpedoes and shell that hit short below the armor belt.

(That said we did do a conversion for Gaum into a Space Battlecruiser about ten years ago for gaming purposes).

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Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	The USS Alaska is um...kind of under armored. They are listed a Large Cruisers, partly because the name Battlecruiser has a bad reputaion after Jutland and the much later loss of HMS Hood and HMS Repulse, but also the Alaska-class is built like giant heavy cruisers with 12 inch guns. They were designed to counter a Japanese ship that never existed. A cruiser killer and perhaps battle scout. It could easily take out any of the Japanese heavy cruisers, even the Mogami and Tone. But it might have problems with the old Kongo. The American advantage (without the superior airpower support) would be the radar fire control and that Kongo was a rebuilt battlecruiser herself. The 12 inch guns would probably be enough to do damage, but the 14 inch guns of Kongo would certainly damage Alaska or Guam. She also has poor underwater protection (to save weight). She is rather vulnerable to torpedoes and shell that hit short below the armor belt. (That said we did do a conversion for Gaum into a Space Battlecruiser about ten years ago for gaming purposes). __________________ Last edited by Ithekro; 2014-08-20 at 05:55.