Still trying to figure out why they made 'B' turret the triple as opposed to 'X'. If I'm not mistaken the plans they referenced had A/B as the twins with X being a triple, and that layout would help balance the firepower fore and aft. Silly Weegee. Still, for anyone who missed out on Alaska now you can get Alaska Lite (tm).
Pensacola has superfiring triples over double turrets, because the triple turret barbette would be too wide to fit in the bow and stern of the ship. Not sure that applied here, though
@@olegjakovljev5777 It's an Alaska hull, and Alaska had 3x3 so I can't imagine the barbettes being too small. Moreover I am fairly certain that the plans WG used to create Congress showed the triple turret being in the 'X' position, with A/B being superfiring twins. But WG will WG.
They burn for 60 sec like BBs. In the past they were having the 45 sec fire duration as you said but they nerfed it . Only the Graf Spee has remained with 45 second fire duration. Imho with no more possibility to mount the skill for shorter fire duration and no fire proof - supercruisers really get melted .
I picked up one in one of the four packages you get with the Stord '43 at Festive Pass 20 . . . - I like her. She farms well in co-op and, if played conservatively, she can be played well in Ranked. I chewed down a Scharnhorst over eight or nine minutes mostly from range and then while maneuvering away from the Scharn to avoid her torps while still getting mostly 7 gun salvoes.
That's one of my biggest beefs with WG; same model of gun on two different ships. However, somehow the reload, rate of fire or range is different. Most annoying are the Mk 32 127mm 38cal. secondary US BB mounts. Massachusetts' secondaries shouldn't be any different than the other US BBs.
The camo is nice. Why would i want this. I have AK and like it, this seems to be a bad AK. 60$ for a T8 AK that will be in T10 fights. I think that is a hard sell.
@@SeaRaptor Yes that was a fun grind wan't it:) But seriously a baby alaska with the real alaska gone - think of the whales that will buy that on day one of the dockyard with gold. Also right tier range, and no other ship in development looks like so good a dockyard candidate.
Remove one gun from Alaska and make it a tier 8. WG got lazy . I'll pass on this one , I already have an Alaska . Might be worthwhile to players that missed out on Alaska or just simply because you want one. Would like to see more warships that really existed as opposed to this ever growing crop of existed only on paper and fantasy ships , but that's just me.
Thankfully she’s been reined in a bit since she was first announced, but she’s still stupid and probably shouldn’t have been announced. WG if you want to sell Alaska clones, just bring the OG back 🤣
I honestly agree with this sentiment. I don't know why Alaska was removed in the first place. She's popular, sure, but that's because she's (a) good and (b) fun. That combo makes for ships that sell well and are popular with players. Who knew?
@@SeaRaptor she was OP? I have seen people like Flamu make that argument. Personally I don’t agree with it, she has some weaknesses that keep her in check. But somebody at WG clearly agreed with Flamu.
@@charleslarrivee2908 You and I are on the same page here. I don't feel like Alaska was OP at all, especially with the global commander skill changes that make her more vulnerable to fire than ever before.
Why should it not have this name? Many ships before this period were named after Congress. At least one is planned to be named such in the future. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Congress
@@SeaRaptor Every Congress has been a frigate or smaller. US "large cruisers" have been named after territories. I would prefer that WG use a territory name for these ships and not the names from the original six frigates from the Naval Act of 1794. You might not think it is a big deal, but I do. Apparently, I am the only one, though.
I get what you're saying, but also consider that the definition of "frigate" has changed quite a bit over the years. Today, we think of a "frigate" as a small-ish ship. In the age of sail, frigates were typically large, well-armed vessels.
Still trying to figure out why they made 'B' turret the triple as opposed to 'X'. If I'm not mistaken the plans they referenced had A/B as the twins with X being a triple, and that layout would help balance the firepower fore and aft. Silly Weegee. Still, for anyone who missed out on Alaska now you can get Alaska Lite (tm).
Pensacola has superfiring triples over double turrets, because the triple turret barbette would be too wide to fit in the bow and stern of the ship. Not sure that applied here, though
@@olegjakovljev5777 It's an Alaska hull, and Alaska had 3x3 so I can't imagine the barbettes being too small. Moreover I am fairly certain that the plans WG used to create Congress showed the triple turret being in the 'X' position, with A/B being superfiring twins. But WG will WG.
wow, if this thing gets top tiered it's going to wreck a lot of cruisers and BBs
They burn for 60 sec like BBs. In the past they were having the 45 sec fire duration as you said but they nerfed it . Only the Graf Spee has remained with 45 second fire duration. Imho with no more possibility to mount the skill for shorter fire duration and no fire proof - supercruisers really get melted .
I picked up one in one of the four packages you get with the Stord '43 at Festive Pass 20 . . .
- I like her. She farms well in co-op and, if played conservatively, she can be played well in Ranked. I chewed down a Scharnhorst over eight or nine minutes mostly from range and then while maneuvering away from the Scharn to avoid her torps while still getting mostly 7 gun salvoes.
Makes the Odin’s 53k hp even sillier…..
You simply have to treat Odin like you treat Scharnhorst: she's really a cruiser, she just happens to be a battleship.
I can't imagine any Tier VI boats having fun trying to kill one of these.
Yeah, Leander kind of just cries a lot.
Yay! ANOTHER tier 8 premium!
Just what we needed!
In what update do you think it will come out?
Does it have 5 upgrades at T8? :O
Love my AK. Looking forward to this one.
That's one of my biggest beefs with WG; same model of gun on two different ships. However, somehow the reload, rate of fire or range is different. Most annoying are the Mk 32 127mm 38cal. secondary US BB mounts. Massachusetts' secondaries shouldn't be any different than the other US BBs.
I dont know, I am a bit conflicted about this ship - for T6-7 it will be a monster ... for T8 and up an HE-magnet ...
When she's top tier, she'll be a bully. When she's bottom tier, she's going to struggle bus a bit, I think.
The concealment is what makes this ships good
The camo is nice.
Why would i want this. I have AK and like it, this seems to be a bad AK.
60$ for a T8 AK that will be in T10 fights.
I think that is a hard sell.
60 Euros ? I think they sell it for 40
@@Красиваясоветскаядевушка T8 seem to he 50 bucks us.
congress so its slow and takes ages to get in to action and fire is inffective ;)
See what I mean? The memes write themselves.
@@SeaRaptor You mean just like congress!
Yes I will show my self out
@@SeaRaptor Is there any information about when the ship will be officially released?
@@Красиваясоветскаядевушка Not that I have seen, no. That kind of thing always comes through official channels.
Looks like a dockyard ship
I think Conway said it in the waterline episode but I might be wrong.
Probably a good candidate for one, although they have already done a similar ship to this as a dockyard project (the infamous Puerto Rico).
@@SeaRaptor Yes that was a fun grind wan't it:) But seriously a baby alaska with the real alaska gone - think of the whales that will buy that on day one of the dockyard with gold. Also right tier range, and no other ship in development looks like so good a dockyard candidate.
The triple turret super firing over a double is just dumb
Pensacola says hello.
Remove one gun from Alaska and make it a tier 8. WG got lazy . I'll pass on this one , I already have an Alaska .
Might be worthwhile to players that missed out on Alaska or just simply because you want one.
Would like to see more warships that really existed as opposed to this ever growing crop of existed only on paper and fantasy ships , but that's just me.
how many premiums wg?
wg:yes
next year we will get t12 cv nimitz
Thankfully she’s been reined in a bit since she was first announced, but she’s still stupid and probably shouldn’t have been announced. WG if you want to sell Alaska clones, just bring the OG back 🤣
I honestly agree with this sentiment. I don't know why Alaska was removed in the first place. She's popular, sure, but that's because she's (a) good and (b) fun. That combo makes for ships that sell well and are popular with players. Who knew?
@@SeaRaptor she was OP? I have seen people like Flamu make that argument. Personally I don’t agree with it, she has some weaknesses that keep her in check. But somebody at WG clearly agreed with Flamu.
@@charleslarrivee2908 You and I are on the same page here. I don't feel like Alaska was OP at all, especially with the global commander skill changes that make her more vulnerable to fire than ever before.
Played against a few Congress's. Nothing to write home about.
I'm still not a fan of naming fictitious ships with a historical name it should not have.
Why should it not have this name? Many ships before this period were named after Congress. At least one is planned to be named such in the future.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Congress
@@SeaRaptor Every Congress has been a frigate or smaller. US "large cruisers" have been named after territories. I would prefer that WG use a territory name for these ships and not the names from the original six frigates from the Naval Act of 1794. You might not think it is a big deal, but I do. Apparently, I am the only one, though.
I get what you're saying, but also consider that the definition of "frigate" has changed quite a bit over the years. Today, we think of a "frigate" as a small-ish ship. In the age of sail, frigates were typically large, well-armed vessels.
T8 overpowered, not really. T8 gets arounnd 75% games with T10 with the criminal match making.
well folks heres your chance to destroy congress ;) sorry had to make the joke it was low hanging fruit
Top marks!
"Cruiser" lol
Just NO!!!!
Oh c'mon man, this thing won't accomplish anything.
Like her so far, peppy… garbage secondaries though.