The Alaska class - Large/Super/Battle/Mega/Hyper/Ultra Cruisers

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• DR

  @Drachinifel · 4 years ago · pinned

  Pinned post for Q&A :)

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• WR

  @wrayday7149 · 4 years ago

  When the Battleship era ended, it ended with some of the most beautiful looking ships that ever graced the seas.

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• KA

  @Kanikalion · 4 years ago

  The Judges would have also accepted 'The Appropriately sized for Alaska Cruisers' as a video title.

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• LO

  @Looscannon94 · 4 years ago

  In my opinion, Alaska Class Large/Super/Battle/Mega/Hyper/Ultra Cruisers are arguably the best looking warships that have ever existed.

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• FM

  @FMJIRISH · 4 years ago

  It's good to know that US ship designers had the same problems in reality that I have designing ships in Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts haha

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• JB

  @JB-ym4up · 8 months ago

  For when you need a cruiser but all you can afford is a battleship.

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• MI

  @michaelmclaren7373 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The Alaska class design story/evolution/arc reminds me EXACTLY of standing behind that one guy in the line at the sandwich shop who orders a 6” sub and then keeps changing it — ultimately ending-up roughly with something that he could’ve ordered straight away off the menu without the dithering.

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• AN

  @Anlushac11 · 4 years ago

  Drachinfel: &quot;Large/Super/Battle/Megs/Hyper/Ultra Cruiser.&quot;<br>US Navy: &quot;Just dont call it a Battlecruiser&quot;

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• TH

  @thehandoftheking3314 · 4 years ago

  Ah, the &quot;more descriptions than a Kriegsmarine destroyer&quot; ship.

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• RE

  @redenginner · 4 years ago

  I honestly love how the Alaska’s look even if they where practically useless right off the slip. Wish they saw more use then as a floating AA gun battery but not much could be done there.

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• ZA

  @zachcd390119 · 4 years ago

  Absolutely gorgeous ships aesthetically. &nbsp;They just look right, despite lacking any meaningful function at the time of launch.

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• RO

  @robertalaverdov8147 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The Alaska class is a culmination of the US navy&apos;s desire to build every ship type known to man. With the exception being the Super Heavy Battleship Montana Class. Though rest assured if the war had gone on for a little longer they would have had one or two of those. Even if both the Yamato and Mushashi had been sunk. You never know when you might need a 70k-80k ton battleship with 16-18 inch guns. Just a safety precaution that&apos;s all.

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