Lion

Lion

 Lion — British • Premium • Tier VII • Battleship.

The last British battleship designed and laid down before the breakout of World War II. In many respects, the ship was a development of the King George V-class ships, but, unlike her predecessors, she had greater dimensions, heavier armor, and modern 406 mm main guns.

Lion was temporarily purchasable in the store for Winter Coins, an event currency related to the Chilling with the Beasts update, which took place from December 20th, 2021 to January 31st, 2022.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Categoy: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Special)

 Year of Design: 1938

Ship Traits

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Greater Heal: Repair Party restores severe damage.

Powerful AA Defenses: Above-average AA gun firepower.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	67 900	-
• Armor (mm)	19 - 381	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	25	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	29.5	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	830	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	15.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	14.6	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	12.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.7	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	406mm/45 Mk IV	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing Range (km)	17	-
• Reload Time (sec)	30	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	45	-
• HE Maximum Damage	6900	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	46	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	102	-
• AP Maximum Damage	12 600	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery Stats

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 QF Mk I	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	6.7	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1900	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	8	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	22	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk VII	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	35	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	136	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk VI	-
• Arrangement	10x6	-
• DPS	292	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 QF Mk I	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	65	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Lion

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	67 900	19	381	25	3x3	15.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm/45 Mk IV	3x3	30	45	6900	46	12 600

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	29.5 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Lion

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Lion

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 15s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +1358 Duration: 17s Reload time: 100s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Lion

Pros:

• Decent top speed and rudder shift time
• Great main battery HE shell performance
• Good anti-aircraft DPS
• Enhanced version of the Repair Partyconsumable

Cons:

• Poor rear turret firing angles
• Although it has good DPS, AA armament has poor range
• Lacks access to the Observation Seaplaneconsumable

Performance

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