Nelson

Tier VI | Type: Battleship
Cost (Doubloons)	12 500
Variants	Nelson W

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints59 400

Armor9 - 406 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction19 %

Artillery

Main Battery

406mm/45 Mk I3x3

Firing Range16 km

Reload Time30 s

180° Turn Time45 s

HE Maximum Damage6900

HE Fire Chance46 %

HE Penetration102 mm

AP Maximum Damage12 000

Sigma1.9

Secondary Armament 1

120mm/40 QF Mk VIII6x1

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time5 s

HE Maximum Damage1700

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration20 mm

Secondary Armament 2

152mm/50 Mk XXII6x2

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time12 s

HE Maximum Damage2150

HE Fire Chance9 %

HE Penetration25 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk IV39x1

DPS140

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII6x8

DPS119

Range2.5 km

AA Armament 3

120mm/40 QF Mk VIII6x1

DPS36

Range4.5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed24 kn

Turning Circle Radius750 m

Rudder Shift Time14.9 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea14.6 km

Detectability by Air11.7 km

Detectability while firing in smoke14.1 km

Nelson — British Premium Tier VI Battleship.

This battleship featured an innovative arrangement designed under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. The ship was armed with 406 mm main guns that were concentrated in three turrets in the ship's bow. She was the first battleship in the Royal Navy to be armored according to the "all-or-nothing" concept.

Entered Service: 1927
Ships in a series: 2

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.	Greater Heal: Repair Party restores severe damage.	Compromising: High caliber AP shells overpen the armor, but may still arm, depending on shell velocity.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	59 400	9	406	19	3x3	14.9

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm/45 Mk I	3x3	30	45	6900	46	12 000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	24 kn

Modifications

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%

Consumables

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: +1188 Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

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

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Three forward turrets that all turn frontally, allowing for more flexibility in engagements.
• Great main battery accuracy.
• Very good HE shells with high damage, fire chance and penetration.
• Rear secondaries are good enough to deal with the occasional destroyer that sneaks up behind the Nelson.
• Access to an improved version of the Repair Partyconsumable capable of healing up to half the ship's HP back

Cons:

• Citadel extends well above the waterline, making it easy for other battleships and heavy cruisers to penetrate it.
• Low top speed.
• Horrendously poor deceleration.
• All important AA DPS being short range only makes Nelson an easy target for enemy aircraft carriers.
• AP shells lack the punch to penetrate some battleships' armor at long range.

Performance

History

• Nelson was named after the legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson.
• The Nelson-class were the only Royal Navy battleships armed with 16-inch guns and were part of the “Big Seven” battleships.
• Nelson used a unique and innovative design where all three triple-gun turrets were placed forward of the bridge superstructure. Nelson had mixed luck throughout World War II, she never came under enemy shell fire but survived every form of underwater danger imaginable: mines, torpedoes, and submarine attacks. In a case of extreme luck, she was hit by a salvo of three torpedoes from a U-boat—but somehow all of them were duds.
• In November 1939, Nelson chased the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, but was out-run. The biggest weakness of Nelson was her relatively low speed and poor maneuverability.
• Nelson served most of the war in the Mediterranean, escorting vital convoys and providing gunfire support during Operation Torch, Operation Husky, and at Salerno. The Italian armistice with the allies was signed on her deck in September 1943.
• After an overhaul, she joined the D-Day invasion fleet. On D-Day, Nelson fired over 1,000 shells in support of the British landing on Gold beach.
• Afterwards, she served in the Indian Ocean for the remainder of the war.
• She returned to Britain in November 1945 and served as flagship of the Home Fleet for her final time until April 1946.

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