Nelson W

Nelson W

 Nelson W — 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.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Doubloons) 12 500

 Entered Service: 1927
 Ships in Series: 2
 Variants: Nelson

Ship Traits

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.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	59 400	-
• Armor (mm)	9 - 406	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	19	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	24	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	750	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	14.9	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	14.6	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	11.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.1	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	406mm/45 Mk I	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing Range (km)	16	-
• Reload Time (sec)	30	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	45	-
• HE Maximum Damage	6900	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	46	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	102	-
• AP Maximum Damage	12 000	-
• Sigma	1.9	-

Secondary Artillery Stats

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm/40 QF Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	6x1	-
• Firing Range (km)	5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	5	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1700	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	8	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	20	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/50 Mk XXII	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	12	-
• HE Maximum Damage	2150	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	9	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	25	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	39x1	-
• DPS	140	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	6x8	-
• DPS	119	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm/40 QF Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	6x1	-
• DPS	36	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Nelson W

	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

Battleship - Nelson W

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

Battleship - Nelson W

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Nelson W

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

Battleship - Nelson W

• 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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