Orion

Orion

 Orion — British • Tech Tree • Tier III • Battleship.

The first dreadnought ship in the world to carry 343mm main guns, she was superior to all battleships built before her in terms of firepower. Besides this, in contrast to her British predecessors, the ship had reinforced side armor and a more advanced arrangement of artillery guns.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Categoy: Tech Tree

 Tier: III
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 85 000
 XP: 6300

 Entered Service: 1912
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: Danae
 Successors: Iron Duke, Queen Elizabeth

Ship Traits

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	38 600	42 700
• Armor (mm)	13 - 305	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	13	13

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	20.4	22.7
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	610	610
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	17.2	12.3

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	12.6	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	10	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	10.6	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	343mm/45 Mk V	343mm/45 Mk V
• Main Artillery Arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing Range (km)	12.6	13.9
• Reload Time (sec)	30	30
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	72	72
• HE Maximum Damage	4700	4700
• HE Fire Chance (%)	40	40
• HE Penetration (mm)	86	86
• AP Maximum Damage	9500	9500
• Sigma	1.5	-

Secondary Artillery Stats

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/50 Bl Mk VII	102mm/50 Bl Mk VII
• Arrangement	16x1	16x1
• Firing Range (km)	3.5	3.5
• Reload Time (sec)	7.5	7.5
• HE Maximum Damage	1500	1500
• HE Fire Chance (%)	6	6
• HE Penetration (mm)	17	17
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm/40 QF Mk VIII	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX
• Arrangement	4x1	4x2
• Firing Range (km)	3.5	3.5
• Reload Time (sec)	5	3
• HE Maximum Damage	1700	1500
• HE Fire Chance (%)	8	6
• HE Penetration (mm)	20	17

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark II	12.7mm Mk III
• Arrangement	4x1	4x4
• DPS	23	8
• Range (km)	2.5	1.2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm/40 QF Mk VIII	40mm/39 QF Mark II
• Arrangement	4x1	4x1
• DPS	24	23
• Range (km)	4.5	2.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Orion

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	38 600	13	305	13	5x2	17.2	0
Hull B	42 700	13	305	13	5x2	12.3	17 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
343mm/45 Mk V	5x2	30	72	4700	40	9500
343mm/45 Mk V	5x2	30	72	4700	40	9500

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	12.6 km	0
Targeting System Mk III mod.2	10 %	13.9 km	2120

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	20.4 kn	0
Engine: 33 200 hp	22.7 kn	2120

Modifications

Battleship - Orion

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%

Consumables

Battleship - Orion

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: +213 Duration: 28s 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 - Orion

Pros:

• HE shells have high fire chance and damage.
• The ship can fire all ten guns without needing to expose much of her side.

Cons:

• Painfully slow turret traverse speed.
• Armor piercing shells may sometimes struggle to deal damage against enemy battleships.

Performance

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