Bellerophon
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? | The ''Bellerophon''-class battleships were developed from the renowned ''Dreadnought'' class. The ship inherited turbine propulsion and a main battery consisting of ten 305 mm guns from her predecessor, but, unlike the prototype, she had armored torpedo protection. | + | The ''Bellerophon''-class battleships were developed from the renowned ''[[Dreadnought]]'' class. The ship inherited turbine propulsion and a main battery consisting of ten 305 mm guns from her predecessor, but, unlike the prototype, she had armored torpedo protection.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|3fa6399a586940bb8656e0e3cd048315}} | |
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? | With her Propulsion upgrade, | + | With her Propulsion upgrade, ''Bellerophon'' is the fastest battleship of her Tier III contemporaries. She also has decent rudder shift time and turning radius similar to ''[[Nassau]]''’s, although slightly worse. Similar to ''[[König Albert]]'' and ''[[Kawachi]]'', she has two wing turrets making it possible for her ever to have only 4 of her turrets bear on either side. Like most other battleships, her turret traverse is very slow, making the guns unable to keep track on a selected target when performing sharp turns.'' | |
''Bellerophon'' has a decent array of secondary batteries which can be deadly to enemy ships that wander too close. Unlike ''Nassau'' or ''König Albert'', her secondaries are 102mm in caliber (as compared to the Germans' 150mm) and fire high explosive shells rather than armor piercing ones. This can be useful in dealing the extra damage needed when engaging at short range. | ''Bellerophon'' has a decent array of secondary batteries which can be deadly to enemy ships that wander too close. Unlike ''Nassau'' or ''König Albert'', her secondaries are 102mm in caliber (as compared to the Germans' 150mm) and fire high explosive shells rather than armor piercing ones. This can be useful in dealing the extra damage needed when engaging at short range. | |||
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* Large health pool — like ''[[Kawachi]]'' — for a Tier III battleship. | * Large health pool — like ''[[Kawachi]]'' — for a Tier III battleship. | |||
* Decently armored. | * Decently armored. | |||
? | * Very good main battery firing range. | + | * Powerful main guns with good damage and penetration for both HE and AP shells. | |
? | * Decent secondary battery armament | + | * Very good main battery firing range, second only to ''[[South Carolina]]''. | |
+ | * Decent secondary battery armament, though questionable arrangement | |||
* Fastest Tier III battleship at 22.5 knots. | * Fastest Tier III battleship at 22.5 knots. | |||
* Decent rudder shift and turning radius. | * Decent rudder shift and turning radius. | |||
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* Slow turret traverse: ''Bellerophon'' is unable to keep her guns on target during evasive maneuvers. | * Slow turret traverse: ''Bellerophon'' is unable to keep her guns on target during evasive maneuvers. | |||
* Mostly useless anti-aircraft armament (like most other Tier III ships). | * Mostly useless anti-aircraft armament (like most other Tier III ships). | |||
? | * Terrible detectability -- she cannot really hide from enemy ships. | + | * Terrible detectability -- she cannot really hide from enemy ships. | |
+ | * Questionable secondary battery arrangement, but they are decent | |||
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The recommended upgrades for ''Bellerophon'' are as follows: | The recommended upgrades for ''Bellerophon'' are as follows: | |||
? | * '''Slot 1''': | + | * '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} | |
? | * '''Slot | + | * '''Slot 2''': {{Damage Control System Modification 1}} | |
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? | <h2>HMS ''Bellerophon'', | + | <h2>HMS ''Bellerophon'', 1909</h2> | |
<h3>Construction</h3> | <h3>Construction</h3> | |||
? | :HM Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom | + | :Builder: HM Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom | |
:Laid down: 3 December 1906 | :Laid down: 3 December 1906 | |||
:Launched: 27 July 1907 | :Launched: 27 July 1907 | |||
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===Specifications=== | ===Specifications=== | |||
:18,900 tons displacement, standard | :18,900 tons displacement, standard | |||
+ | :22,102 tons displacement, full | |||
:160.3m length | :160.3m length | |||
:25.1m beam | :25.1m beam | |||
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====Machinery==== | ====Machinery==== | |||
? | :18 | + | :18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers | |
+ | :2 Parsons steam turbines | |||
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====Performance==== | ====Performance==== | |||
? | :21 knots at 25,060 horsepower | + | :21 knots at 25,060 shaft horsepower | |
? | :5, | + | :5,720 nm at 10 knots | |
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====Armor==== | ====Armor==== | |||
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====Armament==== | ====Armament==== | |||
=====Main===== | =====Main===== | |||
? | :Ten (5x2) 305mm guns | + | :Ten (5x2) 305mm/45 Mk.X guns | |
=====Secondary===== | =====Secondary===== | |||
? | :Sixteen 16x1) 102mm guns | + | :Sixteen (16x1) 102mm/50 Mk.VII guns | |
? | ===== | + | =====Saluting===== | |
? | :Four (4x1) 47mm cannons | + | :Four (4x1) 47mm/40 Hotchkiss Mk.I cannons | |
=====Torpedoes===== | =====Torpedoes===== | |||
? | :Three ( | + | :Three (3x1) 450mm torpedo tubes | |
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+ | [[File:HMS Bellerophon1909.jpeg|none|frame|x350px|link=|HMS ''Bellerophon'' underway in 1909.]] | |||
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===History=== | ===History=== | |||
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====Design==== | ====Design==== | |||
? | Born from the creation and principles used to build HMS ''Dreadnought'', HMS ''Bellerophon'' and her sister ships became the basis for the conventional form of capital battleships at the time. | + | Born from the creation and principles used to build HMS ''Dreadnought'', HMS ''Bellerophon'' and her sister ships — ''Temeraire'' and ''Superb'' — became the basis for the conventional form of capital battleships at the time. With the advent of ''Dreadnought'' rendering previous battleships obsolescent at a stroke, the [[Ship:Ships of U.K.|Royal Navy]] quickly sought to keep the numerical advantage of battleships, as they had done previously with "pre-dreadnought" battleships. Therefore, four battleships were planned for the 1906/7 construction program, although one of these was subsequently cut by the British government at the time. | |
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+ | Therefore, the ''Bellerophon''-class used the same successful turbines and machinery of ''Dreadnought'' to drive the ship at 21 knots, and the same ten 12-inch (305mm)/50 caliber BL Mk.X guns, in the same 'A', 'P', 'Q', 'X', 'Y' arrangement. Although the ships were very similar to ''Dreadnought'', they incorporated some modifications of her design. | |||
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+ | For strarters, they were improved with two large tripod masts in better locations: one in front of each funnel, instead of ''Dreadnought''’s tripod mast and pole masts aft of the funnels. ''Bellerophon'' initially also had sixteen (16) 4-inch (101.6mm) guns which posed a more credible threat to torpedo boats than the twenty-seven (27) 3-inch (76.2mm) guns fitted to ''Dreadnought''. These guns were fitted in pairs on 'A', 'P', 'Q' and 'Y' turrets, and 4 per side in the superstructure. The torpedo bulkheads were also extended to cover the machinery spaces between the magazines, unlike with ''Dreadnought''. This overall improved the survivability of the ship, despite the belt armor of ''Bellerophon'' being an inch thinner than her predecessors, down to 10 inches (254mm) at its maximum thickness. To make up for the ships' larger size and displacement, the hull form was refined to allow ''Bellerophon'' to keep the top speed of 21 knots achieved by ''Dreadnought'', which was also helped by weight savings achieved by reductions in the capacity of fuel carried. ''Bellerophon'' also only carried 3 torpedo tubes and 18 torpedoes, as opposed to 5 and 27 on ''Dreadnought''. | |||
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+ | In May 1910, an experimental fire-control system was mounted on the main mast, which provided electrical data to the turrets below. It was subsequently removed and replaced by production models in 1915 and 1916 for all three ships. Modifications also included moving the 4-inch guns from the turret roofs to the superstructure, although this reduced the overall count of guns by two to fourteen. The guns mounted just aft of 'P' and 'Q' turrets were removed from the superstructure later on during World War I. Two (2) 3-inch (76.2mm) anti-aircraft guns were added during the war, one later being replaced by a 4-inch (101.6mm) model. Flying off platforms for aircraft on top of 'A' and 'Y' turrets were fitted in 1918. | |||
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+ | ''Bellerophon'' was laid down in December 1906, with ''Temeraire'' and ''Superb'' following in 1907. All three were launched during that year, and completed in 1909. | |||
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====Service==== | ====Service==== | |||
? | HMS ''Bellerophon'' was the lead ship of | + | HMS ''Bellerophon'' was the lead ship of the class, and upon completion assigned to the Home Fleet's First Division. In 1911, she was present at the coronation review of King George V, although she had sustained minor damage the previous month in a collision with HMS''Inflexible''. In late 1913, she was present with the Mediterranean fleet and visited Greece. At the outbreak of the First world war, ''Bellerophon'' was due for a refit in Gibraltar, but was sent back to Britain to form part of the Grand Fleet. At this time, she was part of the 4th Battle Squadron. 1914 and 1915 consisted of sweeps, patrols and Grand fleet exercises, but in 1916, ''Bellerophon'' was present for the Battle of Jutland. She was the 14th battleship in the Grand Fleets line of battleships, and during the battle, fired upon the German ships including destroyers, the light cruiser SMS ''Wiesbaden'' and the battlecruiser SMS ''Derfflinger''. ''Bellerophon'' at least hit the ''Derfflinger'' with one shell, and returned from the battle undamaged. ''Bellerophon'' also took part in the inconclusive Action of 19 August, but afterwards, her service generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea as before. As the second dreadnought battleship in service, the ship was deemed obsolete after the war and was used as a training ship in 1919 before she was placed in reserve. ''Bellerophon'' was sold for scrap in 1921 and broken up beginning the following year. | |
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+ | HMS ''Temeraire'' was the last of the three ships commissioned, although second laid down and launched. Also present at the fleet reviews in 1909 and 1911, ''Temeraire'' spent her pre-war service in the home fleet, visiting Cherbourg in 1913. Transferred to the 4th Battle Squadron to join ''Bellerophon'' at the outbreak of war, her wartime career imitated that of her older sister. At the Battle of Jutland, ''Temeraire'' was the 15th ship in line, immediately behind ''Bellerophon''. Firing at the same targets, she failed to hit ''Derfflinger'', but did claim 2 or 3 hits on ''Wiesbaden''. In 1918, she was joined the Mediterranean fleet, and was present in Constantinople for the armistice between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies. ''Temeraire'' also provided a crew for the ''[[Derzki]]''-class destroyer ''Schastlivy'' after the Germans handed the ex-Russian ship over at the armistice. In 1919, she returned to Britain, and although initially placed in reserve, was then used as a training ship and once more arrived in the Mediterranean on a training cruise. By 1921, her services in this role were over, and she was subsequently sold for scrap, being broken up in 1922. | |||
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+ | HMS ''Superb'' was the seventh ship of the name in the Royal Navy, and her career followed the same lines as those of her sisters. She served with the First Division (later 1st Battle Squadron), was in attendance at fleet reviews, and visited the Mediterranean and Cherbourg, France. Although initially assigned to the 1st Battle Squadron, she was transferred to the 4th Battle Squadron in late 1915, joining her sisters. After numerous sweeps, training exercises, and sorties in the North Sea, by the time of the Battle of Jutland, ''Superb'' was the flagship of the Third Division, 4th Battle Squadron (as the regular flagship, ''[[Iron Duke]]''-class ''Emperor of India'' was under refit). During the battle, she was the 11th ship in the Grand Fleets battle line after deployment, and — like ''Temeraire'' — claimed hits on the crippled light cruiser ''Wiesbaden''. Refitting throughout the early stages of 1918, she was transferred to the Mediterranean fleet as the flagship, and lead the fleet to Constantinople for the armistice with the Ottoman Empire. She provided a crew for the Russian destroyer ''[[Derzki]]'', and visited Egypt and the Black Sea during 1918 and 1919. In September, she briefly replaced ''Bellerophon'' as a training ship, before being reduced to reserve in December, and used for gunnery experiments in 1922. She followed her sisters to the scrapyard in 1923. | |||
===Historical Inaccuracies=== | ===Historical Inaccuracies=== | |||
? | * ''Bellerophon'' | + | * ''Bellerophon'' is represented in game in roughly 1916 condition, as her 4-inch (101.6mm) secondary guns are mounted in the superstructure instead of the turret roofs, she carries 3-inch (76.2mm) anti-aircraft guns, and her topmasts are lowered in height, but not completely removed (which happened to the fore topmast in 1918). | |
? | * ''Bellerophon'' and her | + | * However, although the torpedo nets along the side of the hull were removed in 1915, she keeps them in game. | |
? | * ''Bellerophon'' had a nominal top speed of 20.7 knots, not the 22.5 knot in game value. | + | * ''Bellerophon'' had two 3-inch (76.2mm) anti-aircraft guns, however on Hull (B) the second 3-inch (76.2mm) AA gun is on the quarterdeck, rather than "Y" turret where it was historically. | |
? | * Flying-off platforms on the fore and aft turret roofs are also missing; these were added in 1918. | + | * The 3-inch (76.2mm) gun on Y-turret was later replaced with a 4-inch (101.6 mm) AA gun in April 1917, and moved to the quarterdeck when flying-off platforms were fitted in 1918. | |
? | + | * ''Bellerophon'' and her two sisters never received any 40mm (2-pdr) AA machine guns such as those found on "A" and "X" turrets on Hull (B) in game. | ||
+ | * ''Bellerophon'' had a nominal top speed of 20.7 knots, not the 22.5 knot in game value given by the propulsion upgrade. | |||
+ | * ''Bellerophon''’s three underwater torpedo tubes are modeled, but are not usable on the ship. The stern torpedo tube was removed in 1917. | |||
+ | * The funnel cap added to ''Bellerophon''’s forward funnel in 1917 is not present. | |||
+ | * Flying-off platforms on the fore ("A") and aft ("Y") turret roofs are also missing; these were added in 1918. | |||
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File:Bellerophon SP 781.jpg|''Bellerophon'' firing her main armament. | File:Bellerophon SP 781.jpg|''Bellerophon'' firing her main armament. | |||
File:Bellerophon NH 110230.jpg|''Bellerophon'' underway, 1918, with a kite balloon in the upper left background. | File:Bellerophon NH 110230.jpg|''Bellerophon'' underway, 1918, with a kite balloon in the upper left background. | |||
+ | File:1-650 Bellerophon.jpg|A side plan view of ''Bellerophon'' as built. | |||
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305 mm/45 Mk.X on a BVIII mount5 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire2 shots/min. |
Reload Time30 sec. |
Rotation Speed3 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time60 sec. |
Firing Range13.68 km. |
Maximum Dispersion210 m. |
HE Shell305 mm HE Mk IIa |
Maximum HE Shell Damage5,200 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell32 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity831 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight386 kg. |
AP Shell305 mm AP Mk VIa |
Maximum AP Shell Damage8,100 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity831 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight389.8 kg. |
102 mm/50 BL Mk.VII on a PII mount14 х 1 pcs. |
Firing Range3.2 km. |
Rate of Fire8 shots/min. |
Reload Time7.5 sec. |
HE Shell102 mm HE Mk II |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity873 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 % |
76.2 mm/45 QF HA Mk.I on an HA Mk.IV mount1 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second2.1 |
. . . Firing Range3 km. |
Maximum Speed20.36 knot |
Turning Circle Radius560 m. |
Rudder Shift Time16.3 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range13.27 km. |
Air Detectability Range6.79 km. |
Bellerophon — British Tier III battleship.
The Bellerophon-class battleships were developed from the renowned Dreadnought class. The ship inherited turbine propulsion and a main battery consisting of ten 305 mm guns from her predecessor, but, unlike the prototype, she had armored torpedo protection.
Modules
Compatible Upgrades
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Player Opinion
Performance
With her Propulsion upgrade, Bellerophon is the fastest battleship of her Tier III contemporaries. She also has decent rudder shift time and turning radius similar to Nassau’s, although slightly worse. Similar to König Albert and Kawachi, she has two wing turrets making it possible for her ever to have only 4 of her turrets bear on either side. Like most other battleships, her turret traverse is very slow, making the guns unable to keep track on a selected target when performing sharp turns.
Bellerophon has a decent array of secondary batteries which can be deadly to enemy ships that wander too close. Unlike Nassau or König Albert, her secondaries are 102mm in caliber (as compared to the Germans' 150mm) and fire high explosive shells rather than armor piercing ones. This can be useful in dealing the extra damage needed when engaging at short range.
Players that have played König Albert — or even Kaiser — will find Bellerophon to be comfortably familiar.Pros:
- Large health pool — like Kawachi — for a Tier III battleship.
- Decently armored.
- Powerful main guns with good damage and penetration for both HE and AP shells.
- Very good main battery firing range, second only to South Carolina.
- Decent secondary battery armament, though questionable arrangement
- Fastest Tier III battleship at 22.5 knots.
- Decent rudder shift and turning radius.
Cons:
- Slow turret traverse: Bellerophon is unable to keep her guns on target during evasive maneuvers.
- Mostly useless anti-aircraft armament (like most other Tier III ships).
- Terrible detectability -- she cannot really hide from enemy ships.
- Questionable secondary battery arrangement, but they are decent
Research
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
The recommended upgrades for Bellerophon are as follows:
- Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
- Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1
Commander Skills
As a battleship, Bellerophon does not really need to worry much about its modules being incapacitated, but rather being set on fire and surviving enemy salvos for a considerable amount of time. Therefore, survivability skills (with the exception of Survivability Expert) are recommended. Concealment Expert may help in providing a surprise upon unsuspecting enemy cruisers or battleships. And Expert Marksman is a must-have for this ship, as she has very poor turret traverse.
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Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended |
Consumables
Bellerophon can equip the following consumables:
- Slot 1: Damage Control Party
- Slot 2: Repair Party
Premium consumables are not recommended at this tier as they are costly relative to the credits made by the ship per battle; this is left to the player's discretion.
Camouflage
Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.
Camouflage is not necessary for Bellerophon due to her low-tier nature. The experience "grind" does not set in until Tier V or VI, so save available +100% bonus experience camouflages for later. Players who insist on painting their ships should choose Type 2 camouflage, which decreases the accuracy of incoming enemy fire. Camos that offer -3% detectability are not helpful, as Bellerophon has very poor concealment.
Signals
Again, due to her low-tier nature, it is not necessary to mount flags on Bellerophon. Should the player insist on mounting flags, the following recommendations are available.
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.
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Historical Info
Historical Gallery