Orion
Orion — British Tier IV battleship.
The first dreadnought ship in the world to carry 343 mm 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.
Ship Stats
Survivability
Health: 29,792
Citadel Protection: 10%
Fire and Flooding Resistance: 10%
Damage Reduction: 10.50%
Torpedo Damage Reduction: 10.50%
Armour
Bow: 19 mm
Stern: 19 mm
Deck: 40 mm
Belt: 254 mm
Maneuverability
Top Speed: 21.67 Knots
Time to Full Speed: 21.59 s
Max Traverse Speed: 5.20 deg/s
Turn Time: 12.30 s
Main Guns (343 mm L/45 Mk 5 5x2)
Reload Time: 22 s
Rate of Fire: 27.27 RPM
Range: 10.81 km
Flight Time: 5.68 s
Initial Velocity: 249.99 m/s
Deceleration: 3.63 m/s²
Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 138 m / 372 m / 64.80 m
Sigma: 0 σ
HE Damage: 1,064
Raw Alpha: 10,640
Raw DPM: 29,018
Fire Chance: 12%
Raw Alpha: 72.15%
Raw FPM: 1.97
AP Damage: 1,288
Raw Alpha: 12,880
Raw DPM: 35,127
Citadel Chance: 7%
Raw Alpha: 51.60%
Raw CPM: 1.41
Citadel Damage Rate: 250%
HE Citadel Damage: 2,660
AP Citadel Damage: 3,220
Turret Traverse: 4 deg/s
Secondary Guns (102 mm L/50 BL Mk XVI 12x1)
Reload Time: 7 s
Rate of Fire: 68.57 RPM
Range: 4.62 km
Flight Time: 2.80 s
Initial Velocity: 222.54 m/s
Deceleration: 10.39 m/s²
Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 120 m / 300 m / 60 m
Sigma: 0 σ
HE Damage: 224
Raw Alpha: 1,792
Raw DPM: 15,360
Fire Chance: 2%
Raw Alpha: 14.92%
Raw FPM: 1.28 FPM
Turret Traverse: 10 deg/s
Anti-Aircraft Armament
Large Caliber AA Damage: 72
Large Caliber AA Range: 3 km
Small Caliber AA Damage: 13
Small Caliber AA Range: 1.50 km
Total AA Damage: 85
Concealment
Surface Detection: 9.90 km
After Firing Guns: 13.50 km
Ship Skills and Elite Bonus
Torpedo Defense System
Torpedo Damage Reduction: +10%
Before: 10.50%
After: 11.55%
Advanced Turret
Main Battery Traverse Speed: +20%
Before: 4 deg/s
After: 4.80 deg/s
Ship Play-style
Orion is a strong T4 battleship. She is also one of the few BBs with the distinction of being able to get away with 100% HE spam.
FIREPOWER
Orion's firepower is quite strong, with a 10-gun broadside. Her AP shells are average, but HE exemplary. High damage and good fire chance are characteristics that define this ship. Orion's guns also have very flat firing arcs, making it easy to nail destroyers at maximum range. Orion's guns are a menace to enemy shipping, and quite fun to play with.
This ship also has secondaries, but they are weak and not worth building into.
PROTECTION
Orion is on the fragile end of T4 battleships, but very average and not hugely notable. Basic situational awareness will keep this ship alive.
EVASION
Orion is a standard T4 battleship. She is slow, sluggish, and has a large detection range preventing her from hiding. Nothing of note here.
ANTI-AIR
N/A. No t4 ships have AA worth mentioning.
Historical Info
Orion was the first "superdreadnought", and she marked the beginning of a new stage in shipbuilding. Centerline turrets and other advancements made her a powerful ship for the time. In-game, Orion is unfortunately modeled in a fictional refit. This refit has no impact on gameplay and exists purely to make the ship model inaccurate.