Lion
Tier IX · Battleship · U.K.
Rating B+ (Above average within its tier and class · overall score 58) · Long-range battleship
Long-range battleship, suited to fire pressure. It is especially strong against battleships and cruisers (AP deals a same-tier battleship's HP in about 5 min on paper). Main battery range is 14.4 km (0.3 km longer than average), and dispersion at 12 km is about 291 m, 12% tighter than average. High HE fire potential (2.8 fires/min before hit rate and resistance). Key skills: Rapid Reload II ×2 (main battery reload +43%, 20 s). A survival equipment build adds damage reduction +9 pp, fire/flood resistance +10 pp, torpedo damage reduction +16 pp to shore up survivability.
Key stats
- HP: 52,510
- Top speed: 29.19 kn
- Surface detectability: 10.86 km
- Main battery: 419 mm 3X3 · reload 19.5 s · range 14.4 km
Construction of the Lion-class battleships started before WWII, but none were completed. The ships would have had a displacement over 40,000 tons and an excellent propulsion system. They would have carried 419 mm main guns mounted in 3 triple turrets.