Orion
Tier IV · Battleship · U.K.
Rating C (Weak within its tier and class · overall score 29) · Balanced battleship
Balanced battleship. It is especially strong against battleships (AP deals a same-tier battleship's HP in about 7 min on paper). AP penetration of 354 mm is 16% above average and handles thick armor. High HE fire potential (2.0 fires/min before hit rate and resistance). Dispersion at 10.8 km is about 372 m, 6% wider than average, so shoot from closer or wait for broadsides. A firepower equipment build improves reload 22→20.9 s, dispersion 372→339 m.
Key stats
- HP: 29,792
- Top speed: 21.68 kn
- Surface detectability: 9.9 km
- Main battery: 343 mm 5X2 · reload 22 s · range 10.8 km
Orion was a battleship launched in 1910. She was equipped with new 343 mm main guns. All main guns were located in turrets on the centerline axis, an improvement over the preceding Dreadnought design. She was known as a "super-dreadnought".