Ship:Lion

IX

15,900,000

Lion — U.K. Tech Tree Tier IX Battleship.

After Japan refused to provide data on the battleships they were building, the countries that had signed the London Naval Treaty of 1936 decided to raise the tonnage of the ships planned for construction. The British Admiralty, which had laid down five King George V-class battleships, planned projects on their basis but with smaller displacement. A total of four battleships were ordered, two of which were of the Lion class. They were laid down in 1939, but amid the outbreak of World War II, their construction was postponed and then canceled.

Pros

• Low detectability
• HE shells with high armor penetration capabilities, maximum damage and fire chance
• Access to Specialized Repair Teams consumable (Restores a considerable portion of a ship's HP by repairing damage within a short period of time)

Cons

• Small HP pool
• Limited main battery gun aiming angles
• Low AA defense efficiency at long range

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Lion (A)	Lion (B)
• Hit Points	58600	67900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	381
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY	Lion (A)	Lion (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	29.5	29.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	830	830
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	28.9	20.7

CONCEALMENT	Lion (A)	Lion (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.84	14.84
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.15
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	406 mm/45 Mk.II on a Mk.IV Type A/B mount	419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Type C/D mount
• Arrangement	3×3 406mm	3×3 419mm
• Firing range (km)	19.21	19.21
• Reload time (sec)	29.0	29.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.1	2.1
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.85
• Maximum dispersion (m)	252
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 19.21 km	252

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE Mk II
• Maximum damage	6900
• Fire chance (%)	46.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	929
• Penetration (mm)	102

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk III
• Maximum damage	12600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	747
• Shell weight (kg)	1080
• Fuse time (sec)	0.015
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	133 mm HE Mk IC
• Arrangement	2x133mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9.0
• Maximum damage	1900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	22
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Lion (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
133 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	10 × 8
40 mm	2 × 4 + 4 × 2
20 mm	6 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	73.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	472.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	73.5	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1100	75%	3.5–5.2

Lion (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
133 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	10 × 6 + 6 × 2 + 4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	619.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	73.5	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1100	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 1172 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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