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U.K.
Battleship
Tier III
Orion
Orion
III Orion
Nation
U.K.
Class
Battleship
Tier
IIIThree
Peer
Tier Three Battleships
Type
Tech Tree

Tech Tree

British Battleships
III Orion
IV Iron Duke
V Queen Elizabeth
VI King George V
VII Vanguard
VIII Temeraire

Overview

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7Builds Submitted
4Reviews Submitted
25Records Submitted
Aug 2020Added to WoWS Builds

The first dreadnought ship in the world to carry 343mm 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.

Orion Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints42,700
Effective HP60,634
Armor13-305 mm
Torpedo Protection13%
Armament
Main Battery
Main Battery343 mm 5x2
Range13.90 km
Reload Time30.0 s
Turret Turn Time72.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed2.5°/s
Sigma1.60
HE Damage4,700
HE Alpha Strike47,000
HE DPM94,000
Fires Per Minute1.99
AP Damage9,500
Overmatch23 mm
AP Alpha Strike95,000
AP DPM190,000
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range3.50 km
Secondary Battery 1102 mm 16x1
Secondary Range 13.50 km
Secondary Reload 17.5 s
Secondary Damage 11,500
Secondary Fire Chance 16.0%
Secondary Battery 2102 mm 4x2
Secondary Range 23.50 km
Secondary Reload 23.0 s
Secondary Damage 21,500
Secondary Fire Chance 26.0%
Air Defense
AA Max DPS69
AA Max Range5.00 km
AA Mount 113 mm 4x4
AA DPS 18
AA Range 11.20 km
AA Mount 240 mm 4x1
AA DPS 223
AA Range 22.50 km
AA Mount 3102 mm 4x2
AA DPS 338
AA Range 35.00 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed22.7 kt
Turning Circle610 m
Rudder Shift Time12.3 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability12.60 km
Air Detectability10.00 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty10.60 km

Orion Records

Damage173 389
RAVI1941
Aug 2023
Base XP3 348
BrendonKT
Jul 2021
Damage Records
173 389Aug 2023
RAVI1941
Top Record
170 400Apr 2022
OLI 777
Second Place
164 676Mar 2022
Kastewar
Third Place
148 719Mar 2022
IMaFiaa x
142 190Feb 2022
Fatal_destiny52
140 335Nov 2021
Ethelone
115 283Aug 2021
krusty_da_clown7
111 585Jul 2021
WgNerfSpotterPlanePls
97 364Mar 2024
Kensai86
70 313Jul 2021
BrendonKT
69 658Jul 2021
HiTeStuff
Base XP Records
3 348Jul 2021
BrendonKT
Top Record
3 284Mar 2022
Kastewar
Second Place
2 823Apr 2024
YOUR-KNOCK-OUT
Third Place
2 823Apr 2024
YOUR-KNOCK-OUT
2 823Apr 2024
YOUR-KNOCK-OUT
2 762Feb 2022
Fatal_destiny52
2 674Nov 2022
Umbra Noctis998
2 653Apr 2022
OLI 777
2 396Jan 2022
tonik_tzw
2 057Nov 2021
matsuurakuroki
2 007Mar 2024
ColonelKlink15
1 977Nov 2021
MisakaRoom1SUX
1 906Jul 2021
WgNerfSpotterPlanePls
1 700Jul 2021
ImperatorIrwin

Orion Reviews

Power4.00
Fun4.00
Learning Curve4.25
Skill Ceiling2.50
Utility3.25
astatinedeposit
Power4
Fun3
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling2
Utility4
CursedRaven9016
Power4
Fun5
Learning Curve5
Skill Ceiling3
Utility4
lx_sn1p3z_
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve5
Skill Ceiling2
Utility2
phartzog
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve4
Skill Ceiling3
Utility3

Peer Comparison

Tier III Battleships
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
Agincourt
43,50036.0 s8,10021.0 kt12.60 km
Arkansas
43,80030.0 s8,30020.5 kt12.00 km
Bellerophon
38,10030.0 s8,10024.0 kt11.90 km
Courbet
41,00030.0 s8,30021.0 kt12.80 km
Courbet 1944
41,00030.0 s8,30021.0 kt12.80 km
Dante Alighieri
33,00033.0 s7,90023.0 kt12.00 km
Dante Alighieri B
33,00033.0 s7,90023.0 kt12.00 km
Gangut
40,50036.0 s8,60023.0 kt12.00 km
Ishizuchi
45,70025.0 s8,00027.5 kt12.90 km
K. Albert
37,20030.0 s8,30021.0 kt12.70 km
Kaiser
46,40026.0 s8,10023.0 kt12.50 km
Kawachi
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Nassau
35,40022.2 s7,20023.0 kt11.50 km
Orion
42,70030.0 s9,50022.7 kt12.60 km
South Carolina
29,00030.0 s8,10015.8 kt12.50 km
Turenne
35,00030.0 s8,30021.0 kt12.10 km
Von Der Tann
38,00023.0 s7,20027.5 kt11.90 km
Wyoming
43,80030.0 s8,30020.5 kt12.50 km

Orion Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
5
Dispersion/tank build
untended-dragon2
Invalid Date
4
Orion (Firestarter)
RedWineLover17
Invalid Date
1
Orion's wrath
Mccarthysteven42
Invalid Date
1
Test
qudun
Invalid Date
1
Main Gun Traverse Build Orion
Stygian_Darkstar
Invalid Date
1
Deathmobile
astatinedeposit
Invalid Date
1
Orion secondary build
Epoxyresin13
Invalid Date
BuildCreatorDate
5
Dispersion/tank build
untended-dragon2
Invalid DateOpen
4
Orion (Firestarter)
RedWineLover17
Invalid DateOpen
1
Orion's wrath
Mccarthysteven42
Invalid DateOpen
1
Test
qudun
Invalid DateOpen
1
Main Gun Traverse Build Orion
Stygian_Darkstar
Invalid DateOpen
1
Deathmobile
astatinedeposit
Invalid DateOpen
1
Orion secondary build
Epoxyresin13
Invalid DateOpen

Orion Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
∞
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
15 s
Slot 2
Repair Party
Charges
3
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
28 s
Health per second
0.50%
Slot 3
Enhanced Secondary Targeting
Charges
3
Cooldown
160 s
Duration
30 s
Secondary Shell Dispersion
-50%
Secondary Shell Grouping
100%