Bluewater Fleet
HMS Lion
VII
Rank
AB
8.7
RB
8.7
Battle rating
Great Britain
Research country
Battleship
Main role
410,000
Research
1,190,000
Purchase
General information
Camouflages
Collections
Book of Records
Specification
Armour
Hull
25 mm (steel)
Superstructure
16 mm (steel)
Number of sections
9
Displacement
47,145 t
Crew
1,680 persons
Max speed
Forward
57496649 km/h
Backward
23192619 km/h
Primary armament
3 × Turret — 3 × 16 inch/45 BL Mark II cannon
Ammunition
900 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
38.9 → 29.9 s
Vertical guidance
-3 / 40°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
21.721.7 °/s
Vertical
86.886.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 107 | 101 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 75 | |
| APCBC | 726 | 696 | 649 | 606 | 566 | 494 | |
Secondary armament
8 × Turret — 2 × 5.25 inch/50 QF Mark I naval gun
Ammunition
2,880 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance
-5 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
108.5108.5 °/s
Vertical
108.5108.5 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| SAPBC | 169 | 143 | 106 | 76 | 56 | 49 | |
| HE-VT | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
6 × Turret — 8 × 40 mm 2pdr QF Mk.VIII automatic cannon
Ammunition
107,520 rounds
Belt capacity
56 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Fire rate
200 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
1512.81512.8 °/s
Vertical
1512.81512.8 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
32,070 → 41,755
RB
35,797 → 46,608
Crew training
340,000
Experts
1,190,000
Aces
3,000 
Research Aces
1,140,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
450 / 600 %
238 %
Total cost of modifications
319,000
534,000
Talisman cost
2,900
Research order:
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