943 [TOSEY] KalishniKat [TOSEY] Members 1,344 posts 21,352 battles Report post #1 Posted September 1, 2017 Orion is a blast to play and tons of fun. The HE is almost OP. The ship however isn't all that OP and is fairly easy to kill. Get close and her secondaries are useless. Fun to get up close and personal in a Kaiser..the Orion is going to lose. But mid-range HE spam, it's a beast. With all the BBs in T4 lately I fortunately haven't gotten to try Orion vs sky cancer but I'm sure soon enough. Oh, and with all the BBs squeezing out multi CVs T4 is fun again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
105 TwoOfFour Members 249 posts 2,518 battles Report post #2 Posted September 1, 2017 Orion can be somewhat anti-sky cancer since its highest AA rating is 41. Got 15 plane kills from a game once. HE Is basically broken, since having better fire chance then a tier 10 BB (Montana) is totally balanced. Shes overall a really fun ship. A game from last night. The cits was from firing HE on a some cruisers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
9,545 [GWG] BrushWolf [GWG] Alpha Tester 29,406 posts 15,834 battles Report post #3 Posted September 1, 2017 It's AA is pretty decent for a tier 4 but it seems better at causing panic than killing planes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
9,545 [GWG] BrushWolf [GWG] Alpha Tester 29,406 posts 15,834 battles Report post #4 Posted September 1, 2017 Just now, TwoOfFour said: Orion can be somewhat anti-sky cancer since its highest AA rating is 41. Got 15 plane kills from a game once. HE Is basically broken, since having better fire chance then a tier 10 BB (Montana) is totally balanced. Shes overall a really fun ship. A game from last night. The cits was from firing HE on a some cruisers. I am fairly certain that the fire chance for RN BB HE will be getting the nerf bat down the road. I wonder what pharmaceuticals the dev team was on when they thought that would be a good idea. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
173 [COB45] skull_122_steel Members 1,011 posts 3,482 battles Report post #5 Posted September 1, 2017 32 minutes ago, TwoOfFour said: Orion can be somewhat anti-sky cancer since its highest AA rating is 41. Got 15 plane kills from a game once. HE Is basically broken, since having better fire chance then a tier 10 BB (Montana) is totally balanced. Shes overall a really fun ship. A game from last night. The cits was from firing HE on a some cruisers. the higher fire chance is from the Orion's HE shell being about 10kgs heavier than the Iowas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,247 [SCCC] FayFay731 Members 1,137 posts 9,687 battles Report post #6 Posted September 1, 2017 I meqan she can dev strike cruisers with HE, better than just over-penning them. I think HE on RN BBs is more consistent on cruisers than AP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
943 [TOSEY] KalishniKat [TOSEY] Members 1,344 posts 21,352 battles Report post #7 Posted September 2, 2017 Got a Kraken in my 9th game. Yeah, Orion is a beast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
240 Krupp_Sabot Members 1,289 posts 2,399 battles Report post #8 Posted September 2, 2017 Everything is sooo slow turrets & ship speed not sure if this line is for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
72 [O_S_D] Daffyd9x [O_S_D] Members 238 posts 38,708 battles Report post #9 Posted September 3, 2017 On 9/1/2017 at 8:18 PM, Krupp_Sabot said: Everything is sooo slow turrets & ship speed not sure if this line is for me. Captain Jack Dunkirk will give you the best turret speed boost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,153 [ARGSY] centarina Members 10,326 posts 16,228 battles Report post #10 Posted September 3, 2017 between orion and iron duke(5 matches, always bottom tiered) I still find both to be good botes and laugh riot as you burn the world down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
240 Krupp_Sabot Members 1,289 posts 2,399 battles Report post #11 Posted September 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Daffyd9x said: Captain Jack Dunkirk will give you the best turret speed boost. Already have him in the Emerald looking to grind up to the Fiji. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,507 [SYN] Kuckoo Members 6,177 posts 14,455 battles Report post #12 Posted September 3, 2017 Orion is a good boat. I put Sir Dunkirk in the Orion until I get the QE or KGV. Might just keep him in the Orion. Don't know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
