Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier III
Battleship
United Kingdom
Bellerophon
The construction of Dreadnought revealed the obvious advantages of the ship class over squadron battleships. In 1906, funds were allocated for the construction of three new ships. Bellerophon differed from her predecessor by the large caliber of secondary guns, installed torpedo bulkheads, and modified armor. The ship entered the Home Fleet in 1909....
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The construction of Dreadnought revealed the obvious advantages of the ship class over squadron battleships. In 1906, funds were allocated for the construction of three new ships. Bellerophon differed from her predecessor by the large caliber of secondary guns, installed torpedo bulkheads, and modified armor. The ship entered the Home Fleet in 1909. During World War I, she was a part of the Fourth Battleship Squadron of the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland.
- Credits
- 314,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 33,400
- Maximum speed
- 20.4 knots
- Surface detection
- 13.3 km
- Main battery range
- 13.7 km
- Main battery reload
- 30.0 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 20.4 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 560 m
- Rudder shift time
- 16.3 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 13.3 km
- Air detection
- 6.8 km
- Submarine detection
- 6.8 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 33,400
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 13 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 10–305 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 13.7 km
- Reload time
- 30.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.0 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 36.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 196 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
305 mm HE Mk IIa
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,700
- Fire chance
- 32.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 831 m/s
- Shell mass
- 386 kg
305 mm AP Mk VIa
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 7,300
- Muzzle velocity
- 831 m/s
- Shell mass
- 390 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 305 mm/45 Mk.X on a BVIII mount
- Mounts
- 5
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 3.2 km
- Mount
- 102 mm HE Mk II
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,500
- Fire chance
- 6.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 8.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 873 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 76.2 mm/45 QF HA Mk.I on an HA Mk.IV mount
- Calibre
- 76 mm
- Mounts
- 1
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 33,400
- Main-battery barrels
- 5
- Secondary barrels
- 14
- AA mounts
- 1
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 20.4 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
305 mm/45 Mk.X on a BVIII mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 32,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Bellerophon (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 74,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Bellerophon (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 1,600 XP
- Purchase
- 160,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Mk III mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 24,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Mk III mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 800 XP
- Purchase
- 80,000 credits
Propulsion: 25,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 17,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Propulsion: 26,400 hp
- Type
- Engine
- Research
- 500 XP
- Purchase
- 40,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Indefatigable
- Research cost
- 2,700 XP
- Ship
- Orion
- Research cost
- 6,700 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 3
- Researchable next ships
- 2
- Upgrade slots
- 2
- Published battle levels
- 3–4
Cross-nation comparison
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