Orion-Class Battleship

The **Orion-Class Battleships** are a class of battleships used by the Gra Valkas Empire.

## Description

The *Orion*-Class Battleships are similar to the *Kongo*-Class battlecruisers of the former Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).

While the ship itself was on par with the world-strongest Mithril-class battleships of the Holy Milishial Empire, in fact, it was an outdated battleship in the Gra Valkas Empire Navy and was primarily used in escort flotillas in homeland or in colonial regions, where the threat of armed was often lesser. However, as the war are getting closer to the Gra Valkan homeland, the Orion-Class founds itself on the frontline once again.

## Specification

Since they are based on the Kongo-Class battlecruisers, some of this might be better or less than their IJN counterpart.

* **Full Length:** 222 m
* **Displacement:** about 32,000 tons
* **Max. Speed:** 30 knots
* **Armaments:**
	+ 4x twin-barrel 356mm main guns
	+ 16x single-barrel 152mm secondary guns
	+ Many 25mm AA autocannons

The 356mm main gun of the *Orion*-Class had a maximum firing range of 35,450 meters at +33 degrees of angle.

## Ships of Her Class

* *Betelgeuse*
* *Procyon (sunk in Naval Battle of Magdola)*
* *Meisa (sunk in Battle of Otaheit Offshore)*
* *Orion* (Lead-ship of the class)
* *Garnet Star* (sunk during Liberation of Leifor)
* *Kornephoros (sunk during Assault on Inertia Kingdom)*
* *Phnol (sunk during Assault on Irnetia Kingdom)*
* *Majal* *(sunk during Assault on Irnetia Kingdom)*

## Service History

### Naval Battle of Magdola

#### *Betelgeuse* and *Procyon*

The *Betelgeuse* and *Procyon* both belong to the Eastern Fleet and participated in the attack against the Zeroth Magic Fleet, but the *Procyon* was sunk by the Holy Mirishial Empire.

### Great Naval Battle of Baltica

The Gra Valkas Empire's 1st Strike Group was composed of eight battleships, four of which were *Orion*-class. When the Holy Milishial Empire reconnaissance plane spotted the 1st Strike Group, the pilot mistook the four *Orion*-class as a heavy cruiser. All were disabled by 150mm guns of the Pal Chimera Flying Battleship.

#### *Meisa*

The *Meisa* was the flagship of the 52nd Local Fleet of the Gra Valkas Empire, known as Ishtam. The *Meisa* attacked the Mu capital city of Otaheit and engaged with *La Kasami Kai*. *Meisa* managed to disable *La Kasami* *Kai* but *La Kasami Kai* fired three (3) Type-89 torpedoes and hit the Meisa. The Meisa was sunk by her own ammunitions.

### Assault on Irnetia Kingdom

#### *Kornephoros*

This ship served as the flagship of the 2nd Central Fleet, a carrier task force deployed to Irnetia Kingdom after Japan destroyed the previous fleet stationed there. After the fleet was weakened by a Japanese submarine, the *Kornephoros* was engaged and destroyed by missiles fired from the HME's new Orichalcum-Class Magic Battleship.

#### *Phnol* and *Majal*

Both of this ships served as part of the 2nd Central Fleet, a carrier task force deployed to Irnetia Kingdom after Japan destroyed the previous fleet stationed there. Both ships was sunk by missiles fired from the latest HME's magic battleship, the new Orichalcum-Class Magic Battleship.

### Liberation of Leifor

#### *Garnet Star*

This ship was part of the Leifor Defense Fleet that was annihilated by a missile swarm launched by Japanese Kawasaki P-1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

## Trivia

* The *Betelgeuse* is named after Betelgeuse, the brightest star of Orion constellation
* The *Procyon* is named after Procyon, a star in the Canis minor constellation
* The *Meisa* is named after Meisa, a star in the Orion constellation
* These battleships are called *Galaxy*-Class Battleships in the web novel
* So far, it is noted to be the most numerous class of battleships in the Gra Valkas navy
* 'Discount Kongo' is a joke among the community refer to this class of battleship since its resemble the IJN Kongo-Class battlecruisers