11/15/2023 0 Comments World of warships nelson reviewOn D-Day, Nelson fired over 1,000 shells in support of the British landing on Gold beach. After an overhaul, she joined the D-Day invasion fleet.The Italian armistice with the allies was signed on her deck in September 1943. Nelson served most of the war in the Mediterranean, escorting vital convoys and providing gunfire support during Operation Torch, Operation Husky, and at Salerno.The biggest weakness of Nelson was her relatively low speed and poor maneuverability. In November 1939, Nelson chased the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, but was out-run.In a case of extreme luck, she was hit by a salvo of three torpedoes from a U-boat-but somehow all of them were duds. Nelson had mixed luck throughout World War II, she never came under enemy shell fire but survived every form of underwater danger imaginable: mines, torpedoes, and submarine attacks. Nelson used a unique and innovative design where all three triple-gun turrets were placed forward of the bridge superstructure.The Nelson-class were the only Royal Navy battleships armed with 16-inch guns and were part of the “Big Seven” battleships.Nelson was named after the legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson.
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