Jean Bart

Tier VII | Type: Battleship
Variants	La Foudre
Cost	Campaign Reward

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints69 000

Armor18 - 430 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction32 %

Artillery

Main Battery

380mm/45 Mle 19352x4

Firing Range17.5 km

Reload Time26 s

180° Turn Time36 s

HE Maximum Damage5400

HE Fire Chance36 %

HE Penetration63 mm

AP Maximum Damage11 900

Sigma1.8

Secondary Armament 1

100mm/55 CAD Mle 194512x2

Firing Range4.5 km

Reload Time3 s

HE Maximum Damage1400

HE Fire Chance5 %

HE Penetration17 mm

Secondary Armament 2

152mm/55 Mle 19363x3

Firing Range4.5 km

Reload Time12 s

HE Maximum Damage2200

HE Fire Chance12 %

HE Penetration25 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

57mm/60 ACAD Mle 195114x2

DPS357

Range4.5 km

AA Armament 2

100mm/55 CAD Mle 194512x2

DPS178

Range5 km

AA Armament 3

152mm/55 Mle 19363x3

DPS25

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed30 kn

Turning Circle Radius850 m

Rudder Shift Time16 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea14.7 km

Detectability by Air12.3 km

Detectability while firing in smoke14.1 km

Jean Bart — French Premium Tier VII Battleship.

A Richelieu-class battleship known for her high speed and powerful anti-torpedo defense. In the process of her completion in the late 1940s, she received the most advanced anti-aircraft artillery systems for that time, which significantly increased the ship's AA defense.

Jean Bart was released as the final reward of the The Last Battleship campaign, which took place from December 23rd, 2019 to February 3rd, 2020.

Entered Service: 1949
Ships in a series: 2

Ship Traits		Premium Trait
Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.	Barrage: Equipped or can be equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	69 000	18	430	32	2x4	16

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
380mm/45 Mle 1935	2x4	26	36	5400	36	11 900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.5 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	30 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%	Armament Durability Mod 1 Main battery survivability +50% Secondary battery survivability +50% Survivability of AA mounts +50% Maximum HP -5%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 15s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +345 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily accelerates the reload speed of the main battery guns.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 15s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 180s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Access to Main Battery Reload Boosterand quick reload makes it a quick firing threat.
• Maximum speed of 30 knots and the speed boosts allows faster positioning on the map.
• Front facing quad turrets, will help to push in without exposing broadside.

Cons:

• Turrets break easily due to low HP.
• Weak broadside armor allows easy damage to enemy players.
• Below average HP, large superstructure and 32 mm plating almost everywhere makes it vulnerable to HE spam.

Performance

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How It's Done: Jean Bart

Equally in resemblance with its tech tree counterpart Richelieu, Jean Bart is considered superior in battle and for good reason. Owing to some key differences, and a more flexible nature it is a deadly ship in the right hands.

The main guns is where the powerhouse starts with 2x4 380 mm quad turrets setup, with a respectable 1.8 sigma, the guns have enough penetration and accuracy to reliably hit targets at mid to long ranges. But the Jean Bart is not made to be in long range duels. Owing to her quick reload of 26 seconds and a fast turret traverse it can more than perform in mid to close range duels. The ship's distinctive feature is the MBRB (Main Battery Reload Booster). This halves the reload time and has two charges. Effective use of this consumable allows for more flexibility and target prioritization for the players.

Jean Bart is a natural flanker. This does not mean it is a brawler. While she can bounce every caliber shell off her nose up to 458 mm, her sides are very weak, especially under the turrets, and showing any broadside will be punished severely in most cases. The ship has speed boost which greatly increases its speed, and that along with her front facing guns allows it to support and clear flanks to surprise enemies from behind.

Although it allows versatility in playstyle, the Jean Bart is best used as a high speed, quick firing battleship to lead flanks and support pushes, to come up behind the enemy lines and disrupt the enemy.

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