Jinan

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 Jinan — Pan‑Asian • Legendary Tier • Cruiser.

A variant of the light cruiser developed in the United States at the end of World War II (CL-154), with reinforced torpedo armament.

Jinan was released as a Bureau project reward on January 27th, 2025.

 Navy: ASIA
 Ship: Pan‑Asian
 Nation: Pan‑Asia
 Category: Premium

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Year of Design: 1944
 Predecessor: Sejong

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Repeater: Equipped or can be equipped with Torpedo Reload Booster.

Deep Water: Deepwater torpedoes are harder to spot, but cannot hit destroyers.

Modest Guns: The ship is armed with low-caliber main battery guns.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	39 900	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 225	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	35	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	670	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	7.7	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.2	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm Mk14	-
• Arrangement	4x5	-
• Reload time (sec)	120	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	18 567	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	0.8	-
• Range (km)	13.5	-
• Speed (kt)	69	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm/54 Mk.42	-
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	-
• Firing range (km)	15.1	-
• Reload time (sec)	3.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	4.5	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	9	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
• AP maximum damage	2100	-
• Sigma	2.05	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76.2mm/70 Mk.37 mod. 0	-
• Arrangement	7x2	-
• DPS	248	-
• Range (km)	4	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm/54 Mk.42	-
• Arrangement	5x2	-
• DPS	175	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Jinan

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	39 900	6	225	19	5x2	4	7.7

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm/54 Mk.42	5x2	3.5	4.5	1800	9	2100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.1 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm Mk14	4x5	120s	7.2s	18 567	13.5	69	0.8

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Jinan

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Jinan

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 30s Dispersion time: 70s Reload time: 130s Number of consumables: 3

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +199 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Torpedo Reload Booster

Reduces torpedo launcher reload time.

Torpedo launchers reload time: 8s Duration: 1s Reload time: 300s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Jinan

Pros:

• High DPM
• Great main battery firing angles
• Powerful AA defenses
• Good maneuverability
• High concealment
• Powerful torpedo armament, reinforced with access to the Torpedo Reload Boosterconsumable
• Good top speed at 35 knots

Cons:

• Low HP pool
• Poor armor
• Small caliber guns struggle to citadel other cruisers above 5km
• Destroyer levels of HE penetration
• Lacks useful consumables such as Sonarand Surveillance Radar

Performance

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