Jinan

Tier Legendary | Type: Cruiser
Preceded by	Succeeded by
Sejong	none
Cost (Research Bureau)

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints39 900

Armor6 - 225 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction19 %

Artillery

Main Battery

127mm/54 Mk.425x2

Firing Range15.1 km

Reload Time3.5 s

180° Turn Time4.5 s

HE Maximum Damage1800

HE Fire Chance9 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AP Maximum Damage2100

Sigma2.05

Torpedoes

533mm Mk144x5

Reload Time120 s

180° Turn Time7.2 s

Maximum Damage18 567

Detectability by Sea0.8 km

Range13.5 km

Speed69 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

76.2mm/70 Mk.37 mod. 07x2

DPS248

Range4 km

AA Armament 2

127mm/54 Mk.425x2

DPS175

Range5.2 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 kn

Turning Circle Radius670 m

Rudder Shift Time7.7 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea11.9 km

Detectability by Air7.6 km

Detectability while firing in smoke6.2 km

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.


Year of Design: 1944

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.

Modules

	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

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%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
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%	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 Tube Mod 3 Torpedo tubes reload -15% Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

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 light damage.

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

Torpedo Reload Booster

Reduces the reload time of torpedo launchers.

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

Player Opinion

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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