Jinan
127 mm/54 Mk.42 on a twin mount5 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire20 shots/min. |
Reload Time3 sec. |
Rotation Speed40 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time4.5 sec. |
Firing Range15.5 km. |
Maximum Dispersion139 m. |
HE Shell127 mm HE Mk.41 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity808 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight31.75 kg. |
AP Shell127 mm AP/SC Mk38 Mod 2 |
Maximum AP Shell Damage2,100 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity808 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight31.75 kg. |
533 mm Mk144 х 5 pcs. |
Rate of Fire0.48 shots/min. |
Reload Time126 sec. |
Rotation Speed25 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec. |
TorpedoIDS_PZPT037_MK17_E |
Maximum Damage17,900 |
Torpedo Speed69 knot |
Torpedo Range13.5 km. |
127 mm/54 Mk.42 on a twin mount5 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second174.5 |
. . . Firing Range5.19 km. |
76.2 mm/70 Mk.23 on a Mk.37 mod. 0 mount7 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second247.8 |
. . . Firing Range3.99 km. |
Maximum Speed35 knot |
Turning Circle Radius670 m. |
Rudder Shift Time7.7 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range12.13 km. |
Air Detectability Range7.42 km. |
Jinan — Pan-Asian Tier X cruiser.
A further development of the Atlanta-class cruisers was to be the CL-154 project, which incorporated increased hull dimensions and replaced the main battery guns with 5-inch guns featuring a high rate of fire, long firing range, and heavy shells. The last project is dated 1944. The plan was to build six cruisers, but this never happened due to cuts in the naval budget in 1945. Had they been built, some of these cruisers might have been transferred to the Republic of China Navy, as from the 1950s until the 1980s, it was actively acquiring American-built Benson-, Gleaves-, Bristol-, Allen M. Sumner-, Gearing-, and Kidd-class destroyers.
Modules
Rate of Fire (shots/min) | Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec) | 180° Turn Time (sec) | Maximum Damage (HP) | Torpedo Speed (knot) | Torpedo Range (km) |
Research price (exp) |
Purchase price () | ||
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Mk16 mod. 1 | 0.5 | 126 | 7.2 | 0 | 2,000,000 |
Compatible Upgrades
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Player Opinion
Performance
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.
Topping off the Pan Asian cruiser line, Jinan stands as the pinnacle of the HE and torpedo spam play style developed over the preceding cruisers. A variant of the American CL-154 project, Jinan shares many similarities with her American cousin X Austin and other destroyer-caliber cruisers like VII Atlanta and Flint. Combining a fast-firing main battery and four heavy-hitting quintuple deepwater torpedo launchers with flexible Pan Asian smokescreens and Torpedo Reload Booster, Jinan can stall capital ship pushes and quickly deal with destroyers that get too close.
Armament
Jinan is armed with ten 127mm guns in five twin turrets, with similar characteristics to those found on Austin and IX Sejong. Her HE and AP shells are identical to Sejong’s a tier lower. While Austin’s HE shells have similar stats, Jinan's lose speed quicker and have a longer flight time and higher shell arc. Her turret traverse and reload are among the fastest of any cruiser, but her small caliber limits the damage she can do to battleships and heavily armored cruisers. In those cases, she relies on superstructure hits and setting fires. Although her fire chance per shell is low for Tier X – only 9% – with ten shells per salvo and a fast reload she can still set fires consistently. While Jinan has AP shells with a shorter than normal fuse time for a cruiser, the low penetration leaves it ineffective at anything but point blank range.
With her floaty shells, hitting longer range or agile targets can be a challenge. But her fast reload makes her a big threat to any destroyer that gets caught too close.
In addition to her main battery, Jinan carries deepwater torpedoes with two quintuple launchers per side. As with other deepwater torpedoes, they are more difficult to detect and can’t hit destroyers. Jinan's are similar to those found on X Yueyang, but sacrifice a bit of damage and flooding chance for a slightly faster reload. They’re ideal for area denial against battleships and cruisers, or can push a close range brawl in her favor, as well as providing a painful deterrent against pushing ships if she has to run — with the torpedo reload booster, she can have up to 40 torpedoes in the water at the same time.
Consumables
Like the preceding tech tree ships, Jinan features the standard consumable suite for high tier Pan Asian cruisers. In addition to the normal cruiser repair party and damage control party, Jinan has access to the Defensive AA Fire consumable, a smokescreen with a relatively short cooldown period, and the Torpedo Reload Booster consumable. Unlike most other high tier cruisers, Jinan does not have access to the Hydroacoustic Search consumable, leaving her more vulnerable to enemy torpedoes.
Jinan's smokescreen consumable is identical to those found on the preceding cruisers. Like Yueyang’s, it has an average action and dispersion time, but the downtime between one smokescreen expiring and the next being available is only 40 seconds. However, Jinan only has three charges compared to Yueyang’s five.
While she doesn’t get the extended smoke times of US smokescreens, the shorter cooldown means less waiting for the next if she has to abandon a smokescreen early.
Maneuverability
Jinan is one of the fastest and most agile cruisers at Tier X, with a rudder shift, top speed, and turning circle identical to Austin. While her handling is slightly improved compared to VIII Harbin and IX Sejong, players familiar with the preceding ships should feel comfortable in Jinan.
If absolutely necessary, players can use her excellent agility to survive in the open. But her floaty shells and lack of health and armor make this a risky and less effective option to island or smoke cover.
Survivability
Like Austin, Jinan is the exact opposite of durable. Along with Austin, she has the smallest health pool of any Tier X cruiser, and one of the lowest out of all Tier VIII to X cruisers. Jinan inherits Austin’s armor, including a 32mm main belt that can provide some protection against battleship AP and smaller caliber cruiser shells. However, she also shares Austin’s relative lack of armor elsewhere, with 16mm bow, stern and deck plating and an extremely vulnerable citadel that extends well above the waterline.
As with Austin and the preceding tech tree cruisers, players should not rely on Jinan's health or armor to keep her alive. Her agility, and a player’s ability to dodge incoming fire, will be her main source of protection when spotted and under fire.
Jinan's decent concealment also aids in her survival. While still worse than many Tier VIII cruisers and a couple IXs, she’s one of the stealthier cruisers at Tier X. When fully upgraded, her 9.8km detection allows her to sneak around the map and get closer to a cap before getting spotted. Her low smoke firing penalty also allows her to farm from smoke with less risk of being spotted by enemy destroyers.
Anti-aircraft
As an anti-aircraft focused cruiser, Jinan has an impressive anti-aircraft suite to deter enemy carriers. Although she doesn’t have the 6.9km reach of ships like X Worcester or Minotaur, her long range defenses and flak are still some of the strongest at Tier X. Her mid range defenses are slightly weaker in comparison, but still above average. Although she lacks close range AA, her mid and long range offer more than enough protection to deter attackers and cover nearby allied ships. A determined carrier will still be able to get a strike or two through, but it will be costly.
Like the other tech tree cruisers, Jinan mounts the Defensive AA Fire consumable by default, which can increase her defenses even further.
Battle performance
Just as with Austin, Flint, and other small caliber cruisers, Jinan prefers to play around island cover. With her high shell arcs, she can comfortably fire over her protective island armor to provide support in a cap or farm battleships. Her smokescreens allow her to produce an ‘island’ on demand if necessary, but her lack of hydro leaves her more vulnerable to incoming torpedoes.Pros:
- Fast main battery reload and turret traverse
- Uses deepwater torpedoes, with high damage and low detection
- Reasonably fast torpedo reload
- Strong AA defenses, further boosted by the Defensive AA Fire consumable
- Very agile
- Good concealment
- Has access to the Smoke Generator consumable
- Has access to the Torpedo Reload Booster consumable
Cons:
- Very thin armor plating and vulnerable citadel, vulnerable to AP overmatch and
constant HE fire
- Very low health
- Small main battery shell caliber, making it more difficult to damage capital ships
- Slow shell velocity makes hitting targets at range more difficult
- Deepwater torpedoes can’t hit destroyers
- Does not have access to the Hydroacoustic Search consumable
Research
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
The recommended upgrades are:
- Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
- Slot 2: Engine Room Protection or Defensive AA Fire Modification 1
- Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 or Torpedo Tubes Modification 1 or Smoke Generator Modification 1
- Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1
- Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1
- Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3 or Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Slot 3 presents the biggest choice in defining Jinan's play style. Players that wish to boost her gun performance should select Aiming Systems Modification 1 or the coal Smoke Generator Modification 1 upgrade. Those that wish to play Jinan as a torpedo cruiser should instead select Torpedo Tubes Modification 1 to increase her torpedo speed and reduce the risk of her torpedo tubes getting knocked out or destroyed.
In slot 6, players can opt for Gun Fire Control System Modification 2 to increase Jinan's firing range. However, her floaty shells and long flight times will limit the usefulness of that extra range to farming battleships and stationary cruisers.
Commander Skills
Consumables
Jinan equips the following consumables:
- Slot 1: Damage Control Party
- Slot 2: Smoke Generator
- Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire
- Slot 4: Torpedo Reload Booster
- Slot 5: Repair Party
Signals
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
References
Ship Change Log
See here for links to Update notes.
- Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.10.
Testing Changes
- DevBlog 220:
- Preliminary Characteristics.
- DevBlog 241:
- Torpedo Reload Booster consumable changed:
- Number of charges decreased from 3 to 2.
- Reload time increased from 240 to 300 s.
- Torpedo Reload Booster consumable changed:
- DevBlog 249:
- Main battery reload time decreased from 3.8 to 3.5 s.
- Main battery firing range increased from 13.5 to 14.5 km.
- Torpedo tubes reload time decreased from 133 to 126 s.
- DevBlog 264:
- Smoke Generator consumable cooldown time increased from 100 to 110 s.
- Added in early access in Update 0.11.0, as the last bundle out of 8 in the Pan-Asian Cruisers event. The final stage of these sequential bundles cost 20,000 doubloons, and to unlock the Jinan on the very first day of the patch cost players approximately 85,000 doubloons.
- Update 0.11.1:
- Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
- Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.11.2.
- Updated 0.11.8
- Main battery reload time reduced from 3.5 to 3.2 s.
- Update 0.11.10:
- Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the ship.
- Update 12.10:
- Main battery reload time reduced from 3.2 to 3 s.
- Main battery firing range increased from 14.5 to 15.5 km.
- Main battery shell ballistics have been changed; the trajectory will now be flatter.
- Update 13.3:
- Depth Charge damage increased from 1,700 to 2,100.
Destroyers | II Longjiang • III Phra Ruang • IV Shenyang • V Jianwei • VI Fushun • VI Anshan • VII Gadjah Mada • VIII Hsienyang • VIII Siliwangi • VIII Loyang • VIII Fenyang • VIII Loyang B • VIII Zhu Que • VIII Ship Smasha • IX Chung Mu • X Yueyang • X Lüshun • ★ Kunming |
Cruisers | I Chengan • III Ning Hai • V Chungking • VI Rahmat • VI Huanghe • VII Chumphon • VIII Harbin • VIII Irian • VIII Wukong • IX Sejong • IX Dalian • IX Mengchong • IX Tianjin • X Jinan • X Incheon |
Battleships | IX Bajie • IX Wujing • IX Sun Yat-Sen • IX Louchuan • IX Xuan Wu |
Aircraft Carriers | VIII Sanzang |