Jinan

13.9

Cruiser | Pan-Asia | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

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X

20,000,000

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)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
127 mm/54 Mk.42 on a twin mount	20	4.5	139	1,800	9	2,100		0	2,000,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Jinan	30,700	6	225	5		7/5	4			0	3,000,000

	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 ()
Mk16 mod. 1	0.5	126	7.2					0	2,000,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk10 mod. 1		0		0	2,000,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 110,000 hp	35		0	2,000,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

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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

Jinan has no upgrades to 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

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party  Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost.	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: • +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. • +25% continuous damage. • +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up. ★★★	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range.. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery. ★	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half. ★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

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

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator . ★★	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire . ★★

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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