Supertest: Pan-Asian Tier X Cruiser Jinan

Historical background

The Jinan is based on an AA cruiser preliminary design (S-511-66: “5”/54 Cal. Cruiser – Scheme “C”). This design was calling for an 8 550 tons light cruiser armed with new 127 mm/54 guns in twin turrets equipped with a new auto-loading system and was the basis for the CL-154 class. It was, however, abandoned in March 1945.

Jinan herself has the 4th turret replaced with an additional 76.2 mm AA mount. This could mean that she is also taking elements from the 5″/54 Cal. D.P. Cruiser – Design Study “A”.

On top of that, the ship carries no less than four quintuple torpedo launchers.

The ship is named after the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China.

Ship’s preview

Camouflage

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery	Torpedoes
Jinan	Propulsion: 110 000 HP	‎‎Mk 10 mod. 1	127 mm/54 Mk.18 in a turret	Mk16 mod. 2

General Characteristics

Main Armament

5 x 2 127 mm/54 Mk.18 in a turret
Maximum Firing Range	13.500 km
Reloading Time	3.8 s
180 Degree Turn Time	4.5 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	24°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	31°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	126 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 127 mm HE Mk.41
Alpha Damage	1 800
Penetration capacity	21 mm
Explosion size	0.44
Fire chance	9 %
Projectile Speed	808 m/s
Air Drag	0.347
Projectile Mass	31.75 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 127 mm AP/SC Mk38 Mod 2
Alpha Damage	2 100
Projectile Speed	808 m/s
Air Drag	0.347
Projectile Mass	31.75 kg
Projectile Krupp	1 720
Projectile Detonator	0.01 s
Detonator threshold	21 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4	Slot 5
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Defensive AA Fire Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Damage from continuous DPS: +50% Damage from flak explosions: +300%	Torpedo Reload Booster Number of charges: 2 Work time: 1 s Cooldown: 300 s Torpedo reload time: 8 s	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration: 0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 50%	Smoke Generator Number of charges: 3 Work time: 30 s Cooldown: 100 s Smoke radius: 450 m Smoke duration: 70 s

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Personal Opinion

On paper, Jinan looks pretty strong. Although her base firing range is relatively limited, the DPM is satisfying and with the ballistics of her guns, she will be able to abuse island covers easily. Her torpedo power is also no joke with 10 torpedoes per side and a reload booster in case you really need to make sure that whatever may pass in a certain area dies.

Basically, the ship looks like a big destroyer with a citadel and amazing torpedo power, especially considering that cruisers have skills like Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge to boost their damage.

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