World of Warships Supertest: Spanish Tier I Cruiser Jupiter
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Historical background
The Jupiter-class was a group of four minelayers serving in the Spanish Navy and built during the time of the Spanish Republic. Jupiter herself entered service in 1937, right in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. As such, she started her career on the side of the Rebel faction which was the Nationalists led by Franco. Because the Rebel fleet had a limited number of fighting units, Jupiter and two of her sisters weren’t employed as mine layers but instead as fighting units against the Government forces.
During the entire Civil War, Jupiter took part in multiple blockade operations as well as shore bombardment missions, partially to support troop landing.
In the 1950s, she and her sister Vulcano were reclassified as frigates and modernized with more modern anti-submarine and anti-aircraft equipment. She would continue to serve until she was scrapped in 1974.
Ship’s preview
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 |
Jupiter |
Propulsion: 10 500 HP |
SCI Mk I Mod. 1 |  120 mm/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk.F on a shielded mount |
General Characteristics and Playstyle
| Tier | I |
| Health | 7 400 HP |
| Torpedo Damage Reduction | 0 % |
| Displacement | 2 600 tons |
| Dimensions | |
| Overall length | 100.1 m |
| Beam | 12.6 m |
| Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 13.9 m |
| Freeboard | 4.1 m |
| Main Armament | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 9.075 km |
| 120 mm/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk.F on a shielded mount | 4 x 1 120 mm |
| Maximum speed | 18.5 knots |
| Turning Circle Radius | 340 m |
| Rudder Shift Time | 3.7 s |
| Surface Detectability | 7.3 km |
| Air Detectability | 5.08 km |
| Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 2.69 km |
| Consumables | |||
Slot 1 | |||
Damage Control Party  Work time: 5 sCooldown: 25 s | |||
Main Armament
| 4 x 1 120 mm/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk.F on a shielded mount | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 9.075 km |
| Reloading Time | 4.5 s |
| 180 Degree Turn Time | 18.0 s |
| Optimal firing angles at the front | 40° |
| Optimal firing angles at the rear | 40° |
| Sigma | 2.0 sigma |
| Maximum Dispersion | 83 m |
| Shells | |
| Type of Projectile | HE – 120 mm proiettili HE 1926 |
| Alpha Damage | 850 |
| Penetration capacity | 20 mm |
| Explosion size | 5.6 m |
| Fire chance | 5 % |
| Projectile Speed | 808 m/s |
| Air Drag | 0.393 |
| Projectile Mass | 22.68 kg |
Anti-air Armament
| 2 x 1 76 mm/40 Ansaldo Model 1916 on an RM1916 mount | |
| Sector firing range | 0.1 km – 3.0 km |
| Hit chance | 90 % |
| Sector’s damage | 3 |
| Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
| Sector’s damage per second | 11 |
| 3 x 1 20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount | |
| Sector firing range | 0.1 km – 2.0 km |
| Hit chance | 85 % |
| Sector’s damage | 9 |
| Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
| Sector’s damage per second | 32 |
The Armor
External armor protection:
Personal Opinion
Sorry folks, ain’t got no clue about the state of tier I these days.
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