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Overview

Jinan is a Legendary Pan-Asian light cruiser with a long-range torpedo battery reaching 13.5 km. The torpedoes are the threat tool; the guns are how she earns damage between drops. Standout traits: best torpedo speed in Legendary CAs (69 kt) and best nimble for the tonnage in Legendary CAs (12.1 HP).

Positioning

Sit 12-15 km on a lane that the torpedoes can reach without exposing the hull. Drop on choke points and predictable rotations rather than direct lines; the torps are the threat tool, the guns are how you earn damage between waves.

Potato Avoidance

Holding torpedoes for a perfect drop

The torps are a threat tool: putting them into a lane forces rotations even when they miss. Drops on probable lanes are worth more than waiting for a guaranteed broadside that never appears. A second mistake to avoid: these torpedoes ignore the Destroyer class - they pass under DDs and cannot hit them. Aim torpedo drops ONLY at battleships, carriers, and most cruisers; every torp fired at a DD is wasted output.

Signature Traits

Deep-water torpedoes

Torps IGNORE the Destroyer class (deep-water mechanic); they pass under DDs and cannot hit them. Aim ONLY at battleships, carriers, and most cruisers; every torp fired at a DD is wasted, unique in Legendary CAs.

Fast turret traverse

40.0°/s turret traverse, best of Legendary CAs. Tracks fast-rotating targets peers can't keep up with.

Fast torpedoes

69.0 kt torpedo speed, best of Legendary CAs. Less reaction time for targets to dodge.

Nimble for the tonnage

12.05 hp per ton, best of Legendary CAs. Engine punch outclasses the hull's mass, so the ship retains speed through sustained turns better than peers.

Thick stern plate

32.0 mm stern, best of Legendary CAs.

Short gun range

15.1 km main battery reach, bottom decile of Legendary CAs. Outranged by peers; close distance or lean on terrain.

Acquisition

How to get Jinan

Jinan is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Premium/Event.

Premium/EventAvailability usually depends on store rotations, event reruns, collaborations, coupons, or special offers.

Builds Beta

Use a Pan cruiser commander focused on reload, range, agility, and survivability. Inspirations that improve dispersion, rudder/steering, concealment, or damage consistency fit the safe mid-range cruiser plan.

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Cohort position

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Where Jinan sits among Legendary CAs (21 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestDisplacement9,126 t (1/21) BestPower-to-weight12.05 hp/t (1/21) BestTorpedo speed69 kt (1/13) BestStern armor32 mm (1 of 5 tied) Top 10%Concealment11.9 km (2/21) Top 10%Rudder shift10 s (3/21) Top 10%Traverse-to-turn ratio25.98 × (2/21) Top 10%Main battery reload3.1 s (3/21) Top 10%Fires per minute17.42 (2/20) Top 10%AP arming threshold21 mm (3/21) Top 25%Max speed35 kt (5/21) Top 25%HE DPM348,387 (5/20) Top 25%Main dispersion137.2 m (5/21) Top 25%AA threat2,395 (6/21) Top 25%Torpedo range13.5 km (3/13) Top 25%Torpedo damage18,567 (4/13) Bottom 25%Hit points39,900 HP (19/21) Bottom 25%HE velocity808 m/s (17/20) Bottom 25%AP fuse timer0.01 s (19/21) Bottom 25%Engine power110,000 hp (18/21) Bottom 10%Citadel belt95 mm (20/21) Bottom 10%Deck armor32 mm (20/21) WorstMain battery caliber127 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstMain battery range15.1 km (21/21) WorstAP shell damage2,100 (21/21) WorstNo secondaries (8 of 21 in cohort) WorstRepair heal rate0.5 %/s (1 of 10 tied)

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Not standouts for Jinan -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Air detection7.56 km(7/21) Sigma2.05(13/21) AP DPM406,452(9/21) AP velocity808 m/s(13/21) Acceleration10.5 s(9/21) Turn-speed retention164.2 hp/m(15/21) AA DPS545(12/21) AA range5.2 km(9/21) Torpedo reload120 s(10/13) Max armor225 mm(8/21) NormAP ricochet start45°(14 of 21 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(14 of 21 tied at this value) NormRepair charges2(15 of 21 tied at this value) NormBow armor25 mm(14 of 21 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

Repair 2TRBDef-AASmoke

Survivability

Hit Points39,900

Displacement9,126 t

Armor range6–225 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 13, 16, 25, 32, 40, 75, 95, 225 mm

Armor material/layer entries60

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction19%

Magazine HP

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The magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.

17,400

Steering gear HP

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Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

12,000

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 10×127 mm

Mounts / barrels5 mounts / 10 barrels

Reload time3.5 s

Firing range15.1 km

Turret traverse40 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

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Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

2.05

Max Horiz Disp

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Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (15100/30·(8−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 137.2 m

137.2 m

Max Vert Disp

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Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 137.2 × 0.6 = 82.3 m

82.3 m

Med Horiz Disp

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50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 137.2 × 0.313 (σ=2.05) = 43 m

43 m

Med Vert Disp

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50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 82.3 × 0.313 (σ=2.05) = 25.8 m

25.8 m

Turret turn time

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180 degrees / 40 deg/s traverse speed = 4.5 s.

4.5 s

Base shells/min

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10 broadside guns x 60 / 3.5 s base reload = 171.4.

171.4

HE shells

HE Damage1,800

HE Velocity808 m/s

Fire Chance9%

HE penetration

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21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

21 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

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1,800 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 18,000.

18,000

Base HE DPM

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18,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.5 s base reload = 308,571.

308,571

Installed HE DPM

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18,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.1 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 348,387.

348,387

Base fires/min

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10 HE shells x 60 / 3.5 s reload x 9% fire chance = 15.43.

15.43

AP shells

AP Damage2,100

AP Velocity808 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold21 mm

AP overmatch

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floor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

8 mm

AP Pen Close

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Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 1720 × 31.75^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 808^1.38 = 174.9 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

174.9 mm

AP Pen Far

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Same formula at the ship's max firing range (18.6 km), where the shell has slowed to 287 m/s: 1e-7 × 1720 × 31.75^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 287^1.38 = 41.9 mm.

41.9 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

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2,100 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 21,000.

21,000

Base AP DPM

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21,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.5 s base reload = 360,000.

360,000

Installed AP DPM

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21,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.1 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 406,452.

406,452

AP AOE Radius

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AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

15

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Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm Mk14

Launchers / tubes4 launchers × 5 tubes = 20 tubes

Reload time120 s

Projectile speed69 kt

Range13.5 km

Maximum simulated damage17,367 (est.)

Alpha damage52,100

Torpedo detectability0.8 km

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn7.2 s

Torp Arming213 m

Deep-Water TorpedoesYes

Per-side salvo damage

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per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

173,670

AA Defense

AA mount points7

Close-range AA DPS

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Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (116×3.5×0.9) + (57×3.5×0.9) = 545. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

545

Maximum AA range

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Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

5.2 km

76.2 mm/70 Mk.37 mod. 07×2 76mm

DPS

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Includes 57 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

57

Range5.2 km

DPS116

Range4 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 57 + Medium 116 = 173

173

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 110,000 hp

Engine power110,000 hp

Maximum speed35 kt

Turning circle radius670 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio26.0× instant

Concealment

Detectability by sea11.9 km

Detectability by air7.56 km

Smoke firing penalty6.16 km

Detect after firing main guns11.9 km

Detect Fire Sea13.9 km

Detect Fire Air10.56 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active

Smoke Generator3 charges · 130 s reload · 15 s emit / 70 s cloud active

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Repair Party2 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 0.5% heal per second · 14% of max HP total heal

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · +100% flak burst boost

Torpedo Reload Booster2 charges · 300 s reload · 8 s active · Rapid torpedo reload

Module options (1)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Turret traverse40 → 25 °/s

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2.05

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

Max Horiz Disp137.2 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (15100/30·(8−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 137.2 m

Max Vert Disp82.3 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 137.2 × 0.6 = 82.3 m

Med Horiz Disp43 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 137.2 × 0.313 (σ=2.05) = 43 m

Med Vert Disp25.8 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 82.3 × 0.313 (σ=2.05) = 25.8 m

Dispersion familyCruiser Disp.

Standard cruiser dispersion baseline.

AP Pen Close174.9 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 1720 × 31.75^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 808^1.38 = 174.9 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far41.9 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (18.6 km), where the shell has slowed to 287 m/s: 1e-7 × 1720 × 31.75^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 287^1.38 = 41.9 mm.

HE penetration21 mm

21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch8 mm

floor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius15

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha10

All 10 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time4.5 s

180 degrees / 40 deg/s traverse speed = 4.5 s.

HE full-salvo alpha18,000

1,800 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 18,000.

AP full-salvo alpha21,000

2,100 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 21,000.

Base HE DPM308,571

18,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.5 s base reload = 308,571.

Base AP DPM360,000

21,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.5 s base reload = 360,000.

Installed HE DPM348,387

18,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.1 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 348,387.

Installed AP DPM406,452

21,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.1 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 406,452.

Base shells/min171.4

10 broadside guns x 60 / 3.5 s base reload = 171.4.

Installed shells/min193.5

10 broadside guns x 60 / 3.1 s installed Artillery reload = 193.5.

Base fires/min15.43

10 HE shells x 60 / 3.5 s reload x 9% fire chance = 15.43.

Installed fires/min17.42

10 HE shells x 60 / 3.1 s installed reload x 9% fire chance = 17.42.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability0.8 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time4.5 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed69 kt

Travel time to max range75.3 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Tube count20

4 launchers x 5 tubes.

Per-side salvo10 torpedoes

tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).

Full-salvo damage347,340

tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).

Per-side salvo damage173,670

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS545

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (116×3.5×0.9) + (57×3.5×0.9) = 545. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

Maximum AA range5.2 km

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

AA threat index2395

SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Armor

Hull HP 39,900, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	25 mm primary (range 16–40 mm)	1,400 (4% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	16 mm primary (range 16–225 mm)	29,900 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst '43, Schill)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	32 mm primary (range 16–75 mm)	2,600 (7% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	95 mm primary (range 6–95 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen ×0.50 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.50 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure	13 mm primary (range 13–32 mm)	no cap	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	17,400 magazine HP	Magazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HP	Per-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
AA mount (76 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	12,000 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Shell ballistics chart

AP penetration, impact velocity, flight time and impact angle vs range. Click to load the interactive chart.

Exteriors

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