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{{#vardefine:ship_name|Jean Bart}}
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<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_france.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Battleship b-description-img_type__Battleship-Premium"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">IX</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PFSB518_Jean_Bart.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">21,500 doubloons</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; France Premium Tier&nbsp;IX [[Ship:Battleship|Battleship]].</p><p>Jean Bart, the second Richelieu-class battleship, was launched after the outbreak of World War II. To prevent her from being captured by the enemy, the unfinished ship was taken to Casablanca, where construction continued. During the Allied landings in Casablanca, Jean Bart put up resistance and was heavily damaged by battleship Massachusetts. The construction of the ship was completed only after the war.</p><p> </p></div>
A ''Richelieu''-class battleship known for her high speed and powerful anti-torpedo defense. In the process of her completion in the late 1940s, she received the most advanced anti-aircraft artillery systems for that time, which significantly increased the ship's AA defense.<br><br>''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on 27 June 2018. She was removed from both the Armory and Premium shop with the release of Update 0.9.3.


|Performance={{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
===Pros===
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is generally viewed as better ''[[Richelieu]]'', and for the most part, this is true. Sitting a tier higher than her sister ship, it would be unusual if ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' weren't stronger in some form or another; in ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s case, this means a general, all-around upgrade with a few unusual quirks to set her out from the crowd.
* Pro 1
* Pro 2


''{{#var:ship_name}}'' sits on the low end of health points for Tier IX battleships.  While her base health pool is an improvement over ''[[Richelieu]]''’s best hull, it still falls somewhat short when compared to her other Tier IX counterparts, which can lead to some issues when compounded with the relative thinness of her armor.  ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can find herself somewhat vulnerable in certain situations, as heavy cruisers and light cruisers using the [[Ship:Commander#Inertia_Fuse_for_HE_Shells|Inertia Fuse for HE Shells]] skill can easily deal full damage to almost any part of the ship. Additionally, while ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s secondary battery looks good on paper, in practice it's somewhat unwieldy. The mounts themselves are relatively weak and are regularly knocked out the course of a battle, and while there are quite a number of them, they are largely composed of small, 100mm guns — a caliber unable to penetrate the vast majority of targets at Tier IX.  All of her secondaries are also capped to a 10.6 km range, unlike ''[[Alsace]]'' and ''[[République]]''.
===Cons===
* Con 1
* Con 2


Aspects of ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s hull aren't the ship's major draw, though; that honor instead goes to her main battery guns, which provide a massive increase in offensive firepower when compared to those of ''[[Richelieu]]''. They have a 26 second reload, generally better shell groupings, and access to a special {{Main Battery Reload Booster}} consumable which halves main battery reload time for twenty seconds.  In addition, she retains the high velocity shells found in other high-tier French battleships. Even though they are only 380mm guns — and thus unable to overmatch a number of high tier cruisers — the penetration of her shells are more than enough to punish broadside ships.  Added to the Reload Booster and her excellent ballistics, and ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can be downright brutal to enemy ships caught making a positioning mistake. She can also make use of her good top speed and maneuverability to exploit enemy positions, utilizing her guns to discourage counter-positioning by the opposing team.           


|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
==Ship Stats==
* Relatively short reload of 26 seconds on her main battery which can be further enhanced by her {{Main Battery Reload Booster}} and upgrades.
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* Relatively fast top speed of 30 knots which can be increased with {{Engine Boost}} to 32.4 knots. Increasing further with the Sierra Mike ({{Sierra Mike|Size=18px}}) signal flag to 34 knots.
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* 7.0 km base secondary range (able to reach 10.6km when running a '''Secondary Build''').
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* Her 152 mm secondaries fire HE with an impressive 12% fire chance combined with a rapid reload.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Good concealment allows her to reach 12.3 km surface detection.
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* Excellent range of 24.5 km on her main guns.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 69000
* Her forward armament placement allows for easy angling of her armor.
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* Good rudder shift time and turning circle.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
* One of the best AA suites at Tier IX make her a deadly ship against enemy aircraft.
|}
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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*  Second lowest health pool among Tier IX battleships
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*  32mm plating vulnerable to HE spam.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
*  Weakest broadside of any Tier IX battleship with little-to-no overmatch ability.
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*  Most AA power is in mid-range mounts that are vulnerable to high-explosive fire.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
*  Most secondaries are unable to fire on targets directly ahead of the bow.
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*  Secondary guns can get easily taken out with HE spam.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
*  Extremely vulnerable to flanking, and savvy opponents will find it easy to exploit this weakness, making the ship much less effective in competitive gaming.
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 30.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 850
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 20.8
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 15.89
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 15.05
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
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* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 2''': {{Engine Boost Modification 1}} or {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 4''': {{Damage Control System Modification 2}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2×4 380mm
* '''Slot 5''': {{Concealment System Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 6''':  {{Main Battery Modification 3}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 24.52
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 26.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 36.0
|}
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|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
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Key skills for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' commanders focused on survivability include [[Ship:Commander#Preventative_Maintenance|Preventative Maintenance]], [[Ship:Commander#Expert_Marksman|Expert Marksman]], [[Ship:Commander#Basics_of_Survivability|Basics of Survivability]], and [[Ship:Commander#Concealment_Expert|Concealment Expert]].
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | French/Italian BB dispersion
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 9.8 × range(km) + 66
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 1.9
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 306
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 115
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 164
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 15 km || style="color:inherit;" | 213
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 20 km || style="color:inherit;" | 262
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 24.52 km || style="color:inherit;" | 306
|}
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{{Commander Skills 3 BB
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| rating11 = <!-- Gun Feeder -->
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| rating12 = <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating13 = 2 <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
|-
| rating14 = <!-- Emergency Repair Specialist -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945
| rating15 = <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
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| rating16 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 5400
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 36.0%
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 830
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 884
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 63
|}
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| rating21 =  <!-- Grease the Gears -->
| rating22 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
| rating23 =  <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
| rating24 =  <!-- Vigilance -->
| rating25 =  <!-- Priority Target -->
| rating26 = 2 <!-- AA Gunner -->


| rating31 = <!-- Super-Heavy AP Shells -->
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| rating32 = <!-- Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells -->
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| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating34 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
|-
| rating35 = <!-- Enhanced Anti-Torpedo Protection -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943
| rating36 = 2 <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 11900
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 830
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 885
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.033
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 63
|}
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Secondary Battery</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Secondary battery range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.0
|}
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| rating41 = <!-- Dead Eye -->
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| rating42 = <!-- Improved Secondary Battery Aiming -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| rating43 = <!-- Close Quarters Combat -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating44 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Expert -->
|-
| rating45 = <!-- Concealment Expert -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || style="color:inherit;" | HE
| rating46 = 2 <!-- Fire Prevention Expert -->
|-
}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2x100mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 20.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1400
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 855
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 17
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0%
|}
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|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
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''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
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* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Repair Party}}
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* '''Slot 3:''' {{Main Battery Reload Booster}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || style="color:inherit;" | HE
* '''Slot 4:''' {{Engine Boost}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 100 mm HE OEA Mle 1945
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 3.0x152mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2200
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 870
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0%
|}
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|Camouflage={{Prem Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=9}}


|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
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''Jean Bart'' captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike ({{Sierra Mike|Size=18px}}) flags are highly recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta ({{India Delta|Size=18px}}) and India Yankee ({{India Yankee|Size=18px}}) flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Foxtrot ({{November Foxtrot|Size=18px}}) flags can also be mounted to decrease consumable cooldown time.
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Airstrike</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>


{{Signal Flags
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<!-- The usual 1,2,3 rating; others ignored. Zero may be useful to other editors to remind that the signal has no effect on the ship. -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Minimum range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 30.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of aircraft || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Depth charges in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 4200
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Deployment || style="color:inherit;" | Manual
|}
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>AA Defense</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 152 mm + 100 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 3 × 3 + 12 × 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 57 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 14 × 2
|}


| November Echo Setteseven = 2 <!-- +5% AA damage -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
| Mike Yankee Soxisix = 2 <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| India X-Ray        =   <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +5% you detonate -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 0 <!-- +15% flood, +5% you detonate -->
|-
| Victor Lima        =   <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 570.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.8
| Hotel Yankee        = 1 <!-- ram someone -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 227.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 5.8
|}


| November Foxtrot = 3 <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
| Sierra Mike      = 2 <!-- +5% speed -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| India Delta      = 3 <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 1 <!-- -20% flood duration -->
|-
| India Yankee    = 3 <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
| style="color:inherit;" | 9 || style="color:inherit;" | 2520 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
| Juliet Charlie  = 1 <!-- No Detonate -->
|}
 
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| X-Ray Papa Unaone =  <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
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| Sierra Bravo      = 0 <!-- +10% Hydro action time;  -10% DAAF reload time -->
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|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
File:JBStart1.jpg
File:JBTop.jpg
File:JButt.jpg
File:JBSalvo.jpg
File:JBSun.jpg
File:JBVillage.jpg
File:JBrawl.jpg
File:JBTorp.jpg
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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PFSB518_Jean_Bart}}
{{AnnoWiki|content=
<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1953</h2>
===Construction===
:Builder: Chantiers de Penhoët; St. Nazaire, France
:Laid down: 12 December 1936
:Launched: 6 March 1940
:Commissioned: 16 January 1949
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===Specifications===
:37,832 tons displacement, standard
:248m length
:35m beam
:9.2m draft
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====Machinery====
:Six (6) Sural-Indret Boilers and four turbines,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;one for each shaft
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====Performance====
:31.5 knots at 42,000 shaft horsepower
:8,000 nm at 14 knots
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====Armor====
:Main belt: 330mm inclined at 15.5°
:Torpedo bulkhead: 40-50mm
:Decks: 170mm above the magazines,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;150mm above the machinery
:Bulkheads: up to 355mm forward,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;up to 233mm towards the stern
:Barbettes and Turrets: 405mm barbettes,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; 430mm turret face plates, 170mm turret roof
:Conning tower: 431mm sides, 283mm roof
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Eight (4x2) 380mm/45 Model 1935
=====Secondary=====
:Nine (3x3) 152mm/50 Model 1930
:Twenty-four (12x2) 100mm/55 Model 1945
=====Anti-aircraft=====
:Twenty-eight (14x2) 57mm/60 Model 1951


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[[File:Jean_Bart_underway.jpg|none|thumb|x350px|link=|''Jean Bart'' underway, date and location unknown.
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===History===
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====Design====
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''Jean Bart'' was meant to be a largely identical sibling to her sister ''[[Richelieu]]'', but because of historical circumstances – namely, the fall of France – this was not quite the case. As laid down, she was to be identical to her sister, a 35,000-ton design meant to counter the Italian ''Littorio''-class, adopting the unique 2x4 main battery layout in order to save weight. However, the defeat of Allied armies in northeastern France forced ''Jean Bart'' to be evacuated from France to Casablanca in Morocco before completion, and this would ultimately render her completed in a unique manner.
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Repair Party}} (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 345 hp/s)
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Main Battery Reload Booster}} (4 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
* '''Slot 4:''' {{Engine Boost}} (3 charges, 180.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
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Her life at Casablanca saw her in a haphazard state, with only a single functional main battery turret, and her anti-aircraft armament made up of leftover 90mm guns and whatever 37mm cannons and machine guns (down to even 8mm) could be found. After Operation Torch, her battle with ''[[Massachusetts]]'', and damage from the ''[[Ranger]]''’s Dauntless dive bombers, ''Jean Bart'' fell into Allied hands, and the idea of an American refit, similar to what ''Richelieu'' received, was discussed.


Two ideas predominated French plans. The idea of ''Jean Bart'' as a surface combatant had taken a back seat: her 380mm guns were to be replaced by 340mm guns from the old WWI battleship ''Lorraine'', captured by the British in Alexandria during Operation Catapult in 1940. In the first design, in place of her 'B' turret, a mix of 152mm mounts (which were never fitted), 90mm guns, and fifteen USN 5”/38 Mk.32 twin dual purpose mountings were to be fitted. She would also receive sixteen quadruple Bofors 40mm cannon mountings, and fifty Oerlikon 20mm cannon single mounts. Her aviation facilities would be able to launch up to six aircraft, American or British naval bombers or fighters. The second variant focused purely on AA, and featured seventeen 5”/38 mounts, and twenty quad 40mm Bofors mounts.
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Despite this, the United States refused to offer any reconstruction to ''Jean Bart'', or divert any resources to put the incomplete and damaged battleship into service.  Instead, she was forced to wait until after the war.  On 22 February 1945, the CSM (''Conseil supérieur de la Marine Nationale'') decided to complete ''Jean Bart'', although how was still to be decided, as many in the ''Marine Nationale'' — such as Admirals Barjot and Férnard — wanted to complete her as an aircraft carrier.  Due to the unimpressive characteristics of the various conversion designs alongside their prohibitive costs, the CSM decided against this, and thus instead began to focus on her completion as a battleship. This ultimately manifested as a ship that would resemble the ''Richelieu'', but with vastly increased anti-aircraft capabilities.
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Thanks to the benefits of the experience of operating ''Richelieu'', many of the flaws of the class could be solved in construction rather than manifesting in service.  ''Jean Bart''’s main battery received built-in firing delays to combat excessive dispersion, and her improved ammunition handling allowed the guns to complete their firing cycle in 32 seconds, for a maximum rate of fire of 1.9 rpm.  She retained three of her aft 152mm triple mounts like ''Richelieu'', along with their anti-air capability.  Her main anti-aircraft firepower, however, would come from twelve 100mm/45 CAD Mle 1946 twin mountings, which were fully stabilized and equipped with RPC (Remote Power Control). With an extremely high rate of fire of 20-25 rpm and good ceiling, they were excellent anti-aircraft guns, although their effectiveness was hampered greatly by the poor performance of their ACAE Fire Control Radar. Finally, for closer-range defense came the excellent 57mm/60 Mle 1947, a weapon produced under license from Bofors. Although the gun came from Bofors, all elements of the mounting was developed by the navy’s ''Services Techniques'', and it also had full RPC. Fourteen twin mounts (ACAD Mle 1948) were utilized by the ''Jean Bart'', which paired with the DRBC Radar (which automatically followed targets) made these powerful and rapid-firing guns lethal with no more human involvement that the simple press of a button. In the end, when ''Jean Bart'' was finally completed in 1955, she was over 5000 tons heavier than ''Richelieu'' was when she had first been ‘completed’ in 1940.
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====Service====
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''Jean Bart'' was launched on 6 March 1940, in the middle of the "Phoney War". Although she was supposed to be completed in early 1941, the end of the Phoney War and the Fall of France would totally destroy these plans and force the French to evacuate ''Jean Bart'' to North Africa.  By May 1940 — as the Allies buckled under the German offensives — French workers focused on making her able to get to sea first and foremost, and this effort consumed almost all the attention of the facility with some 3,050 workers on 12-hour shifts to get her ready.  Eventually, through painstaking effort, and despite the fact only half her boilers and half her main battery were installed, ''Jean Bart'' was ready to escape. On 19 June at 0330, three tugs pulled her out of the fitting-out dock into a hastily dredged channel that was only 45 meters across... and for which ''Jean Bart''’s hull only had a 30 cm clearance from the bottom.  However, the darkness made it difficult to see the buoys marking the channel, and she soon grounded by the bow.  By 0445 she had finally been freed, and started her engines up for the first time – not a moment too soon, as just then three He.111’s arrived overhead and bombed the incomplete battleship, inflicting one hit with a 100 kg bomb that dealt insignificant damage. Making 12 knots, she headed for the open ocean, and at 0630 met up with two ''Le Hardi''-class destroyers as escort.  A British destroyer and two tugs attempted to bring the French battleship to Britain, but the French declined this, and continued on to Casablanca, eventually reaching 24 knots after refueling.  With only one operational engine room, she experienced numerous breakdowns and difficulties on her voyage and finally reached Casablanca on the evening of the 22nd. In the wake of her arrival — and in spite of the protests of her captain — much of her anti-aircraft battery was stripped for the defense of the port, leaving only four 13.2mm machine guns behind.
 
Following the British attacks in Operation Catapult, steps were taken to prepare the ship for any attacks, such as cementing over empty barbettes, sealing off incomplete compartments, and the addition of more 13.2mm (and one 8mm) machine guns for defense, as well as setting up rudimentary fire-control capabilities.  More weaponry would be added piecemeal as time went on, including 37mm cannons and 90mm heavy AA guns.
 
In November 1942, the Allies initiated Operation Torch, the invasion of Vichy North Africa. Part of this campaign was the naval Battle of Casablanca, which ''Jean Bart'' was a part of. Although immobile, ''Jean Bart'' fought from her moorings as a French squadron of ''contre-torpilleurs'' led by a light cruiser engaged American warships in a surface action. ''Jean Bart'' entered the action at 0708, firing a two-gun salvo from her 380mm turret at the battleship USS ''[[Massachusetts]]'' at a range of 22,000 meters, her shells falling 600 yards of the starboard bow of the American ship. Three more salvos followed until 0719, as the makeshift rangefinders could no longer target the American ships. ''Massachusetts'' returned fire with her nine 16” guns, and quickly started hitting. At 0725 a 16” shell punched in aft through ''Jean Bart''’s armor decks, detonating against the aft transverse bulkhead inside an empty 152mm magazine.  At 0735 a second shell passed through the bottom of the bow, exploding in the water. A minute later a near miss hit the quay and sent splinters into the side of the ship, and the minute after another shell passed through the funnel, clipped the end of the armor deck, and exited out the side of the hull into the water. A fourth shell passed through the tip of the quay and bounced of the ''Jean Bart''’s main armor belt, failing to explode. For a brief while ''Jean Bart'' had some respite, until 0806 when another 16” shell struck the 'A' turret barbette, demolishing a 90mm mount in the process and ricocheting away, jamming the turret, while another shell in the same salvo stuck the 'B' turret barbette, breaking up and failing to penetrate. The last hit was scored at 0810, passing through the armor deck over the steering gear and detonating beneath the steering gears. ''Jean Bart'' was battered by the bombardment, but was not out of the fight. Within ten hours her turret had been un-jammed, and two days later she surprised the cruiser ''Augusta'' by opening fire on her at a range of 16,000 meters.  Her second salvo landed close enough to dye the front of the American ship orange with the splash, and her seventh salvo straddled the heavy cruiser, as did the two following salvos.
 
The US Navy, no longer willing to deal with the French battleship from the sea, ordered an airstrike, and at 1500 SBD "Dauntless" dive-bombers from the carrier USS ''[[Ranger]]'' dove on the French warship with 1,000-pound bombs. Two hits were scored, the first obliterating the forecastle deck, and the second hitting starboard abreast the aircraft hangar, blasting open the side of the ship. Both hits caused massive fires, and took the French warship out of the fight.
 
Repairs started not long after the fall of Casablanca, and the French aimed to send the battleship to America for a refit similar to that of her sister ''Richelieu''. Despite their efforts, the Americans refused to refit a second French battleship, and she remained as she was until after the war.
 
''Jean Bart'' would not return to France until 1945, arriving at Cherbourg on the 29th. There she remained idle while deliberations about her fate took place, and eventually it was decided to complete her as a battleship; work began on 11 March 1946.  Work was largely completed in January 1949, and she conducted machinery and gunnery trials soon after.  By April 1950, ''Jean Bart'' was considered officially complete, however, this was far from the truth, as she lacked much of her anti-aircraft armament.  Installation of such continued through late 1951, and it would not be until May 1955 that she finally became active within the ''Marine Nationale'', with substantially upgraded in anti-aircraft power and overall fire control compared to her sister ''Richelieu''.  However, her state was mostly that of training and diplomatic visits until the 1956 Suez Crisis. This caught ''Jean Bart'' — not yet fully-manned — off guard, and although substantial effort was put into making her fully operational, only one 380mm and one 152mm were fully manned, and a similar state of operation was available from her AA guns. ''Jean Bart'' led a force of two light carriers, a light cruiser, and four destroyers.  She embarked troops, which were transferred to the landing force, and then was sent to bombard Port Said.  However, she only fired four 380mm shells before the operation was cancelled and ''Jean Bart'' returned to France.
 
Her career wound down from this point; her last training mission was in July 1957, and it would be the last time any of her weapons fired. On 1 August 1957 she was placed into primary reserve and turned into a barracks ship. Before the end of her life, three more projects were proposed to modernize the last French battleship.  The first, in 1957, envisioned her twelve 100mm mountings stripped and replaced by 100mm/55 CAS Mle 1953, which was not only slightly more powerful than the Mle 1946, but also had more than twice the rate of fire, able to output 60 rpm. Some 57mm mounts would also be replaced with these 100mm guns.  The second, in 1958, envisioned a far more radical change to a missile battleship, with different versions involving missile counts from as low as 25 to as much as 325.  A third option would have seen a 152mm turret removed and replaced with a Terrier SAM system, for training purposes only.  None were chosen.
 
In 1961 was placed into secondary reserve, languishing there until February 1970, when she was stricken from the French naval register. On 21 May 1970 she was sold to a French breaking company, and was towed to Brégaillon.  Over the next two years, ''Jean Bart'' was broken up alongside the light cruiser ''Montcalm'', the two ships providing 30,000 tons of scrap iron and 750 tons of nickel.
 
===Historical Inaccuracies===
* ''Jean Bart'' was never camouflaged as she was commissioned after World War II.
* Navy Blue disruptive camouflage only existed during WW2. ''Jean Bart'''s sister ship ''Richelieu'' wore a similar camouflage scheme from 1943 to 1945.
* Her historical paint scheme is actually a medium grey hull with light grey upperworks. This is currently missing.
* Just like her sister ship, ''Jean Bart''’s turrets were split into two internal armored compartments, preventing a single shell hit from disabling the entire turret. In the game, a single hit will always disable the entire turret.
 
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File:Jean Bart damaged 01.jpg|''Jean Bart'' in the harbor of Casablanca, photographed by a plane from USS ''Ranger''. Turret number two was not yet operational.
File:Jean Bart 12.jpg|''Jean Bart'' incomplete in Casablanca harbor, taken from an airplane of ''Ranger''.
File:Jeanbart.jpg|''Jean Bart'' attacked by planes of ''Ranger''.
File:Jean Bart 80-G-31605.jpg|Damaged ''Jean Bart'' photographed in Casablanca on 16 November 1942.
File:Jean_Bart_incomplete.jpg|''Jean Bart'', still incomplete, underway during transit from Casablanca to Cherbourg, circa 1945.
File:JB_in_NY.jpg|''Jean Bart'' docked during a visit to New York City, circa 1955.
File:Toulon 1968 07.jpg|''Jean Bart'' in 1968 in the harbor of Toulon.
File:Toulon 1968 03.jpg|''Jean Bart'' in 1968.
File:Richelieu_class_battleship.jpeg|''Jean Bart'' underway, date and location unknown.
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# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Jean_Bart_(1940) French battleship ''Jean Bart'' (1940) - Wikipedia]
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu-class_battleship ''Richelieu''-class battleship - Wikipedia]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/general-news/dry-dock-jean-bart/ Dry Dock: Jean Bart - News - World of Warships]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/history/museum-jean-bart/ World of Warships Museum: Jean Bart - News - World of Warships]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eRjYv9vSbo Dry Dock: Jean Bart - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
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{{WoWS Ship Changelog Insert|1=
{{WoWS Ship Testing Changes Insert|1=
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.facebook.com/wowsdevblog/posts/pfbid034bmeozUnGAyzq2c7txW3QWdi1VgQ6UmASk4EdjiYtURLtPy3o3Yj3tekwFaYGLKPl June 22, 2018]</span>:
**Preliminary characteristics.
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.facebook.com/wowsdevblog/posts/pfbid035HXGiXZeMFUX6Xt8PVYLLM4sKNWji9CA6mUxGJDzrvYkfvW85RTSiQ9Cwv4NUNATl July 10, 2018]</span>:
**The ship's tier was changed from VIII to IX.
**Sigma value was increased from 1.8 to 2.0.
**Main battery reload speed was decreased from 30 to 26 s.
**Characteristics of the Repair Party consumable were adjusted:
***Number of charges increased from 1 (2) to 3 (4).
***Cooldown was reduced from 120 (80 s) to 60 s (40 s).
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.facebook.com/wowsdevblog/posts/pfbid035Xq5JK5Dop3SHKHzxZzc6cpvJBRjwSDFDgfyhnRFUEyGZPwzewDavferU4VvSrzFl August 15, 2018]</span>:
**The ship's consumables were adjusted:
***Repair Party cooldown was increased from 60 s (40 s) to 120 s (80 s).
***Main Battery Reload Booster cooldown was increased from 120 s (60 s) to 180 s (120 s).
***Number of charges of the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable was increased from 2 (3) to 3 (4).
**Secondary battery firing range was increased to 7 km.
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.facebook.com/wowsdevblog/posts/pfbid036GK5D9fYwcoJ8p42DCTfuRjWu4PJ5A6bfcZ7uZAPtHzvh4rCVgducy6JAw1gFKuTl September 13, 2018]</span>:
**Sigma value was reduced from 2.0 to 1.9.
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**The duration of the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable was reduced from 30 to 20 s.
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*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.7.
*First released in November 2018.
*Update 0.7.11:
**Fixed a bug with the armor protection above the magazines of battleship Jean Bart. Now, the armor is 170 mm thick.
*Update 0.9.3:
**Jean Bart was removed from sale in the Armory and the Premium store.
*Update 0.9.5:
**Small changes to geometry and textures.
*Update 0.10.0:
**The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.95 km.
*Update 13.1:
**Depth Charge Airstrike range increased from 5 to 10 km.
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IX
21,500 doubloons

Jean Bart — France Premium Tier IX Battleship.

Jean Bart, the second Richelieu-class battleship, was launched after the outbreak of World War II. To prevent her from being captured by the enemy, the unfinished ship was taken to Casablanca, where construction continued. During the Allied landings in Casablanca, Jean Bart put up resistance and was heavily damaged by battleship Massachusetts. The construction of the ship was completed only after the war.

Pros

  • Pro 1
  • Pro 2

Cons

  • Con 1
  • Con 2


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Boost Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection
 Slot 3 
 Main Battery Modification 2
 Secondary Battery Modification 1
 AA Guns Modification 1
 Aiming Systems Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Propulsion Modification 1
 Steering Gears Modification 1
 Airstrike Modification 1
 Slot 5 
 Torpedo Lookout System
 Concealment System Modification 1
 Ship Consumable Modification 1
 Slot 6 
 Main Battery Modification 3
 Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2


Consumables


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