Ship:Jean Bart B

IX

21,500 doubloons

Jean Bart B — 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

• Main Battery Reload Booster
• Good overall agility

Cons

• Low HP pool
• No overmatch capability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	69000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	32

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	32
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	850
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	20.8

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.89
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.05
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	2×4 380mm
• Firing range (km)	24.52
• Reload time (sec)	26.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	French/Italian BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 9.8 × range(km) + 66
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	306
• Dispersion at 5 km	115
• Dispersion at 10 km	164
• Dispersion at 15 km	213
• Dispersion at 20 km	262
• Dispersion at 24.52 km	306

HE SHELL
• Name	380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945
• Maximum damage	5400
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	884
• Penetration (mm)	63

AP SHELL
• Name	380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943
• Maximum damage	11900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	885
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	63

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	8.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937
• Arrangement	2x100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	855
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE OEA Mle 1945
• Arrangement	3.0x152mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.0
• Maximum damage	2200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	870
• Penetration (mm)	25
• Fire chance (%)	12.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
152 mm + 100 mm	3 × 3 + 12 × 2
57 mm	14 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	570.5	75%	3.8
Long-range	227.5	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
9	2520	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• 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)

Ship Change Log

• Available for purchase in the Premium Store during the Black Friday sale. Could also drop from Black Friday containers.
• 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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