![]() I'm very thankful! I had a chance to see the Jean Bart before she got scrapped, and she was beautiful just the way she was. The French, through the Service Central des Constructions et Armes Navales (SCCAN) made a formal request for Project 2, but the US Navy categorically refused in May 1944. Project 2 removed all aviation facilities to add even more anti-aircraft batteries. A mix of US Avenger or British Barracuda torpedo bombers was thought, as well as Hellcats and Seafires. Jean Bart captains should mount standard. The ship was also supposed to embark 6 aircraft. As a premium ship, Jean Bart comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses. Project 1 would have been completed by removing the 380mm guns and replacing them with 340mm from the Lorraine. Alaska will simply teach me to be a better player in other regards. The two projects included US Mk 37 directors linked to a Mk 4 radar, as well US Mk 51 directors. As well, I will most likely get Alaska over Jean Bart for the same reason. So with the Jean Bart recently released into wows, here is a look at what Jean Bart could have been. Projects 1 and 2 are legits, and are also portrayed in Jordan's and Dumas' French battleship 1922-1956 book. A number of completion proposal were made but none were ever approved, and the ship never left Casablanca.Īs completed she had a far better AA fit than this anyways. I'm curious about the legitimacy of this source's sources, considering Jean Bart never came to the US. Source: "French Battleships 1933-1970" by Wayne Scarpaci Maybe hang onto them and see if WG alters that system at all. The plan was to have the ship escort carrier groups in Pacific.Īrmanent: 4 13.39/45 Guns, 30 5in/38 DP twin gun mounts, 64 40mm Quad Mount Bofors, Unknown number of 20mm mounts.Īircraft: Version 1: 2 aircraft & catapults, Version 2: None i guess the camo's ive had stockpiled for a good few years now are entirely useless bar using them to look nice or cashing them out for credits, i guess ill cash them out for extra credits then. The project was cancelled because of needed space in yards and lack of interests from other areas of the USN. In the place of turret two, a battery of 5in/38 twin DP turrets with Mk37/Mk4 directors, quad 40mm Bofors, with Mk51 directors, and single 20mm mounts. 7,352 battles 115TH Gax 103 Warrant Officer. By the designs it would remove the 2nd main gun turret, and the first turret having 13.4 guns replacing the 15in guns. You need to play a total of 20 battles to post in this section. ![]() The purpose was to deliver maximum AA firepower by drastically increasing its firepower by removing on of its main turrets. The unfinished ship was considered for a study in the use of an Anti-Aircraft battleship. Since 1942 when the ship joined the FFNF after Operation Torch, there were plans to send the ship to United States for completion. Jean Bart BB(AA) 1943: Anti Aircraft Batteship Project 1.ĭuring 1944 in the United States, the Jean Bart was considered for a drastic modification.
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