Ship:Minnesota

IX

15,500,000

Minnesota — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier IX Battleship.

A possible upgraded design of one of the never-built battleships of the South Dakota class. From 1941 to 1944, all conventional battleships of the U.S. Navy underwent significant modernization, including the addition of massive bulges that increased the ships' displacement. Those improvements included an expanded array of AA guns, seaplane catapults, and horizontal protection enhancements. Had South Dakota-class battleships been built and in service by the start of World War II, they would likely have undergone a comparable upgrade.

Pros

• Great damage per salvo
• High ship acceleration
• High AA defense efficiency
• Enhanced Repair Party consumable available (reduced cooldown time)

Cons

• Low speed
• Low rate of fire

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Minnesota (A)	Minnesota (B)
• Hit Points	69500	76300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	40%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	343
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY	Minnesota (A)	Minnesota (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	23.0	23.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	700	700
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	23.4	16.7

CONCEALMENT	Minnesota (A)	Minnesota (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.9	15.9
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.83
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk9 mod. 1	Mk9 mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×3.0 406mm
• Firing range (km)	21.18	23.3
• Reload time (sec)	40.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	1.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	271
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 21.18 km	272

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE/HC Mk13
• Maximum damage	5700
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	862
• Penetration (mm)	68

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk8 mod. 1
• Maximum damage	12800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	1100
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	8x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

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

Minnesota (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	16 × 2
20 mm	37 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	269.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	304.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	140	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1610	75%	3.5–5.8

Minnesota (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	16 × 4
20 mm	37 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	441	70%	2.0
Mid-range	413	75%	3.5
Long-range	140	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1610	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  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 40.0s cooldown, 347.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) or Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Minnesota
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  Default camo for Minnesota

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
  • Restoration of hit points by the Repair Party consumable decreased from 0.66% to 0.5% of maximum hit points per second.
  • Deck, sides, and anti-torpedo bulges armor thickness increased from 32 to 38 mm.
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.7 to 1.8.
  • Added Defensive AA Fire consumable in a separate slot.
  • AP shell damage decreased from 13,500 to 12,800.
  • AP shells air drag increased: as a result, the shells take longer to reach a target and fly at a higher trajectory.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.7.
• Update 0.9.9:
  • Became available in random bundles for doubloons in the Armory.
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.5 to 1.6.
• Update 0.9.11:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.9.11.
• Update 0.9.12:
  • Armor penetration of shells increased by about 4%.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.95 km.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • Repair Party consumable reload time reduced from 80 to 40 s.
  • Athwartship armor at the junction of the front section of the superstructure and casemate increased from 20 to 38 mm.
  • Changed the engine parameters: the acceleration time for forward and reverse movement were significantly reduced.
  • Detectability range by sea reduced from 17.54 to 16.4 km. Other detectability values were reduced accordingly.
• Update 13.2:
  • Fixed textures for the ship.