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

• Pro 1
• Pro 2

Cons

• Con 1
• Con 2

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)	30.6	21.8

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	2x127mm
• 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)

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