Minotaur

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Cruiser | U.K. | Tier X

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Minotaur — British Tier X cruiser.

A light cruiser design with a more powerful and sophisticated AA system. Developed after the end of World War II from the Neptune-class cruisers. She carried dual-purpose main guns placed in new turrets, allowing for a higher rate of fire.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount	18.8	4.7	141			3,200		0	1,900,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Minotaur	43,300	13	102	5		10/8/5	4			0	2,450,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Mk IXM	0.6	96	7.2	16,766	62	10		0	1,800,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk X mod. 1		0		0	1,450,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 110,000 hp	33.5		0	1,300,000

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

Atop the British cruiser line stands Tier X's Minotaur. She has a very different — and very unique — turret configuration compared to that of Neptune, and her main battery guns have a reload speed that gives Gearing a run for her money.

Minotaur’s main battery is comprised of five quick-turning turrets, each with a pair of Mk XXVI 152mm rifles. The Mk XXVI is a further upgrade over the Mk XXV deployed aboard Neptune, and the reload time drops to 3.2 seconds (or 2.8 seconds with Main Battery Modification 3 installed in Upgrade Slot 3). Minotaur spits out 152mm shells at a rate that has to be seen to be believed; as insane her rate of fire is, however, its impact is somewhat mitigated by the British light cruiser line lacking high-explosive shells. Like her immediate predecessor, her main battery guns are dual purpose and contribute to her anti-aircraft suite, but while Minotaur’s overall AA impact on the battlefield will be significant, it will be less than that of a Neptune whose commander has the Manual Fire Control for AA Armament skill. Most of Minotaur’s AA punch comes from her middle ring of 76.2mm guns, leaving her with only her dual-purpose main battery guns eligible for the bonus from Manual Fire Control for AA Armament.

Her torpedoes and torpedo launcher configuration remains identical to what was found on Neptune: two four-tube launchers per side equipped with 10.0 km range fish that reload relatively quickly (96 seconds). She is the stealthiest of all the Tier X cruisers, able to drop her detection radius down to 8.9 km when fully rigged for stealth. Minotaur’s armor remains roughly equivalent to that of Neptune — which is to say that there isn't very much of it — and she is further hampered by how high her citadel space rides amidships. Minotaur will be punished severely for exposing her broadside to enemy battleships and heavy cruisers. Fortunately, she handles slightly better Neptune in exchange for giving up a bit of maximum range on her main battery.

Just like all of her predecessors, playing Minotaur well comes down to efficient and timely use of her various consumables. She can equip Surveillance Radar or Smoke Generator; neither is a bad choice, depending on how individual captains wish to play the ship. She also has the over-sized Repair Party that Edinburgh and Neptune do, as well as carrying Hydroacoustic Search by default.

She's fragile and requires careful positioning and play, but Minotaur is deadly to enemy destroyers and a threat to enemy cruisers when helmed by a captain with their head in the game who doesn't expose their citadel unnecessarily.

Pros:

Unrivaled rate of fire amongst Tier X cruisers.
Exceptionally low detection radius.
Good range on her main battery guns, with incredibly fast turret traverse. Minotaur can respond to targets on either side very rapidly.
Very powerful anti-aircraft suite; if kitted out for anti-aircraft duties, she has the largest AA bubble of any cruiser to go with potent damage output from her AA guns.
Jack of all trades; can shred destroyers, deal with her cruiser peers, give battleships something to fret about, and be another detriment to carriers.
Highest torpedo range best torpedo reload of all Tier X cruisers.
Has access to an enhanced version of Repair Party that allows her to regenerate large amounts health.

Cons:

Initial shell velocity is the same as Neptune; at maximum range, her shells fall back to earth so slowly that they do very little damage.
Lightly-armored turrets that are disabled easily (if not outright destroyed).
Cannot equip the Defensive AA Fire consumable to increase the anti-aircraft suite's potency even further.
As with the rest of the British cruiser line, her reliance on armor piercing shells is at times frustrating, as they will either bounce or deal consistently low damage.
Torpedo tubes are somewhat exposed, and are disabled frequently when under fire.
Very weak armor; she can bounce 152mm rounds at certain angles, but will be easily penetrated by shells larger than that.

Research

As a Tier X ship, Minotaur has no additional modules to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Several of Minotaur’s better upgrade options are fairly obvious: Main Armaments Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 1, Damage Control System Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 4, Steering Gears Modification 2 in Upgrade Slot 5, and Concealment System Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 6 are easy choices. An argument can be made for Propulsion Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 4 as well given how lightly armored her engine spaces are. The remaining slots are dependent upon how much — or how little — individual captains want to sink into improving her anti-aircraft suite.

Anti-Aircraft Build: As with Neptune, Minotaur can push her anti-aircraft bubble out to 8.6 km by stacking AA Guns Modification 2 in Upgrade Slot 2 with the Tier 4 commander skill Advanced Firing Training. This sounds good in theory, but is inadvisable in practice. When rigged for maximum stealth, Minotaur’s air detection range drops to 7.2 km; when combined with the fact that she can't even spot planes until they're almost at that range, it doesn't make sense to invest in both simultaneously. The best configuration for maximum AA capability is to equip AA Guns Modification 2 and take Manual Fire Control for AA Armament as a Tier 4 commander skill. While her AA is less effective than Neptune’s is in this same configuration, it is still very good. The option to make it even nastier is always available by equipping AA Guns Modification 3 in Upgrade Slot 3, though most captains who go this route will still opt for Main Battery Modification 3.

Generalist Build: Captains who aren't overly concerned with buffing their anti-aircraft capabilities should invest in Aiming Systems Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 2 and Main Battery Modification 3 in Upgrade Slot 3.

Commander Skills

Tier 1 is a toss-up between Basic Firing Training and Basics of Survivability; Anti-Aircraft Build captains will want to opt for the former, Generalist Build captains can go either way. Tier 2's default recommendation of Expert Marksman is not a good choice for Minotaur commanders given how quick her turret traverse already is; captains are recommended to try Torpedo Armament Expertise or Incoming Fire Alert instead. Superintendent is still the best choice at Tier 3, as is Concealment Expert at Tier 5.

Tier 4 offers several compelling choices: Survivability Expert, Manual Fire Control for AA Armament, or Advanced Firing Training. Generalist Build captains should strongly consider Survivability Expert. This skill is not ordinarily a good place to invest commander skill points for a ship that already has over 40,000 hit points, but as Minotaur’s health pool grows, so does the amount of healing she gets from her amazing Repair Party. Survivability Expert is a lot more attractive when Minotaur’s Repair Party goes from healing 866 health per second to 946 health per second. Anti-Aircraft Build captains will want to pick up Advanced Firing Training if they have elected to skip AA Guns Modification 2 in Upgrade Slot 2; otherwise, Manual Fire Control for AA Armament is clearly the better option.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns.	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines.	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched.	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm.	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★★★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. ★★	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target.	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Similar to Edinburgh, a captain who has fully-rigged their Minotaur for stealth by combining Concealment Expert with Concealment Systems Modification 1 has a difficult choice to make between Surveillance Radar and Smoke Generator. There's no wrong answer, and the choice is left to individual captains. Premium versions are recommended of ALL consumables, but priority should be given to Damage Control Party II and Repair Party II which both directly impact her survivability.

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.

Signals

Similar to Edinburgh and Neptune, India Delta and November Foxtrot signal flags are highly recommended regardless of how her commander skills and upgrades are configured. Captains invested in the Anti-Aircraft Build will want to equip a November Echo Setteseven flag.

Gallery

Minotaur sails into battle.
Minotaur opens fire on an enemy cruiser from behind an island.
After being spotted, Minotaur desperately charges an enemy Yamato and fires her torpedoes.
Minotaur begins evasive maneuvers to dodge incoming shells from multiple battleships.
Minotaur provides anti-aircraft support for a friendly battleship.

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 Just like all of her predecessors, playing ''Minotaur'' well comes down to efficient and timely use of her various consumables.  She can equip [[Ship:Consumables#Surveillance Radar|Surveillance Radar]] or [[Ship:Consumables#Smoke Generator|Smoke Generator]]; neither is a bad choice, depending on how individual captains wish to play the ship.  She also has the over-sized [[Ship:Consumables#Repair Party|Repair Party]] that ''[[Edinburgh]]'' and ''Neptune'' do, as well as carrying [[Ship:Consumables#Hydroacoustic Search|Hydroacoustic Search]] by default.
 She's fragile and requires careful positioning and play, but ''Minotaur'' is deadly to enemy destroyers and a threat to enemy cruisers when helmed by a captain with their head in the game who doesn't expose their citadel unnecessarily.
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