Minnesota

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 Minnesota — American • Tech Tree • Tier VIII • Battleship.

An interwar battleship design variant that underwent in-depth modernization in the 1940s, which significantly reinforced her torpedo protection and AA armament.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 25 000 000
 XP: 300 000

 Year of Design: 1943
 Predecessor: Kansas
 Successors: Vermont

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	69 500	76 300
• Armor (mm)	19 - 457	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	40	40

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	22.5	25
• Turning circle radius (m)	700	700
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	23.4	16.7

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	15.3	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	406mm/50 Mk7	406mm/50 Mk7
• Main artillery arrangement	4x3	4x3
• Firing range (km)	16.1	17.7
• Reload time (sec)	34	34
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	45
• HE maximum damage	5700	5700
• HE fire chance (%)	36	36
• HE penetration (mm)	68	68
• AP maximum damage	12 800	12 800
• Sigma	1.9	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	127mm Mk32
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	6	6
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	5	5
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	20mm Oerlikon Mk20
• Arrangement	37x1	37x2
• DPS	133	226
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	40mm Bofors Mk2
• Arrangement	16x2	16x4
• DPS	181	254
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	127mm Mk32
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• DPS	121	121
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Minnesota

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	69 500	19	457	40	4x3	23.4	0
Hull B	76 300	19	457	40	4x3	16.7	5 000 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm/50 Mk7	4x3	34	45	5700	36	12 800
406mm/50 Mk7	4x3	34	45	5700	36	12 800

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	16.1 km	0
Mk9 mod. 2	10 %	17.7 km	625 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	22.5 kn	0
Engine: 72 000 hp	25 kn	625 000

Modifications

Battleship - Minnesota

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Artillery Plotting Room Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -10%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Minnesota

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +347 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damange: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 1

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Player Opinion

Battleship - Minnesota

Pros:

• Heavy broadside of twelve (12) 406mm main guns.
• Ship sides are covered with a uniform 38mm outer belt, a good protection against HE shells.
• Good torpedo protection with 40% damage reduction.
• Tight turning circle radius and good rudder shift for a Tier VIII battleship Has access to the Defensive AA Fireconsumable, further boosting her already good AA defenses.

Cons:

• Fewer hit points than its fast counterpart Maine.
• Minnesota throws a lighter shell than Maine's AP for less penetration and maximum damage, though oddly with the same initial velocity.
• Mediocre main battery reload time among; a whopping 34 seconds.
• Slow with a base speed of 25 knots.

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