Minsk

Tier VI | Type: Destroyer
Preceded by	Succeeded by
Gnevny	Tashkent Delny
Cost	9 000 000
XP Required	143 000

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints13 800

Armor10 - 16 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

130mm B-135x1

Firing Range10.8 km

Reload Time5 s

180° Turn Time30 s

HE Maximum Damage1750

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration22 mm

AP Maximum Damage2300

Sigma2.0

Torpedoes

533mm quad N-72x4

Reload Time110 s

180° Turn Time7.2 s

Maximum Damage15 100

Detectability by Sea1.4 km

Range6 km

Speed75 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

45mm 21-K6x1

DPS12

Range2.5 km

AA Armament 2

76mm 34-K2x1

DPS4

Range3 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed43 kn

Turning Circle Radius690 m

Rudder Shift Time4.6 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea7.5 km

Detectability by Air3.7 km

Detectability while firing in smoke2.8 km

UPGRADED STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints15 100

Armor10 - 16

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

130mm B-13 U5x1

Firing Range11.8 km

Reload Time4 s

180 Turn Time30 s

HE Maximum Damage1900

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration22 mm

AP Maximum Damage2500

Sigma2.0

Torpedoes

533mm quad N-72x4

Reload Time110 s

180° Turn Time7.2 s

Maximum Damage17 933

Detectability by Sea1.3 km

Range6 km

Speed70 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

37mm 70-K8x1

DPS46

Range3.2 km

AA Armament 2

76mm 34-K3x1

DPS7

Range3 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed43 kn

Turning Circle Radius690 m

Rudder Shift Time3.3 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea7.5 km

Detectability by Air3.7 km

Detectability while firing in smoke2.8 km

Minsk — Soviet Tech Tree Tier VI Destroyer.

This ship was developed as part of a series of Soviet destroyer flotilla leaders created under Project 38. She was built as a modified version of the destroyer leader Leningrad, retaining the same distinctive features like powerful artillery and a very high speed.

Entered Service: 1938
Ships in a series: 3

Ship Traits
Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.	Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.	Exposed: Below-average concealment - the ship is visible to enemies from a greater distance.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	13 800	10	16	0	5x1	2	4.6	0
Hull B	15 100	10	16	0	5x1	2	3.3	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
130mm B-13	5x1	5	30	1750	8	2300	0
130mm B-13 U	5x1	4	30	1900	8	2500	225 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	10.8 km	0
Targeting System VI mod. 2	10 %	11.8 km	225 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm quad N-7	2x4	110s	7.2s	15 100	6	75	1.4	0
533mm quad N-7	2x4	110s	7.2s	17 933	6	70	1.3	225 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	43 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 10s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 20s Dispersion time: 85s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Long Damage Control Partyconsumable action time for a destroyer
• Very fast with a 43 knots top speed
• Fast torpedoes that deal high damage
• Main battery guns have good range, fire chance and reload time

Cons:

• Painfully slow main battery turret traverse
• Torpedoes reload slowly and have poor range
• Poor concealment
• Abysmal AA defense
• Below-average Smoke Generatorconsumable duration

Performance

Changes

October 2020

• Gun range improved from 9.8 km to 10.8 km for both hulls.
• Rudder-shift time decreased from 5.1 s to 4.6 s for hull A, and from 3.7 s to 3.3 s for hull B.
• Decreased chances for Steering Gears and Engine modules to be critically hit.
• Default torpedo speed increased from 70 kts to 75 kts; upgraded torpedoes—from 65 kts to 70 kts.
• Damage Control Party duration increased from 5 s to 10 s.

Chilling with the Beasts

• Main battery reload time decreased from 5.2 s to 3.5 s
• Torpedo range increased from 4 km to 6 km

All That is Gold Does Not Glitter

• Upgraded artillery preset reload time changed from 3.5 to 4 s
• Reload time for both torpedo presets changed from 101 s to 110 s for stock; from 98 s to 110 s for upgraded

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