Minsk

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 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.

 Navy: USSR
 Ship: Soviet
 Nation: U.S.S.R
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VI
 Class: Destroyer
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1938
 Ships in Series: 3
 Predecessor: Gnevny
 Successors: Tashkent, Delny

━━ 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.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	13 800	15 100
• Armor (mm)	10 - 16	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	43	43
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	690
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.6	3.3

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.5	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.8	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quad N-7	533mm quad N-7
• Arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Reload time (sec)	110	110
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	15 100	17 933
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.4	1.3
• Range (km)	6	6
• Speed (kt)	75	70

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	130mm B-13	130mm B-13 U
• Main artillery arrangement	5x1	5x1
• Firing range (km)	10.8	11.8
• Reload time (sec)	5	4
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	30
• HE maximum damage	1750	1900
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	22	22
• AP maximum damage	2300	2500
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	45mm 21-K	37mm 70-K
• Arrangement	6x1	8x1
• DPS	12	46
• Range (km)	2.5	3.2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76mm 34-K	76mm 34-K
• Arrangement	2x1	3x1
• DPS	4	7
• Range (km)	3	3

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Minsk

	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

Destroyer - Minsk

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	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%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Destroyer - Minsk

Damage Control Party

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

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 ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Minsk

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

Destroyer - Minsk

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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