Monaghan

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 Monaghan — American • Premium • Tier V • Destroyer.

This Farragut-class destroyer's main battery consisted of dual-purpose guns. In 1942, one of the 127 mm guns was removed in order to install automatic anti-aircraft guns.

Monaghan was released in the store on June 22nd, 2020.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Premium

 Tier: V
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Doubloons) 10 000

 Entered Service: 1935
 Ships in Series: 8

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Sluggish Shot: Difficult to aim at long distances, but the trajectory allows for effective fire from cover.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	13 900	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 16	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	36.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	560	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3.4	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.5	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quadruple	533mm quintuple
• Arrangement	2x4	2x5
• Reload time (sec)	87	122
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	11 733	16 633
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	1.1
• Range (km)	6.4	9.2
• Speed (kt)	64	55

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm Mk21 mod. 1	-
• Main artillery arrangement	2x1	-
• Main artillery name 2	127mm Mk24 mod. 11	-
• Main artillery arrangement 2	2x1	-
• Firing range (km)	10.6	-
• Reload time (sec)	4	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	12	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
• AP maximum damage	2100	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	8x1	-
• DPS	29	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk21 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	2x1	-
• DPS	6	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk24 mod. 11	-
• Arrangement	2x1	-
• DPS	16	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Monaghan

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	13 900	6	16	0	2x1	2	3.4

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm Mk21 mod. 1	2x1	4	12	1800	5	2100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.6 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm quadruple	2x4	87s	7.2s	11 733	6.4	64	1.3	0
533mm quintuple	2x5	122s	7.2s	16 633	9.2	55	1.1	0

	Maximum Speed
Stock	36.5 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Monaghan

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%

Consumables

Destroyer - Monaghan

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s 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: 81s 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 - Monaghan

Pros:

• Decent rudder shift.

Cons:

• AA guns are mainly for show and will rarely shoot anything down.
• Shell arcs make long-range targeting difficult.
• Only four main battery guns compared to Mahan’s five.

Performance

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