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Minsk

Also called: 明斯克 · Минск Beta

U.S.S.R. · Tier VI · Destroyer · Tech Tree: Fiery Destroyers

Long-range gunboatOut-range peer DDs and kite cruisers; HE pressure from outside their reach.

Playstyle

Sit in open water at the edge of 11.8 km where peer DDs cannot return fire and most cruisers have to push to engage
Avoid: Idling beam-on in an obvious torpedo lane

Key characteristics

Heavy torpedoes12 km gun rangeSmokeEngine BoostLong DCP windowEasily spotted

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Playstyle

Overview

Minsk is a Tier VI Soviet long-range gunboat destroyer reaching 11.8 km: her guns out-reach peer DDs and most cruisers can be kited at the edge of her range. The kit is gun pressure from open water rather than cap contesting; the torpedoes are a backup, not the primary threat. Standout traits: best DCP duration in T6 DDs (10 s) and top-decile top speed in T6 DDs (43 kt).

Positioning

Sit in open water at the edge of 11.8 km where peer DDs cannot return fire and most cruisers have to push to engage. The kit is HE pressure from distance, not cap contesting; let your peer DDs take the cap while you kite the rotating cruisers and BBs that come to support it. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on. Shooting from the cloud gives you away at 2.9 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 6.9 km, so you see it coming with roughly 4.1 km to spare. Vision is mutual: past the 2 km guaranteed ring you cannot see out either, and nothing in her kit sees through it, so pop the smoke where someone is already lighting the enemy or you will sit in it with nothing to shoot. Enemy sonar (about 4.2 km) and radar (about 9 km) read straight in regardless. A 690 m turning circle is wide for her cohort, so a committed turn gives up a lot of water; plan course changes a salvo ahead.

Potato Avoidance

Idling beam-on in an obvious torpedo lane

Unspotted is not unseen: once the enemy has reason to think a destroyer is holding this cap they will put torpedoes into the water you are probably in, and one fish the size of your own (16,733 damage against 15,100 HP) is more than your whole health bar. Keep way on, cross lanes bow or stern first, and never sit still beam-on to a chokepoint you would torpedo yourself.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +3.4 kt), 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable lifts top speed enough to open or close a gap deliberately, though not to outrun a committed chase.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Long gun range · 11.8 km
Gun-boat DD

Long DCP window ↗

10 s Damage Control duration, best of T6 DDs. Stays fire / flood immune longer per activation.

ELITE MOBILITY ↗

Fast for the class · 43 kt
Nimble for the tonnage · 25.41 hp

Easily spotted ↗

7.5 km surface detect, bottom decile of T6 DDs. Visible before you can react; position early.

Short torp range ↗

6 km torpedo range, bottom decile of T6 DDs. Must close to deliver.

Acquisition

How to get Minsk

Minsk is available in the Fiery Destroyers branch of the U.S.S.R. Tech Tree for 9,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 2,475,000 credits.

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U.S.S.R. Tech Tree

Minsk sits in the Fiery Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full U.S.S.R. tree.

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Builds

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Cohort position

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Where Minsk sits among Tier VI DDs (40 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestMain battery range11.83 km (1/41) Top 10%Max speed43 kt (3/41) Top 10%Power-to-weight25.41 hp/t (3/41) Top 10%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)187,369 (5/41) Top 25%Main battery caliber130 mm (9/41) Top 25%Fires per minute6 (9/41) Top 25%HE DPM142,500 (7/41) Top 25%AP DPM187,500 (9/37) Top 25%Engine power66,000 hp (11/41) Top 25%AP pen at 10 km73 mm (9/35) Top 25%Torpedo damage≈16,733 (7/41) Top 25%Torpedo speed70 kt (8/41) Top 25%Torpedo reaction time6.9 s (6/41) Bottom 25%Smoke fire bloom2.85 km (37/41) Bottom 25%Turning circle690 m (37/41) Bottom 25%Acceleration18.5 s (35/41) Bottom 25%AP arming threshold22 mm (31/37) Bottom 25%Torpedo reload110 s (37/41) Bottom 10%Stealth profile7.5 km / 3.75 km (40/41 / 39/41) Bottom 10%Torpedo range6.03 km (39/41) WorstTraverse-to-turn ratio3.27 × (41/41) WorstMain dispersion103.7 m (41/41) WorstNo secondaries (37 of 41 in cohort) WorstFlak per wave (expected)260 (1 of 2 tied)

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Not standouts for Minsk -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points15,100 HP(25/41) Rudder shift3.3 s(14/41) Main battery reload4 s(13/41) HE shell damage1,900(13/41) HE fire chance8%(19/41) AP shell damage2,500(12/37) AP velocity870 m/s(11/37) HE velocity870 m/s(13/41) Turn-speed retention95.7 hp/m(13/41) Displacement2,597 t(21/41) AA DPS137(23/41) AA range3.2 km(31/41) AA threat436(19/41) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(33 of 37 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(34 of 37 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(34 of 37 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(37 of 41 tied at this value) NormMax armor16 mm(26 of 41 tied at this value) NormCitadel belt16 mm(30 of 41 tied at this value) NormBow armor16 mm(34 of 41 tied at this value) NormStern armor16 mm(34 of 41 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 13,800 → 15,100

Displacement2,597 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, with the hull's draft where the client carries one. Ships whose client entry holds only the 260 x 20 m placeholder use a curated real-world figure instead, and any ship we have no trustworthy size for omits this row rather than print the placeholder. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

127.8 x 11.9 m (measured from the ship model)

Armor range10–16 mm

Plate armor thicknesses10, 15, 16 mm

Armor material/layer entries23

Fire resistance

Does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second: replay-measured burn ticks run at the full rate on every ship. By elimination it lowers how often hits set you on fire; ignition-rate replay data is consistent with that but too confounded by attacker mix to measure the reduction directly.

Initial: 26.6% → 30%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

Each fire ticks 0.3% of max HP per second for the full 30 s, so one unattended fire burns 9% of the pool (1,359 HP on this ship). 4 fire points can burn at once. Verified against measured burn ticks in replay data.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

A flood ticks 0.25% of max HP per second for the 40 s duration, so one unattended flood costs 10% of the pool (1,510 HP on this ship). Verified against measured flood ticks in replay data.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

Reduces torpedo hit damage. Replay data shows no effect on floods: flood ticks run at the full rate and flood frequency does not decline with protection.

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

7,600

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

4,500

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 130 mm B-13 U

Mounts / barrels5 mounts / 5 barrels

Reload timeInitial: 5 s → 4 s

Firing range (base)10.8 km

Firing range (top fire control)11.8 km

Turret traverse6 °/s

Turret armor13 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing, read from in-game data. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.

±129°, ±155°, ±150°, ±130°, ±148°

Guns to bear

How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc. Mount facing is inferred from turret stations and verified against known layouts, including Izumo's aft-facing forward turret.

50° off bow / 51° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

HE fire DPM vs T6 BB44869

Effective HE DPM vs T6 BB176119

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{11830.5}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 103.7 m

103.7 m at 11.8 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 103.7 \cdot 0.6 = 62.2 m

62.2 m at 11.8 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 103.7 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 31.1 m

31.1 m at 11.8 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 62.2 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 18.7 m

18.7 m at 11.8 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.

30 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 5 broadside guns x 60 / 5 s base reload = 60. All upgrades (top gun): 5 broadside guns x 60 / 4 s all-upgrades reload = 75.

Initial: 60 → 75

HE shells

HE Damage1,750 → 1,900

HE Velocity870 m/s

Fire Chance8%

HE penetration

22 mm ≈ 130 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

22 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

Zero upgrades: 1,750 HE damage x 5 broadside guns = 8,750. All upgrades (top gun): 1,900 HE damage x 5 broadside guns = 9,500.

Initial: 8,750 → 9,500

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 8,750 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 105,000. All upgrades (top gun): 9,500 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s all-upgrades reload = 142,500.

Initial: 105,000 → 142,500

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 60 shells/min x 8% fire chance = 4.8. All upgrades (top gun): 75 shells/min x 8% fire chance = 6.

Initial: 4.8 → 6

AP shells

AP Damage2,300 → 2,500

AP Velocity870 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold22 mm

AP overmatch

floor(130 mm caliber / 14.3) = 9 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

9 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1615 \cdot {33.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.13}^{- 1.07} \cdot 870^{1.38} = 184.1 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

184.1 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (11.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 399.1 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1615 \cdot {33.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.13}^{- 1.07} \cdot {399.1}^{1.38} = 62.8 mm

62.8 mm at 11.8 km

AP full-salvo alpha

Zero upgrades: 2,300 AP damage x 5 broadside guns = 11,500. All upgrades (top gun): 2,500 AP damage x 5 broadside guns = 12,500.

Initial: 11,500 → 12,500

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 11,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 138,000. All upgrades (top gun): 12,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s all-upgrades reload = 187,500.

Initial: 138,000 → 187,500

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 53-38U

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8 tubes

Reload time110 s

Projectile speed

Speed of the top torpedo module (all-upgrades configuration, 70 kt); the stock torpedo module runs 75 kt. Site stats assume the full-upgrades fit unless a row shows a stock → top pair.

70 kt

Range6.03 km

Maximum simulated damage

Estimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 50, 200 \cdot 0.333 = 16, 733

≈ 16,733

Maximum damage (ammunition)

The ammunition card's 'Maximum Damage' stat, exact: warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend. This is the per-torpedo number most references quote; the 'Maximum simulated damage' row above is WG's separate geometry-sim stat from the launcher spec panel.

17,933

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.3 km}{70 kt \times 2.6855} = 6.9 s

. The 2.6855 m/s-per-knot game-speed factor is calibrated from in-game measurement; the community's traditional 2.6 reads about 3% slower. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further. Community torpedo-reaction calculator by u/LorenDovah and u/The_ColorOutofSpace.

6.9 s

Flooding chance

Read straight from the game's own data: this torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 3.02 per hit, shown as

3.02 \times 100 = 302 %

. Torpedo flood values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection. Not shown on the in-game port screen.

302%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming218 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 8 x 16,733 = 133,864.

133,864

AA Defense

AA mount pointsInitial: 8 → 11

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

3.2 km

76 mm 34-KInitial: 2×1 → 3×1 76mm

37 mm 70-K (upgraded hull only)8×1 37mm

45 mm 21-K (stock hull only)6×1 45mm

Guns37 mm 70-K

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 35 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 1 hit probability = 122 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

122

Range3.2 km

Guns76 mm 34-K

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 4 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 1 hit probability = 14 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Initial: 10 → 14

Range3 km

Total DPS in Aura

Medium 122 + Far 14 = 136

136

Bursts

Each ~2 s wave fires 2 quick salvos of 1 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron - up to 2 clouds per wave × 130 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next wave lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the salvo repeats within each wave.

2 salvos × 1 clouds

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

130

Cloud spawn chance

Every potential cloud spawns - the full pattern, every wave. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

100%

Wave rate

A flak wave spawns roughly every 2 s - timed frame-by-frame from gameplay footage and consistent across ships.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one AA mounts mount is operational - even losing every other AA mount does not stop it.

Aa mounts

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so bursts can land short of 2.5 km or past 3 km - once planes get inside the band, new waves stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.

2.5-3 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power66,000 hp

Maximum speed43 kt

Turning circle radius690 m

Rudder shift time3.3 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse spool-up time3.8 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 43 / 4 + 4.9 = 15.7 kt. The community reverse-speed model from the WoWs ShipBuilder project, the same source as the acceleration model on this card. Base value; speed modifiers scale it. Not shown on the in-game card.

15.7 kt

Crash stop

Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking. Same community-model simulation as the acceleration times, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio from in-game data. The full curve is on the acceleration chart.

15.7 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse. Matches the in-game maneuverability card's reverse threshold (Vampire II reads 10.5 here and the card shows 11; the card rounds half up).

11.1 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (38.7 kt of 43 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

18.5 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (42.6 kt of 43 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

31.5 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{43.0 \cdot 0.5144}{690} = 1.84 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{6}{1.84} = 3.3 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

3.3× drags

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea7.5 km

Detectability by air3.75 km

Smoke firing penalty2.85 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach. Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Sea' value on all 8 unmodified captures, and range-modified captures track the modified range.

11.83 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability plus the gun-firing bloom (2.6 km, which tracks main-battery caliber x 0.020). Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Air' value on every captured ship.

6.35 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Base sea detectability + 2.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Sea' value on every captured ship.

9.5 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Base air detectability + 3.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Air' value on every captured ship.

6.75 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 10 s active

Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 20 s emit / 85 s cloud active · 450 m radius

Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus

Module options (4)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Hit points13,800 → 15,100
Rudder shift6 → 4.3 s
AA mounts8 → 11
Close-range AA DPS13 → 39
Maximum AA range3 → 3.2 km

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range10,755 → 11830.5 m

ArtilleryUpgrade

Base reload5 → 4 s

TorpedoesTrade-off

Alpha damage42,000 → 50,200
Display damage14,000 → 16,733
Speed75 → 70 kt

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Max Horiz Disp103.7 m at 11.8 km

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{11830.5}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 103.7 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km52.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km90 m

How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Max Vert Disp62.2 m at 11.8 km

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 103.7 \cdot 0.6 = 62.2 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km51.2 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 11830.5 = 5915$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 11830.5 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 5915}{11830.5 - 5915} = 0.5691$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 90 \cdot 0.5691 = 51.2 m$ .

Med Horiz Disp31.1 m at 11.8 km

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 103.7 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 31.1 m$

Med Vert Disp18.7 m at 11.8 km

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 62.2 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 18.7 m$

Dispersion familyDD Disp.

Standard destroyer dispersion baseline.

AP Pen Close184.1 mm point-blank

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1615 \cdot {33.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.13}^{- 1.07} \cdot 870^{1.38} = 184.1 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far62.8 mm at 11.8 km

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (11.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 399.1 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1615 \cdot {33.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.13}^{- 1.07} \cdot {399.1}^{1.38} = 62.8 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km114 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km73 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE flight time @ 10 km5.99 s

How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.2857 \cdot {0.13}^{2}}{8 \cdot 33.4} = 5.68 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 870 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

AP flight time @ 10 km5.98 s

How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.2857 \cdot {0.13}^{2}}{8 \cdot 33.5} = 5.66 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 870 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

HE penetration22 mm

22 mm ≈ 130 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch9 mm

floor(130 mm caliber / 14.3) = 9 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius9

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha5

All 5 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time30 s

180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.

HE full-salvo alphaInitial: 8,750 → 9,500

Zero upgrades: 1,750 HE damage x 5 broadside guns = 8,750. All upgrades (top gun): 1,900 HE damage x 5 broadside guns = 9,500.

AP full-salvo alphaInitial: 11,500 → 12,500

Zero upgrades: 2,300 AP damage x 5 broadside guns = 11,500. All upgrades (top gun): 2,500 AP damage x 5 broadside guns = 12,500.

HE DPMInitial: 105,000 → 142,500

Zero upgrades: 8,750 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 105,000. All upgrades (top gun): 9,500 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s all-upgrades reload = 142,500.

AP DPMInitial: 138,000 → 187,500

Zero upgrades: 11,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 138,000. All upgrades (top gun): 12,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s all-upgrades reload = 187,500.

Shells/minInitial: 60 → 75

Zero upgrades: 5 broadside guns x 60 / 5 s base reload = 60. All upgrades (top gun): 5 broadside guns x 60 / 4 s all-upgrades reload = 75.

Fires/minInitial: 4.8 → 6

Zero upgrades: 60 shells/min x 8% fire chance = 4.8. All upgrades (top gun): 75 shells/min x 8% fire chance = 6.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time6.9 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 game-speed factor, m/s per knot, calibrated from in-game measurement; the community's traditional 2.6 reads about 3% slower).

Torpedo speed70 kt

Travel time to max range32.1 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6855 game-speed factor, m/s per knot, calibrated from in-game measurement).

Torpedo module damage1,200

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter from in-game data. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure; the exact module-HP conversion is not published.

Tube count8

2 launchers x 4 tubes.

Per-side salvo8 torpedoes

8 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage133,864

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 8 x 16,733 = 133,864.

Per-side salvo damage133,864

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 8 x 16,733 = 133,864.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range123

Only families that reach 3.2 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 76mm34K 3x1 -> 14 DPS @ 3 km; 70K 37mm 8x1 -> 123 DPS @ 3.2 km.

Maximum AA range3.2 km

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

AA DPS layered by range123 DPS @ 3.2 km, 137 DPS @ 3 km

Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank137

Sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3 km).

AA threat index436

SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 13,800 → 15,100 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Bow & stern16 mm

Overmatched by 125+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming16 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 30%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	16 mm primary (range 15–16 mm)	2,300 (15% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	16 mm	11,300 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	16 mm primary (range 15–16 mm)	1,100 (7% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	16 mm primary (range 10–16 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	7,600 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster.
AA mount (76 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	4,500 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

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Balance History

Balance updates affecting Minsk. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×2Rework ×2Main Battery ×3

2022-03-03

March update: All That is Gold Does Not Glitter

Minsk received a buff a few updates ago which made her a little too ambitious, so we're culling the reload of both her main guns and torpedoes to decrease the total damage she can inflict in battle.
Upgraded artillery preset reload time changed from 3.5 to 4 s.
Reload time for both torpedo presets changed from 101 to 110 s from 98 to 110 s.

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2021-12-16

Holiday Update: Chilling With the Beasts

Upgraded main battery reload time decreased from 5.2s to 3.5s; range of torpedoes increased from 4 km to 6 km.

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