Minnesota does not perform well in close range engagements with its slow speed of 23 knots, long reload of 40 seconds and subpar armor, she performs better at medium range where small caliber fire is not as much of an issue. While Minnesota is covered in a 38mm plating, the ship sits high in the water and the superstructure is covered in 19mm plating, making it susceptible to smaller caliber fire. Compared to her fast battleship counterpart Iowa, Minnesota’s shells do less damage per shell, however Minnesota's broadside alpha is higher due to the extra turret of 3 guns adding up to a 153,600 alpha shot compared to Iowa’s 121,500.

Minnesota also has access to Artillery plotting room 2 for an extra -11% to the maximum dispersion of the main battery guns, making Minnesota a potent gun platform. While having the same turret layout and guns as Kansas, the Minnesota’s AP shells deal 1000 more damage as well as having a higher sigma, 1.9 on Minnesota compared to 1.7 on Kansas. Retaining the slow speed of the rest of the line, Minnesota is a big upgrade over Kansas. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's 'Actual AA DPS'.

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