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Buffalo

WoWS World of Warships U.S.A. Cruiser · Tier IX

Main Battery: 203 mm/55 Mk.15 in a turret; 4 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 14.4 km
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Mk32; Range 7 km

Buffalo Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 2,455,110

2.5M2,455,110

Win rate

48.56%

#60 of 60

Avg damage

46,331

#58 of 60

ASIABattles 1,481,911

1.5M1,481,911

Win rate

48.43%

#60 of 60

Avg damage

44,092

#56 of 60

NABattles 1,474,855

1.5M1,474,855

Win rate

48.00%

#59 of 59

Avg damage

43,055

#57 of 59

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points42,500

#40 of 63

Group avg 47,289

Flood Damage4%

Main Belt Armor152 mm

Deck Armor27 mm

Bow / Stern Armor27 mm

Ship Length218.4 m

Ship Width23.6 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×3(Total barrels 12)

Caliber203 mm

Firing Range14.4 km

#56 of 63

Group avg 16.8 km

Reload Time10.0 s

Rotation Time30.0 s

Max Dispersion132 m

Sigma2.05

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage5,000

Shell Velocity762 m/s

Overmatch Threshold14.2 mm

Ricochet Angle60° / 67.5°

Normalization7°

Fuse Threshold34 mm

Air Drag0.356

Flight Time9.81 s

Nominal all-gun DPM360,000

#8 of 63

Group avg 257,533

HE Shell

Damage2,800

Shell Velocity823 m/s

Fire Chance14%

Penetration34 mm

Air Drag0.333

Flight Time9.75 s

Nominal all-gun DPM201,600

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns6

Range7.0 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,610

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km109 dps

Mid range3.5 km322 dps

Short range2.0 km119 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed33.0 knots

#40 of 63

Group avg 34.0 knots

Turning Radius800 m

#36 of 63

Group avg 803 m

Rudder Shift Time11.2 s

Engine Power120,000 hp

Displacement20,254 t

Power-to-Weight5.92 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection13.21 km

#30 of 63

Group avg 13.48 km

Min Surface Detection10.70 km

Air Detection8.02 km

Submarine Detection8.02 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke7.98 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster

Temporarily boosts the performance of secondary, torpedo, and airstrike armaments.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Secondary battery damage+10%

Torpedo tube reload time-20%

Airstrike armament reload time-20%

Hydroacoustic Search

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 km

Slot 3

Surveillance Radar

Significantly increases the range of assured acquisition of ships and submarines on the surface, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Radar Range10.0 km

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters4

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

Slot 4

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges3

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–7.0 km

Planes9

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Buffalo Change History

13.7Dev Blog 2024-07-25 ↗
- Buffmain battery reload time11 → 10 s
- Buffstock gun fire control system range14.1 → 14.4 km
- Buffresearchable gun fire control system range15.6 → 15.8 km
- Buffstock hull rudder shift time15.7 → 11.2 s
- Buffresearchable hull rudder shift time11.2 → 8.4 s
12.0Dev Blog 2022-12-28 ↗
- Main battery reload time reduced from 11.5 to 11 s.
11.4Dev Blog 2022-04-28 ↗
- Nerfaction time of the surveillance radar consumable35 → 30 s
- The Surveillance Radar consumable is now selected by default in its slot.

See all version changes →

Modules

203 mm/55 Mk.15 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:6

Max AP Damage:5,000

Max HE Damage:2,800

Rotation Time:30s

Buffalo (A)

Hull

AA Guns:37

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:6

HP:42,500

Range:6-229

Torpedo Tubes:0

Buffalo (B)

Hull

AA Guns:37

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:6

HP:47,800

Range:6-229

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:33 knots

Mk9 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Mk9 mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft consumable action time: +30%

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%

Steering gears repair time: -20%

Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%

Engine repair time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Surveillance Radar Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Propulsion Modification 1

Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%

Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Steering Gears Modification 2

Steering gears repair time: -80%

Rudder shift time: -40%

Concealment System Modification 1

Squadron detectability range: -10%

Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%

Ship's detectability range: -10%

Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Continuous AA damage: +15%

Damage from AA shell explosions: +15%

Number of explosions produced by AA defense salvos when the Defensive AA Fire consumable is active: +2

Secondary battery reload time: -20%

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Main battery firing range: +16%

Main Battery Modification 3

Main battery traverse speed: -13%

Main battery reload time: -12%

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Buffalo

Specifications

Buffalo Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Buffalo Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

203 mm/55 Mk.15 in a turret

Main Battery

Buffalo (A)

Hull

Buffalo (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Engine

Mk9 mod. 1

Fire Control

Mk9 mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Surveillance Radar Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Slot 3

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Main Battery Modification 3

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