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Halford

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

Main Battery: 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount; 4 turrets × 1 barrels; Range 12.1 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm Mk14; 1 launchers × 5 tubes; Range 13.5 km

Halford Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 140,733

140.7K140,733

Win rate

49.96%

#32 of 42

Avg damage

39,238

#29 of 42

ASIABattles 267,189

267.2K267,189

Win rate

51.86%

#16 of 42

Avg damage

39,800

#22 of 42

NABattles 85,707

85.7K85,707

Win rate

50.80%

#27 of 41

Avg damage

38,785

#27 of 41

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 Points17,100

#15 of 43

Group avg 17,365

Main Belt Armor19 mm

Deck Armor19 mm

Bow / Stern Armor19 mm

Ship Length112.5 m

Ship Width12.1 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×1(Total barrels 4)

Caliber127 mm

Firing Range12.1 km

#16 of 43

Group avg 11.7 km

Reload Time2.0 s

Rotation Time5.3 s

Max Dispersion105 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage2,100

Shell Velocity792 m/s

Overmatch Threshold8.9 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization10°

Fuse Threshold21 mm

Air Drag0.249

Flight Time9.17 s

Nominal all-gun DPM252,000

#13 of 43

Group avg 222,559

HE Shell

Damage1,800

Shell Velocity792 m/s

Fire Chance5%

Penetration21 mm

Air Drag0.245

Flight Time9.19 s

Nominal all-gun DPM216,000

Torpedoes

Mk29 mod. 1

Torpedo Tubes1

Speed66 knots

Range13.5 km

#4 of 40

Group avg 10.6 km

Damage19,033

#10 of 40

Group avg 17,208

Alpha Damage53,500

Splash Damage1,200

Flood Chance323%

Detectability1.40 km

Reload Time100.0 s

#22 of 40

Group avg 105.8 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle6° / 20°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

AA Defense

Flak Bursts3

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km67 dps

Mid range3.5 km25 dps

Short range2.0 km77 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed38.0 knots

#9 of 43

Group avg 37.2 knots

Turning Radius630 m

#21 of 43

Group avg 652 m

Rudder Shift Time3.9 s

Engine Power60,000 hp

Displacement2,924 t

Power-to-Weight20.52 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection7.54 km

#28 of 43

Group avg 7.59 km

Min Surface Detection6.11 km

Air Detection3.41 km

Submarine Detection3.41 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke2.91 km

Depth Charges

Bombs Per Drop16

Max Drops2

Bomb Damage5,100

Reload Time40 s

Aircraft

Fighter

Aircraft HP1,660

Attacks/Run2

Bomb Damage3,700 (HE)

Fire Chance33%

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

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

Reload40 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Engine Boost

Increases ship's maximum speed.

Reload120 s

Duration120 s

Charges3

Speed Boost+8%

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%

Slot 3

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Reload160 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Smoke Duration127 s

Armament

Depth Charges

Reload40 s

Charges2

Bombs Per Drop16

Bomb Damage5,100

Halford Change History

14.7Dev Blog 2025-07-24 ↗
Main Battery parameters changed
- Buffrange10.2 → 12.1 km
- Buffreload time3.3 → 2.8 s
- Shell ballistics changed. Their trajectories will now be flatter.
- Buffnumber of aircraft in squadron4 → 5
12.4Test shipsDev Blog 2023-05-18 ↗
- Added the “Engine Cooling” consumable to the attack aircraft squadron
Detectability range by sea reduced: 7.9 to 7.5 km.
- All other types of detectability reduced accordingly
12.3Test shipsDev Blog 2023-04-27 ↗
- A second squadron of attack aircraft has been added, which can be launched immediately after giving up control of the first. Both squadrons reload simultaneously: after the first squadron is launched, a 240 second reload timer starts ticking. When it finishes, it will have reloaded both squadrons simultaneously, regardless of when control is given up on the second squadron.
- The “Smoke Generator” consumable has been added, similar in characteristics to that of Tier IX American destroyers.
Detectability range by sea reduced: 8.3 to 7.9 km.
- Buffdetectability range after firing main battery guns in smoke3.3 → 3.1 km
- Nerfdetectability range by air3.3 → 3.6 km
- Squadron reloading has been changed: now, each squadron reloads sequentially for 120s.
- Nerfmain battery reload time35 → 38 s
- Nerfmain battery turret 180° turn time30 → 45 s
Detectability range by sea increased: 15.3 to 16.2 km.
- All other types of detectability range were increased accordingly.
- Buffmain battery turret 180° turn time32.7 → 25.7 s
Detectability range by sea reduced: 16.6 to 15.7 km.
- Buffdetectability range after firing main battery guns in smoke12.5 → 11.5 km
- Nerfdetectability range by air9.9 → 10.3 km

See all version changes →

Modules

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:21.4

Max AP Damage:2,100

Max HE Damage:1,800

Rotation Time:5.3s

533 mm (5x Mk29 mod. 1)

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:19,033

Reload Time:0.6 knots

Torpedo Speed:66 knots

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Hull

AA Guns:13

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:0

HP:17,100

Range:13-20

Torpedo Tubes:1

Propulsion: 60,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:38 knots

Mk9 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

F8F Bearcat float

Fighter

Cruise Speed:176 knots

Max HP:1,660

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%

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%

Engine Boost Modification 1

Consumable action time: +30%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

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%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Smoke Generator Modification 1

Smoke Curtain Generator consumable action time: +20%

Smoke Generator consumable action time: +20%

Slot 4

Air Groups Modification 3

Squadron HP: +15%

Aircraft preparation time: -5%

Squadron speed: +5%

Depth Charges Modification 1

Number of Charges: +2

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%

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: +50%

Torpedo tube reload time: -15%

Main Battery Modification 3

Main battery traverse speed: -13%

Main battery reload time: -12%

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Specifications

Halford Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Depth Charges

Aircraft

Consumables

Halford Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount

Main Battery

533 mm (5x Mk29 mod. 1)

Torpedoes

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Hull

Propulsion: 60,000 hp

Engine

Mk9 mod. 1

Fire Control

F8F Bearcat float

Fighter

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Engine Boost Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Smoke Generator Modification 1

Slot 4

Air Groups Modification 3

Depth Charges 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

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Main Battery Modification 3

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