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Helena

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

Main Battery: 152 mm/47 Mk.16 in a turret; 5 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 13.2 km
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Mk32; Range 5.6 km

Helena Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 1,326,392

1.3M1,326,392

Win rate

50.77%

#28 of 47

Avg damage

37,151

#23 of 47

ASIABattles 1,100,840

1.1M1,100,840

Win rate

50.54%

#35 of 47

Avg damage

34,472

#35 of 47

NABattles 1,060,372

1.1M1,060,372

Win rate

50.81%

#26 of 47

Avg damage

36,178

#27 of 47

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 Points28,700

#36 of 49

Group avg 32,526

Flood Damage4%

Main Belt Armor127 mm

Deck Armor25 mm

Bow / Stern Armor16 mm

Ship Length182.9 m

Ship Width19.6 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout5×3(Total barrels 15)

Caliber152 mm

Firing Range13.2 km

#47 of 49

Group avg 15.1 km

Reload Time8.0 s

Rotation Time22.5 s

Max Dispersion124 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage3,200

Shell Velocity762 m/s

Overmatch Threshold10.6 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization8.5°

Fuse Threshold25 mm

Air Drag0.322

Flight Time9.67 s

Nominal all-gun DPM360,000

#3 of 49

Group avg 247,417

HE Shell

Damage2,200

Shell Velocity812 m/s

Fire Chance12%

Penetration25 mm

Air Drag0.339

Flight Time10.37 s

Nominal all-gun DPM247,500

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns4

Range5.6 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion349.2 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM144,000

127 mm HE Shell(4×2)

Damage1,800

HE Penetration21 mm

Fire Chance5%

Rate of Fire10 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts3

Flak Damage1,400

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km84 dps

Mid range2.4 km193 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed32.5 knots

#25 of 49

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius680 m

#23 of 49

Group avg 695 m

Rudder Shift Time12.8 s

Engine Power100,000 hp

Displacement12,283 t

Power-to-Weight8.14 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection11.52 km

#19 of 49

Group avg 11.92 km

Min Surface Detection10.37 km

Air Detection6.44 km

Submarine Detection6.44 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke5.64 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%

Slot 3

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

Fighters3

Slot 4

Hydroacoustic Search

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

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect4.0 km

Torp. Detect3.0 km

Slot 5

Repair Party

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

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges2

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

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.

Reload25 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–6.0 km

Planes9

Flights1

Bomb Damage3400

Fire Chance19%

Helena Change History

14.3Dev Blog 2025-03-20 ↗
- The first and second main battery gun turrets (counting from the bow) can now turn 360 degrees
- Widened angles of the first, second, and third main battery gun turrets (counting from the bow)

See all version changes →

Modules

152 mm/47 Mk.16 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:7.1

Max AP Damage:3,200

Max HE Damage:2,200

Rotation Time:22.5s

Helena (A)

Hull

AA Guns:26

Main Guns:5

Secondary Guns:4

HP:28,700

Range:6-165

Torpedo Tubes:0

Helena (B)

Hull

AA Guns:26

Main Guns:5

Secondary Guns:4

HP:33,300

Range:6-165

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:32.5 knots

Mk7 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Mk7 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%

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%

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%

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Helena

Specifications

Helena Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Helena Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

152 mm/47 Mk.16 in a turret

Main Battery

Helena (A)

Hull

Helena (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Engine

Mk7 mod. 1

Fire Control

Mk7 mod. 2

Fire Control

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

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

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