Tier VIIICruiser usa

U.S.A.EliteCommonGlobal

Protector

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

Main Battery: 305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret; 2 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 17.9 km
Main Battery: 305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret; 1 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 17.9 km
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Mk32; Range 7.7 km

Protector Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 51,505

51.5K51,505

Win rate

53.24%

#12 of 66

Avg damage

48,708

#14 of 66

ASIABattles 29,392

29.4K29,392

Win rate

53.11%

#18 of 65

Avg damage

47,215

#22 of 65

NABattles 25,514

25.5K25,514

Win rate

53.53%

#5 of 64

Avg damage

48,908

#8 of 64

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 Points51,150

#1 of 70

Group avg 37,939

Flood Damage13%

Main Belt Armor229 mm

Deck Armor36 mm

Bow / Stern Armor27 mm

Ship Length246.7 m

Ship Width27.7 m

Main Battery

Main Guns3 × 2

Caliber305 mm

Firing Range17.9 km

#8 of 70

Group avg 16.0 km

Reload Time24.0 s

Rotation Time24.0 s

Max Dispersion198 m

Sigma2.05

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage7,600

Shell Velocity762 m/s

Overmatch Threshold21.3 mm

Ricochet Angle60° / 67.5°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold51 mm

Air Drag0.3343

Flight Time12.66 s

DPM133,000

#69 of 70

Group avg 254,031

HE Shell

Damage4,300

Shell Velocity808 m/s

Fire Chance27%

Penetration51 mm

Air Drag0.3433

Flight Time11.03 s

DPM75,250

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns6

Range7.7 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion191.7 m

Accuracy★★★★★ Elite

Total DPM488,160

PAPA996_Main_127mm_HE_Mk_32(6×2)

Damage1,800

HE Penetration21 mm

Fire Chance5%

Rate of Fire22.6 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

2.0 km151 dps

3.5 km273 dps

5.8 km109 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed33.0 knots

#25 of 70

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius850 m

#64 of 70

Group avg 732 m

Rudder Shift Time11.2 s

Engine Power180,000 hp

Displacement34,250 t

Power-to-Weight5.26 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection15.04 km

#68 of 70

Group avg 12.57 km

Min Surface Detection12.18 km

Air Detection9.72 km

Submarine Detection9.72 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

Reload120 s

Duration45 s

Charges3

Heal Rate1.0%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel60%

Slot 3

Hydroacoustic Search

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 km

auxTorpBooster

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Slot 4

Catapult Fighter

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters3

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–7.0 km

Planes9

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Protector Change History

14.4Test shipsDev Blog 2025-05-29 ↗
- BuffMain battery turret traverse time30 → 24 s
Secondary battery parameters changed
- Buffreload time3.9 → 2.65 s
Secondary battery parameters changed · SAP shells were replaced with HE shells, with the following parameters
- maximum he shell damage1,800
- Chance of causing a fire5 %
- armor penetration21 mm
- Nerfhp68,000 → 51,150
Heavy Repair Teams parameters changed
- Buffrestoration of hit points after receiving damage to parts of the hull35 → 60 %
- Nerfnumber of charges3 → 2
- NerfCooldown60 → 120 s
- Nerfhp restoration per second544 → 511
- Buffsigma value1.95 → 2.05
- BuffNumber of heavy repair party consumable charges2 → 3
14.3Test shipsDev Blog 2025-03-27 ↗
Main battery parameters changed
- Buffsigma value1.7 → 1.95
- Dispersion parameters improved, they are now similar to those found on Congress.
- Buffreload time26 → 24 s
- Burst fire mechanic and Limited shells were removed.

See all version changes →

Modules

305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2.5

Max AP Damage:7,600

Max HE Damage:4,300

Rotation Time:24s

Protector

Hull

AA Guns:40

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:6

HP:51,150

Range:16-325

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 180,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:33 knots

Mk8 mod. 1

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%

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

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Protector

Specifications

Protector Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Protector Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret

Main Battery

Protector

Hull

Propulsion: 180,000 hp

Engine

Mk8 mod. 1

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

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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