Tier VIIICruiser usa

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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 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 52,577

52.6K52,577

Win rate

53.26%

#12 of 66

Avg damage

48,729

#15 of 66

ASIABattles 30,267

30.3K30,267

Win rate

53.06%

#16 of 65

Avg damage

46,994

#23 of 65

NABattles 25,994

26K25,994

Win rate

53.50%

#5 of 65

Avg damage

48,934

#11 of 65

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 battery layout2×2 + 1×3(Total barrels 7)

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

Nominal all-gun DPM133,000

#69 of 70

Group avg 254,182

HE Shell

Damage4,300

Shell Velocity808 m/s

Fire Chance27%

Penetration51 mm

Air Drag0.3433

Flight Time11.03 s

Nominal all-gun DPM75,250

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns6

Range7.7 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion191.7 m

Accuracy★★★★★ Elite

Total DPM488,160

127 mm HE Shell(6×2)

Damage1,800

HE Penetration21 mm

Fire Chance5%

Rate of Fire22.6 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km109 dps

Mid range3.5 km273 dps

Short range2.0 km151 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

Detectability Firing in Smoke12.09 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

Repair Party

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

Reload120 s

Duration45 s

Charges3

Heal Rate1.0%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel60%

Slot 3

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

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 4

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

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%

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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