Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier VIII
Cruiser
U.S.A.
Protector
A variant of the "large cruiser" design, similar to the Alaska-class ships, but armed with seven 305 mm guns as its primary armament. This main battery layout was featured in the CA2F design developed in the U.S. in 1940.
- Doubloons
- 11,500
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 51,150
- Maximum speed
- 33.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 15.0 km
- Main battery range
- 17.9 km
- Main battery reload
- 24.0 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 33.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 850 m
- Rudder shift time
- 11.2 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 15.0 km
- Air detection
- 9.7 km
- Submarine detection
- 9.7 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 51,150
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 13 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 16–325 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 17.9 km
- Reload time
- 24.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.5 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 24.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 198 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
305 mm HE Mk17 mod. 1
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,300
- Fire chance
- 27.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 808 m/s
- Shell mass
- 462 kg
305 mm AP Mk18 mod. 2
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 7,600
- Muzzle velocity
- 762 m/s
- Shell mass
- 365 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret
- Mounts
- 2
- Barrels each
- 2
- Mount
- 305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret
- Mounts
- 1
- Barrels each
- 3
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 7.7 km
- Mount
- 127 mm HE Mk32
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,800
- Fire chance
- 5.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 22.6 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 792 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 20
- Aura
- 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 14
- Aura
- 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
- Calibre
- 127 mm
- Mounts
- 6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 51,150
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 6
- AA mounts
- 40
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 33.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret
Default- Type
- Artillery
Propulsion: 180,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Protector
Default- Type
- Hull
Mk8 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Propulsion Modification 1
ModernizationReduces time to full speed
- Credits
- 1,000,000
Concealment System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 2,000,000
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Damage Control System Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 1,000,000
Torpedo Lookout System
Modernization- Credits
- 2,000,000
Steering Gears Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 2,000,000
Main Battery Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Steering Gears Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 1,000,000
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
AA Guns Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 13
- Upgrade slots
- 5
- Published battle levels
- 8–10
Cross-nation comparison
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