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Ranger
V Ranger
Nation
Tier
VFive
Peer
Tier Five Aircraft Carriers
Type
Tech Tree

Tech Tree

American Aircraft Carriers
III Langley
V Ranger
VII Lexington

Overview

7Builds Submitted
5Reviews Submitted
25Records Submitted
Apr 2021Added to WoWS Builds

The first U.S. aircraft carrier of special construction. The ship carried a large air group. The carrier's speed was quite high for her type. Her drawbacks included a lack of torpedo protection and impractical arrangement of aircraft elevators, which slowed down the handling of air groups.

Ranger Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints44,900
Effective HP44,900
Armor6-51 mm
Torpedo Protection0%
Armament
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range4.50 km
Battery 1127 mm 8x1
Reload4.5 s
Damage1,800
Fire Chance9.0%
Aircraft
Torpedo Bombers
Aircraft NameDouglas TBD Devastator
Payload1
Hitpoints1,800
Max Speed121
Cruise Speed112
Alpha Strike13,200
Torpedo Damage6,600
Torpedo Range3.50 km
Detectability10.00 km
Squardon Size8
Restoration39
Planes in Attack2
Max Range32.00 km
Torpedo Speed49.0 kt
Planes Restored1
Dive Bombers
Aircraft NameVought SB2U Vindicator
Payload3
Hitpoints1,820
Max Speed126
Cruise Speed116
Alpha Strike41,400
Damage4,600
Detectability10.00 km
Squardon Size9
Restoration32
Planes in Attack3
Max Range34.00 km
Bomb Fire Chance54.0%
Planes Restored1
Air Defense
AA Max DPS306
AA Max Range4.20 km
AA Mount 120 mm 47x1
AA DPS 1169
AA Range 12.00 km
AA Mount 240 mm 5x2
AA DPS 279
AA Range 23.50 km
AA Mount 3127 mm 8x1
AA DPS 358
AA Range 34.20 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed29.5 kt
Turning Circle1010 m
Rudder Shift Time11.4 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability13.00 km
Air Detectability9.10 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty2.00 km

Ranger Records

damage209742
sgeBasti85
Mar 2025
damage197390
YCT_Guilty
Aug 2024
damage197390
YCT_Guilty
Jul 2024
damage180655
EbeLaca
Jul 2024
damage178819
AbleChimera9293
Jun 2024
damage178819
AbleChimera9293
Jun 2024
damage177712
sprnter
Jun 2024
damage175564
Donz
May 2024
damage166315
Dubstep
Aug 2023
damage157451
Ken5hin191
Jan 2022
TypeValueMemberDate
Damage209742
sgeBasti85
Mar 2025
Damage197390
YCT_Guilty
Aug 2024
Damage197390
YCT_Guilty
Jul 2024
Damage180655
EbeLaca
Jul 2024
Damage178819
AbleChimera9293
Jun 2024
Damage178819
AbleChimera9293
Jun 2024
Damage177712
sprnter
Jun 2024
Damage175564
Donz
May 2024
Damage166315
Dubstep
Aug 2023
Damage157451
Ken5hin191
Jan 2022

Ranger Reviews

Power3.80
Fun4.00
Learning Curve3.20
Skill Ceiling3.00
Utility3.80
oddfeather44
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve2
Skill Ceiling2
Utility3
A random user
Power4
Fun5
Learning Curve5
Skill Ceiling2
Utility5
USS_kokomo
Power4
Fun3
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling5
Utility4
Cris MC Alejan
Power4
Fun3
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling4
Utility5
Ret112
Power3
Fun5
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling2
Utility2

Peer Comparison

Tier V Aircraft Carriers
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
Ark Royal
44,500--31.0 kt13.10 km
Furious
44,100--31.5 kt12.80 km
Independence
39,000--31.5 kt12.50 km
Ranger
44,900--29.5 kt13.00 km
Ryūjō
39,600--28.0 kt12.40 km
Serov
39,500--35.5 kt12.90 km
Weser
41,000--32.0 kt12.70 km
Zuihō
36,500--28.0 kt12.30 km

Ranger Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
BuildCreatorDate
7
Bomber and AA gun damage
Feb 2023Open
3
HE Bombers Rangers
May 2021Open
2
Take Me Closer...
May 2021Open
1
Fast Attack
May 2022Open
1
Team player
Mar 2022Open
1
Bomber Ranger
Apr 2022Open
1
AA Ranger
Sep 2022Open

Ranger Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
Cooldown
90 s
Duration
60 s
Slot 2
Catapult Fighter
Charges
4
Cooldown
40 s
Duration
600 s
V Ranger - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds | Tier V Aircraft Carrier