diff --git a/packages/website/src/components/TankopediaLoadout/index.tsx b/packages/website/src/components/TankopediaLoadout/index.tsx
index 71bd8b29d..80746c99f 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/components/TankopediaLoadout/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/website/src/components/TankopediaLoadout/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useProtagonist } from "../../hooks/useProtagonist";
 import type { ComputedCharacteristics } from "../../types/characteristics";
 
 interface TankopediaLoadoutProps {
diff --git a/packages/website/src/hooks/useProtagonist.ts b/packages/website/src/hooks/useProtagonist.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f471a3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/website/src/hooks/useProtagonist.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { api } from "../blitzkit/api";
+import { Tankopedia } from "../stores/tankopedia";
+import { useAwait } from "./useAwait";
+
+export function useProtagonist() {
+  const id = Tankopedia.use((state) => state.protagonist.tank);
+  const tank = useAwait(() => api.tank(id), `tank-${id}`);
+
+  return tank;
+}
diff --git a/packages/website/src/stores/tankopedia.ts b/packages/website/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
index bd5fabaf7..35e06fc7e 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
+++ b/packages/website/src/stores/tankopedia.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import {
   createDefaultSkills,
-  EngineDefinition,
-  GunDefinition,
   ShellDefinition,
   TankDefinition,
-  TrackDefinition,
-  TurretDefinition,
   type ModelDefinition,
 } from "@blitzkit/core";
 import type { Vector3 } from "three";
@@ -14,8 +10,10 @@ import { api } from "../blitzkit/api";
 import type { ArmorType } from "../components/Armor/components/SpacedArmorScene";
 import type { ExternalModuleVariant } from "../components/Armor/components/SpacedArmorSceneComponent";
 import type { XP_MULTIPLIERS } from "../components/Tankopedia/TechTreeSection";
-import { createTankState } from "../tankopedia/createTankState";
-import type { EquipmentMatrix } from "./duel";
+import {
+  createTankState,
+  type EquipmentMatrix,
+} from "../tankopedia/createTankState";
 import { TankopediaDisplay } from "./tankopediaPersistent/constants";
 
 export interface ShotLayerBase {
@@ -84,14 +82,15 @@ export enum TankopediaRelativeAgainst {
 }
 
 export interface TankState {
-  tank: TankDefinition;
-  model: ModelDefinition;
+  tank: number;
 
-  engine: EngineDefinition;
-  turret: TurretDefinition;
-  gun: GunDefinition;
-  shell: ShellDefinition;
-  track: TrackDefinition;
+  engine: number;
+  turret: number;
+  gun: number;
+  shell: number;
+  track: number;
+
+  model: ModelDefinition;
 
   equipment_matrix: EquipmentMatrix;
 
diff --git a/packages/website/src/tankopedia/createTankState.ts b/packages/website/src/tankopedia/createTankState.ts
index d7cf5ce41..eb8140f08 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/tankopedia/createTankState.ts
+++ b/packages/website/src/tankopedia/createTankState.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { createDefaultProvisions, type TankDefinition } from "@blitzkit/core";
 import { api } from "../blitzkit/api";
-import type { EquipmentMatrix } from "../stores/duel";
 import type { TankState } from "../stores/tankopedia";
 
+export type EquipmentMatrix = [
+  [number, number, number],
+  [number, number, number],
+  [number, number, number],
+];
+
 const models = await api.models();
 const provisions = await api.provisions();
 const scripts = await api.scripts();
@@ -18,14 +23,14 @@ export function createTankState(tank: TankDefinition) {
   const gun = turret.guns.at(-1)!;
 
   return {
-    tank,
+    tank: tank.id,
     model: models.models[turret.id],
 
-    engine: tank.engines.at(-1)!,
-    turret,
-    gun,
-    shell: gun.shells[0],
-    track: tank.tracks.at(-1)!,
+    engine: tank.engines.at(-1)!.id,
+    turret: turret.id,
+    gun: gun.id,
+    shell: gun.shells[0].id,
+    track: tank.tracks.at(-1)!.id,
 
     equipment_matrix: genericDefaultEquipmentMatrix,