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Bluewater Fleet
Karlsruhe
IV
Rank
AB
5.7
RB
5.7
Battle rating
Germany
Game nation
Light cruiser
Main role
4,880
GE
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
Specification
Armour
Citadel 70 / 50 / 20 mm
Main fire tower 30 / 20 / 20 mm
Hull 25 mm (steel)
Superstructure 8 mm (steel)
Number of sections 8
Displacement 8,350 t
Crew 820 persons
Max speed
Forward 60527052 km/h
Backward 22192519 km/h
Primary armament
3 × Turret — 3 × 15 cm/60 SK C/25 cannon
Ammunition 1,080 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
9.8 → 7.5 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 40°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 7.66.57.66.5 °/s
Vertical 86.886.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE373737373737
APCBC291256215187167142
SAPBC11610185746758
HE-TF373737373737
Secondary armament
3 × Turret — 2 × 10.5 cm/45 SK C/32 cannon
Ammunition 2,520 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 108.5108.5 °/s
Vertical 86.886.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE202020202020
HE-TF202020202020
APHE158136112978776
Anti-aircraft armament
4 × Turret — 2 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 mounting
Ammunition 16,000 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 19.616.719.616.7 °/s
Vertical 1512.81512.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE555555
8 × Turret — 2 cm/65 C/30 automatic cannon
Ammunition 16,000 rounds
Belt capacity 20 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate 276 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 6555.36555.3 °/s
Vertical 5546.85546.8 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP-T/AP/HEF-T/HEF363529242118
Additional armament
Setup 1 12 × 533 mm G7a torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
AB 6,727 SL
RB 5,260 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 490,000 SL
Aces 1,100 GE
Research Aces 1,050,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
2 x (450 / 600) % SL
2 x 172 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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