Bluewater Fleet
Karlsruhe
IV
Rank
AB
5.7
RB
5.7
Battle rating
Germany
Game nation
Light cruiser
Main role
4,880
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
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
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HE | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
| APCBC | 291 | 256 | 215 | 187 | 167 | 142 | |
| SAPBC | 116 | 101 | 85 | 74 | 67 | 58 | |
| HE-TF | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
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
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HE | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| HE-TF | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| APHE | 158 | 136 | 112 | 97 | 87 | 76 | |
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
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HE | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
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
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| AP-T/AP/HEF-T/HEF | 36 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 18 | |
Additional armament
Setup 1
12 × 533 mm G7a torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
AB
6,727 
RB
5,260
Crew training
10,000
Experts
490,000
Aces
1,100
Research Aces
1,050,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
2 x (450 / 600) %
2 x 172 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
Seakeeping |
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Unsinkability | |
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Firepower | ||
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