Karlsruhe

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Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
A-10A Thunderbolt (Early)
Karlsruhe
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Karlsruhe
AB RB SB
5.7 5.7 5.7
Purchase:4 880 Specs-Card-Eagle.png
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Description

The К-class, Karlsruhe, 1940 is a premium rank IV German light cruiser with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Citadel70 / 50 / 20 mm
Main fire tower30 / 20 / 20 mm
Hull25 mm (steel)
Superstructure8 mm (steel)
Number of section8
Displacement8 350 t
Crew820 people

Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB69 / 25 km/h
RB59 / 22 km/h

Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode Upgrade Status Maximum Speed (km/h) Turn Time (s) Turn Radius (m)
Forward Reverse
AB Stock ___ ___
Upgraded 69 25
RB/SB Stock ___ ___
Upgraded 59 22

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB6 727 Sl icon.png
RB5 260 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts490 000 Sl icon.png
Aces1 100 Ge icon.png
Research Aces1 050 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 450 / 600 / 50 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 172 / 172 / 172 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
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Dry-Docking
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Rudder Replacement
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Propeller Replacement
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Engine Maintenance
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Damage Control Division
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Fire Division
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Smokescreen
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Shrapnel Protection
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Ventilation
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New Pumps
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Ammo Wetting
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Anti-Air Armament Targeting
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Auxiliary Armament Targeting
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105mm_germany_skc32_navy_AP_ammo_pack
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Primary Armament Targeting
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Improved Rangefinder
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Torpedo Mode
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Hydroplane

Armament

Primary armament

3 х Turret3 x 15 cm/60 SK C/25 cannon
Ammunition360 rounds
Vertical guidance-10° / 40°

Provide information about the characteristics of the primary armament. Evaluate their efficacy in battle based on their reload speed, ballistics and the capacity of their shells. Add a link to the main article about the weapon: {{main|Weapon name (calibre)}}. Broadly describe the ammunition available for the primary armament, and provide recommendations on how to use it and which ammunition to choose.

Secondary armament

3 х Turret2 x 10.5 cm/45 SK C/32 cannon
Ammunition840 rounds

Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. Secondary armaments are defined as weapons chosen with the control Select secondary weapon. Evaluate the secondary armaments and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that any anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section. If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.

Anti-aircraft armament

4 х Turret2 x 3.7 cm SK C/30 mounting
Ammunition4000 rounds
8 х Turret2 cm/65 C/30 automatic cannon
Ammunition2000 rounds
Belt capacity20 rounds
Fire rate276 shots/min

An important part of the ship's armament responsible for air defence. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control Select anti-aircraft weapons. Talk about the ship's anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets. If there are no anti-aircraft armaments, remove this section.

Additional armament

Setup 112 x 533 mm G7a torpedo
Main article: G7a (533 mm)

Describe the available additional armaments of the ship: depth charges, mines, torpedoes. Talk about their positions, available ammunition and launch features such as dead zones of torpedoes. If there is no additional armament, remove this section.

Scout plane

Main article: Ar 196 A-3

Midships is a single catapult for an Ar 196 seaplane. This provides useful abilities for the ship, especially ability to project her control radius. The Ar 196 can cap the zone, lay down cover smoke (3 times), attack enemy targets both sea and air, and even carries 2 x 50 kg bombs. Although this is the same Ar 196 as the Premium event aircraft, certain abilities are not available like choosing offensive weapons load or in-cockpit view. Captains will be wise to remember this ability and consider when best to use, for example early or late in match to cap a point, use smoke screen to thwart enemy attacks, or attack enemy units instead, or perhaps some original action.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Very strong bridge (steering cabinet)
  • Large amount of crew
  • Chance of the ammo rack detonating is low

Cons:

  • Auxiliary cannons struggle to land hits against aircraft

History

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Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

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  • reference to the series of the ship;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Deutsche Werke AG
Light Cruisers 
K-class  Karlsruhe
Leipzig-class  Nürnberg
Battleships 
Kaiser-class  SMS Kaiser*
  *Previously Kaiserliche Werft Kiel

Germany light cruisers
Pillau-class  SMS Elbing
  Emden*
Königsberg-class  Karlsruhe · Köln
Leipzig-class  Leipzig · Nürnberg
  * Unique ship

Germany premium ships
Motor torpedo boats  LS 4 Esau · KM-5 · S-204 Lang · S-701
Minelayers  VS-8
Sub-chasers  M-802
Frigates  Lübeck
Destroyers  Jaguar · Luchs · T31 · Z20 Karl Galster · Z25 · Z47
Light cruisers  Karlsruhe
Heavy cruisers  Prinz Eugen
Battleships  SMS Nassau