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Germany
Cruiser
Tier III
Karlsruhe
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Image of Karlsruhe from World of Warships
III Karlsruhe
Nation
Germany
Class
Cruiser
Tier
IIIThree
Peer
Tier Three Cruisers
Type
Tech Tree

Tech Tree

German Cruisers
I Dresden
II Kolberg
III Karlsruhe
IV Königsberg
V Nürnberg
VI Yorck
VII Hipper
VIII Roon

Overview

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3Builds Submitted
3Reviews Submitted
13Records Submitted
Aug 2020Added to WoWS Builds

One of the most powerful light cruisers of World War I. The ship's artillery and torpedo armament was powerful for her size. She had a decent speed and was as good as similar ships of rival navies in terms of armor.

Karlsruhe Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints22,700
Effective HP22,700
Armor6-100 mm
Torpedo Protection0%
Armament
Main Battery
Main Battery150 mm 8x1
Range12.60 km
Reload Time6.5 s
Turret Turn Time25.7 s
Gun Traverse Speed7.0°/s
Sigma2.00
HE Damage1,800
HE Alpha Strike14,400
HE DPM132,923
Fires Per Minute5.26
AP Damage3,700
Overmatch10 mm
AP Alpha Strike29,600
AP DPM273,231
torpedo
Torpedo Layout4x2
Torpedo Damage11,200
Torpedo Detectability1.40 km
Torpedo Range6.00 km
Torpedo Speed57.0 kt
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range3.50 km
Secondary Battery 188mm 3x1
Secondary Range 13.50 km
Secondary Reload 14.0 s
Secondary Damage 11,000
Secondary Fire Chance 14.0%
Air Defense
AA Max DPS5
AA Max Range3.00 km
AA Mount 188 mm 3x1
AA DPS 15
AA Range 13.00 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed27.5 kt
Turning Circle590 m
Rudder Shift Time6.8 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability10.50 km
Air Detectability6.30 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty4.70 km

Karlsruhe Records

Damage140 229
Snipe86k
Nov 2024
Base XP2 792
DemonsEncircled_
Jul 2023
Damage Records
140 229Nov 2024
Snipe86k
Top Record
132 978Jul 2023
DemonsEncircled_
Second Place
108 829Apr 2022
LSI1980
Third Place
90 311Dec 2021
SpeedEGonzalez
75 874Aug 2021
eighty4west
29 752Jul 2021
Artifex 28
22 093Jul 2021
HiTeStuff
Base XP Records
2 792Jul 2023
DemonsEncircled_
Top Record
2 513Apr 2023
R_Lewis_88
Second Place
2 183Jul 2022
Falquan76
Third Place
1 981Dec 2021
SpeedEGonzalez
1 639Oct 2021
LSI1980
1 632Jul 2021
Artifex 28

Karlsruhe Reviews

Power3.33
Fun3.00
Learning Curve3.67
Skill Ceiling3.67
Utility3.00
Oyaboya21
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve4
Skill Ceiling4
Utility3
Amendable_legacy3
Power2
Fun1
Learning Curve4
Skill Ceiling3
Utility3
phartzog
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling4
Utility3

Peer Comparison

Tier III Cruisers
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
Danae
23,0007.5 s2,90030.0 kt9.50 km
Duguay-Trouin
26,70012.0 s3,30033.0 kt10.90 km
Giussano
24,00015.0 s3,00036.5 kt9.20 km
Iwaki
18,6006.0 s2,70035.0 kt9.40 km
Karlsruhe
22,7006.5 s3,70027.5 kt10.50 km
Kuma
24,2006.0 s2,70034.5 kt9.90 km
Phoenix
24,0007.0 s3,10035.0 kt10.30 km
Svietlana
24,6008.5 s2,50029.9 kt10.90 km
Yūbari
18,7006.5 s2,70034.5 kt9.70 km

Karlsruhe Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
1
Karlsruhe
Putin
Aug 2024
1
AP DPM
Anonymous
Jun 2023
1
Light blitzkrieg
Mccarthysteven42
Oct 2020
BuildCreatorDate
1
Karlsruhe
Putin
Aug 2024Open
1
AP DPM
Anonymous
Jun 2023Open
1
Light blitzkrieg
Mccarthysteven42
Oct 2020Open

Karlsruhe Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
∞
Cooldown
60 s
Duration
5 s
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