Europe · Tier 9 · Premium
Karl XIV Johan
Battleship · 4×3 305 mm
Hit points72 900
Top speed30.5 kt
Sea detection (base)13 km
Turning radius890 m
Overview
General characteristics
NationEurope
ClassBattleship
Tier9
StatusPremium
Hit points72 900
Upgrade slots6
Handling
Mobility
Maximum speed30.5 kt
Turning radius890 m
Rudder shift time16.4 s
Battle levels9–11
Visibility
Base concealment
Detectability by sea13 km
Detectability by air10 km
Detectability by submarine10 km
Base API profile values before commander skills, upgrades and other modifiers.
Armament
Main battery
Layout4×3 305 mm
Total guns12
Caliber305 mm
Range19.1 km
Reload25 s
180° traverse30 s
Maximum dispersion250 m
Rate of fire2.4/min
AP / SAP shell
AP / SAP shell
Name305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.8
Max damage8 400
Muzzle velocity865 m/s
Shell mass415 kg
HE shell
HE shell
Name305 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.9
Max damage4 350
Muzzle velocity865 m/s
Shell mass415 kg
Fire chance28%
Torpilles
Torpedo armament
Layout4×4 533 mm
Total tubes16
TorpedoTorped M1943 mod 1
Range13.5 km
Speed86 kt
Reload86 s
Maximum damage10 700
Detectability1.6 km
Secondaries
Secondary battery
Secondary range7 km
150 mm HE K Gr 18damage 2 200 · reload 7.5 s · 13% fire
120 mm HE M1942damage 1 700 · reload 3 s · 7% fire
AA
Anti-aircraft defense
API AA rating88
40 mm · 40 mm/70 SAK-40/L70-350 on a SAK-40/L70-350 mount16 mounts
120 mm · 120 mm/50 Model 1942 in a turret6 mounts
Calculated
Theoretical values
AP broadside alpha100 800
Theoretical AP DPM241 920
HE broadside alpha52 200
Theoretical HE DPM125 280
Theoretical torpedo salvo171 200
Before accuracy, penetration, saturation, angles and other mechanics.
Background
About the ship
Under the Treaty of Versailles, the German Navy was limited to ships with a displacement of no more than 10,000 tons; however, these restrictions did not extend to the construction of ships intended for other nations. After World War I, Germany was left with several hundred unfinished ships. Some of them were completed and sold abroad. Sweden, driven by its aim to bolster its naval forces, could explore the possibility of acquiring and completing a German battleship.
Technical data imported from Wargaming’s public API and subject to game updates.