Karl XIV Johan B: Tier IX European Swedish Premium Battleship 1952

Black Friday Battleship
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.

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Key Features

• Karl XIV Johan B is armed with twelve (12) 305mm main battery guns which have a quick reload time but low damage per salvo and short range.
• The ship is also armed with sixteen torpedo tubes which have wide launching angles.
• She also has a well-protected citadel and good concealment values but a rather low HP pool for a battleship.
• Consumables are represented by Hydroacoustic Search and Repair Party with improved settings.

Ship Info

Ship Name:   IX Karl XIV Johan B

Level: 9

Rarity Level: Uncommon Ship. Requires moderate effort, typically available through recurring events and steady in-game progress.

WG introduction:  September 25, 2025

Release: During Update 14.10 and 14.11

Base value: 18,000

Nation:  Europe Sweden

Current development status: Work in Progress

How to Obtain:
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Karl XIV Johan B Armor:

Hit Points: 72,900 hp

Armour: 19-360 mm

Side plating fore/mid/aft: 32-35/32-330/32-95 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 32/32/32 mm

Fore Athwartships: 100-250 mm

Aft Athwartships: 150-200 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 100-250 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 30-200 mm

Superstructure: 19 mm

Armor Belt: 150-330 mm

Citdel Torpedo Bulkhead: 50 mm

Armored Deck Slopes: 50 mm

Citadel Deck: 50 mm

Turret Plating: 130-360 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Conning Tower: 340 mm

Tonnage: 52,500

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 20%

Main Battery Armament:

4 x 3 305 mm/56 SK C/39 in a turret:

Max Range: 19,1 km

Reload: 25.0 s

Minimum Shell Type Switching Time: 23.0 s

180° Turn Time: 30.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 251 m

Sigma: 1.80σ

Shell Types:

HE Shells:

12x 305 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.9

Max HE Shell Damage: 4,350

Alpha Piercing HE: 51.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.2789

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 415.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91°

Shell Velocity: 865.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 28%

AP Shells

12x 305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.8

Max AP Shell Damage: 8,400

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2798

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 51.0

Shell Krupp: 2450.0

Shell Mass: 415.0 kg

Ricochet: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 865.0 m/s

Secondaries:

14 x 1 150 mm/45 SK C/09 on a casemate mount/

Max HE Shell Damage: 2200

Range: 7.0 km

Reload: 7.5 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 25 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.4047

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 45.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 835.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 13%

6 x 2 120 mm/50 Model 1942 in a turret/

Max HE Shell Damage: 1700

Range: 7.0 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 20.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3344

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 590.0

Shell Mass: 23.5 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 850.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 7%

Torpedoes:

4 x 4 533 mm Quad/Torped M1943 mod 1:

Max Damage: 10,700

Range: 13.5 km

Reload: 86 s

Speed: 86 kts

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.6 km

Depth Charge Airstrike:

Maximum bomb damage: 4,200

Available flights: 2

Attack aircraft per flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Range: 10 km

Bombs per payload: 2x SC 150

Reload time: 30 s

Chance of fire: 24%

AA Defence:

Long Range:

6 × 2 120 mm/50 Model 1942 in a turret:

Firing range: 6.0 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 165

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions: 1610

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 7

Action Zone: 3.5 - 6.0 km

Continuous Damage: 416

Mid Range:

16 × 1 40 mm/70 SAK-40/L70-350 on a SAK-40/L70-350 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns:  669

Hit Probability:  75%

Mobility:

Maximum speed: 30.5 knots

Turning circle radius: 890 m

Rudder shift time: 16.4 s

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

Detection:

Surface Detectability: 13.0 km

Air Detectability: 10.0 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-10.0 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 10.26 km

Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Action Time: 15 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 4

Action time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80s

Regenerated hp per Second: +364.5 hp/s

Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Detection of Torps: 3.5 km

Detection of Ships: 5.0 km

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.