Regele Carol I - Tier VIII European Romanian Premium Cruiser 1937

A large gun cruiser design (UP 102) proposed by the Italian company Ansaldo for Romania during a period of intense naval cooperation between the two countries. The ship was intended to be an equivalent of the German Deutschland class "pocket battleship" and would have to carry a new 280 mm main battery as well as dual-purpose 120 mm secondary guns, both of which had to be developed specifically for this project. Italy's entry into the war prevented the implementation of the design.

{tocify} $title={Table of Contents}

Flip your mobile device to landscape for better viewing.

Work In Progress

Key Features and Battle Tips

Regele Carol I: Key Features

• Main Battery: Six powerful 280mm guns with a moderate reload time, arranged in a bow and aft turret layout.
• Effective Secondaries: Accurate secondary battery with high damage-per-minute (DPM) capabilities.
• Quick-Strike Torpedoes: Torpedo launchers on each side (3 tubes per side) featuring fast speeds, quick reload, and excellent firing angles.
• Enhanced Survivability Tools: Equipped with a Specialized Repair Team consumable that features a fast reload to compensate for a smaller HP pool.
• Tactical Utility: Features Emergency Engine Power for mobility, Hydroacoustic Search for detecting destroyers, and a Spotting Aircraft to extend gun range.

Regele Carol I: Battle Tips

• Maintain Optimal Distance: While you have a Spotting Aircraft for long-range shots, the ship truly shines in short-to-mid range combat where all your armaments can be utilized.
• Manage Your Mobility: Use the Emergency Engine Power to aggressively reposition or quickly retreat if your thin armor and low HP pool are being exploited.
• Leverage the "Swiss Army Knife" Kit: Adapt to the situation; use your accurate secondaries and fast-reloading torpedoes to pressure enemies when pushing into caps.
• Watch for Destroyers: Use your Hydroacoustic Search when pressing an assault to protect yourself from torpedoes and preying destroyers.
• Mitigate Damage: Since your armor isn't thick, rely on the fast-reloading Specialized Repair Team to stay in the fight during sustained engagements.

Ship Info

Ship Name:   VIII Regele Carol I

Level: 8

WG introduction: January 8, 2026

Status during tests:  VIII Regele Carol I

Base value: 13,000

Estimated release: 15.2

Game Nation:  Europe (Romania)

Armor

Hit points: 38,500

Fires duration: 60 s

Fore- and aft-end plating: 25 mm

Hull plating fore/mid/aft: 25/27-102/25-45 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 25/28/25 mm

Fore Athwartships: 40 mm

Aft Athwartships: 40 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 40-70 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 40-70 mm

Armor Belt: 28-102 mm

Plating: 27 mm

Citadel Deck: 64 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turrets: 100-200 mm

Tonnage: 14,992 t

Main Battery Armament

2 x 3 280 mm/50 SK L/50 on a Drh LC/1908 mount:

Firing range: 16.2 km

Reload time: 12.5 s

180-degree turn time: 27.7 s

Maximum dispersion: 184 m

Sigma: 1.95σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

6x 280 mm proiettili HE 1938:

Alpha Damage: 3,900

Alpha Piercing HE: 47.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.2314

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 280 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 350.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 910.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 21%

AP Shells

6x 280 mm proiettili AP 1938:

Alpha Damage: 7,650

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2314

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 47.0

Shell Diameter: 280 mm

Shell Krupp: 2483.0

Shell Mass: 350.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 910.0 m/s

Torpedoes

2 x 3 533 mm/Torped M1947 mod 1

Maximum damage: 10,700

Maximum range: 12.0 km

Speed: 86 kt.

Detectability range: 1.8 km

Torpedo tube reload time: 55 s

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Chance of Flood: 173%

Airstrike

Airstrike range: 7.0 km

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Number of aircraft in attacking flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Bombs in payload: 2x 650 lb Depth Bomb

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

Armor penetration capacity: soon mm

Chances of causing a fire on target: 24%

Depth Charges

Not available

Secondaries

6 x 2 120 mm/40 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount

Maximum range: 6.6 km

Reload time: 1.8 s

Alpha Damage: 1,700

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 Diameter: 120 mm

Shell Krupp: 590.0

Shell Mass: 23.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 850.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 7%

Anti Aircraft Armament

Continuous damage: 256

Long Range

6 x 2 120 mm/40 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount:

Firing range: 5.2 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1,330

Damage by long-range AA guns: 56

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 3

Priority sector reinforcement: 35%

Mid Range

8 x 2 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.XI on a Mk.V mount;
4 x 2 65 mm/64 Model 1939 on a twin mount:

Firing range: 3.7 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 267

Short Range

8 x 3 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by short-range AA guns: 105

Mobility

Maximum speed: 31.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 660 m

Rudder shift time: 9.9 s

Propulsion: 90.000 hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 12.6 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 16.2 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 10.1 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 15.6 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-6.0 km

Detectability range by air: 6.0 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 12.6 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 8.0 km

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: unlimited

Work time: 5 s

Reload time: 60 s

Slot 2: Specialized Repair Teams

Charges: 3

HP per second: +462

Duration time: 20 s

Reload time: 60 s

Slot 3: Emergency Engine Power

Charges: 3

Maximum speed: +25%

Duration time: 50 s

Reload time: 120 s

Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges: 3

Torpedo detection range: 3.5 km

Ship detection range: 5.0 km

Duration time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Slot 5: Spotting Aircraft

Charges: 4

Action Time: 100 s

Reload time: 240 s

Main battery firing range: +20%

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.