Some people in the comments are confused, you can get it for coal by buying a mimel/malta or higher and trading it for Johan. So you can get a doubloon ship for coal.
Honestly I've been having a blast in my Karl XIV Johan, the secondaries just kind of work, the torpedoes are funny, and I've pulled an average of around 100k damage out of her so far. Sure she has weaknesses, but almost every weakness she has is shared by almost every other T9/10 ship. 32mm overmatch is going to screw over basically everything. The low AP pen can be accounted for, and only really seems to apply to outside of around 10km. Seeing as I play a lot of and enjoy Odin I'm kind of already used to how those 305s work, only at least Karl can load the HE and still deal some damage if needed. Basically I'd say trade a coal ship for her, Forest Sherman is the cheapest to replace of the T10 ships, making her the best value to trade in if you have her. I traded mine in because I simply don't play it very often so it didn't make sense to keep her around, cemented even more by how fun Karl is to play. She can't play from range, but she has the concealment to push up, and her secondaries while not the most accurate can turn the tide in the early game DD engagement giving your team a massive advantage early on.
I love the Karl XIV Johan, very adaptable. I really only play Asymmetric Battles these days , when WOWS is running it. It is the only mode that I enjoy these days and it is great in those.
I jumped at the chance to get rid of Hizen. Because Hizen was a dockyard ship she is considered rare, but she's still a PoS so Karl Johan is a major improvement. What I really like about her is her incredible stealth combined with the 13.5 km torps. You can refrain from using your guns a lot of the time and still be a threat until later game. She's more like a cruiser in that respect. I was really happy with this iteration of trade-ins from WG.
@@oneangrycanadian6205 Its funny, for every person who posts about not liking a ship or it being bad you have at least one person who has the opposite take. The fact is, like almost every ship in this game, the Hizen is both good and bad at the same time. Just depends on the tastes of the person.
I played this Ship already for about 240 games and the best way to play it with a full secondary build. All 3 parts of the weaponry are pretty equal (according to my kills on the statistic page). Bow tanking and kiting are really good, especially bow tanking, because the secondaries already fire at 5°. BUT never make the mistake to open up over 30°, because you want to launch your torps, while you are spotted. That is tempting, but not a good idea! Win Rate is reasonable good (as a medium player), because you have a lot of impact on the game with this ship. AA is quite good, hydro is available and the concealment is unbeatable for a BB. Downside: The main guns are like a shotgun and if you are used to 305s on cruisers or the Meckle, it is a bit disappointing. The range isn't so good either (when using full secondaries). Im averaging 30k less damage than on my Meckle. The speed is also not amazing with a lil bit over 30 kts., but still ok. As conclusion I'd say it is on par with the Rupprecht and a fun premium ship, when you like brawling and like playing close to the caps.
I've tried running it as a secondary ship, but I feel that the secondaries are too inaccurate despite having good range and rate of fire. It's nice to have em, though.
I taded in a ship i got for coal for the Florida.....and my god am i glad i did! The Florida is exactly the tier 7 BB i was looking for. Its like the Duke of York but with much better accuracy. I love it.
@@bradenhagen7977You can trade Agir, Pommern or Kearsage for Florida. Direct swap, no doubloons needed. You may well be able to trade others, but I only have those three at Tier 9 to be able to say for definite.
The speed of the torps and the ability to stealth torp almost 3KM is so underrated. You can fire them safely (bad torp angles) while undetected and by the time you get detected, the torps are almost on top of the target and that can open up better broadside opportunities are enemies evade.
I just got this ship in my first pull from the Aquatica Event. pretty nuts. The ship is okay, its been a fun ship to play in operations. Random battles is kinda pain, also Brawl is also not terrible but overall happy with this. (Especially when its free). Fire chance is also pretty great, plus chance for flood you can really ruin someone's day if they blow their damage con too early
I believe that even if it doesnt have the best accuracy (Standard secondary accuracy to be precise) the rate of fire on the secondaries put the effective hitting DPM to be actually fairly good
She's just an alternate version of the tech tree DD. Has longer torp range but slower firing guns, any other differences are very minor. Might be worth grabbing if you like collecting rare ships, 'cause she's not available normally, but otherwise it's nothing special.
@@muffinswasshoi3731 the torps are horrendously slow with bad concealment, and it has torpedo reload booster in separate slot. Things worth mentioning.
I think she's decent since the buff, but you're unlikely to get consistent results in it. Get it if you love IJN torp boats and want a premium T7 one. It's probably equally as good as Shiratsuyu.
I like the Johan, it is not fun when in T10+ randoms though. It is fun when grinding stuff in coop. Yep only consider coal ships as you can get them back. For about 7 dollars I traded in Malta and Immelman, as I never play carriers. Got Flint and Minegumo. I have no regerts. Not even one letter.
I already did this. Funny that your doing the video on it. It is like having a more durable scheiflien with good aa, long range torps. The secondaries don't pen as much. But I do run full secondary build due to the increased aa. I've actually been enjoying it even though I don't do as much damage as my Jean Bart.
PQ would rather die than ram. He thinks it is lame. There was an island to his left, he could not turn left to use his right side without grounding broadside with the Wisconsin bow in.
@@papasmurf6423 I don't see the point as he is so low HP that in "any case" he dies. So there is no lame to ram and take one of the enemy with you. For the right torp it looks like there was an opportunity to use it forcing the Wis to react to try to dodge ... One way or the other, i think that the purpose was to show the tankiness of the ship rather and I have the impression that there was a little bit too much commitment.
He could've torped when he first began the engagement. He probably had a reason for not torping. Thought the Wisconsin was just going to duck behind the island or something. Again, PQ would rather die in a knife fight than ram. He thinks ramming is lame. He hates it when other players try to ram him. He won't ram. Even if it is the best decision he can make. He doesn't care. He won't ram. It is a principles thing for him.
Got a Jean Bart from santa crates, but I bought JB black years ago. She was my trade. WG scews the odds in their favor, but as long as you know what you'ee giving its not a bad system.
Traded my Khaba I never played for this (before watching this video) and I agree fully with it. Fun ship that but she is hurt badly by this game terrible 2 tier uptiering. That will never change, WG has zero interest in ever doing that). I see her being very good for mission farming, especially kills, with the torps. I'd be interested in trying a brawl or ranked game with her though, that close in brawling would be interesting. I took the typical gun build for my first time out but I now want to try the brawling secondary build.
@@Notsogoodguitarguy Torps get knocked down. But they get up again. But they can sometimes be kept down. Torps get knocked down. But they get up again. But they can sometimes be kept down.
I traded in my Tier IX Hizen (which I never played) for the Karl Johan and I´m very happy with the trade. I had been waiting for it to come back as a coal ship as it was rumored, but I´m glad it came back this way after 8 months. Now I have a bunch of coal that I don´t know what to do with LOL.
I was considering trading Marco Polo for this one... I may just keep it... I don't like that they don't give you much for the trade in, but it's better than having a ship you don't like playing.
I traded Forrest Sherman for it. I had a bunch of coal and nothing interesting to get with it, so I used it to get Forrest Sherman back. If you do this it takes a few minutes for the game to realize you traded the ship away and to allow you to purchase it for coal again.
Traded the Forest Sherman for Karl and yea, I do like it despite the crap accuracy. I’d say Karl is a funny BB, CA concealment with an Ostergotland strapped at each side… tankier than I expected… Funny how I deal more damage with secondaries and torps than the main gun
The best T9 BB in the game even counting something like Musashi. Hydro, best BB torps in the game, good secondaries, solid guns counting good HE, great concealment, pretty good armor. I still cant believe they basically give away this OP ship in trade in. Whats the reason?
They do pen superstructures, and decent with fires. Given how much you shoot HE with main guns, and have good chance with floods, it's good enough. Although, I had not tried the secondary build yet.
I exchanged Sherman for Karl, and the same time I spend coal to get back Sherman to my collection. 😁 I spend also one of my 2 Atlantas for Dupleix. The rest availible good ships I already have.
@@EvoraGT430still better to trade a coal ship like Sherman. You can always get coal ships back (for free) and even ships you don't play still give you snowflakes, etc.
I had 340k coal , I have trade Salem for Brandenburg as I needed T8 option for Lutjens (21p), I have Bismark , and GK,Pommren, + Scharnie 43 ,and my Lutens is on Schlieffen so is annoyng when I need to spend 300k com xp every time I need to use it on T8 , that made sense for me , and my second deal was F.Sherman for Karl Johan , I need to save 140k coal to buy back her , but it was worth it , I have played few games on her with Swirski on board and torp build that is perfect match , dont regret that deal.
I was considering doing the same thing! ( Salem-Brandenburg ) How is the Brandenburg? Do you feel its worth the salem? I want the Karl johan but need 1700 dubs to trade Salem for it which i dont have. I love German BBs so I may still do it.
@@GeorgeAnzelon I have traided Salem and after trade I almost got hear attack as in armory there was no option to buy back Salem , only after I have restarted game that option have returned :) , and about Brandenburg , she have 10k less hp that Bismark & Tirpiz , and have decent secondaries , I could just buy that ship , but I am F2P player and after all WG scams I refuse to spend cash on game , I vote with my wallet , Salem is worth much more and in better ship that Brandenburg , for me that trade was worth it , oh tho I will only play her in T8 stuff (brawl,operations) , if you have few ships that no is not woth to trade Salem , she is great for making some mission that WG throw quickly , like start fire , or cita by cruiser , I would rather save coal and get Pommren she have alo torps but also hydro and is T9 so earn more credits .
I watch all your content and really appreciate the channel. I always learn something watching your content.. But I learned in about 5th grade the parts of speech; nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions etc. Now I am not a grammatical expert, in fact I am just an old retired shop teacher. But you make the same grammar mistake in all your vids multiple times and it is distracting and drives me nuts. And if an old shop teacher notices it, I bet most better educated than me do too. When you say "play aggressive" or "play passive" passive and aggressive in these cases modify the verb PLAY and are ADVERBS which requires the use of an "LY" at the end. "Play more aggressively" "Play passively" are correct. And I know you know better because I have heard you use them correctly once in a while. I don't mean to be a stickler or to embarrass publicly in "comments". I don't have a way to raise this concern with you privately. So, how about an effort to sound as intelligent as I know you are?
Talking of weapons being destroyed, I had a turret and a set of torps destroyed in one gaming session. That's the first time I have permanently lost a weapon on a ship, it's not fun.
Yeah, T9 is rough. You get put in T10 games more often than you don’t. The only cruisers and BBs that T9 is okay for are ships that are over-tuned for their tier. Alaska, Musashi, Kearsarge, etc. The DDs are good in T9 as long as there is no CV. Preferably one that has a strong gimmick. Mogodor is still insane for a T9 ship tech tree ship. You’ll be fine in T10 mm and you get to maul everything if you happen to get into a T7-9 match.
If you have say the Salem, you can trade it in for the the Karl. Pay your 1,650 Doubloons and you have the Karl. You will be able to repurchase the Salem for coal in the Armory after you do so. I had to restart the game for this to work. But... if you have a ton of Coal. Go nuts....
You're wrong about how to build and play this thing. It can stealth torp something virtually no other BBs can't do. You need to upgrade your turning so it can spam torps and then stay out of sight range. The main guns are secondary weapons to be used mostly against cruisers and destroyers. You're playing it like a normal battleship, firing the guns which eliminates your stealth. A standard BB is not what it is, it has more in common with a stealth cruiser.
Its squishy the secs are just not worth it and very dead very fast and the main guns lack a punch. I cant recommand it tbh. Rupprecht seems to be the much better alternative
I traded GK for Karl, because I dont play GK and I got it for free. Also I traded another free ship I got, Khabarovsk, for Minegumo and I paid with dubloons I got for free from a friend's bonus that I invited into the game. So 0 money spent in this trade-in event
Wm thinking of trading Borodino to get minigumo . And my god the damn brawls in RB was gone 2 years ago when most of 💩 asia server player migrate to NA server . Worst move ever along with adding subs to this damn game
Hello! PQ my dude, this is a fun ship, i don't have money or too much doubs so I've been trying different builds in PTS server since its free. it's fun! Thank you @PotatoQuality great vid!.
Got an even trade on my Burgogne (don't hate) and I love KJ. I went from flailing about in ranked to sweeping my way to finish. Build for secondaries and Brisk. 10 km conceal, 35 knots, and a Halland strapped to each side is crazy.
Traded in my coal Sherman and paid 10 bucks for this ship so t9 premium BB for 10 bucks is a great deal. The Sherman is good only in some situations and even in a smoke screen you’re gonna get stomped because if you shoot then it’s a steady stream telling them where you are and the torps are useless. So could be fun but pretty useless. This bb is a blast even with a lot of t10s unless they have gimmicks or supers. Now subs are just op as fuck but that’s just wargaming being retarded. Had a 205 sit 6k away not moving and dropped charges on it and somehow missed both without him moving and then proceeded to 2 tap me with his alternative torps. Giving invisible subs did torps is fucking nuts. Overall this is a great ship and I just treat it like a heavy cruiser with what you would really think heavy cruiser armor is. Not gonna stop bb shells but you have the speed and turning radius to hunt some cruisers. Basically a battlecruiser with armor. 👍
11:00 to 12:00 was painful to watch, broadside ships everywhere.. you focus on a concealed sub. Then show broadside to them before firing HE... to shot some torps.. not once.. not twice.. but thrice.. getting you slapped insanely o_O
Some people in the comments are confused, you can get it for coal by buying a mimel/malta or higher and trading it for Johan. So you can get a doubloon ship for coal.
Still gunna cost you 1675 dbs to get K14J
@@PirateAndArmadaCoyes but that’s nothing lol
I never used Immelman so was a no-brainer.
@@PirateAndArmadaCo that's what, $12? really good for a Tier IX.
@@williamheayn3760 Even better, it's only $6.70.
Honestly I've been having a blast in my Karl XIV Johan, the secondaries just kind of work, the torpedoes are funny, and I've pulled an average of around 100k damage out of her so far. Sure she has weaknesses, but almost every weakness she has is shared by almost every other T9/10 ship. 32mm overmatch is going to screw over basically everything. The low AP pen can be accounted for, and only really seems to apply to outside of around 10km. Seeing as I play a lot of and enjoy Odin I'm kind of already used to how those 305s work, only at least Karl can load the HE and still deal some damage if needed.
Basically I'd say trade a coal ship for her, Forest Sherman is the cheapest to replace of the T10 ships, making her the best value to trade in if you have her. I traded mine in because I simply don't play it very often so it didn't make sense to keep her around, cemented even more by how fun Karl is to play. She can't play from range, but she has the concealment to push up, and her secondaries while not the most accurate can turn the tide in the early game DD engagement giving your team a massive advantage early on.
I love the Karl XIV Johan, very adaptable. I really only play Asymmetric Battles these days , when WOWS is running it. It is the only mode that I enjoy these days and it is great in those.
Karl Johan was in the 2023 Santa crates, that’s where I got mine
I jumped at the chance to get rid of Hizen. Because Hizen was a dockyard ship she is considered rare, but she's still a PoS so Karl Johan is a major improvement. What I really like about her is her incredible stealth combined with the 13.5 km torps. You can refrain from using your guns a lot of the time and still be a threat until later game. She's more like a cruiser in that respect. I was really happy with this iteration of trade-ins from WG.
i planned to do it too
Na hizen is great I have had a lot of good games in it lol
@@oneangrycanadian6205 Its funny, for every person who posts about not liking a ship or it being bad you have at least one person who has the opposite take. The fact is, like almost every ship in this game, the Hizen is both good and bad at the same time. Just depends on the tastes of the person.
@@Uthandol yes exactly well said lol
@@Uthandol Some ships are objectively worse than others. Hizen cannot hold a candle to Izumo.
I played this Ship already for about 240 games and the best way to play it with a full secondary build. All 3 parts of the weaponry are pretty equal (according to my kills on the statistic page). Bow tanking and kiting are really good, especially bow tanking, because the secondaries already fire at 5°.
BUT never make the mistake to open up over 30°, because you want to launch your torps, while you are spotted. That is tempting, but not a good idea!
Win Rate is reasonable good (as a medium player), because you have a lot of impact on the game with this ship. AA is quite good, hydro is available and the concealment is unbeatable for a BB.
Downside: The main guns are like a shotgun and if you are used to 305s on cruisers or the Meckle, it is a bit disappointing. The range isn't so good either (when using full secondaries). Im averaging 30k less damage than on my Meckle.
The speed is also not amazing with a lil bit over 30 kts., but still ok.
As conclusion I'd say it is on par with the Rupprecht and a fun premium ship, when you like brawling and like playing close to the caps.
I've tried running it as a secondary ship, but I feel that the secondaries are too inaccurate despite having good range and rate of fire. It's nice to have em, though.
I like this myself with a full secondary build, then you add in stealth and torps, I have had some great games with this ship
I taded in a ship i got for coal for the Florida.....and my god am i glad i did! The Florida is exactly the tier 7 BB i was looking for. Its like the Duke of York but with much better accuracy. I love it.
The exact same case with me. Duke of York is crap worse than the tech-line KGV, Florida is second to none
Which coal ships can be swapped for the Florida?
@@bradenhagen7977You can trade Agir, Pommern or Kearsage for Florida. Direct swap, no doubloons needed. You may well be able to trade others, but I only have those three at Tier 9 to be able to say for definite.
@@bradenhagen7977 i traded my pommern, which is a good ship too, ill buy it back with coal later.
The speed of the torps and the ability to stealth torp almost 3KM is so underrated. You can fire them safely (bad torp angles) while undetected and by the time you get detected, the torps are almost on top of the target and that can open up better broadside opportunities are enemies evade.
I traded Moskva for this ship and it's soooo fun! I don't play Moskva anymore so, I think it's worth it.
I did the same and since moskva is a coal ship it's much easier to get back if I do want it again
@@scarecrow_gaming0032 Well I had Moskva before it became a coal ship so I technically saved coal as well
Pro tip. Change default to "By name" or you may not see Moskva to trade.
@@DJS-mx8ozno you just have to restart the game and it’s back. The game for some reason thinks you still have it when you go to coal ships
@@oneangrycanadian6205 If you click ship you want tab before the ship you want to trade you see them all
May I ask, what is the Camo you have on it, its great . Thx
It was a Back to the Future themed camo that was available during the last anniversary event. The Karl got one and the Zieten
Ship request: ochakov or congress!!!
Is love to see PQ play ocha but he only reads ship request vid comments 😔
Ocha please I’m thinking about getting and I want to see how it’s played
Yall don't want it. It really needs a heal to be good.
@@0neLoneCloneJust get Dalian at that point.
With silver/gold ranked being T8-9, that imo is the mode to go for to enjoy T9 ships.
I traded in Khaba which I played maybe 20 times since 2016 for this one. I'm sure it'll get way more use.
I just got this ship in my first pull from the Aquatica Event. pretty nuts. The ship is okay, its been a fun ship to play in operations. Random battles is kinda pain, also Brawl is also not terrible but overall happy with this. (Especially when its free).
Fire chance is also pretty great, plus chance for flood you can really ruin someone's day if they blow their damage con too early
I believe that even if it doesnt have the best accuracy (Standard secondary accuracy to be precise) the rate of fire on the secondaries put the effective hitting DPM to be actually fairly good
Any opinion on the Yudachi? I got a Mainz and Mainz B so I would like to sell the Mainz, but the selection of ships to trade it with is rather poor
It's bad, even after the buff. Got her from some Santa container, and it's hot garbage.
She's just an alternate version of the tech tree DD. Has longer torp range but slower firing guns, any other differences are very minor. Might be worth grabbing if you like collecting rare ships, 'cause she's not available normally, but otherwise it's nothing special.
@@muffinswasshoi3731 the torps are horrendously slow with bad concealment, and it has torpedo reload booster in separate slot. Things worth mentioning.
I think she's decent since the buff, but you're unlikely to get consistent results in it.
Get it if you love IJN torp boats and want a premium T7 one. It's probably equally as good as Shiratsuyu.
I got the Yudachi, and really like it. Really good torpedo boat.
I like the Johan, it is not fun when in T10+ randoms though. It is fun when grinding stuff in coop. Yep only consider coal ships as you can get them back. For about 7 dollars I traded in Malta and Immelman, as I never play carriers. Got Flint and Minegumo. I have no regerts. Not even one letter.
Yup, traded in a CV I got in Santa drops I never play and a coal ship. Unfortunately everything else I play with, or use for niche games.
Exactly the video I needed, can't wait to watch it
I already did this. Funny that your doing the video on it. It is like having a more durable scheiflien with good aa, long range torps. The secondaries don't pen as much. But I do run full secondary build due to the increased aa. I've actually been enjoying it even though I don't do as much damage as my Jean Bart.
What mod do you use to see the sub direction when they ping?
Question - on the first game when you rush the Wis. Why didn't you used your Right Torp and why no ram him instead of trying the pass by ?
PQ would rather die than ram. He thinks it is lame. There was an island to his left, he could not turn left to use his right side without grounding broadside with the Wisconsin bow in.
@@papasmurf6423 I don't see the point as he is so low HP that in "any case" he dies. So there is no lame to ram and take one of the enemy with you. For the right torp it looks like there was an opportunity to use it forcing the Wis to react to try to dodge ... One way or the other, i think that the purpose was to show the tankiness of the ship rather and I have the impression that there was a little bit too much commitment.
He could've torped when he first began the engagement. He probably had a reason for not torping. Thought the Wisconsin was just going to duck behind the island or something.
Again, PQ would rather die in a knife fight than ram. He thinks ramming is lame. He hates it when other players try to ram him. He won't ram. Even if it is the best decision he can make. He doesn't care. He won't ram. It is a principles thing for him.
Yes. The three torp hits on the Michelangelo was cool…that was me 🙃
Got a Jean Bart from santa crates, but I bought JB black years ago. She was my trade. WG scews the odds in their favor, but as long as you know what you'ee giving its not a bad system.
This ship is really like a glass cannon, the problem is the cannon whimpers out and misses almost everything. Even with 10k hp doesn't do it.
on ship tool im seeing that the secondary hitting dpm to be 50,726?
maybe it was buffed or something
Karl is soooo fun. ridiculous concealment, crazy torps, fire starter quick reload guns and short range but highly effective secondaries
Traded my Khaba I never played for this (before watching this video) and I agree fully with it. Fun ship that but she is hurt badly by this game terrible 2 tier uptiering. That will never change, WG has zero interest in ever doing that). I see her being very good for mission farming, especially kills, with the torps. I'd be interested in trying a brawl or ranked game with her though, that close in brawling would be interesting.
I took the typical gun build for my first time out but I now want to try the brawling secondary build.
My recipe to counter sucky T9 MM:
1) Take Missouri
2) Use Radar to kill T10/11 DD in cap early
3) Seagal-era credit modifier
4) ?
5) Profit
Is a secondary build really the meta build? No improved dispersion, no improved reload.
I traded the F. Sherman for it and then rebought the Sherman with the coal coupon. Been wanting this ship.
There's also a small balance of dubs to spend when trading a ship like Sherman against this, right? That is how it looks on my end.
@@PtotheMtotheK like $10.
Torps get knocked out, but do they get up again? Can you ever really keep them down?
Yes, they can be knocked out permanently. Very easily on a BB
@@stefanreindeer4407 I think you missed the point of my comment 😁
@@Notsogoodguitarguy Torps get knocked down. But they get up again. But they can sometimes be kept down. Torps get knocked down. But they get up again. But they can sometimes be kept down.
I traded a coal ship for this one, this ship is so much fun and I am almost getting back the ship that I traded in. Florida next to trade?
Same, traded a Khaba plus gold since I had 5 games in that ship since I got it. Well worth the trade.
I traded in my Tier IX Hizen (which I never played) for the Karl Johan and I´m very happy with the trade. I had been waiting for it to come back as a coal ship as it was rumored, but I´m glad it came back this way after 8 months. Now I have a bunch of coal that I don´t know what to do with LOL.
Wasn't the Hizen a Dockyard ship? Unless they do one of those horrible auctions, there's no way to actually get that back.....
I think you were getting focused on because of that fancy Camo. When I see a ship like that it's just to fun to give it a makeover.
I was considering trading Marco Polo for this one... I may just keep it... I don't like that they don't give you much for the trade in, but it's better than having a ship you don't like playing.
Minegumo next?
What is this red dot on enemy subs?
IwamI Secondary Build ?
not really main gun build is more reliable especially with her good reload and accuracy
Very thanks mr. Potato.
I traded Forrest Sherman for it. I had a bunch of coal and nothing interesting to get with it, so I used it to get Forrest Sherman back. If you do this it takes a few minutes for the game to realize you traded the ship away and to allow you to purchase it for coal again.
Traded the Forest Sherman for Karl and yea, I do like it despite the crap accuracy.
I’d say Karl is a funny BB, CA concealment with an Ostergotland strapped at each side… tankier than I expected…
Funny how I deal more damage with secondaries and torps than the main gun
The best T9 BB in the game even counting something like Musashi. Hydro, best BB torps in the game, good secondaries, solid guns counting good HE, great concealment, pretty good armor. I still cant believe they basically give away this OP ship in trade in. Whats the reason?
Could you try Mutsu please
It does not have quarter pen.... the secondarys are barely penning DDs. You could just as well build a French ship for secondarys
They do pen superstructures, and decent with fires. Given how much you shoot HE with main guns, and have good chance with floods, it's good enough. Although, I had not tried the secondary build yet.
@@BSoDexeI found secondary build far superior and the fires they get stack well with the floods from the torps.
@@Joshua-fi4ji that's what i thought. Feels good to see my hypothesis proven to be correct
i traded my GK for this ship. 1000% worth it. its a meme ship with power vs the GK is just a XP penata
Should trade 8lvl ship for Brandenburg?
you forgot the meme part
karls concealment is the same as her secondary range
there are certain ship i pretty much only play in small brawls or ranked, and this ship falls in that catagory.
I exchanged Sherman for Karl, and the same time I spend coal to get back Sherman to my collection. 😁 I spend also one of my 2 Atlantas for Dupleix. The rest availible good ships I already have.
Everyone saying this ship is so good, well if you like random battles it is not a good ship it even kinda sucks. But yeah for brawling its very good
Is it worth it Anchorage for Karl XIV Johan?
I will recommend you use coal ship to trade it
@@真幽靜鬼王 Although Anchorage is REALLY bad.
@@EvoraGT430still better to trade a coal ship like Sherman.
You can always get coal ships back (for free) and even ships you don't play still give you snowflakes, etc.
I had 340k coal , I have trade Salem for Brandenburg as I needed T8 option for Lutjens (21p), I have Bismark , and GK,Pommren, + Scharnie 43 ,and my Lutens is on Schlieffen so is annoyng when I need to spend 300k com xp every time I need to use it on T8 , that made sense for me , and my second deal was F.Sherman for Karl Johan , I need to save 140k coal to buy back her , but it was worth it , I have played few games on her with Swirski on board and torp build that is perfect match , dont regret that deal.
I was considering doing the same thing! ( Salem-Brandenburg ) How is the Brandenburg? Do you feel its worth the salem? I want the Karl johan but need 1700 dubs to trade Salem for it which i dont have. I love German BBs so I may still do it.
@@GeorgeAnzelon I have traided Salem and after trade I almost got hear attack as in armory there was no option to buy back Salem , only after I have restarted game that option have returned :) , and about Brandenburg , she have 10k less hp that Bismark & Tirpiz , and have decent secondaries , I could just buy that ship , but I am F2P player and after all WG scams I refuse to spend cash on game , I vote with my wallet , Salem is worth much more and in better ship that Brandenburg , for me that trade was worth it , oh tho I will only play her in T8 stuff (brawl,operations) , if you have few ships that no is not woth to trade Salem , she is great for making some mission that WG throw quickly , like start fire , or cita by cruiser , I would rather save coal and get Pommren she have alo torps but also hydro and is T9 so earn more credits .
@@MightyMenFromEarth Brandenburg is fun, but worse than Bismarck and Tirpitz.
I traded World of Warships for 1000 of hours of free time, back in 2022.
Best trade I ever made! 🤣
would you trade a Friesland for it?
In this patch, should I trade my GK for this?
If you don't really play GK and really want this ship then it is yes
Since GK is a coal ship you can still get it back in the future
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Well, I had Jean Bart and Jean Bart B, so I traded one of them for this one to have more variety. So far so good.
I picked this one up the second I saw it. I love BB's.
I got Brandenburg, my beloved
I traded my Max Immelmann (she was dusting for over than 2 years in port) for San Diego and man, i love it, after 20 games my average is almost 90k
Talking of weapons being destroyed, I had a turret and a set of torps destroyed in one gaming session. That's the first time I have permanently lost a weapon on a ship, it's not fun.
Not happened in years, but I have permanently lost both main gun turrets on Dunkerque multiple times before.
I traded my Khabarovsk for the Karl, since I never really play Khaba. I'm not super impressed by Karl, but it'll definitely see more use than Khaba.
Gave my Yoshino can always get it again for coal if i feel like it.
Had the coupon for Coal, has the F. Sherman, traded the Shermy in, got Karl on my team, and used coupon to get my Sherman back.
Tbh I’m just trading my coal ships in bc I wont be able to get them bc they are doubloons where as coal is can get at anytime
Same, traded my Sherman for the Karl. You'll always get more coal.
Yeah, T9 is rough. You get put in T10 games more often than you don’t. The only cruisers and BBs that T9 is okay for are ships that are over-tuned for their tier. Alaska, Musashi, Kearsarge, etc.
The DDs are good in T9 as long as there is no CV. Preferably one that has a strong gimmick. Mogodor is still insane for a T9 ship tech tree ship. You’ll be fine in T10 mm and you get to maul everything if you happen to get into a T7-9 match.
u had torps and the right side ready but go for the left side to do then... nothing?! ... well
Traded hayate that i got for free from that golden event, regret absolutely nothing, loving the ship
9 matches today as a T8, all double up tiered to T10
Is it better than rupprecht? If not its just a waste.
It is premium ship...
With camo.
@@FdsJj so is this premium ship better than rupprecht or worse
@@MarcusKuann and permanent bonuses
Took Karl and Dlian against asashio and khaba, did not play those at all, and for about 10EUR 2x tier 9 prems is good deal in my book
If you have say the Salem, you can trade it in for the the Karl. Pay your 1,650 Doubloons and you have the Karl. You will be able to repurchase the Salem for coal in the Armory after you do so. I had to restart the game for this to work. But... if you have a ton of Coal. Go nuts....
Also, that camo!
I spec'd mine more to main guns and survival.
The answer is very yes
I traded Immelman for it about 15 minutes that I saw it active...... was a no brainer... seeing as I could buy Immelman with coal right back.
You're wrong about how to build and play this thing. It can stealth torp something virtually no other BBs can't do. You need to upgrade your turning so it can spam torps and then stay out of sight range. The main guns are secondary weapons to be used mostly against cruisers and destroyers. You're playing it like a normal battleship, firing the guns which eliminates your stealth. A standard BB is not what it is, it has more in common with a stealth cruiser.
I was gonna trade for this ship but i cant open the armory for 2 DAYS not even a single thing is right in this stupid game
If it's your account not syncing, I also get that. You resolve it by rebooting the game.
should've rammed the whisky smh
I thought he was going to dump the starboard torepdoes into him
I trade my s Sherman because it’s the cheapest tier ten coal ship for Karl John but it was worth it
i traded immelman for karl, good stuff trade, and also carlacio for kid.
I got the Karl XIV Johan in a Christmas container.
Kutuzov for Karl XIV johan sounds good
I received a free Richtofen in a crate and I don't even play CV. Might trade for this.
You might just get Richtofen again, though.
Dam wish you could trade in a dock yard ship for this shit I would totally do lushin for forest Sherman or Karl
Its squishy the secs are just not worth it and very dead very fast and the main guns lack a punch. I cant recommand it tbh. Rupprecht seems to be the much better alternative
I traded GK for Karl, because I dont play GK and I got it for free. Also I traded another free ship I got, Khabarovsk, for Minegumo and I paid with dubloons I got for free from a friend's bonus that I invited into the game. So 0 money spent in this trade-in event
I got the ship from the santa containers
Do a video on Italian Cruiser tier 8/9 plssssssssssssssss
Wm thinking of trading Borodino to get minigumo . And my god the damn brawls in RB was gone 2 years ago when most of 💩 asia server player migrate to NA server . Worst move ever along with adding subs to this damn game
Hello! PQ my dude, this is a fun ship, i don't have money or too much doubs so I've been trying different builds in PTS server since its free. it's fun! Thank you @PotatoQuality great vid!.
Got an even trade on my Burgogne (don't hate) and I love KJ. I went from flailing about in ranked to sweeping my way to finish. Build for secondaries and Brisk. 10 km conceal, 35 knots, and a Halland strapped to each side is crazy.
Haha, I did the same. I saved all my steel for so long for the Bourgogne, but I just didn't like it. The Johan is quite fun.
@@Elheru42 Same. Just couldn't bring myself to like the Burg.
Terrible trade lmao
Trading bourgogne for KJ. That's an iffy trade imo.
You just traded a strong t10 steel ship (30k steel) for a mediocre t9 ship. My guy you got robbed.
I traded in the Neustroshimi that I bought for coal and 1.6K dubs. I can grind the shimi again.
I am thinking of trading my Kurfurst. I can always get another Kurfurst.
Traded in my coal Sherman and paid 10 bucks for this ship so t9 premium BB for 10 bucks is a great deal. The Sherman is good only in some situations and even in a smoke screen you’re gonna get stomped because if you shoot then it’s a steady stream telling them where you are and the torps are useless. So could be fun but pretty useless. This bb is a blast even with a lot of t10s unless they have gimmicks or supers. Now subs are just op as fuck but that’s just wargaming being retarded. Had a 205 sit 6k away not moving and dropped charges on it and somehow missed both without him moving and then proceeded to 2 tap me with his alternative torps. Giving invisible subs did torps is fucking nuts. Overall this is a great ship and I just treat it like a heavy cruiser with what you would really think heavy cruiser armor is. Not gonna stop bb shells but you have the speed and turning radius to hunt some cruisers. Basically a battlecruiser with armor. 👍
Uploaded the vid right after I traded GK for it. lol
Ship request: Z-44
Possibly the worst DD in the game.
11:00 to 12:00 was painful to watch, broadside ships everywhere.. you focus on a concealed sub.
Then show broadside to them before firing HE... to shot some torps.. not once.. not twice.. but thrice.. getting you slapped insanely o_O
I traded a CV which I never play for this ship! 👍
I did, and I'll fucking do it again.