Colbert

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 Colbert — French • Legendary Tier • Cruiser.

Designed and built after World War II, and equipped with powerful dual-purpose 127 mm artillery, this relatively small cruiser was primarily used for AA defenses.

Colbert was released as Bureau project reward, available to purchase in the Forge between July 25th and August 29th, 2022.

 Navy: FR
 Ship: French
 Nation: France
 Category: Premium

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Special)

 Entered Service: 1953
 Ships in Series: 1

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	36 100	-
• Armor (mm)	10 - 80	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	10	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	34	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	620	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.2	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	8.1	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.4	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm/54 Mle 1948	-
• Main artillery arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	15.6	-
• Reload time (sec)	3.2	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	6	-
• HE maximum damage	2100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	7	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
• AP maximum damage	2600	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	57mm/60 ACAD Mle 1951	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	255	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm/54 Mle 1948	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	126	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Colbert

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	36 100	10	80	10	8x2	9.2

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm/54 Mle 1948	8x2	3.2	6	2100	7	2600

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.6 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Colbert

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Colbert

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.1km Detection of ships: 4.4km Duration: 96s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +20% Duration: 180s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +238 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Colbert

Pros:

• Highest total DPM in the game
• Good AA armament
• Great maneuverability
• Covered in 32 mm plating, making it likely to bounce a lot of shells when properly angled

Cons:

• Low HP pool
• Poor citadel protection; destroyers at medium to close range have an easy time damaging Colbert
• Slow shell velocity
• A large superstructure makes it easy to damage the ship, even with the hull being covered in thick armor

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Colbert

Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs and Commanders

• Main battery reload time reduced from 3.5 s to 3.2 s
• Amount of HP restored by Repair Party increased from 180 to 238 per second

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