Colorado

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 Colorado — American • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Battleship.

She became the final phase in the development of conventional battleships that featured very heavy armor protection for the vitally important parts of a ship. Key differences from her predecessors were her 406 mm main guns and a novel torpedo protection system. In terms of speed, she was outclassed by other battleships of her time.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VI
 Class: Battleship
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1923
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: New Mexico
 Successors: Iowa, Maine

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	49 000	59 300
• Armor (mm)	6 - 457	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	37	37

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	18.6	21
• Turning circle radius (m)	640	640
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	20.8	16

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.8	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.3	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	406mm Mk5	406mm Mk5
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	15	16.5
• Reload time (sec)	30	30
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	45
• HE maximum damage	5700	5700
• HE fire chance (%)	36	36
• HE penetration (mm)	68	68
• AP maximum damage	12 400	12 400
• Sigma	1.9	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk19 mod. 6	127mm Mk18 mod. 6
• Arrangement	8x1	8x1
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	4.5	4.5
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	9	9
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk7	127mm Mk7
• Arrangement	10x1	8x1
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	7	7
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	6	6
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	20mm Oerlikon Mk4
• Arrangement	38x1	37x1
• DPS	137	133
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	28mm Mk2 mod. 2	40mm Bofors Mk1
• Arrangement	6x4	3x2
• DPS	41	34
• Range (km)	3	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk19 mod. 6	40mm Bofors Mk 2
• Arrangement	8x1	8x4
• DPS	58	127
• Range (km)	4.2	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Colorado

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	49 000	6	457	37	4x2	20.8	0
Hull B	59 300	6	457	37	4x2	16	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm Mk5	4x2	30	45	5700	36	12 400
406mm Mk5	4x2	30	45	5700	36	12 400

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	15 km	0
Targeting System Mk6 mod. 2	10 %	16.5 km	225 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	18.6 kn	0
Engine: 28 900 hp	21 kn	225 000

Modifications

Battleship - Colorado

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	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%

Consumables

Battleship - Colorado

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +391 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Colorado

Pros:

• All-or-nothing armor: she has the same solid 343mm (13.5-inch) thick all-or-nothing armor layout as New Mexico, being easy to angle and providing a large immune zone.
• Good gun characteristics: she has good damage and penetration on guns including over-matching all 26mm battleship hull armor, as well as a reasonably tight shell grouping, also reloads faster than New Mexico.
• Powerful AA guns: modernized hull's AA suite will shred mid-tier squadrons, making Colorado an unappealing casual target or flyover.
• Has good steering response times and tight turning circle radius.
• Main battery's tight spread means it can severely damage, if not outright destroy, any ship at close range effectively.
• Repair Party heals 0.65% of maximum hit points per second, compared to the standard 0.5% hit points per second, partially compensating for the lower health pool.

Cons:

• Very low mobility: feels even more sluggish compared to the New Mexico, also has atrocious acceleration without top engine, thus it is also very hard to stop and reverse while sailing her.
• Low number of guns: having four fewer guns than her predecessor; being accurate in making your shots is much more important.
• Guns can suffer from inconsistent dispersion both beyond 14 km and within 6 km.
• Poor secondary batteries.
• Like most Tier VI battleships, she has 26mm plating everywhere which makes her vulnerable to HE spam and overmatch by 15-inch (380 mm) guns or bigger.
• Fat superstructure is especially prone to HE spam and getting set on fire.

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