Colorado

13.3

Colorado

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price72500 exp

Purchase price6,000,000

Hit Points49,000

Main Battery

406 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range17.12 km.

Maximum Dispersion231 m.

HE Shell406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell36 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity803 m./s.

HE Shell Weight861.8 kg.

AP Shell406 mm AP Mk5

Maximum AP Shell Damage12,400

Initial AP Shell Velocity768 m./s.

AP Shell Weight1016 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a Mk.13 mount8 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/25 Mk.19 on a Mk.19 mount8 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire13.33 shots/min.

Reload Time4.5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk36

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity657 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

AA Defense

127 mm/25 Mk.19 on a Mk.19 mount8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second58.4

. . . Firing Range4.2 km.

28 mm Mk.1 on a Mk.2 mount8 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second18.4

. . . Firing Range2.4 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount38 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second136.8

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed18.59 knot

Turning Circle Radius640 m.

Rudder Shift Time18.3 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.24 km.

Air Detectability Range9.17 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

Colorado

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price72500 exp

Purchase price6,000,000

Hit Points59,300

Main Battery

406 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range18.83 km.

Maximum Dispersion231 m.

HE Shell406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell36 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity803 m./s.

HE Shell Weight861.8 kg.

AP Shell406 mm AP Mk5

Maximum AP Shell Damage12,400

Initial AP Shell Velocity768 m./s.

AP Shell Weight1016 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a Mk.13 mount8 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/25 Mk.19 on a Mk.19 mount8 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire13.33 shots/min.

Reload Time4.5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk36

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity657 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

AA Defense

127 mm/25 Mk.19 on a Mk.19 mount8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second58.4

. . . Firing Range4.2 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount8 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second127.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount37 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second133.2

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount3 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second33.9

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed21 knot

Turning Circle Radius640 m.

Rudder Shift Time14.2 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.24 km.

Air Detectability Range9.17 km.

Battle Levels

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VII

6,000,000

Colorado — American Tier VII battleship.

She became the final phase in 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 406mm main guns and a novel torpedo protection system. In speed, she was outclassed by other battleships of her time.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
406 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret	2	45	231	5,700	36	12,400		0	560,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Colorado (A)	49,000	16	457	4	8/8	38/8/8				0	680,000
Colorado (B)	59,300	16	457	4	8/8	37/3/8				25,000	1,900,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk7 mod. 1		0		0	330,000
Mk7 mod. 2		0		9,000	700,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 27,000 hp	18.6		0	180,000
Propulsion: 28,900 hp	21		6,000	400,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

The very pinnacle of the American dreadnought and one of the Big Seven, Colorado is the last ship of this type you will experience within the US battleship line. While retaining the sluggish nature of the previous ships in the line, she has increased range and hitting power thanks to her 16in guns, as well as strong anti-aircraft armament.

A massive departure of the other American super dreadnoughts New York, New Mexico, and Arizona, Colorado, behaves more like a close-in brawler, slowly closing the gap with other battleships, under the protection of her thick armor and sound torpedo bulge. However, her atrocious acceleration, low speed, and relatively low hit points require exceptional situational awareness, careful positioning, good damage control management, and constant movement (she should never slow to a full-stop). Furthermore, without a range modification installed, she must focus on closing distances with enemy cruisers and battleships to 14km or less, where her excellent guns are most effective at smashing them to bits.

Recently, her WWI-era hull was removed, greatly aiding in the leveling-grind and boosting her range to the point where installing the Artillery Plotting Room upgrade will depend on one's play-style. Fitting her with the latter will boost her range to rival her contemporary, Nagato, but doing so will exclude maximizing either her secondary weapon or AA focused-build options. Colorado also received a buff to her hit points, putting her on par with her contemporaries at tier 7.

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 25mm battleship hull armor, as well as a reasonably tight shell grouping, also reloads 4 seconds 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 radius
• Equipping the Artillery Plotting Room modification upgrade can reduce the range gap with her Japanese and German tier counterparts
• Fighter seaplane is available to replace spotting planes to enhance AA defense
• 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
• Poor close-quarters defense: her secondary armament pales in comparison to Nagato and Gneisenau
• 25mm plating everywhere vulnerable to HE spam and overmatch by 15in guns.

Research

Colorado is very slow. Therefore, researching the Engine upgrade is highly recommended. Afterwards, one should research Colorado (B) before the Gun Control Fire System upgrade, as any range increase provided by the latter is offset by the ship's lack of main gun accuracy at longer ranges. Additionally, Colorado (B) greatly increases ship stamina and AA defense, two assets Colorado must rely upon to compensate for other deficiencies.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Despite her shortcomings, Colorado is a surprisingly modular ship which can be tailored to focus on main guns, secondaries, or AA.

Slot 1 is most commonly filled with Main Armaments Modification 1 , though Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 is a popular pick for captains who go for a full AA build with other upgrades and commander skills.

Slot 2 has one choice for battleships - Damage Control System Modification 1 . This will reduce chances of fire and flood.

Slot 3 offers several options. AA Guns Modification 1 will boost the outer AA envelope, while Secondary Battery Modification 1 () will boost the range and accuracy of secondaries instead. Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 will increase range and give secondaries a slight boost in range and accuracy, but may be a weaker choice than the other two.

Slot 4 Steering Gears Modification 2 is recommended and will reduce rudder shift time. Captains with fire problems could also consider Damage Control System Modification 2 , reducing the amount of time on fire and conserving hit points.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters. ★	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. ★★	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm. ★	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful       ★★ - Frequently Useful       ★ - Occasionally Useful      No stars - Meh     Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Players can equip the following consumables on Colorado: ​Damage Control Party, Repair Party, and a choice between Spotting Aircraft and Catapult Fighter. It is strongly recommended to take the Premium versions of ​Damage Control Party and Repair Party to maximize surviveability. Given Colorado’s limited range, prioritising the Spotting Aircraft over the Catapult Fighter will often give more benefit to Colorado.

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Colorado with Type 17 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, increases her credit earnings, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

Historical Info

Construction

Builder: New York Shipbuilding Company; New York, New York, United States

Laid down: 29 May 1919

Launched: 22 March 1921

Commissioned: 30 August 1923

Specifications

32,600 tons displacement, standard

190.2m length

29.7m beam

9.2m draft

Machinery

8 boilers, 4 turbines

Performance

21 knots at 28,900 shaft horsepower

8,000 nautical miles at 10 knots

Armor

Main belt: 203-343mm

Decks: 89mm

Bulkheads: mm forward, mm aft

Barbettes and Turrets: 330mm barbette, 457mm face, 229mm side, 229mm rear, 127mm roof

Conning tower: 406mm side, 203mm top

Armament

Main

Eight (4x2) 406mm guns

Secondary

Fourteen (14x1) 127mm guns

Anti-Aircraft

Four (4x1) 76mm guns

Torpedoes

Two (2x1) 533mm submerged torpedo tubes

History

Design

The Colorado-class battleships were a group of four battleships built by the United States Navy after World War I. However, only three of the ships were completed: Colorado, Maryland, and West Virginia. The fourth, Washington, was over 75% completed when she was canceled under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922. As such, the Colorado-class ships were the last and most powerful battleships built by the US Navy until the North Carolina class entered service on the eve of World War II.

The Colorados were the final group of "standard" type battleships, designed to have similar speed and handling to simplify maneuvers with the line of battle. (The South Dakota class which was to follow would in several ways have been a departure from this practice.) Apart from an upgrade in striking power to eight 16-inch guns, the ships were essentially repeats of the earlier Tennessee class. The Colorados were also the last American capital ships built with four turrets and twin-mounted guns. The change to larger guns was prompted by the Japanese Nagato-class battleships, which also mounted eight 16-inch guns.

Service

All three ships had extensive careers during World War II. Maryland and West Virginia were both present during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Colorado was at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard receiving an overhaul. Maryland escaped relatively unscathed; West Virginia was sunk in the shallow waters of the harbor but subsequently raised and repaired. All three ships served as artillery support ships during amphibious operations. Maryland and West Virginia were present at the last surface action between battleships, the Battle of Surigao Strait during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. The three ships, put into the reserve fleet after the end of the war, were scrapped by the late 1950s.

Historical Inaccuracies

• The Infobox image shows Colorado with her original Hull (A) which has since been removed from the game.
• Permanent camouflage resembles the Measure 32, Design 16D scheme, which is actually the historical camouflage of the Tennessee-class battleship (currently not in the game). Colorado was painted in Measure 31, Design 3D camouflage.
• Maryland’s Measure 31, Design 7D camouflage scheme is also missing.
• Both hull modules represent overhauls to the ship during World War II. Its spotting aircraft & catapult fighter, however, are in pre-war markings.
• Colorado’s propulsion was rated at 28,900 horsepower from the very beginning. There was no 27,000 horsepower downgrade.
• Hull (A) has six quadruple 1.1" (28 mm)/75 anti-aircraft guns which was unique to sister ship USS Maryland. Colorado was armed with only four quad 1.1" mounts and this was when she still had lattice masts; she had already re-equipped with 40mm Bofors guns when her lattice mainmast was cut down in November 1942.
• The eight quad 40mm Bofors guns on Hull (B) suggests that Colorado is in Spring 1944 condition. However, she carried two twin Bofors; the in-game model has three twin mounts. Colorado and Maryland had four twin Bofors mounts in total. Two were replaced by two quad Bofors when they were refitted in Spring 1944.

Historical Gallery

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  Colorado steaming off New York City, circa 1932.

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  Colorado (B) hull, 1943.

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  Hull of Maryland under construction circa 1917.

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  USS Maryland in March 1944.

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  USS West Virginia in her final configuration, June 1944. Note 5"/38 twin turrets and number of AA guns; this configuration does not exist on the in-game Colorado.

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  Illustration of the Colorado-class design, created in 1917.

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  West Virginia in October 1935 off Hawaii.

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  Maryland on 9 February 1942, little changed from her pre-war configuration.

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  USS Colorado.

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  USS Maryland.

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  USS Washington.

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  USS West Virginia.

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