RN Bartolomeo Colleoni - Revision history

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 == Description ==
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-The RN Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of [[Condottieri_(Family)#Alberto di Giussano-class|Di Giussano-subclass]] laid down in 21 June 1928 and commissioned in 10 February 1932. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
+The '''RN Bartolomeo Colleoni''' was the third ship of [[Condottieri_(Family)#Alberto di Giussano-class|Di Giussano-subclass]] laid down in 21 June 1928 and commissioned in 10 February 1932. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
-Introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]] along with the first wave of Italian vessels, RN Bartolomeo Colleoni trades most characteristics for speed, making her excellent in capturing points and countering torpedo boats or low-BR destroyers, but completely unfit to deal with heavy cruisers, or even most light cruisers. She is best played as a support vessel, carefully planning position and targets to engage. When possible, hard cover or smoke should be used to break contact.
+Introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]] along with the first wave of Italian vessels, '''{{Specs|1=name}}''' trades most characteristics for speed, making her excellent in capturing points and countering torpedo boats or low-BR destroyers, but completely unfit to deal with heavy cruisers, or even most light cruisers. She is best played as a support vessel, carefully planning position and targets to engage. When possible, hard cover or smoke should be used to break contact.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The RN Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of [[Condottieri_(Family)#Alberto di Giussano-class|di Giussano-subclass]] laid down in 21 June 1928 and commissioned in 10 February 1932. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
+The RN Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of [[Condottieri_(Family)#Alberto di Giussano-class|Di Giussano-subclass]] laid down in 21 June 1928 and commissioned in 10 February 1932. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
 Introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]] along with the first wave of Italian vessels, RN Bartolomeo Colleoni trades most characteristics for speed, making her excellent in capturing points and countering torpedo boats or low-BR destroyers, but completely unfit to deal with heavy cruisers, or even most light cruisers. She is best played as a support vessel, carefully planning position and targets to engage. When possible, hard cover or smoke should be used to break contact.

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 == Description ==
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-The RN Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of [https://wiki.warthunder.com/Condottieri_(Family)#Alberto_di_Giussano-class Alberto Giussano-class] laid down in 21 June 1928 and commissioned in 10 February 1932. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
+The RN Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of [[Condottieri_(Family)#Alberto di Giussano-class|di Giussano-subclass]] laid down in 21 June 1928 and commissioned in 10 February 1932. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
 Introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]] along with the first wave of Italian vessels, RN Bartolomeo Colleoni trades most characteristics for speed, making her excellent in capturing points and countering torpedo boats or low-BR destroyers, but completely unfit to deal with heavy cruisers, or even most light cruisers. She is best played as a support vessel, carefully planning position and targets to engage. When possible, hard cover or smoke should be used to break contact.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship's creation and military application. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. Add a screenshot: if a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question.'' -->
-Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of the [[Condottieri (Family)|Condottieri class]], laid down in June 1928 and commissioned in February 1932. Compared to the later {{Specs-Link|it_cruiser_montecuccoli}} (laid down in October 1931) she had a significantly worse protection scheme, completely lacking any armour around the barbettes and having weaker citadel armour. This came from a need for improved speed in order to counter the French large destroyers. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
+The RN Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of [https://wiki.warthunder.com/Condottieri_(Family)#Alberto_di_Giussano-class Alberto Giussano-class] laid down in 21 June 1928 and commissioned in 10 February 1932. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
 Introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]] along with the first wave of Italian vessels, RN Bartolomeo Colleoni trades most characteristics for speed, making her excellent in capturing points and countering torpedo boats or low-BR destroyers, but completely unfit to deal with heavy cruisers, or even most light cruisers. She is best played as a support vessel, carefully planning position and targets to engage. When possible, hard cover or smoke should be used to break contact.
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 * ''reference to the series of the ship;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 * [[Condottieri (Family)|Condottieri Family]]
 * [[RN Raimondo Montecuccoli]]
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wt:en/news/5481-fleet-development-the-first-light-cruisers-in-war-thunder-en|[Devblog] The first Light Cruisers in War Thunder]]
 * [[wikipedia:Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni|[Wikipedia] Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni]]

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship's creation and military application. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. Add a screenshot: if a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question.'' -->
-Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of the [[Condottieri class]], laid down in June 1928 and commissioned in February 1932. Compared to the later {{Specs-Link|it_cruiser_montecuccoli}} (laid down in October 1931) she had a significantly worse protection scheme, completely lacking any armour around the barbettes and having weaker citadel armour. This came from a need for improved speed in order to counter the French large destroyers. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
+Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of the [[Condottieri (Family)|Condottieri class]], laid down in June 1928 and commissioned in February 1932. Compared to the later {{Specs-Link|it_cruiser_montecuccoli}} (laid down in October 1931) she had a significantly worse protection scheme, completely lacking any armour around the barbettes and having weaker citadel armour. This came from a need for improved speed in order to counter the French large destroyers. Her first combat deployment was during the Spanish Civil War where she protected Italian forces in October 1936. The beginning of WW2 caught her in protecting Italian interests in the Far East, and she was recalled to Sicily, from where she unsuccessfully attempted to intercept French and British forces, as well as conducted minelaying and convoy escort duties. At 08:24 of 19 July 1940, she received her first hit - in the encounter that was later to be known as the Battle of Cape Spada. A salvo from [[HMNZS Leander|Leander-class]] HMAS ''Sydney'' hit the ship, jamming her rudder. Soon after, another salvo hit the bridge, killing most of the crew, and the main superstructure causing numerous fires. As she started losing her speed, British [[G and H class (Family)|H-class destroyers]] disabled two boilers, forcing the captain of the vessel to give the order to abandon ship at 08:30, a mere 6 minutes after receiving her first hit. Moments later, the vessel was sunk by two British torpedoes, causing her to capsize and sink, bow-first.
 Introduced in [[Update "Starfighters"]] along with the first wave of Italian vessels, RN Bartolomeo Colleoni trades most characteristics for speed, making her excellent in capturing points and countering torpedo boats or low-BR destroyers, but completely unfit to deal with heavy cruisers, or even most light cruisers. She is best played as a support vessel, carefully planning position and targets to engage. When possible, hard cover or smoke should be used to break contact.

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 == History ==
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-''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''
+Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=it_cruiser_bartolomeocolleoni_1940 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 * ''reference to the series of the ship;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-''Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+* [[Condottieri (Family)|Condottieri Family]]
+* [[RN Raimondo Montecuccoli]]
-* ''reference to the series of the ship;''
+* [[Kerch (cruiser)|Kerch]]
-* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
+* [[RN Eugenio di Savoia]]
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 {{main|152/53 mm Ansaldo mod.1926 (152 mm)}}
-RN Bartolomeo Colleoni has 4 turrets with 2 x 152 mm cannons each. They can load normal HE, APHEBC, or HE-TF shells. The turrets all have good horizontal traverse range, and only a small angle is required for a full broadside salvo. The fire rate is very poor for its caliber, at 15 seconds reload with ace crew compared to other 6-inch guns with 10 second reload, but with good ballistics and explosive filler, the HE shells should still be able to quickly dispatch any unfortunate destroyers. The APHEBC shells are well suited for use against better-armoured targets, such as other cruisers. The HE-TF shell can be useful against aircraft, but are difficult to use efficiently due to their fixed timed fuse.
+RN Bartolomeo Colleoni has 4 turrets with 2 x 152 mm cannons each. They can load normal HE, APHEBC, or HE-TF shells. The turrets all have good horizontal traverse range, and only a small angle is required for a full broadside salvo. The fire rate is very poor for its calibre, at 15 seconds reload with ace crew compared to other 6-inch guns with 10-second reload, but with good ballistics and explosive filler, the HE shells should still be able to quickly dispatch any unfortunate destroyers. The APHEBC shells are well suited for use against better-armoured targets, such as other cruisers. The HE-TF shell can be useful against aircraft, but are difficult to use efficiently due to their fixed timed fuse.
 {{:152/53 mm Ansaldo mod.1926 (152 mm)/Ammunition|152 mm HE Dirompente, 152 mm APHEBC Palla, 152 mm HE-TF Contro-aerea}}
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 '''Pros:'''
-* High top speed and manoverabilty
+* High top speed and manoeuvrability
 * Very good gun firing angles, allowing the ship to fire at a steep angles and reduce the frontal profile
 * One scout seaplane
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 * Average anti-air defense
 * Main guns has very poor rate of fire
-* Very weak armour protection, the ship's barbettes in particular is completely exposed to enemy fire
+* Very weak armour protection, the ship's barbettes in particular are completely exposed to enemy fire
 == History ==