RN Bartolomeo Colleoni

RN Bartolomeo Colleoni

RN Da Verazzano

RN Raimondo Montecuccoli

RN Bartolomeo Colleoni

RN Da Verazzano

RN Raimondo Montecuccoli

Italy

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.7	4.7	4.7

Class:

Light cruiser

Research:48 000

Purchase:180 000

Description

The Alberto da Giussano-class, RN Bartolomeo Colleoni, 1932 is a rank III Italian light cruiser with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Starfighters".

Historically Bartolomeo Colleoni was the third ship of the Condottieri-class, she was laid down in June 1928 and commissioned in February 1932. Comparing to the later RN Raimondo Montecuccoli (laid down in October 1931) it had a significantly worse protection, completely lacking any armour around barbettes and having a weaker citadel armour. It was originally designed as a direct counter to the French large destroyers, thus speed was of a much more value than the armour.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel20 / 24 / 20 mm

Main fire tower23 / 23 / 23 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure8 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement6 954 t

Crew521 people

Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB80 / 34 km/h

RB69 / 29 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	80	34
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	69	29

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB5 842 → 7 915

RB6 858 → 9 292

Total cost of modifications45 600

97 800

Talisman cost1 300

Crew training52 000

Experts180 000

Aces700

Research Aces390 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

360 / 600 / 100 %

154 / 154 / 154 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 3 000 Cost: 6 400 280 Rudder Replacement Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 155 Propeller Replacement Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 175 Engine Maintenance Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 230	Damage Control Division Research: 3 000 Cost: 6 400 280 Fire Division Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 155 Smokescreen Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 155 Shrapnel Protection Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 175 Ventilation Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 175 New Pumps Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 230 Ammo Wetting Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 230	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 3 000 Cost: 6 400 280 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 155 152mm_it_palla_naval_ap_ammo_pack Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 155 100mm_it_perforante_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 155 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 175 Improved Rangefinder Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 175 100mm_it_dirompente_contro_aerea_navy_he_df_ammo_pack Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 175 Torpedo Mode Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 230 152mm_it_contro_aerea_naval_he_ammo_pack Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 230 Hydroplane Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 230

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret2 x 152/53 mm Ansaldo mod.1926 cannon

Ammunition404 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 45°

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 slow, 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.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
152 mm HE Dirompente	HE	29	29	29	29	29	29
152 mm APHEBC Palla	APHEBC	277	229	168	125	95	70
152 mm HE-TF Contro-aerea	HE-TF	29	29	29	29	29	29

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
152 mm HE Dirompente	HE	935	44.57	0	0.1	2.39	79°	80°	81°
152 mm APHEBC Palla	APHEBC	900	47.5	0.03	7	0.8	48°	63°	71°
152 mm HE-TF Contro-aerea	HE-TF	935	44.57	0	0.1	2.39	79°	80°	81°

Secondary armament

3 х Turret2 x 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 cannon

Ammunition1200 rounds

RN Bartolomeo Colleoni has 6 x 100 mm cannons split into 3 turrets as secendary armament. They are positioned in the middle of the ship. Due to their placement, only two turrets can be fired in the same direction at the same time. Their reload speed is much better than the main cannons, as to be expected with the smaller calibre, which means they can be used efficiently as supplementary damage output while waiting for the main guns to reload. Three shell types are available: HE, APHE, and HE-TF*.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		100 m	1,000 m	2,000 m	3,000 m	4,000 m	5,000 m
100 mm HE Dirompente	HE	17	17	17	17	17	17
100 mm APHE Perforante	APHE	150	129	109	93	78	67
100 mm HE-TF Contro-aerea	HE-TF	17	17	17	17	17	17

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
100 mm HE Dirompente	HE	850	13.2	0	0.1	1,300	79°	80°	81°
100 mm APHE Perforante	APHE	850	13.8	0.005	6	820	47°	60°	65°
100 mm HE-TF Contro-aerea	HE-TF	850	13.2	0	0.1	1,300	79°	80°	81°

Anti-aircraft armament

2 х Turret40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni mod.1915/1917, Modif.1930 autocannon

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

4 х Turret2 x 13.2 mm Breda Model 31 machine gun

Ammunition6000 rounds

Belt capacity30 rounds

Fire rate500 shots/min

An important part of the ship's armament responsible for air defence. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control Select anti-aircraft weapons. Talk about the ship's anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets. If there are no anti-aircraft armaments, remove this section.

Additional armament

Setup 18 x 533 mm steam turbined torpedo S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Tipo A

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Scout plane

Located amidships is a catapult with one Ro.43 scout plane which provides unique offensive and defensive abilities, expanding tactical options. Ship-launched scout planes fly just like regular tree units but lack munition choices and cockpit views. The Ro.43 is a 2 seater equipped with two fixed offensive light machine guns and a single defensive machine gun turret, but no bombs. It does have the scout plane ability to cap zones and lay down smoke cover (up to 3 times). Captains will be wise to remember to utilise the aircraft and consider when best to use it, for example to cap a point early or late in the match, to create a smoke screen to stymie enemy bombardment and repair, to attack enemy units directly, or perhaps something completely new!

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• High top speed
• One scout seaplane

Cons:

• Low rate of fire for the main battery
• Almost zero armour protection

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the RN Bartolomeo Colleoni from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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• reference to the series of the ship;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] The first Light Cruisers in War Thunder

Ansaldo
Corvettes
Gabbiano-class	RN Gabbiano · Folaga
Destroyers
Leone-class	RN Leone · RN Tigre
Light Cruisers
Condottieri-class	RN Bartolomeo Colleoni · RN Raimondo Montecuccoli · RN Eugenio di Savoia
Heavy Cruisers
Trento-class	RN Bolzano
Battleships
Conte di Cavour-class	Novorossiysk*
	*RN Giulio Cesare before war reparation to the USSR