Colbert Tier X French Premium

The Tier X French "premium" Cruiser Colbert

After the release of the 0.8.7 update, players will be able to exchange research points for the French tier X cruiser Colbert, and later it will be joined by the American tier X battleship Ohio. If you are not ready to save for a new ship, you will be able to profitably exchange the research points for combat signals and free XP bundles. One bundle of 250,000 free XP will cost 12500 research points.

General:

Hit points — 36100.

Plating — 13 mm.

Main battery

Main battery — 8x2 127 mm.

Firing range — 15.5 km.
Maximum HE shell damage — 1850. 
Chance to cause fire — 9%.

Maximum AP shell damage — 2450.
Reload time — 3.0 s.

180 degree turn time — 6.0 s.

Maximum dispersion — 132 м
HE initial velocity — 808 m/s.

AP initial velocity — 808 m/s.

Sigma — 2.00.

AA defense:

AA defense mid-range: 
number of explosions in a salvo — 11, 
damage within an explosion — 1260, 
continuous damage per second — 795, 
hit probability — 90 %, 
action zone 1.0–3.8 km;

AA defense long-range: 
number of explosions in a salvo — 6, 
damage within an explosion — 1680, 
continuous damage per second — 223, 
hit probability — 90 %, 
action zone 3.8–6.0 km;

AA sector reinforcement — 25 %, 
sector reinforcement time — 10 s,
sector reinforcement shift time — 10 s.

Maximum speed — 33 kt

Turning circle radius — 620 m.

Rudder shift time — 9.2 s.

Surface detectability — 12.4 km.

Air detectability — 6.0 km.

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke — 5.6 km.

Available consumables:

1 slot — Damage Control Party

              Action time 5 s; 
              Reload time 90 (60) s;

2 slot — Hydroacoustic Search

              Action time 100 s; 
              Torpedo detection range 3.5 km; 
              Ship detection range 5.0 km; 
              Reload time 180 (120) s; 
              Charges 2 (3);

2 slot — Defensive AA fire

              Action time 40 s; 
              Damage per second by AA defenses+100%; 
              Damage within the explosion radius of shells fired 
              from medium- and long- range AA defenses 100%; 
              Reload time 120 (80) s; 
              Charges 2 (3);

3 slot — Engine Boost
              Action time 180 s; 
              Maximum speed +20%; 
              Reload time 120 (90) s; 
              Charges 2 (3);

4 slot — Repair Party

              Action time 28 s;  
              HP per second 180.5; 
              Reload time 120 (80) s; 
              Charges 2 (3);

French cruiser Colbert, tier X:

- Chance of HE shell causing a fire is lowered from 9% to 7%;
- Main battery reload time increased from 3 to 3.5 s;
- Main battery firing range lowered from 15.5 to 13.8 km;
- HE shells damage increased from 1850 to 2100;
- AP shells damage increased from 2450 to 2600;
- Acceleration dynamics at the start of the movement reverted to the standard values.

Cruiser's firing range allowed her not to take upgrades and skills because, considering the ballistics, the range increase didn't give a considerable increase in efficiency and this allowed players to increase other parameters. Lowering the range will form a choice for commanders of Colbert.

Changes to shell parameters and to the reload time will lower the total damage output of the cruiser at the expense of fires. Damage per minute by shells remain roughly the same.

Good acceleration dynamics allowed Colbert to quickly disengage after being detected and made it too hard for opponents to strike the cruiser.

(updated august 02 wows development)

After the release of the 0.8.7 update, players will be able to exchange research points for the French tier X cruiser Colbert, and later it will be joined by the American tier X battleship Ohio. If you are not ready to save for a new ship, you will be able to profitably exchange the research points for combat signals and free XP bundles. One bundle of 250,000 free XP will cost 12500 research points.

Please note that the information in the Development Blog is preliminary and all mentioned numbers may change afterwards.

(updated 31 juli wows development)

- Detectability range by air is increased from 6.0 to 7.41 km.

(updated 10 juli wows development)

- Improved acceleration dynamics at the start of the movement;
- "Repair party" consumable number of charges increased from 2 to 3.

Colbert is designed to play at medium distances with the help of covers. For this playstyle to be successful, the ship must be able to gain speed quickly.

Recent changes to test ships have increased the recovery of Colbert's hit points with "Repair party" equipment to compensate ship's low amount of hit points. The old number of "Repair party" charges did not allow this change to be sufficiently realized.

(updated  21 june wows development)

- Stern and bow plating thickness increased from 13 to 16 mm.

(updated 27 may wows development)