Coronel Bolognesi: Tier VII Pan-American Peruvian Cruiser 1943

HMS Ceylon, a Crown Colony-class cruiser, served in the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the end of World War II, and in the 1950s, she participated in the Korean War and the Suez Crisis. In 1959, HMS Ceylon was sold to Peru, where she served under the name "Coronel Bolognesi" until the early 1980s.

 

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Peruvian Navy

The design of Peru's state flag and naval ensign—a red and white panel with the national emblem—was approved in 1825 during the War of Independence and is still in use today with minor changes.

 

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CT 14.0 Balance Changes

Maximum AP Shell Damage

• Increased: From 3000 to 3200

Combat Instructions Parameters

• Consumables Reload and Preparation Bonus: Increased from -75% to -80%

These changes aim to enhance the AP Shell performance of the Coronel Bolognesi, giving players more firepower and quicker consumable readiness to tackle battles more effectively.

 

History

HMS Ceylon was sold to the Peruvian Navy on 9 February 1960, she was then renamed Coronel Bolognesi. Coronel Bolognesi was discarded in May 1982, 3 years later she was scrapped in Taiwan in August 1985.

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Coronel Bolognesi Info:

Ship Name:    VII Coronel Bolognesi

Level: 7

Class: Fiji-class light cruiser

WG introduction:  December 7, 2022

Status:  Researchable Ship

Released: 0.12.2

Resource cost:  72 600   5 700 000

Nation:   Pan-American  Peru

Current development status: Released

 

Coronel Bolognesi Armor:

Hit Points: 31,400 hp

Fires duration: 30 s

Torpedo protection: 4 %

Armour: 10-114 mm

Turret Plating: 51-102 mm

Superstructure: 10 mm

Armor Belt: 114 mm

Plating: 19 mm

Fore Athwartships: 19 mm

Aft Athwartships: 19 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 38-51 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 38-51 mm

Citadel Deck: 9-51 mm

Citadel Bottom: 30 mm

Tonnage: 11,090

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Main Battery Armament:

Main Battery

3 × 3 152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXIII mount:

Firing range: 15.0 km

Reload time: 6.5 s

180 degree turn time: 20 s

Maximum dispersion: 131 m

Sigma: 2.00.

 

Shell Types

 

AP Shells: 9x 152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV:

Max AP Shell Damage: 3,200

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2884

Shell Always Ricochet At: 75.0°

Normalization: 8.5°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 2609.0

Shell Mass: 50.8 kg

Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Speed: 841.0 m/s

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Combat Instructions:

Activation effect:

Consumable preparation and reload time: -80%

Action time: 30s

Activation condition

Fire a salvo from all of your main battery guns at an enemy ship, repeat this action until you can activate the Combat Instructions.

Required hits per salvo: 1

Progress bar adds per action: +3.3%

If you are inactive, you will start to lose your progress.

Time of inactivity before progress loss: 15.0 s

Interval between progress losses: 1.0 s

Progress loss per interval: -15%

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Secondaries:

4x2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount/HE 35 lb:

Range: 5.6 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Maximum HE shell damage:  1500

HE Shell initial velocity:  811.0 m/s

Chance of causing fire:  6.0%

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Reload time: 30.0 s

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Maximum range: 6.0 km

Bombs per payload: 1x 350-Pound Depth Bomb

Maximum bomb damage: 3400

Chance of fire: 19%

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Torpedoes:

2x3 533 mm TR Mk IV/Mk IX

Maximum damage: 15867

Range: 8 km

Speed: 61 kt

Reload time: 72 s

Launcher 180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.3 km

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

4×2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount:

Continuous damage per second: 53

Hit probability: 90 %

Action zone: 5.8 km

Number of explosions in a salvo: 2

Damage within an explosion radius: 1190

Action zone 3.5 - 5.8 km

Mid Range:

8x1 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount:
5x2 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.XI on a Mk.V mount:

Continuous damage per second: 249

Hit probability: 90 %

Action zone: 3.5 km

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 31.5 knots

Turning circle radius: 600 m

Rudder shift time: 8.6 s

Propulsion: 72,500 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 11.2 km

Air Detectability: 6.4 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-6.4 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 5.4 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2:  Specialized Repair Teams:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 180 s

HP per Second: +376 hp/s

Slot 3: Short Range Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 180 s

Torpedo detectability: 3.0 km

Ship detectability: 3.0 km

Submarine Spotting Range at Max Depth: 2.0 km

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 4

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 180 s

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.