#39 USS Colorado - Review Card

I know this is only a game unit but why would we give a speed element to a slow 2 battleship?

It’s a game element.

A second?

USS Colorado
Points 46?
Battleship 1941
Speed 2
Mg 16 16 15 12
Sg 6 5 4 3
Tg 4 4 3
Aa 7
A8 V14 H5

Extended Range 4
Torpedo Defence
Slow 2

GUNNERY CHARGE: Once per game, at the end of the Sea Movement phase, you may move this unit one sector. A unit moving this way can only move to a sector from which it will be able to make a MAIN GUNNERY attack during the Surface Attack phase.

NEEDS FLUFF

USS Colorado
Points 46
Battleship 1941
Speed 2
Mg 16 16 15 12
Sg 6 5 4 3
Tg 4 4 3
Aa 7
A8 V14 H5

Extended Range 4
Torpedo Defence
Slow 2

GUNNERY CHARGE: Once per game, at the end of the Sea Movement phase, you may move this unit one sector. A unit moving this way can only move to a sector from which it will be able to make a MAIN GUNNERY attack during the Surface Attack phase.


The lead ship of her class, USS Colorado was super-dreadnought laid down in 1919. She saw extensive action in the Pacific throughout the Second World War. Absent from Pearl Harbour on december 7, 1941. She provided bombardment enemy fortifications across most of the Pacific. In November 1944 shew was struck by two Kamikaze aircraft but completed her fire support mission before withdrawing for repairs. she was decommissioned in 1947 with 7 battle stars for her war service.

On looking at this again, I wonder if the text will fit.

USS Colorado

Laid down
29 May 1919
Launched
22 March 1921
Commissioned
30 August 1923
Decommissioned
7 January 1947

Class and type
Colorado-class battleship
Displacement
32,600 long tons (33,100 t) (unloaded)
Length
624 ft 3 in (190.27 m)
Beam
97.5 ft (29.7 m)
Draft
30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Speed
21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Armament
8 × 16 in (406 mm)/45 cal Mark 1 guns
14 × 5 in (127 mm)/51 caliber guns
4 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 caliber guns
2 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor
Belt: 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)
Barbettes: 13 in (330 mm)
Turret face: 18 in (457 mm)
Turret sides: 9–10 in (229–254 mm)
Turret top: 5 in (127 mm)
Turret rear 9 in (229 mm)
Conning tower: 11.5 in (292 mm)
Decks: 3.5 in (89 mm)
Aircraft carried
Vought OS2U Kingfisher

Points 46
Battleship 1941
Speed 2
Mg 16 16 15 12
Sg 6 5 4 3
Tg 4 4 3
Aa 7
A8 V14 H5

Extended Range 4
Torpedo Defence
Slow 2

GUNNERY CHARGE: Once per game, at the end of the Sea Movement phase, you may move this unit one sector. A unit moving this way can only move to a sector from which it will be able to make a MAIN GUNNERY attack during the Surface Attack phase.


The lead ship of her class, USS Colorado was super-dreadnought laid down in 1919. Absent from Pearl Harbour on december 7, 1941. She provided bombardment of enemy POSITIONS across most of the Pacific. In November 1944 she was struck by two Kamikaze aircraft. However, completed her fire support mission before withdrawing for repairs. COLORADO EARNED 7 battle stars BEFORE HER 1947 DECOMISSIONING.