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A '''cruiser''' is a capital warship, larger than a [[destroyer]] but smaller than a [[battleship]]. Various subclasses of cruiser exist including ''heavy cruisers'' (generally distinguished by heavier weapons), ''battlecruisers'' (having battleship-scale weapons, but lacking comparable armor), and ''light cruisers'' (generally having smaller weapons but better speed). It is notable that there is a class (Deutschland) of WWII-era German armored cruisers that the British press dubbed "pocket-[[battleship]]s" because of their size, weapons, and heavy armor when compared to contemporary cruiser designs (it didn't hurt the British press that the claimed tonnage was completely fabricated). | A '''cruiser''' is a capital warship, larger than a [[destroyer]] but smaller than a [[battleship]]. Various subclasses of cruiser exist including ''heavy cruisers'' (generally distinguished by heavier weapons), ''battlecruisers'' (having [[battleship]]-scale weapons, but lacking comparable armor), and ''light cruisers'' (generally having smaller weapons but better speed). It is notable that there is a class (Deutschland) of WWII-era German armored cruisers that the British press dubbed "pocket-[[battleship]]s" because of their size, weapons, and heavy armor when compared to contemporary cruiser designs (it didn't hurt the British press that the claimed tonnage was completely fabricated). | ||
== Real World Cruisers == | == Real World Cruisers == | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 19 December 2018
A cruiser is a capital warship, larger than a destroyer but smaller than a battleship. Various subclasses of cruiser exist including heavy cruisers (generally distinguished by heavier weapons), battlecruisers (having battleship-scale weapons, but lacking comparable armor), and light cruisers (generally having smaller weapons but better speed). It is notable that there is a class (Deutschland) of WWII-era German armored cruisers that the British press dubbed "pocket-battleships" because of their size, weapons, and heavy armor when compared to contemporary cruiser designs (it didn't hurt the British press that the claimed tonnage was completely fabricated).
Real World Cruisers
- Admiral-class (United Kingdom)
- Alaska-class (United States of America)
- Albany-class (United States of America)
- Aoba-class (Japan)
- Aurora (Russian Empire/Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
- Bainbridge-class (United States of America)
- Baltimore-class (United States of America)
- Belknap-class (United States of America)
- Boston-class (United States of America)
- California-class (United States of America)
- Cleveland-class (United States of America)
- Des Moines-class (United States of America)
- Furutaka-class (Japan
- Galveston-class (United States of America)
- Glorious-class (United Kingdom)
- Hawkins-class (United Kingdom)
- Indefatigable-class (United Kingdom)
- Invicible-class (United Kingdom)
- Kara-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
- Kirov-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Russian Federation)
- Köln-class (Federal Republic of Germany)
- Kresta I-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Kresta II-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Kuma-class (Japan)
- Kynda-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Leahy-class (United States of America)
- Lion-class (United Kingdom)
- Long Beach-class (United States of America)
- Omaha-class (United States of America)
- Oregon City-class (United States of America)
- Providence-class (United States of America)
- Renown-class (United Kingdom)
- Scharnhorst-class (Federal Republic of Germany)
- Slava-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
- Stalingrad-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
- Sverdlov-class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
- Takao-class (Japan)
- Ticonderoga-class (United States of America)
- Truxtun-class (United States of America)
- Virginia-class (United States of America)