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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 better armor), ''battlecruisers'' (generally having better weapons), and ''light cruisers'' (generally having better speed).
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 better armor), ''battlecruisers'' (generally having better weapons), and ''light cruisers'' (generally having 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 ==
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*''Albany''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Albany''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Aoba''-class ([[Japan]])
*''Aoba''-class ([[Japan]])
*''Aurora'' (Russian Empire/[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]])
*''Bainbridge''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Bainbridge''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Baltimore''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Baltimore''-class ([[United States of America]])

Revision as of 12:59, 30 June 2014

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 better armor), battlecruisers (generally having better weapons), and light cruisers (generally having 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

Cruisers in Science Fiction

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