Difference between revisions of "Cruiser"

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== Real World Cruisers ==
== Real World Cruisers ==
*''Admiral''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Admiral''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Alaska''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Albany''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Albany''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Aoba''-class ([[Japan]])
*''Aoba''-class ([[Japan]])
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*''Indefatigable''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Indefatigable''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Invicible''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Invicible''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Kara''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]])
*''Kirov''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]/[[Russian Federation]])
*''Kirov''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]/[[Russian Federation]])
*''Köln''-class ([[Federal Republic of Germany]])
*''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]])
*''Kuma''-class ([[Japan]])
*''Kynda''-class ([[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
*''Leahy''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Leahy''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Lion''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Lion''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
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*''Renown''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Renown''-class ([[United Kingdom]])
*''Scharnhorst''-class ([[Federal Republic of Germany]])
*''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]])
*''Takao''-class ([[Japan]])
*''Ticonderoga''-class ([[United States of America]])
*''Ticonderoga''-class ([[United States of America]])

Revision as of 18:39, 3 December 2011

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).

Real World Cruisers

Cruisers in Science Fiction