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A '''battlecruiser''' (''[[HCS]]'': '''BC''') is a type of warship. | A '''battlecruiser''' (''[[HCS]]'': '''BC''') is a type of warship. | ||
===Pod-laying battlecruisers=== | |||
The [[Royal Manticoran Navy]] developed the [[Agamemnon-class]] of battlecruiser designed to deploy missile pods, greatly increasing the size of their missile volleys. These ships are often referred to as a "pod-laying battlecruiser," or "battlecruiser (pods)" BC(P) in order to distinguish them from earlier conventional broadside missile armament battlecruisers. | |||
==Royal Manticoran Navy== | ==Royal Manticoran Navy== | ||
The following classes are of the battlecruiser type and are currently in the service of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]: | The following classes are of the battlecruiser type and are currently in the service of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]: | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Category: Ship Types]] | [[Category: Ship Types]] [[Caetgory: Battlecruisers]] | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 7 July 2022
| WARSHIP TYPES |
|---|
| LAC Carrier (CLAC) |
| Superdreadnought (SD) |
| Dreadnought (DN) |
| Battlecruiser (BC) |
| Heavy Cruiser (CA) |
| Light Cruiser (CL) |
| Destroyer (DD) |
| Light Attack Craft (LAC) |
| Pinnace |
A battlecruiser (HCS: BC) is a type of warship.
Pod-laying battlecruisers
The Royal Manticoran Navy developed the Agamemnon-class of battlecruiser designed to deploy missile pods, greatly increasing the size of their missile volleys. These ships are often referred to as a "pod-laying battlecruiser," or "battlecruiser (pods)" BC(P) in order to distinguish them from earlier conventional broadside missile armament battlecruisers.
The following classes are of the battlecruiser type and are currently in the service of the Royal Manticoran Navy:
| Class | Year (PD) |
|---|---|
| Redoubtable-class | 1786 |
| Homer-class | 1863 |
| Reliant-class | 1896 |
| Agamemnon-class | 1920 |
| Nike-class | 1920 |
| Class | Year (PD) |
|---|---|
| Tomkin-class | 1903 |
| Courvoisier-class | 1904 |
| Hill-class | 1905 |
| Convert-class | 1913 |
| Courvoisier-II-class | 1919 |