Battlecruiser
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| 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 |