Cruiser/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

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Heavy cruiser [r]: The only cruiser type defined by the Washington Naval Treaty, this category has a main gun battery between 5.1"/155mm and 8"/203mm; it would normally have some armor and, if a "Treaty Cruiser", a maximum displacement of 10,000 tons ^[e]
Light cruiser [r]: A warship larger than a destroyer, but smaller than a heavy cruiser, with more or heavier main guns (typically 6"/152mm), and some armor; often used as the flagship and core of a destroyer formation attacking with torpedoes ^[e]

AEGIS battle management system [r]: Add brief definition or description
Armor (naval) [r]: Heavy metal plate to provide passive protection against gunfire; obsolete for modern vessels, which do not face heavy gun threats, but emphasize defense against missiles as well as protection against underwater explosions ^[e]
Battleship [r]: A heavily-armored, warship optimized for fighting other warships using large-caliber guns; certain armor requirements differentiated from cruisers; obsolete by end of World War II. ^[e]
Cooperative Engagement Capability [r]: Add brief definition or description
Destroyer [r]: Add brief definition or description
Fast attack craft [r]: Add brief definition or description
Ocean escort [r]: Add brief definition or description

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