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Cruiser squadrons are organized with cruisers and are intended to support [[BatRon]]s in space combat. Although a cruiser cannot defeat a battleship in one-on-one combat, a number of cruisers can overwhelm a lone battleship, and this occasionally happens. The function of a '''CruRon''' is to hold or delay a BatRon early in battle. '''CruRon'''s are strong units. When no BatRon is around, they are easily the strongest type of squadron available. In addition to supporting BatRons, they are given the mission of supporting planetary surface operations once the space battle has been won. Cruisers are the ships that bombard the planetary surface, conduct siege warfare, and cover the invading AssaultRons. '''CruRon'''s are accompanied by a variety of auxiliaries, including shuttles, transports, and fleet couriers. Every '''CruRon''' is assigned a bulk ordnance carrier which resupplies it with bombs and missiles.
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[[CruRon]]s are a kind of military unit, an organizational grouping, used within modern interstellar [[navies]].
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=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
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Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information: <br>
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''[[Imperial Navy]]:''
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* [[Squadron (Naval unit)|Squadron]]
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** [[AssaultRon]]
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** [[BatRon]]
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** [[CruRon]]
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** [[ScoutRon]]
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** [[TankRon]]
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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Cruiser squadrons are organized with [[cruiser]]s and are intended to support [[BatRon]]s in space combat. Although a cruiser cannot defeat a [[battleship]] in one-on-one combat, a number of cruisers can overwhelm a lone battleship, and this occasionally happens.  
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The function of a ''CruRon'' is to hold or delay a BatRon early in battle.
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=== Selected CruRon Units ===
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No information yet available.
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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''CruRon''s are strong units. When no BatRon is around, they are easily the strongest type of squadron available. In addition to supporting BatRons, they are given the mission of supporting plantary surface operations once the space battle has been won. Cruisers are the ships that bombard the planetary surface, conduct siege warfare, and cover the invading AssaultRons. '''CruRon''s are accompanied by a variety of auxiliaries, including [[shuttle]]s, [[transport]]s, and [[fleet courier]]s. Every ''CruRon'' is assigned a [[bulk ordnance carrier]] which resupplies it with [[bomb]]s and [[missile]]s.  
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Sources
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|S1= {{CT}} [[Fighting Ships]]
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|S2= {{MT}} [[Fighting Ships of the Shattered Imperium]]
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|S3= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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}}
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{{LEN|Military|Navy}}

Latest revision as of 01:29, 20 February 2026

T5-Imperial-Navy-detail-FFE 03-June-2019a.png

CruRons are a kind of military unit, an organizational grouping, used within modern interstellar navies.

Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Imperial Navy:

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Cruiser squadrons are organized with cruisers and are intended to support BatRons in space combat. Although a cruiser cannot defeat a battleship in one-on-one combat, a number of cruisers can overwhelm a lone battleship, and this occasionally happens.

The function of a CruRon is to hold or delay a BatRon early in battle.

Selected CruRon Units[edit]

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

CruRons are strong units. When no BatRon is around, they are easily the strongest type of squadron available. In addition to supporting BatRons, they are given the mission of supporting plantary surface operations once the space battle has been won. Cruisers are the ships that bombard the planetary surface, conduct siege warfare, and cover the invading AssaultRons. 'CruRons are accompanied by a variety of auxiliaries, including shuttles, transports, and fleet couriers. Every CruRon is assigned a bulk ordnance carrier which resupplies it with bombs and missiles.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.