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The general consensus is that a cruiser is mid to high-level combatant somewhere in this spectrum: <br>
 
The general consensus is that a cruiser is mid to high-level combatant somewhere in this spectrum: <br>
 
[[Escort]] → [[Destroyer]] → [[Cruiser]] → [[Battleship]] / [[Dreadnought]]
 
[[Escort]] → [[Destroyer]] → [[Cruiser]] → [[Battleship]] / [[Dreadnought]]
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But after those base assumptions, it really begins to break down.
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The [[Keith Brothers]] designed the vast majority of their ships in the 100 to 100,000 [[ton]] range. And I mean everything from the smallest [[scout vessel]] to the largest [[battleship]]s. There are exceptions of course, but most of their material kept within those tonnage bounds.
  
 
: - [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] ([[User talk:Maksim-Smelchak|talk]]) 09:12, 10 September 2019 (EDT)
 
: - [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] ([[User talk:Maksim-Smelchak|talk]]) 09:12, 10 September 2019 (EDT)

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So Many Cruisers! (2019)

What is a cruiser? Good question.

The general consensus is that a cruiser is mid to high-level combatant somewhere in this spectrum:
EscortDestroyerCruiserBattleship / Dreadnought

But after those base assumptions, it really begins to break down.

The Keith Brothers designed the vast majority of their ships in the 100 to 100,000 ton range. And I mean everything from the smallest scout vessel to the largest battleships. There are exceptions of course, but most of their material kept within those tonnage bounds.

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 09:12, 10 September 2019 (EDT)