Cruisers

## Lore

### Light Cruiser (CL):

The smallest proper warships, light cruisers are the sword of any fleet. Unlike their heavy counterparts, light cruisers are effective against both small craft and larger warships, although they typically specialize in neither.

### Armored Cruiser (CA):

Generally obsolete in modern combat, armored cruisers are interplanetary battering rams. Their purpose in combat is a blend of light and heavy cruisers, although designs vary.

### Heavy Cruiser (CH):

Inspiring courage in their crews, and fear in their foes, heavy cruisers are sophisticated capital warships. Their primary focus is delivering raw firepower, but thorough point-defence arrays are quite common. As their name implies, heavy cruisers possess superior Armor to their lighter counterparts.

## Rules Used

### Light Cruiser (CL):

Light cruisers may have a heavy armor core at a maximum size of 7x5x11, which can be placed in any orientation. This core cannot be filled with heavy armor, and may not encompass the bridge. With the Carrier Cruiser talent, light cruisers receive one fighter (F) *or*, with the Fighter Expansion talent, one bomber (B) to carry into battle. This small craft is given for free. If lost, it will return to the cruiser as per repair rules. Light cruisers may equip four 300mm Striker Turrets. No other heavy weapons are permitted.

* Armor Allowed: Light, Heavy (limited)
* Thruster Points: 2,400
* Weapons Allowed: Light, Medium, Heavy (limited)
* Max Weapon Points: 45
* Max Turrets: 19
* Max Fixed Weapons: 6 Max Lances: 1 -
	+ Lances Allowed: Artillery Gun, 400mm, 1000mm, Railgun
* Minimum Blocks: 3,501
* Max Blocks: 4,200 -
* Max Jump Drives: 4 -
* Max Large Reactors: 2
* Antenna Range: 30,000m
* Build Time: 3

### Armored Cruiser (CA):

With the Carrier Cruiser talent, armored cruisers receive one fighter (F) *or*, with the Fighter Expansion talent, one bomber (B) to carry into battle. This small craft is given for free. If lost, it will return to the cruiser as per repair rules. Armored cruisers can no longer be built. Armored cruisers may be converted into light cruisers instantly, or heavy cruisers after two episodes (trade station buffs apply). This conversion cannot be undone.

* Armor Allowed: Light, Heavy
* Thruster Points: 2,200
* Weapons Allowed: Light, Medium, Heavy
* Max Weapon Points: 45
* Max Turrets: 18
* Max Fixed Weapons: 6
* Max Lances: 1
	+ Lances Allowed: Artillery Gun, 400mm, 1000mm, Railgun
* Minimum Blocks: 3,501 Max Blocks: 4,200
* Max Jump Drives: 4
* Max Large Reactors: 2
* Antenna Range: 30,000m
* Build Time: N/A

### Heavy Cruiser (CH):

A heavy cruiser may have a heavy armor belt on the broadsides of its hull no greater than one block in width, a 3x3x1 heavy armor roof to protect the bridge, and a heavy armor core at a maximum size of 7x5x11, which can be placed in any orientation. This core cannot be filled with heavy armor, and may not encompass the bridge. With the Carrier Cruiser talent, heavy cruisers receive one fighter (F) *or*, with the Fighter Expansion talent, one bomber (B) to carry into battle. This small craft is given for free. If lost, it will return to the cruiser as per repair rules. Heavy cruisers may not equip 300mm Striker Turrets.

* Armor Allowed: Light, Heavy (limited)
* Thruster Points: 2,200
* Weapons Allowed: Light, Medium, Heavy
* Max Weapon Points: 52
* Max Turrets: 18
* Max Fixed Weapons: 8
* Max Lances: 2
	+ Lances Allowed: Artillery Gun, 400mm, 1000mm, Railgun
* Minimum Blocks: 4,201 Max Blocks: 5,500
* Max Jump Drives: 4
* Max Large Reactors: 2
* Antenna Range: 40,000m
* Build Time: 6

## Faction Ships

### CDF -

*Alysium-class CA**Palatine-class CA*
* CDF CL-Esquiline - Gen.1
* CDF CL-Esquiline - Gen.2
* CDF - hallow CL
* CDF - Warspite CA
* Autumn-class CH
* Sunfire-class CH

#### PXC -

*Poltava-class CH**Plunderer-class CL*
* Hallow-class CL
* Insolence-class light cruiser
* Palatine-class armored cruiser
* Alysium-class armored cruiser

### RR -

* Queen Providence-class CA
* Cavalry-class CA
* Volcano-class CA
* Reverence-class CA

### KE -

*MCA Leyte-class CL**Longbow-class CH*
* PHI Askold-Class Light Cruiser
* PHI Rurik-Class Heavy Cruiser MK XI
* PHI A. Hipper-Class Heavy Cruiser

### CPR -

* Manta-class light cruiser
* Bellona-class light cruiser
* Raider-class light cruiser
* Knight-class light cruiser
* Winter-class heavy cruiser
* Paladin-Class heavy cruiser
* Tepla-class heavy cruiser

### 1st -

*Orthus-class CL**Hestia-class CH*

Pariah-class light cruiser