Modern Cruiser

Moderner Kreuzer

Modern Age Heavy WarshipRangedHero capable

The heavy cruiser of the first half of the twentieth century was the fleet's workhorse — large enough to project firepower over hundreds of kilometers, fast enough to operate with carrier groups, and versatile enough to escort convoys, bombard shore targets, and engage lighter warships. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 capped cruiser displacement at ten thousand tons and main guns at eight inches, producing a generation of ships designed to fit exactly within those limits while maximizing every advantage. At the Battle of the Coral Sea and Guadalcanal, American and Japanese heavy cruisers fought savage night actions in confined waters. Anti-aircraft batteries gave late-war cruisers a vital secondary role: screening carriers from kamikaze and conventional air attacks. In the game the modern cruiser is a powerful multi-role warship capable of engaging surface targets, providing anti-aircraft cover, and bombarding coastal defenses, but outgunned by battleships and vulnerable to torpedo attack.

Gold

200

Iron

450

Oil

120