Battlecruisers

What are Battlecruisers? A battlecruiser is generally considered to be a warship smaller than a battleship but larger than a typical cruiser. Battlecruisers were envisioned in the years prior to World War I as a high speed capital ship. Ships capable of outrunning any vessel that could not be outgunned. Intended for use as commerce raiders and accompanying dreadnoughts (an early designation for battleships stemming…