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« on: March 11, 2015, 05:11:11 pm »
I have always pictured the battlecruiser being a great ship to support a weaker flank, the flank that doesn't have your large, backing up some cruisers or smalls. Another thought would be close support for a high value target like a carrier being able to deal with anything that gets close enough to threaten the carrier. Saying all that I have never played with one as KoD (they can use the Prussian one) as they would fit between the pocket battleship and the gunships while not offering anything new. In other factions however they offer more and in a crunch can be a poor man's battleship. Tying in the last forum I posted on about carrier based fleets something like a battle cruiser would almost seem mandatory to provide enough direct firepower