Has Anyone Given Thought To Cruisers?

For example, what will the IGN CA (heavy cruiser) be? The Admiral Hipper-class, of which the most famous member is the Prinz Eugen?

Here are her techies:

TECHNICAL DATA

Displacement: standard 14,240 mt, full load 19,042 mt.

Dimensions: overall length 212.5 m, beam 21.7 m, maximum draft 7.2 m, height 12.45 m.

Armour: belt 80 mm, turrets 70-160 mm, upper deck 30 mm, armour deck 30 mm, conning tower 150 mm, torpedo bulkhead 20 mm.

Armament: 8 x 20.3cm/L60, 12 x 10.5cm/L65, 12 x 3.7cm/L83, 28 x 2cm, 12 x 53.3cm torpedoes.

Aircraft: 3 x Arado ar 196.

Propulsion plant: 12 boilers, three Germania turbine sets, 132,000 hp.

Speed: 32.5 knots.

Endurance: 6,800 nm at 16 knots.

Fuel capacity: 4,250 mt.

Crew: 1,600.

i agree anout cursiers they would rock, they should model light heavy and mediun crusiers that would be great enigma!: wave:

Thanks aklua

Cruisers were all over the place during WW II. Although I'm upset (well, not so much, but you know ;-D) that the US doesn't have one yet.

I'm curious to see what will happen when the next release comes out. The Hood class is so dominant right now that I'm curious to see what will happen to the comparable cruisers. Most of the US cruisers of the era were based around 8? guns or so, but they were also restricted by the Washington Treaty. Who knows what would have been if there were no Washington Treaty? Those South Dakota battleships were pretty scary sounding. Then again, would they have been built purely as a US reaction to the Battle of Jutland? Hard to say, but pretty much sums up the fun that can be had with alternate timelines.

Cheers folks!

cruisers = win. currently its either battleships (destroyers guns dont really do jack and its all torpedoes) or other destroyers (all weapons effective)

Even if they werent playable, being able to fight alongside/against cruisers would be sweet. like all of the surface engagements in the solomons (savo island, etc)

Speed: 32.5 knots.

WOW!