Ten ships are being built under the game's battlecruiser label, yet the campaign intends to use them as heavy cruisers. The distinction turns the list into a force-design lesson: a navy can use a design to fill a role that does not perfectly match its formal type name. Intended employment helps determine where the ships sit in the force structure alongside displacement and the construction menu. The following look at ducted-propeller research keeps the emphasis on practical capability over labels.
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Battlecruisers used as heavy cruisers
A campaign fleet uses nominal battlecruisers as heavy cruisers, showing how role and label can diverge in force design.