The Lexington design expresses the trade-off in the name battlecruiser. It pairs very large scale and speed with cruiser-level rather than battleship-level protection. That combination makes clear why battlecruisers were not simply smaller battleships with a different label.
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Lexington class and the cruiser in battlecruiser
The cancelled Lexington battlecruisers appeal because their light protection makes their cruiser ancestry unusually visible.