Battlecarrier

A battlecarrier is a hybrid mix between a battleship and a aircraft carrier. In some cases the aft section of the ship consists of a carrier deck and the forward an area with heavy gun turrets [as in the example below], though this isn't the only layout possible.

Below is an example of a battlecarrier:

Nations use battlecarriers for various reasons, including their decreased vulnerabilty to attack by other surface ships compared to regular carriers, their ability to remain effective in combat even with their carrier deck disabled and their increased flexibilty. The tradeoff is in capacity; a battlecarrier's extra systems mean a regular carrier of the same tonnage could carry vastly more aircraft, and a battleship of equivalent mass could contain more guns and store more ammunition.

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