battle cruiser

Japanese: battle cruiser(英語表記)battlecruiser
battle cruiser

…On the other hand, larger ones developed into armored cruisers with ironclad armor on the inside and outside. In the 20th century, as capital ships became larger, armored cruisers also transformed into battle cruisers. The first was the British Invincible (about 17,000 tons), built in 1908. It combined the gunpower of a battleship with the maneuverability of a cruiser, and could advance into the open seas to destroy enemy cruisers and smaller ships, and in fleet battles it formed the main force together with battleships. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "battle cruiser" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…一方,大型のものは玄側に甲鉄防御を施した装甲巡洋艦armoured cruiserとして発達した。 20世紀に入って主力艦の大型化に伴い装甲巡洋艦も巡洋戦艦(巡戦)battle cruiserとして変身していった。1908年建造のイギリスのインビンシブルInvincible(約1万7000トン)が最初で,戦艦の砲力と巡洋艦の運動力を併せ持ち,遠洋に進出して敵の巡洋艦以下を撃滅し,艦隊決戦では戦艦とともに主力部隊を形成した。…

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