Strategic heavy cruiser



A  strategic heavy cruiser  was a Starfleet designation for large powerful long range cruiser s. These cruisers were heavily armed and armoured so to attack priority targets behind enemy lines with little to no escorts. ( game: '' )

The term strategic heavy cruiser was a Starfleet euphemism for a battle cruiser. The initial design requirements from Starfleet were for these vessels to have their offensive armament based around the use of pulse phaser s, which were successfully introduced on the smaller heavy escorts. 

==Types of strategic heavy cruiser==