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There is more information available on this subject at Cruiser on the English Wikipedia.

A UNSC Autumn-class cruiser.

The cruiser is a type of heavily-armed and armored warship designed with an emphasis on weaponry and armor over fighter complements.

Role

Even though both UNSC and Covenant fleets possess warships of such classifications, the tactical philosophies of the two navies are different. The Covenant, while possessing many different cruiser classifications, use assault carriers as the powerhouses of their fleets.^[1] The UNSC, on the other hand, use cruisers as their heaviest warships. Cruisers served as the backbone of human fleets. However, it should be noted that Covenant cruisers were considerably longer than their UNSC counterparts.

Known cruiser classes

A Covenant CCS-class battlecruiser.

UNSC

UNSC Light cruiser
- Halcyon-class light cruiser
UNSC heavy cruiser
- Marathon-class heavy cruiser
- Autumn-class heavy cruiser
UNSC super-heavy cruiser
- Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser
UNSC stealth cruiser

Covenant

Main article: Covenant cruiser

Forerunner

Prehistoric human

Prime cruiser

Sangheili

Carrack - 2,819 meters (9,250 ft)

List of appearances

Sources

^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 261

[1] Halo Encyclopedia, page 261

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 ==Known cruiser classes==
 [[File:CCS Class Cruiser.png|thumb|250px|A Covenant ''CCS''-class battlecruiser.]]
+===UNSC===
+*'''UNSC Light cruiser'''
+**{{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}
+*'''UNSC heavy cruiser'''
+**{{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
+**{{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}
+*'''UNSC super-heavy cruiser'''
+**{{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}
+*'''[[UNSC stealth cruiser]]'''
 ===Covenant===
 {{Main|Covenant cruiser}}
-*{{Class|CRS|light cruiser}} - {{Convert|300|m|ft|sp=us}}
+*{{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}
-*{{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} - {{Convert|1782|m|ft|sp=us}}
+*{{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}
-*{{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}} - {{Convert|2000|m|ft|sigfig=3.5|sp=us}}
+*{{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}}
-*{{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}} - {{Convert|3000|m|ft|sigfig=3.5|sp=us}}
+*{{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}
-*{{Class|DAS|storm cutter}} - {{Convert|225|m|ft|sigfig=3.5|sp=us}}
+*{{Class|DAS|storm cutter}}
-===UNSC===
-*{{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} - {{Convert|1170|m|ft|sp=us}}
-*{{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} - {{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}
-*{{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}} - {{Convert|1425|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=3.5}}
-*{{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} - {{Convert|1518|m|ft|sp=us}}
 ===Forerunner===