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The aircraft cruiser (also known as aviation cruiser or cruiser-carrier) was originally a 1930s experimental concept of creating an all-around warship, trying to combine all the good features of the aircraft carrier and the heavy cruiser. The early aircraft cruisers were usually armed with relatively heavy artillery, mines and a number of aircraft fitted with floats (making the ship a kind of seaplane tender). The early aircraft cruiser turned out to be an unsuccessful design. The rapid development of naval aircraft in the 1930s quickly rendered the vessels obsolete and they were rebuilt e.g. as anti-aircraft cruisers. A more modern derivative of the aircraft cruiser is the helicopter cruiser. The s of the Royal Navy could also be considered; they were originally classed as cruisers due to their original role as command and control platforms as well as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessels, taking on those roles from the RN's conversions). In the Russian Navy, "Aviation Cruiser" is a designation for the and ships. They are a cross between cruiser and aircraft carrier and are divided in two classes, the aviation cruisers and the heavy aviation cruisers. ==Early types== One United States design for a flight deck cruiser from 1930,〔Friedman 1983, p.179.〕 was described as "a light cruiser forwards () one half of a aft".〔Bonner 1997, p.150.〕 Although not built, similar ships were created during and after World War II as reconstructions and later from the keel up. During World War II, in part to offset the loss of carriers at the Battle of Midway, Japan rebuilt its s as hybrid carriers, with guns forward and amidships and a flight deck and hangar aft. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「aircraft cruiser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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