Light cruiser/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Light cruiser.

A warship larger than a destroyer, but smaller than a heavy cruiser, with more or heavier main guns (typically 6"/152mm), and some armor; often used as the flagship and core of a destroyer formation attacking with torpedoes