By 0800, the enemy cruisers, which were steaming off her port quarter, closed to within 18,000 yards.
Those seven enemy cruisers might have them outnumbered, but they'd learn that dealing with d'Alemberts meant they were in for a fight.
In this version, the film ends with a combined air attack on an enemy cruiser caught away from its base.
They were generally considered armed and protected strongly enough to combat an enemy armored cruiser successfully.
In this role, they could screen and support destroyers against enemy cruisers.
Two enemy cruisers were sunk, and much damage was inflicted on the other ships.
I saw the white wake leap from her bow straight toward the enemy cruiser.
The enemy cruisers began firing on that force at about 0150, and the heavy cruiser began return fire immediately.
The new ships would hunt down enemy cruisers and commerce raiders.
Vanessa called out, "Captain, that first enemy cruiser has reappeared!