Combat cruiser
Combat cruiser was a term applied to certain battle-oriented cruiser-type starships.

Two types of 22nd century Vulcan cruisers, the  and , were sometimes referred to as combat cruisers, although they were sometimes used for non-combat roles as well. ()

The Majalan colonists of Prospect VII were capable of fielding combat cruisers in 2259, although theirs were vastly inferior to Starfleet's  heavy cruisers. ()

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