Board Thread:Administrative Discussions/@comment-1824272-20170723220842/@comment-1824272-20170723223621

The reason I brought up the Sphyrna is because it, too, can launch aircraft. I'm wondering if we should bring up the ability to carry and launch aircraft as the distinguishing factor to whether an aerial warship is a heavy command cruiser. Of course, that would then include the Arsenal Bird, though you could argue it doesn't fulfill a "command" role except for the UAVs.

The Arkbird becomes even more of a question, then. It wasn't originally designed for warfare, but the lower laser module was equipped for that purpose, and the drones later as well (and if carrying/launching aircraft makes an aerial warship a heavy command cruiser, does that mean the Belkan Arkbird was an HCC?). If a sailboat is equipped with a minigun, does it become a warship? :P