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The Deutschland-class were originally classed as Panzerschiffe (armoured ship) rather than heavy cruiser and they had more in common with coastal defence ships than cruisers due to them sacrificing range, speed and stability for increased armour and armament, effectively making them small battleships. They were only classed as heavy cruisers because of the Anglo-German naval treaty which forced them into one of the typical classifications.

I'm expecting it will be a Littorio-class battleship though.