The Wildcat class was a Lyran starship class, launched in the late 23rd century and continued to serve in the Lyran fleet throughout the 24th century. As work proceeded on the first Lion-class dreadnought, the Lyrans started to work on a conversion that would not reduce the number of Lions yet still produce heavier hulls. The result was the Wildcat-class ship, designated a battlecruiser. Larger than competing cruisers but smaller than a true dreadnought, the Wildcat was an anomaly resulting from the need to get as many heavy units in service as possible. The Wildcat was sometimes regarded as a dreadnought, but it was in fact a cruiser. When compared to late 23rd century cruiser production, it was then considered a dreadnought by default. (TOS video game: Starfleet Command (game))