Novels like A Cruiser from the Start
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- 1 Modern Warfare: A Destroyer from the Start 现代战争：开局一艘驱逐舰 Starting with a single destroyer, he will establish maritime dominance in a world of chaos, advance technology, recruit talented people, and build an invincible fleet. In the end, he will reshape, and even rule, the global order, before setting sail for the stars. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Reborn as the Pacific Fleet's Only Battleship 重生太平洋舰队唯一一艘战列舰 In 1941, the whole world was swept into the vortex of war, while across the ocean, America was still enjoying a glittering life of song and dance, with parties every night. But how long could that last? Our protagonist, Dewey, is caught in a plane crash in 1921 and transmigrates to 1919, into a seafaring family in California, America. Through hard work and study, he enters the United States Naval Academy at sixteen. After graduating in 1939, he becomes the gunnery officer aboard the USS Colorado 586Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Modern Turmoil: I Have a Modern Battleship System 现代风云：我有现代战舰系统 (Everything in this novel is fictional and should not be applied to reality. World war + brainless + partly feel-good, with a tragic ending + no CP.) Fu Longxuan was a fine young man of the new century when he accidentally got bound to the Modern Warships System. From then on, he waged war across Blue Star with the System… (Even if you don’t play Modern Warships, you can still enjoy this novel. There aren’t many details from the game.) Warning one: This novel has a tragic ending! A tragic ending 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Doomsday: The Evolutionary Warship 末日之进化战舰 Sci-fi + System (Leveling Progression) + Apocalypse + One Heroine + Aiming for Realistic, Hard Science Fiction. The world had been developing at its own pace, but after a purple meteorite fell, disasters began occurring one after another. The spread of viruses, the complete transformation of the ecosystem, and the rampage of purple alien beasts all indicated that the world had strayed from its original course. Humanity was forced to struggle for survival in the cracks of the apocalypse. A wars 35Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 5 Tales of Imaginary Warships 架空战舰故事集 Introductions to the various warships in the author’s fictional game Super Fictional Vehicles: Metal Storm, told through a series of short in-game stories. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Evolution Begins When I Transmigrate Into a Battleship 进化从穿越成一艘战舰开始 I transmigrated to a world full of magical technology and became a battleship. Zhang Hai was deeply wounded. To get home, he had to go all out and evolve. In this world full of temptations, he was determined to get himself a body, one strong enough to conquer every woman. What he didn't know was how much trouble the body customized for him by the System would cause. “Your Highness, please come home. Your devastatingly beautiful fiancée is waiting for you.” 4Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 7 The Girls of Battleship Esports 战舰电竞的少女们 The novel is set against an original fictional game featuring battleship and tank simulations, blending strategy, tactics, and combat between all kinds of imaginary warships and tanks. A young trainer who has struck out on her own after the esports training center where she worked went bankrupt leads a group of inexperienced, unskilled girls who used to work as internet café attendants onto the esports stage. Along the way, they uncover the secrets of the business wars behind esports and begin o 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Red Alert: Rebooting the Apocalypse 红警之末世重启 A Red Alert base stands on land ravaged by a bioweapon virus. A young, inexperienced commander leads an elite squad of soldiers. It all begins in this strange new world, with step-by-step exploration: from knowing nothing to knowing it inside out, from being unknown to turning the tide when all seems lost. The wheels of history start turning again. Faced with all the praise, one person merely waves a hand as if it were nothing. “Do you see those airships and fighter jets taking off? Do you see t 356Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 9 The Sea Monkey and the Nesting Hen 海猴与窝批 World of Warships: an epic, free-to-play, long-lasting masterpiece where teams of twelve face off against twelve, played by twenty-four monkeys. A massive Kong-themed world on the open sea. World of Warships: recording every one of your seagull moments… Lutjens: I don’t think… we need to record this anymore. Kuai: I agree. And why do we have to write this up? Ratio: I agree as well. Sunday: Mm, that’s true. [Referring to the photo of Ratio striking a Thinker pose on the toilet.] Aventurine: So 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Xuanhuan: A Starship Commander Crushes Another World 玄幻：星舰指挥碾压异界 After transmigrating into a fantastical Warring States era, Yu Tian discovers that he has become the commander of a starship. Building a starship fleet in another world? Isn't that just bullying everyone? Well, I like it~ The Qin Empire's iron army? And the military formations of the Strategists? A heavily armed space marine corps will crush them without breaking a sweat! Daoist golden-core cultivators? The Jian-50 aerospace fighter will blow them to smithereens! And Confucian masters with the s 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 From the Start, I Have an Aircraft Carrier 开局一艘航空母舰 “Congratulations, Host, you've claimed an aircraft carrier. Your campaign to dominate Blue Star has begun: 1% complete!” “Congratulations, Host, you've exchanged for a mechanical android. Begin assembling your mechanical army: 0.01% complete!” “Congratulations, Host, you've wiped out the ambitious wolves of the American Empire. Your campaign to dominate Blue Star is 100% complete! Reward: one corporate-grade spaceship!” “Congratulations, Host, you've successfully conquered the universe and br 702Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 12 1918: The Game on a Calm Sea 1918，平静海面的博弈 Is this a lingering regret, or can the seas be made calm? Can complex geopolitics save a declining empire? Can battleships and heavy artillery change the course of events, and what sparks will they set off? Under the guns, all lives are equal; under their barrels, opinions differ. Is this the beginning of tragedy, or the end of passion? Can I fulfill my heart’s desire and witness this flourishing age? 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
- 13 Apocalypse: My Heart of Future Technology 末世：我的未来科技之心 An alien civilization invades, and the world falls! One acid rain turns the streets into a sea of living dead! By chance, the young Chu Ge acquires the heart of future technology. He rises step by step from the apocalypse, eventually leading humanity onto the path of counterattack. This is a real apocalypse, and every step Chu Ge takes is perilous! —Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 14 Modern Warships: I Have the Green Key from the Start 现代战舰：开局我有绿钥匙 [National Destiny + Feel-Good Story + Road Survival] This is an age of advanced technology. Three years ago, humanity awakened modern warships, becoming chosen contestants in the National Destiny Arena, representing their countries and competing for glory and rewards. On Awakening Day, an artistic storm portal swept half the world's population into the National Destiny battlefield. [Xiao He] was an ordinary modern warship streamer who transmigrated into the National Destiny Arena, only to be fra 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Apocalypse Awakening: From the Start, I Have a Red Alert Army and Base Vehicle 末世觉醒：开局红警爆兵基地车 Reborn in the apocalypse + Red Alert System + a mobile, upgradeable and customizable base vehicle + a cold-blooded protagonist who is no saint + mass-producing troops + building bases + no childish antics + attention to detail The protagonist, Xiao Yuling, is a 20-year-old man. A mercenary from Earth, he died an untimely death. He transmigrated to a planet much like Earth, but a hundred times larger, called Blue Star. Reborn into a new life, he endured the apocalypse, only to die in a siege by a 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 My Battleship Is Stronger Than Yours 我的战舰比你强 Having transmigrated, I find myself in such a wondrous world: A world of naval warfare. Just look at those pathetic ships of yours. Let me show you the appeal of battleships and big guns. Beautiful women make me drool. Warships make me drool too. And I can have both. What a wonderful life. 422Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 17 Invincible from Red Alert 从红警开始无敌 On the Divine Martial Continent, martial artists reign supreme, and the strong rule! But I’m taking over the world with my Red Alert System! What, an ancient giant? One laser blast will have you clutching your head and howling! Powerful martial artists? Technology is the only way to go. 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Reborn in 1979: Buying an Aircraft Carrier from the Start 重生1979开局买航母 Huang Jianguo was unexpectedly reborn in 1979. From the start, he went on a shopping spree: buying aircraft carriers and planes, building factories, and advancing technology through importing, assimilating, absorbing, and innovating. Strengthening Huaxia starts with me. No matter when or where, we must strive to grow stronger! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Age of Sea Power 海权时代 Coming toward you is this world's: Strongest maritime power! True empire on which the sun never sets! Blue Star's world police! The beacon of justice for the world! An essential cornerstone of world peace! A vital pillar of stability! Being a dog for Longhan is the greatest honor, woof! 37Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 20 A Book of Three-Foot Frost 三尺寒冰的一本书 5,000 years! The entire world transmigrated into the online game Future World. Su Ming chose the safest profession, Mechanist, from the start. Who could have guessed he'd draw the strongest talent, Mechanical Deity! He even got a set of Iron Man armor for free! Kill exotic beasts! Collect mini rocket thrusters, palm-mounted laser cannons, and the latest mech girl! At the start, Su Ming passed a staircase and saw a stunning female commander slowly descending! “Ding! You have discovered a hidden q 11Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 21 Disaster Lord: My Invincible Red Alert Forces Rule the Apocalypse 天灾领主：无敌红警纵横末世 Demons invade, and the apocalypse begins. Gao De becomes a Red Alert commander. While everyone else struggles to survive, he has already embarked on a campaign of conquest! Enemy aircraft streak across the sky. Steel torrents of Apocalypse Tanks thunder past, while Thunder Submarines lurk in the depths. And in low orbit, a colossal object watches over everything! Gao De leads the Red Alert army across the apocalypse, becoming the only one capable of turning the tide! (Lord + apocalypse + Red Ale 6Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 22 Doomsday Red Alert: From the Great Cataclysm 末日红警，从大灾变开始 [Red Alert 2 + not a power fantasy + readers with fragile hearts, beware] Zombies roam, beast hordes run rampant. They go wherever they please, seizing the spaces where humanity can survive. Survivors’ cries fill the land. Cities are crushed beneath their feet, and those who cling to life have nothing left but snarls and struggle. In this dark age, Qin Xian raises the red flag, and the warning sirens ring out for miles. As far as the eye can see, a tide of steel surges forward. Warplanes roar th 84Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 23 The Pirate King of Great Ming 大明海枭 The Ming emperor arranged his marriage, the Spanish emperor awarded him a medal, the British emperor hosted a banquet in his honor, and the pope of Rome bestowed his blessing upon him. He was the brightest star of his age, his circle of friends glittered with celebrities, his wealth rivaled that of nations, and he had close female friends all over the world. He was Fang Jie, a man who turned the tide in the Age of Exploration! 670Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Reborn in Another World: The Red Alert Empire 重生异界之红警帝国 A young man who loved playing Red Alert was pulling an all-nighter when he unexpectedly transmigrated to another continent with the entire Red Alert System. There, he'll meet other races who coexist with humanity. No weapons? Buy them! No equipment? Buy it! No food? Buy it! No women? Uh... that, too! Though they'll be robots! In this crumbling, dog-eat-dog world, how will he lead his Red Alert army, combine it with magic, and unite the continent? Can he become the first emperor of the Golden Con 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Apocalypse: I Rule the World with Red Alert 末世：我用红警统治世界 On an otherwise ordinary day, a blazing light and strange celestial phenomena heralded a terrifying apocalyptic crisis. The sudden outbreak caught everyone off guard, but Liu Junliang, a good-for-nothing young man, unexpectedly obtained the Super Red Alert System. Terrifying monsters in the apocalypse? No problem, the elite troops are ready to go, and the newly enhanced soldiers could use the practice. A vicious survivor community ruling by the old order? No problem, how about a superweapon, a n 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 A Cruiser from the Start, but It's 1914 开局一艘巡洋舰，但是1914 “System binding in progress.” “Congratulations, Host. You have received the starter gift pack: a St. Louis-class cruiser.” Lin Man gazed at the beautiful warship before him and, still unable to believe it, asked again, “What year is it? And where am I?” “1914 AD. Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands, German New Guinea.” 494Reads6.5Score142Shelves
- 27 The Last Battlecruiser of the War of Resistance 抗战之最后的战列巡洋舰 The early chapters are slow; you can skip straight to the start of the War of Resistance. A major friendly-fire incident by the Royal Navy brings China a huge sum of money. Add a little naval funding, and the third ship of the Invincible class joins the navy. What kind of waves will this warship make? —Reads—Score719Shelves
- 28 Base from the Start: A Million-Ship Fleet Conquers the Universe 开局基地：百万舰队征服宇宙 The male lead happens upon a base-building System packed with all kinds of real-time strategy game features. He can summon marines and build bases. From the city to the world, from Earth to the galaxy, from the galaxy to the conquest of the universe! The insect swarm joins forces with a million-strong army, roaring its defiance at the stars and the cosmos! (Slightly slow to warm up, so please be patient, dear readers.) (One heroine, no bleeding-heart saint, no cultivation or supernatural powers. 2Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 29 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Got a Red Alert Base Vehicle 末世：开局获得红警基地车 The apocalypse is coming! Lin Chen, a high school student, unexpectedly obtains the Red Alert Conquest System and gets a Red Alert Construction Vehicle from the start! The darkness, terror, and bloodshed of the apocalypse as people imagine it? No!!! To Lin Chen, with his Red Alert army at his command, the apocalypse is nothing more than a battlefield. And he will lead his army to conquer the entire battlefield! 22Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 30 I Asked You to Repair Fishing Boats. What Is This Aircraft Carrier? 让你修渔船，这个航母怎么回事 A disaster forced Geng Yunfei to take over a repair shop. Then, quite unexpectedly, he received an order to repair a fishing boat. He thought it was a model, but when a massive fishing vessel appeared before him, he froze! Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have activated the Technological Evolution System. Would you like to analyze... The moment his golden finger appeared, Geng Yunfei was completely dumbfounded. When phased-array radar, quantum radar, psionic matrix radar... nuclear fusion engine 197Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 31 The World War Era of Sailing Ships 世界大战之风帆战舰大时代 Chen Fan transmigrates to 1821 in a parallel world and builds a power base. With rewards from the System, he establishes a sailing fleet and fights the world's great naval powers, forging an immortal legacy. This novel features numerous scenes of warfare between sailing ships. 178Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Red Alert: I Became the Wasteland's Overlord 红色警戒：我成了末世领主 With the Red Alert System at my command in the apocalypse, I will become the one and only king of this wasteland. “Boss, the Five Great Alliances have sent us an invitation. They’re willing to recognize us as the Sixth Alliance and let us join their Human Alliance.” “Tell them to forget all that joining nonsense. They can either surrender and submit, or die.” [Nuclear Missile Ready] [Lightning Storm Ready] [Chronosphere Ready] [Psychic Dominator Ready] 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 33 Qing Dynasty Captain: Remaking the Laiyuan Online 大清舰长，在线魔改来远 Zhiyuan sinks, Jingyuan burns, and Dingyuan takes a hit. History is following that blood-soaked script toward a crushing defeat. Behind him are more than two hundred young sailors about to be added to the casualty lists, and an empire's last barrier at sea. 95Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 34 Cosmic Exploration: From the Start, I Have a Curvature-Drive Spaceship 宇宙探险：开局一艘曲率飞船 Ten years ago, Chen Feng unexpectedly bound himself to a God-Tier Exploration System! His sci-fi journey to explore everything began! He explored the kingdom of Atlantis, which had lain dormant beneath the sea for millennia! He uncovered the secrets of the Mayan civilization! He discovered the mysterious magnetic-field space in the Bermuda Triangle! … After turning the entire Earth upside down and finding it all utterly dull, he had no choice but to begin his own journey of livestreaming across 281Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 35 You Wanted Me to Repeat a Year and Aim for a Third-Tier College? I Became a Fleet Commander 让你复读冲三本？你成舰队统帅 Jiang Chen, an elite member of the Dragon Nation Navy special forces, dies while carrying out a top-secret escort mission and transmigrates into the body of someone who failed the college entrance exam. From the start, he becomes the laughingstock of his family. At the dinner table, his third aunt rattles on: “Xiao Chen, listen to your aunt. Go to that Feixiang Technical School and learn to operate an excavator. You’ll at least be able to make a living!” I can’t be bothered to argue. I go with 1.3kReads7.1Score203Shelves
- 36 A Modern Army Transmigrates to Another World to Rescue Their Countrymen 现代军队为解救同胞穿越异世界 This is a story about a modern military force that transmigrates to another world in search of its fellow countrymen. Before that, a city was suddenly attacked by forces from another world, and civilians were captured. To uncover the truth, a modern military unit is sent to investigate. As the protagonist and his team make progress, they discover that things are not so simple… 276Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Apocalypse: Red Alert Conquers the World 末世：红警争霸天下 As the apocalypse draws near, Bulong acquires the Red Alert System. Faced with the looming crisis, what will he do? Will he hunker down in a corner and scrape by, or wage war across the land to reclaim lost territory? With the Red Alert System at his disposal, anything is possible. With Red Alert in hand, the world is mine! 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Commanding the Storm, Ruling the Boundless Seas 叱咤风云，海疆无边 When you transmigrate to a Ming Dynasty that is entirely different from the one in history, with a storm brewing at sea, what choices will you make? To find out what happens next, read the main story. [Semi-alternate history + naval warfare + pseudo-ensemble cast + cannons and battleships + battleships + cruisers + destroyers + submarines + anti-submarine warfare + air defense (later) + aircraft (middle) + a few tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and amphibious armored vehicles + guided weapons 387Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 From the Start, I Found a Spaceship in a Junkyard 开局垃圾场里捡飞船 Ji Yu accidentally enters a transmigration platform and is chosen by a battleship System, taking him to a multiverse where space technology is highly advanced. After enduring all kinds of torment from the useless System, he finally begins his interstellar transmigration journey. 149Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 40 Apocalypse: From the Start, Armed with an MP5 末世：开局一把mp5 Also known as: Apocalypse War System Military System + Apocalypse + A Protagonist Who Isn’t a Goody-Two-Shoes + Decisive and Ruthless + Smart Protagonist Fang Hao died in a border conflict and transmigrated as a wage slave with the same name in another world. A zombie virus had just broken out there, but fortunately, he had the System that every transmigrator needed. Using the System to recruit troops, Fang Hao gradually established himself in the apocalypse. Following a trail of clues, he was d 118Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 41 Everyone Transmigrates: In the Red Alert Era, I Raise a Million Troops 全民穿越：红警时代，我爆兵百万 [Everyone transmigrates + Red Alert world + invincible protagonist + endless troops + ruthless and decisive]: Don’t read if you dislike it! The day before everyone is transported to the Red Alert World, Long Zheng is reborn. Relying on memories from his previous life and the [Mushroom Bomb System], he raises an army of a million and sweeps across the Red Alert World. When Long Zheng reaches the very top of the world, he suddenly realizes that everything has only just begun! The author plans to w 24Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 42 Age of Empires: Starting Out as a Warlord 帝国时代：从军阀开始 Li Mu transmigrates to another world torn apart by warlords and acquires the Imperial Arsenal System. German war machines roar across the land, aircraft blot out the sky, and warships rule the seas. The sleeping lion of the East is about to awaken. Under Li Mu’s leadership, the world will tremble. “Imperial Arsenal System online...” “Congratulations, Host! You have received a German infantry squad!” “Congratulations, Host! You have received a Tiger tank!” “Congratulations, Host! You have 17Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 43 My Era as a Northeastern Warlord 我的东北军阀时代 Hong Fei is a migrant worker who came south to make a living. After a tumultuous storm, his head suddenly rang, and he found himself in unfamiliar Heilongjiang. Just as he was about to order takeout, he discovered that he had arrived in the post-World War I era with a golden finger. From then on, his life became a story of unstoppable success! 3Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 44 A Million Red Alert Troops in the Apocalypse 末世之百万红警大军 [No superpowers] [No cultivation] [No heroine or just one heroine] "Decisive and ruthless" "Not brainless, not a bleeding-heart" He transmigrated to the apocalypse by accident, and before he even began his grueling struggle to survive, he was bound to a Red Alert base. As Song Yan put it, “We’re not cut out for a hard life.” "The troops, weapons, and equipment in this book aren’t copied wholesale from Red Alert. Please don’t take it too literally. Even readers who’ve never played Red Alert can f 45Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 45 Red Alert: A Kaleidoscope of Flags 红警之缤纷旗帜 The pitch-black night brought pitch-black meteorites... Oh, no, pitch-black viruses. The virus wiped out all traces of humanity, and everyone was just trying to find enough to eat, muddling through a hard, hopeless existence. Yet the protagonist sat in the command center, directing countless Red Alert soldiers as they fought the enemy... Across the cold, perilous seas, carrier battle groups cruised through the water while carrier aircraft soared overhead. On land, tanks raced across the battlefi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Red Alert: The Apocalypse’s Final Chapter 红警之末日终章 The world is falling apart. The Umbrella Corporation's plan caught the entire globe off guard, and the spread of the T-virus plunged all of humanity into despair. After transmigrating, Sun Peng grew stronger through the torment of his mental world. With the Red Alert System's help, he broke new ground, swept through millions of zombies, built a doomsday fortress, and became humanity's last hope. 41Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 47 Red Alert: After Killing Over a Million Enemies, I Became the God of War 红警：杀敌过百万，我成战争之神 [Red Alert + Mass Recruitment + Conquest + Alternate WWII + Decisive and Ruthless] Also titled: "Defeat the Huns and Destroy the Lighthouse. From Now On, I Rule the West!" Wang Wei is reborn into a World War II setting as a citizen of Poland. In a desperate situation, he activates the Red Alert Troop-Raising System! Complete missions to earn resources and recruit a million-strong Red Alert army! From then on, Wang Wei becomes the nightmare that haunts the three ambitious powers! Blast the Gestap 2Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 48 Steel Evolution: Tanks on the Rampage! 钢铁进化：坦克凶猛！ In a moment of excitement, Wu Yu transmigrates into a tank, and not just any tank: a wrecked, abandoned one that’s been blasted to pieces and set ablaze! His luck takes a turn when he unlocks the God-Tier Tank Evolution System. He goes on to crush invaders from every nation and forge the Dragon Kingdom’s mighty steel army. “What! You dare bully the Dragon Kingdom because you think we have no tanks? This god-tier tank, evolved into the 99A, will teach you a lesson!” “Get out of my way. My high-ex 14Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 49 Red Alert: The Road to Conquest Begins in the Apocalypse 红警：从末世开始的争霸之路 When He Mu wakes up, he finds himself in another world and has also obtained a Red Alert Summoning System. Meteorites have fallen upon this world, bringing crystals that can replicate themselves. But the crystal ore infects other living creatures, turning them into frenzied monsters. The world is plunged into an apocalyptic crisis. Yet in He Mu's eyes, these minerals, which everyone else avoids at all costs, are incredibly precious resources. With the help of the Red Alert Summoning System, as l 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Apocalypse Red Shore 末世红岸 Rebirth + Conglomerate + Apocalypse + Nation-Building + Red Alert System + Adult Relationships In western Greater Khingan, the conglomerate protagonist brings a Red Alert System and builds a city for the apocalypse. Hard sci-fi with no supernatural abilities, as he gradually creates hope for humanity. —Reads—Score—Shelves
