Ahh, right that one off the docket boys, this shipyard's got one happy customer. Its a dem-fine ship sir, and a pleasure to draw.

Yesh! Thank you again man!

If I had a fleet of this ship.....

my my ulric you do have fine taste in airships

I would love to just be on the bridge of that thing and look out at everything else~

That will be such a amazing feeling

Looks like someone is happy, reminds me of the WW2 era battleships. Got me thinking, how would you bail out if it's well "sinking?"

Parachute as last resort, it's also got a series of rail launched glider 'life boats' that use a small short burn rocket to propel them away from harm, additionally the Arc-Light field generator (ancient tech device that provides the lift for the vessel) and the effect it creates doesn't just end right away if the device is turned off/damaged or destroyed. It'd gradually loose altitude, and if possible the crew tries to effect a 'controlled landing' in such an event. Still doesn't mean it wouldn't suck.

Like a flying Titanic. Lets just hope Sky Marshal Ghent isn't a snob like the actual Titanic captain and reduce 'life boats' because it would make it look crowded.

Where I actual live, the land mass where the Titanic was built isn't too far away.

Flying titanic? >.> How...I mean I see the link between ships, in that they 'are' ships, but that's it.

Also that's pretty nifty.

Well the 'control landing' aspect reminded me of the water intake capacity of the Titanic which boat experts called the Titanic 'it's own life boat.' Worked in theory, but sadly the force driven into the ice berg just geared the damn thing apart.

There's also the 'controlled landing' practice for pilots, basically a crash landing, but the term is changed 'cause y'know the term 'crash' doesn't really tend to bring up nice images. That was what I was referring to.

'cause y'know....airships and all...they fly in the air....only y'know these don't have air balloons keeping them aloft and such. Either way *bonks with stupid stick*

Even smart people have to kick themselves once in a while. But since this ship looks way ahead of it's time, I bet it would be hard to take it down.

Ooooh yeah. That side armor isn't including the sub-armor layer which is a 4"inch 'belt' armor strip that protects the inner holds. Not just that but the ship has it's escort as well which usually consists of another cruiser, a destroyer and a pair of frigates.

Sounds like the crew are in for one hell of a pension.

hm?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pension

I know what pension is man. C'mon gimme more credit than that. x3

Sorry mate. But the "hm?", what did you mean by that?

Well what did you mean by mentioning the pensions?

Knowing all that hard work of maintaining that ship must mean a hefty retiring fund for the crew. Unless it doesn't imply in their government policies.

They receive measured wages, the majority of their pay is deposited into a state pension budget that they have access too once they retire or similar circumstances as they apply. If they die the pension is then distributed to the savings of their next of kin and family. I'm not gonna go too too far into it, but basically the people in the society of the Republics have a mindset of looking to the future and the welfare of the state which provides them.


It's a very close government system in terms of how the people and the state are in relationship terms. The people are the state, and the state is the people. When those people contribute to the welfare of the state, they also contribute to helping one another and the state itself not only provides for them what they need 'now', but also rewards them when they reach retirement (some can retire from their careers as early as in their mid 40s which is saying something) as well as providing for the futures of their children in one way or another.

Much like a communist-socialist society, but there is a measure of free enterprise on the local level and has a moderately controlled establishment of larger businesses. They have democratic elections for their leaders, who are judged more on their merit and service to the state rather than social class.

They also impose very harsh punishments on these leaders and other such officials who abuse their power, at all levels I might add. Anything from around a decade in a prison up to execution even. It's a way to ensure that those in power know that they are there because the people entrust them to lead, they entrust them with this power, and that betrayal of that trust will not be tolerated. I know it sounds brutal, but these people have suffered under the leadership of the corrupt and tyrannical before, and they aren't about to let themselves be subject to it again.

Sounds pretty fair to me, this is coming from a guy with no political identity. By any chance what name is this faction?

So sorry about that glitch.

Northern Revolutionary Republics. Due to the fact that the nation is something akin to the Soviet Union in that it is also a series of countries that are united by a common government and so on. Only unlike the actual Soviet Union, this one does work because of the entire shift of societal views where the sense of instant self-gratification is not a driving force in their day to day lives, it's the welfare of their families, neighbors and countrymen, and the nation itself that they work towards.

So basically, if the USSR wasn't entirely governmentally controled and more open minded of what the people need and not by the will of pricks like Stalin.

Exactly. Oh yeah and uh, everyone around 30 to 40 years old or so is a veteran of at least a decade of civil warfare. Their actual military, in the entire scale of it is small, but we're talkin' some hard fightin' folk here for the most part.

Sounds like Sun Zui's daydream.

If there was multiple critical hits on the engines? Will then most of the crew leave the ship but the most skiled drivers would be on the bridge trying to make the landing so soft thay can?

I'm not really up for discussing all the elaborate possible eventualities that could occur, sorry it'd take waaaaay to long. x3 I have explained the three ways I've come up with for emergency combat situations and how they are able to react to the most obvious ones like needing to abandon ship and such.


Also if you'll note the engines are fairly well protected by external armor plating (like in the front and on the rear sides).

Small autotracing HE missiles can always find a way im. But ok

Suuuuuuure...if they 'had' that in the setting.

I'm all new to this kinda stuff anyway X3

For the setting this is in, try and imagine most of the technology being of around the 1930s to early 1950s. Basically pre-World War Two to the Korean War. Then add in a very few pieces of really advanced technology from the modern age and even of futuristic quality like the device that keeps this ship in the air. If you can imagine that, then you'd have a pretty decent idea of the setting, at least in terms of technology.

correction *1890s to 1950s*

Ah, ok

I never thought an airship could look so cool! :D

And now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

G.I. JOE!

nice bit of boat you got there.

This is when I know I've been messing with the wrong air marshal.

Sky Marshall. Also glad y'like it! :3

Fine. Sky Marshal.

Why wouldn't I? It's long, hard, and full of crewmen that have sworn their utmost loyalty to Corvus Ghent's causes.

All that power!.. Such an wonderfull thing to have~

Quite the formidable ship there. Love to serve on her.

Well I haven't really detailed out her crew yet. Or really that many other airship captains either. >w>

That is one long and hard ship.

Giggity.

Would like to see her in action sir.

So would I..so would I..

HOLY nice!!!

Okay. As a technical weenie and total nerd of all things space/steam/air/ship....I completely love this design. :D And the Nebelwerfer is the creepiest rocket launcher ever designed. The sound alone caused more issues with Allied troopers then the actual explosions...which were also effective. Scary scary thing. Now I gotta design one of my own...>.>

*glomps* Get on Skype you 'cause I wanna chat about this lovely, lethal, lady of the sky here!

Soon as I can get something working on this old beast of a mac. >.>

HOLY SHIT MAN,LIKE HOLY FUCKIN SHIT THAT IS AWESOME TO GODZILLA TIMES INFINITY

How Ghent defined this ship:

Shipyard owner: "What kind of ship would you like, Sir Ghent?"

Ghent: "I want guns, guns, a rammer spike, elegance, and even more guns."

Sky Marshal Ghent. X3

Fine, mister ceremonials. Prince Niec Helios Chromewing, commander of 5th ESS Demon Squadron, son of Serena and Drakus Chromewing,
Signing out.

o3o

o3o indeed, o3o indeed...