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After the success of the Captain-class battleships, the Admiralty increased research and development funding for the Aerial branch. While the Captains had begun incorpo-rating aspects from the Cayley Design School, The Aerial Sovereign marked a more conservative “traditionalist” school. The role of flying ships was to be a mirror of their ‘wet’ counterparts. They were to accompany the fleet, and focus primarily on defeating other naval ships. Crews should be interchangeable between the flying and wet portions of the Navy. The Aerial Sovereign even had a weapons load that was largely identical to the Royal Sovereign class of con-ventional battleships.
The Mustang-class torpedo boat is long distance anti-shipping hybrid Aerolyth craft. It was con-ceived in 1884 as an inexpensive craft capable of patrolling and defending America’s Eastern Coast. An Army project, it was also an attempt to demonstrate that the US Army should “own” the skies, not the “New Navy.” Senior generals reasoned that if flyers like the Mustang class could effectively prevent foreign fleets from approaching the coast, and harass enemy shipping, it would ensure that the Army would be the nation’s first line of defense (and ensure ample fund-ing).
Generally assigned to local defense forces, the TF-class can conduct patrols over a large area and mount attacks if need be. A main armament of 6 torpedoes provides a substantial attack capability against hard targets, and two revolving steam cannons can strafe and suppress most other surface targets.
The Felix Flyer was the first operational Cayley craft in the French Army. Though not considered a highly successful design, it provided valuable experience for the new Bureau Aerospatial and was the flagship craft of the fledgling French Army Air Corp.
The Fr.1885 was the follow on to the Fr.1875, and was generally considered to be a much more solid design. The Bureau Aerospatial learnt heavily from the Fr.1875 and managed to address most of the design flaws. The Fr.1885 became a mainstay of French Army Air Corps, and was successful.
The Fr.1890 was designed to be twice as capable as the already successful Fr.1885. In addition, it changed its focus from close air support to being able to challenge the larger Aerolyth craft which other nations had begun to field. Learning from previous designs, it had a solid hull, though it was also affected by odd noises from its redesigned dual tail.
The “Hannibal” was conceived following the disastrous rescue of Gordon from Khartoum. The designer felt that the military had failed its people by sending in such poorly prepared and equipped vessels. The Hannibal was designed to be able to fly to its objective, spend significant time on the the ground and return to base without having to refuel, be capable of seizing its own landing ground, defending itself while landed, and rapidly loading and unloading people off the vessel.
The “Hannibal” was conceived following the disastrous rescue of Gordon from Khartoum. The designer felt that the military had failed its people by sending in such poorly prepared and equipped vessels. The Hannibal was designed to be able to fly to its objective, spend significant time on the the ground and return to base without having to refuel, be capable of seizing its own landing ground, defending itself while landed, and rapidly loading and unloading people off the vessel.
After the success of the Gomora-Class of High Altitude Bombers in the first Hive War, the Admiralty wanted to expand on the concept. However, the questionable legality of high-altitude bombardment meant the ship had to be “disguised” as a multi-purpose craft. Thus, it was equipped with 5-inch guns, Maxims, and 6-inch rockets.
Set of 4 models, a standard ping-pong ball can be used for the gas envelope.
Many nations and companies have built small observations balloons such as this one. Typically deployed along borders or ground installations, observation balloons can stay aloft for several days at a time, though the conditions are not comfortable.
The “Hannibal” was conceived following the disastrous rescue of Gordon from Khartoum. The designer felt that the military had failed its people by sending in such poorly prepared and equipped vessels. The Hannibal was designed to be able to fly to its objective, spend significant time on the the ground and return to base without having to refuel, be capable of seizing its own landing ground, defending itself while landed, and rapidly loading and unloading people off the vessel
The Wadia Forward Base was a large flying fortress constructed by the Wadia family in India. It was designed to be a self-contained fortress, capable of supporting a large military operation in hostile territory, conducting major explorations of uncharted territories, and conducting large-scale hit-and-run attacks. It saw major action in the Second Hive War.
The Etheric Missile Boat (EMB) is a hybrid Aerolyth/Cayley craft produced by the United Kingdom. The EMB was designed as a fast, lightly armored attack craft, capable of taking on much larger opponents. Its primary armament is a set of four rocket launchers. Two Hotchkiss guns provide secondary armament.