Franberry
04-03-2006, 17:34
(Note: This is my first storefront, so be free to correct me. I found the whole airship idea very interesting, and I haven't seen that many around, unlike airplane storefronts.)
Lorton Class Aircraft Carrier
The Lorton Class Aircraft Carrier is a helium filled, rigid airship. The airship is a very effective way of deploy aircraft to areas were you normally could not, and, in the long run, cheaper than in-fight refueling, because it’s like having a mobile airstrip that can be anywhere.
The Lorton Class Aircraft Carrier can hold 10 F-18’s. These aircraft are launched vie a catapult. There are blast shields all around the catapult, to protect the inside of the ship from being damaged. The catapult launches the aircraft out of the airship at 350km per hour, the plane must the rapidly accelerate in order not to stall. “Landing” is very similar to in-flight refueling, the airplane comes behind the airship at very low speeds, were it is picked up by the crane. Landing is quite tricky, and it is recommended that no inexperienced pilots attempt this outside of training situations.
The aircraft are stored in the Cargo bay, above the catapult and in front of the landing hook. The airplanes can be lowered into the catapult from above, using a lowering floor. Aircraft are moved onto the cargo bay by the landing hook.
A large Radar/Ladar component is stored in the front of the ship. It can track multiple targets and it can also functions as an AWACS. Should the time for evacuation occur, the crew can quickly exit via the detachable gondola (holds 50) or one of the 5 escape pods (holds 3 each).
Specifications
Crew: 50 standard, 60 maximum
[1 captain, 14 airship crew/weapons/AWACS; 12 pilots, 23 aircraft crew. (10 more spots for any other crew)
Length: 400 meters
Height: 50 meters
Width: 40 meters
Power Plant: (4) Turbofans; (2) Turbines (in tail)
Range: 5,500 kilometers
Service Ceiling: 50,000 meters
Cruising Speed: 200 km/h
Maximum Speed: 400 km/h
Aircraft
(10) F-18’s (modifications can be made to cargo bay to accommodate for other types)
Weapons
(5) CIWS 30mm Phalanx turrets (2 along the top, 1 at the bottom, 1 on each side)
(3) Patriot modified SAM launchers (1 on each side and top, 2 missiles in each launcher)
(10) Hardpoitns(1 on bottom, and 3 on each side and top)
Countermeasures
(400) Chaff Countermeasures
(200) Flares
Jamming equipment
Price
$1.8 billion (aircraft are not incliuded, although if you supply us with the aircraft, modification for airship compatability is free)
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Lombardo Class Transport Airship
The Lombardo Class Transport Airship is a helium filled, rigid airship. The airship is a very effective way to deploy large amounts of men to areas were you normally could not. It is also very effective as a transport, as it can carry large amounts of men, faster than a boat, and can carry more than an airplane (while using less fuel that a fleet of transport airplanes would use). It is advisable (in hostile areas) to move the transport in a convoy formation or with some escorts.
A large Radar/Ladar component is stored in the front of the ship. It can track multiple targets and it can also functions as an AWACS. Should the time for evacuation occur, the crew can quickly exit via the detachable gondola (holds 50) or one of the 50 escape pods (holds 10 each).
Specifications
Crew: 35 standard, 45 maximum
[1 captain, 34 airship crew/weapons/AWACS (10 more spots for any other crew)]
Others: 500 men (instead of men you can instead carry vehicles, or war materials, or a combination of all 3)
Length: 400 meters
Height: 50 meters
Width: 40 meters
Power Plant: (6) Turbofans; (2) Turbines (in tail)
Range: 5,000 kilometres
Service Ceiling: 50,000 meters
Cruising Speed: 150 km/h
Maximum Speed: 350 km/h
Weapons
(20) CIWS 30mm Phalanx turrets (8 along the top, 4 at the bottom, 4 on each side)
(3) Patriot modified SAM launchers (1 on each side and top, 2 missiles in each launcher)
(10) Hardpoitns (1 on bottom, and 3 on each side and top)
Countermeasures
(400) Chaff Countermeasures
(200) Flares
Jamming equipment
Price
$1.2 billion
Civilian price:
$700,000 million (no weaponry, no countermeasures and no LADAR included)
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Arkaan Class Escort Airship
The Arkaan Class Escort Airship is a helium filled, rigid airship. It is an escort airship, which will protect convoys. It is very effective due to the long time it can spend in the air, and due to the small crew, has the room to accommodate for large numbers of hardpoints. The airship can also be used in an offensive manner, supporting ground troops with long-range weaponry, it is not advisable to bring the airship too close to the enemy, as it is slow to turn.
A large Radar/Ladar component is stored in the front of the ship. It can track multiple targets and it can also functions as an AWACS. Should the time for evacuation occur, the crew could quickly exit via the detachable gondola (holds 30).
Specifications
Crew: 20 standard, 30 maximum
[1 captain, 19 airship crew/weapons/AWACS. (10 more spots for any other crew)
Length: 150 meters
Height: 20 meters
Width: 20 meters
Power Plant: (2) Turbofans; (2) Turbines (in tail)
Range: 5,000 kilometres
Service Ceiling: 50,000 meters
Cruising Speed: 200 km/h
Maximum Speed: 400 km/h
Weapons
(15) CIWS 30mm Phalanx turrets (5 along the top, 2 at the bottom, 4 on each side)
(6) Patriot modified SAM launchers (2 on each side and top, 2 missiles in each launcher)
(30) Hardpoitns (6 on bottom, and 8 on each side and top) (Hardpoints can be anything from extra radars, to missile platforms, to Phalanx turrets)
Countermeasures
(400) Chaff Countermeasures
(200) Flares
Jamming equipment
Price
$1.3 billion
10% off on all models for fellow Socialist Confederacy nations!
(p.s: remeber this is my first time, so if there are any mistakes feel free to point them out)
Lorton Class Aircraft Carrier
The Lorton Class Aircraft Carrier is a helium filled, rigid airship. The airship is a very effective way of deploy aircraft to areas were you normally could not, and, in the long run, cheaper than in-fight refueling, because it’s like having a mobile airstrip that can be anywhere.
The Lorton Class Aircraft Carrier can hold 10 F-18’s. These aircraft are launched vie a catapult. There are blast shields all around the catapult, to protect the inside of the ship from being damaged. The catapult launches the aircraft out of the airship at 350km per hour, the plane must the rapidly accelerate in order not to stall. “Landing” is very similar to in-flight refueling, the airplane comes behind the airship at very low speeds, were it is picked up by the crane. Landing is quite tricky, and it is recommended that no inexperienced pilots attempt this outside of training situations.
The aircraft are stored in the Cargo bay, above the catapult and in front of the landing hook. The airplanes can be lowered into the catapult from above, using a lowering floor. Aircraft are moved onto the cargo bay by the landing hook.
A large Radar/Ladar component is stored in the front of the ship. It can track multiple targets and it can also functions as an AWACS. Should the time for evacuation occur, the crew can quickly exit via the detachable gondola (holds 50) or one of the 5 escape pods (holds 3 each).
Specifications
Crew: 50 standard, 60 maximum
[1 captain, 14 airship crew/weapons/AWACS; 12 pilots, 23 aircraft crew. (10 more spots for any other crew)
Length: 400 meters
Height: 50 meters
Width: 40 meters
Power Plant: (4) Turbofans; (2) Turbines (in tail)
Range: 5,500 kilometers
Service Ceiling: 50,000 meters
Cruising Speed: 200 km/h
Maximum Speed: 400 km/h
Aircraft
(10) F-18’s (modifications can be made to cargo bay to accommodate for other types)
Weapons
(5) CIWS 30mm Phalanx turrets (2 along the top, 1 at the bottom, 1 on each side)
(3) Patriot modified SAM launchers (1 on each side and top, 2 missiles in each launcher)
(10) Hardpoitns(1 on bottom, and 3 on each side and top)
Countermeasures
(400) Chaff Countermeasures
(200) Flares
Jamming equipment
Price
$1.8 billion (aircraft are not incliuded, although if you supply us with the aircraft, modification for airship compatability is free)
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Lombardo Class Transport Airship
The Lombardo Class Transport Airship is a helium filled, rigid airship. The airship is a very effective way to deploy large amounts of men to areas were you normally could not. It is also very effective as a transport, as it can carry large amounts of men, faster than a boat, and can carry more than an airplane (while using less fuel that a fleet of transport airplanes would use). It is advisable (in hostile areas) to move the transport in a convoy formation or with some escorts.
A large Radar/Ladar component is stored in the front of the ship. It can track multiple targets and it can also functions as an AWACS. Should the time for evacuation occur, the crew can quickly exit via the detachable gondola (holds 50) or one of the 50 escape pods (holds 10 each).
Specifications
Crew: 35 standard, 45 maximum
[1 captain, 34 airship crew/weapons/AWACS (10 more spots for any other crew)]
Others: 500 men (instead of men you can instead carry vehicles, or war materials, or a combination of all 3)
Length: 400 meters
Height: 50 meters
Width: 40 meters
Power Plant: (6) Turbofans; (2) Turbines (in tail)
Range: 5,000 kilometres
Service Ceiling: 50,000 meters
Cruising Speed: 150 km/h
Maximum Speed: 350 km/h
Weapons
(20) CIWS 30mm Phalanx turrets (8 along the top, 4 at the bottom, 4 on each side)
(3) Patriot modified SAM launchers (1 on each side and top, 2 missiles in each launcher)
(10) Hardpoitns (1 on bottom, and 3 on each side and top)
Countermeasures
(400) Chaff Countermeasures
(200) Flares
Jamming equipment
Price
$1.2 billion
Civilian price:
$700,000 million (no weaponry, no countermeasures and no LADAR included)
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Arkaan Class Escort Airship
The Arkaan Class Escort Airship is a helium filled, rigid airship. It is an escort airship, which will protect convoys. It is very effective due to the long time it can spend in the air, and due to the small crew, has the room to accommodate for large numbers of hardpoints. The airship can also be used in an offensive manner, supporting ground troops with long-range weaponry, it is not advisable to bring the airship too close to the enemy, as it is slow to turn.
A large Radar/Ladar component is stored in the front of the ship. It can track multiple targets and it can also functions as an AWACS. Should the time for evacuation occur, the crew could quickly exit via the detachable gondola (holds 30).
Specifications
Crew: 20 standard, 30 maximum
[1 captain, 19 airship crew/weapons/AWACS. (10 more spots for any other crew)
Length: 150 meters
Height: 20 meters
Width: 20 meters
Power Plant: (2) Turbofans; (2) Turbines (in tail)
Range: 5,000 kilometres
Service Ceiling: 50,000 meters
Cruising Speed: 200 km/h
Maximum Speed: 400 km/h
Weapons
(15) CIWS 30mm Phalanx turrets (5 along the top, 2 at the bottom, 4 on each side)
(6) Patriot modified SAM launchers (2 on each side and top, 2 missiles in each launcher)
(30) Hardpoitns (6 on bottom, and 8 on each side and top) (Hardpoints can be anything from extra radars, to missile platforms, to Phalanx turrets)
Countermeasures
(400) Chaff Countermeasures
(200) Flares
Jamming equipment
Price
$1.3 billion
10% off on all models for fellow Socialist Confederacy nations!
(p.s: remeber this is my first time, so if there are any mistakes feel free to point them out)