Albatross Class Kampf-Zeppelinkruiser

Albatross Class Zeppelin-Kampfkruiser
General Information
Class Name	Albatross Class
Ship Type	Battlecruiser/Pocket Battleship
Operated By	Chisel Enterprises
Constructed By	Chisel Enterprises
In Service	4, (8 more under construction.)
Compliment	3,500 (1,200 crewmen, 2,300 deployable ground forces.)
Number Existing	4
Armaments
Heavy Weapons	6x2.5m cannons on 3 double-barrel turret mounts, 6x1.5m cannons on 6 single-barrel turret mounts, 4 0.5m cannons on 4 single-barrel turret mounts.
Missiles	Multiple Anti-Air missile batteries, multiple anti-warship and anti-ground nuclear-tipped missile silos, multiple deployment canister launchers for Übersoldaten and robots.
Point-Defense Weapons (Anti-Aircraft)	Multiple flak cannons.
Other	Multiple bomb bays including one large bomb bay on gondola, multiple smaller anti-ground and anti-airship artillery weapons.
Specifics
Maximum Range before Refueling	Indefinite.
Powerplant	1xRKL-10 12,304 MW Reactor, 2x RKK-Type 6,400 MW Reactors.
Aircraft/Spacecraft Carried	Vulture drone automated fighters, assortment of manned fighters, Kolibri Attack/Transport helicopters, Razorback VTOL's, assault gliders.

The Albatross-Class Zeppelin-Kampfkruiser is a large C.E. Battlecruiser and also a pocket-battleship.

Part of the multiple new classes of airships constructed to match their Oscdean equivalents in the C.E.-Oscdean war, the Albatross Class is a gigantic zeppelin primarily designed for ship-on-ship battles and large ground assault operations.

History

The Albatross-class was designed in early 3019 by Chisel Dynamics, the research and design subsidiary of Chisel Enterprises. Work began on August of 3019, and the first four ships were completed in October of 3019. These ships are the Nachtfalter, Greta, Wespe, and Libelle. Eight more Albatross-Class ships are expected to be completed by the end of 3019.

Weaponry

The Albatross-Class' weapons are designed for bombardments of both airships and cities alike. The main 2.5m guns fire some of the largest, if not the largest caliber shell from any airship existing on Terra. During testing at the C.E. British Coast Corporate Testing Range, one shell from one of these massive guns was reported to have flattened an entire small village, leaving only a smoking crater to remain. These shells are assumed to be capable of penetrating the armor and shields of any craft, albeit the largest capital ships. However, a full broadside from these massive guns is enough to collapse the shields of anything that might stand in its way.

Along with this, the ship has 6 "smaller" cannons on turret mounts, 1.5m canons, which are still considered main weapons, as well as 4 0.5m canons. These canons alone are capable of destroying smaller ships such as destroyers and cruisers, assuming the salvo of shells impacts.

The Albatross-Class zeppelin also has dozens of cannons and machine-guns dotting its gondola and the underside of its main body, providing for devastating fire against armored and unarmored masses of ground forces. It also has several bomb bays containing racks of high-explosive ordinance for city and fortress bombing, making the Albatross an instrument of terror to civilian populations. Standard practice is to slowly drone of a city, dropping bombs and strafing moving targets with cannons and machine-guns.

There are several silos on the underside of the gondola and on top of the main body that serve as launching points for canisters containing Übersoldaten or robots.

Additionally, several larger silos on top of the main body contain ballistic missiles for use against other airships or ground targets.

Troop/Aircraft Compliment

Meant to also serve as a platform for ground invasion, the Albatross-Class holds veritable small army of troops and vehicles, as well as squadrons of aircraft, and deployment mechanisms for each.