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Colony Wars - Spitfire Airship

The Spitfire Airship of Colony Wars was originally conceived as a mobile weapons platform capable of providing a maximum amount of firepower while remaining in the air as long as possible. It is an evolution of the design concept behind the Cloud Kicker Prototype.

The first ship of the class, the Spitfire, has already seen action. The ship was being completed just as an incursion by the RWI was detected. As the DRF attempted to stop the carrier from crashing into their hive, the Spitfire was hastily fueled and armed, and with the rest of the DRF fleet out of action, it flew in to engage the RWI Iron Hand. The Spitfire took out the Iron Hand's reactor, sustaining minimal damage herself and caused the carrier to crash to the ground a safe distance from the drone hive.

During the climax of the conflict on the planet's surface, the DRF utilized all four of its Spitfire airships alongside the refit Harambarry Mk2, and engaged the RWI forces which included the Dawnbreaker, Anubis, five gunboats and their heavy ground defenses around the old colony base. Although all ships were lost when the hive was destroyed, only one Spitfire, the Grin Reaper 2.0, was made unflyable during the battle, and while it did take very substantial damage, its power systems remained online.

The Spitfire Airship has earned a strong reputation for its endurance and firepower thanks to its extremely redundant systems and triangular hull design. Experience during the planetary conflict between the DRF and RWI has reinforced this sentiment. Although it is mostly light armor, it consistently outperforms heavier and larger designs in atmosphere, being able to remain airborne much longer due to its lighter weight.



Ships of the class:
Class Lead and Namesake: Spitfire. Captained by Papple2.
Second Ship: Nightmare Moon AKA Grin Reaper 2.0. Captained by Drunken Scottsman.
Third Ship (Late model): Thunderlane.
Fourth Ship (Late model): Flitter.

Please feel free to modify the ship to fit your in game needs. Just be sure to give credit to the original creators.