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Burner

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The Burner was the most numerous blimp used by Nova Evropan forces in the attempted conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. This fairly unassuming, high-endurance's aircraft was principally used within NE-controlled lands as the main means of communication between Citadels (Fortress cities where only Citizens live containing weapons manufacturing capabilities) and the outside world where the non-Citizen castes live; as well as to patrol the latter.

On top of this, it's used to deploy novice Citizens behind enemy frontlines to slaughter, plunder and abduct smaller settlements as part of a broader terror campaign. This practice is also used with Citizens in the last stage of initiation on NE lands, where the targets are Squatter settlements (mostly made out of people of less than 1/2th European descent and who are mostly slated for extermination, with the rest being abducted at young ages to serve as Servants who are, essentially, slaves broken into their role from birth).

While the raids initially proved to be brutal, they had a lower effect than expected due to the CIR's otherwise underwhelming militias being fairly readily adapted to quickly respond to Burner raids. While this was initially compensated for with larger amounts of blimps in each sortie, the geography itself, combined with the blimp's low flight ceiling, would tend to force Burners to land in relatively predictable spots and limit the amount of blimps that could land at once, thus dampening the numerical advantage.

This aircraft's payload is typical of raiders over the CIR, of which a fraction would, carry bombs instead of a full complement in order to attack diversionary targets. These aircraft would usually carry a reduced complement or, in bombing-only missions (which became more common as in these, the airships would be crewed by mere Dwellers), only enough crew for it's door guns.
Controls:

8: Ascend/Descend (VTOL), engines (Throttle)
1: Turrets (VTOL and Throttle)
2: Top turret (same as 1)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 23.1ft (7.0m)
  • Length 96.8ft (29.5m)
  • Height 28.0ft (8.5m)
  • Empty Weight 8,254lbs (3,744kg)
  • Loaded Weight 15,581lbs (7,067kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.557
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.032
  • Wing Loading 11.0lbs/ft2 (53.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,417.5ft2 (131.7m2)
  • Drag Points 9477

Parts

  • Number of Parts 131
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 573