Arkaan Class Escort Airship

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Arkaan Class Escort Airship
The Arkaan Class Escort Airship is a helium filled, rigid airship produced by Franberrian Airships. 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