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Published: 2018-03-24 04:14:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 15281; Favourites: 254; Downloads: 0
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Mltry stuff! Because I need this rank system for concept stuff sooner of later, and what I draw should make sense then.see more
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That rank system looks pretty god. And the uniforms too!
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just read!
...well I acknowledge my handwriting is probably horrible.... ;D
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I can hardly understand them
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It's a very good start and I really love how you rendered all of it.Β It's really appealing visually.
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I find scenarios where airships take a more active role in warfare to be... unlikely. As long as you have fixed-wing aircraft, airships are sitting ducks, as demonstrated in the Great War. You could try armoring them, but that is unlikely to work because their density has to be lower than that of air. Even a few centimeters of armor could mean the difference between a service ceiling of 10,000 feet and not being able to take off at all.
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The Empire of Esgalath has never fought any major war with airships against an enemy with comparable technology. Mostly the ships are used for crowd control in rebellious districts and colonies or scaring underdeveloped natives into submission while colonizing/conquering areas for resources. They are supposed to be pompous and more symbols of power than actual deadly warmachines. Airfleet members also have the bad reputation of being arrogant pricks not making their hands dirty in any kind of real combat, savely floating above all, firing long range machine guns, and the all white uniform doesn't help this either.
Airships were also a kind of favourite of the last emperor and so a lot of them were built, and yes the debts are gigantic, that's one of the reasons the whole empire beginns to fall apart.
Planes are a thing but not well researched or used, the research goes in a direction to uncover and reverse eingineer some spacey ancient technology, but they're only scratching the surface while trying to understand its fundamentals.
At a later part in my overall story concept they are actually confronted with an enemy that is a major threat and in the war to come the fleet (well actually almost everything else too) turns out to be completely useless.
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With all respect, I think the two highest shoulder ranks are too similar to be recognized from afar.
Also, it is Ensign, though it sounds differently.
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There actually would be a difference in the uniform, probably more/different aiguillettes, I just didn't draw itΒ (because I'm not really sure how it should look in the end and I don't need it for the story yet)
oh didn't notice I got it wrong... it was 3am or something ;D... thanks!
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