Pumpkin Hot Air Balloon by Nick Volkert

"The maiden flight of Hyperion" by Eddie Bennun

	The USS Thunder was a Lightning-Class artillery ship built in late 1960 as a flying artillery ship for the United States Air Force.  Lightning-Class ships were known mainly for their speed and could outrun most other main cruisers capable of doing any damage.  They were also known for the bright flash the bottom-mounted cannon would create.  Her main purpose was striking ground targets from above the clouds with her 350mm cannon before quickly repositioning before enemy AAA could fire back.  She was often paired with her sister ship and the flagship of the Lightning Class, the USS Lightning.  The Thunder served her purpose for many years, being responsible for the destruction of many enemy targets, but was known as the only artillery ship ever to be credited for taking down a main cruiser. 
	
During the Battle of Tsarsi in December 1965, she along with the USS Lightning were in charge of assaulting the cities air defenses so that the main force could attack.  Just before they opened fire at around 1:30 AM, the Thunder's captain noticed the Amur, a Russian Main Battlecruiser flying around 3500 meters below them, towards where the rest of the US forces were staged.  Making a brave call, Joseph Clarke III, the captain of the Thunder, told his crew to open fire on the Amur.  Thunder let off a shot but missed, alerting the Battlecruiser of their presence.  Alarms began to sound out in the city below as the Lightning began raining fire and called for backup.  The Thunder then let off a second round, striking Amur just in front of her bridge, which was destroyed in the explosion.  Although it could not move, the Amur's guns opened fire but missed.  The Thunder let off a third shot, striking Amur and sending the ship falling towards the city below.  Both the Thunder and Lightning continued firing on the now burning city as the US forces, including the famous 33rd Walker Regiment, began taking over.  The battle was won soon the next day.  

	USAF Brass soon caught wind of the Thunder's kill and began researching a new Hunter-Killer Class Battlecruiser that would feature a huge bottom cannon, which would take advantage of the relatively light armor on the topside of Russian ships.  In 1967 a project was unveiled to upgrade the USS Thunder, replacing her 50mm top gun with a 200mm triple-barrel cannon, adding 3 100mm side cannons, a 150mm cannon, two 75mm AA guns, giving her more armor, and adding a control tower for better battlefield visibility.  The upgraded ship would be called the USS Titan, and be the flagship for the Titan-Class of Hunter Killer ships.   In 1970, the project was complete and the USS Titan was deployed into combat with the 12th Destroyer Division in 1973.  Although she only saw 2 years of combat before the war ended, the Titan was credited with taking down 24 Russian ships, 16 fighters, and hundreds of ground targets.  

<div class="md"><pre><code>The USS Thunder was a Lightning-Class artillery ship built in late 1960 as a flying artillery ship for the United States Air Force.  Lightning-Class ships were known mainly for their speed and could outrun most other main cruisers capable of doing any damage.  They were also known for the bright flash the bottom-mounted cannon would create.  Her main purpose was striking ground targets from above the clouds with her 350mm cannon before quickly repositioning before enemy AAA could fire back.  She was often paired with her sister ship and the flagship of the Lightning Class, the USS Lightning.  The Thunder served her purpose for many years, being responsible for the destruction of many enemy targets, but was known as the only artillery ship ever to be credited for taking down a main cruiser. 
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<p>During the Battle of Tsarsi in December 1965, she along with the USS Lightning were in charge of assaulting the cities air defenses so that the main force could attack.  Just before they opened fire at around 1:30 AM, the Thunder&#39;s captain noticed the Amur, a Russian Main Battlecruiser flying around 3500 meters below them, towards where the rest of the US forces were staged.  Making a brave call, Joseph Clarke III, the captain of the Thunder, told his crew to open fire on the Amur.  Thunder let off a shot but missed, alerting the Battlecruiser of their presence.  Alarms began to sound out in the city below as the Lightning began raining fire and called for backup.  The Thunder then let off a second round, striking Amur just in front of her bridge, which was destroyed in the explosion.  Although it could not move, the Amur&#39;s guns opened fire but missed.  The Thunder let off a third shot, striking Amur and sending the ship falling towards the city below.  Both the Thunder and Lightning continued firing on the now burning city as the US forces, including the famous 33rd Walker Regiment, began taking over.  The battle was won soon the next day.  </p>

<pre><code>USAF Brass soon caught wind of the Thunder&#39;s kill and began researching a new Hunter-Killer Class Battlecruiser that would feature a huge bottom cannon, which would take advantage of the relatively light armor on the topside of Russian ships.  In 1967 a project was unveiled to upgrade the USS Thunder, replacing her 50mm top gun with a 200mm triple-barrel cannon, adding 3 100mm side cannons, a 150mm cannon, two 75mm AA guns, giving her more armor, and adding a control tower for better battlefield visibility.  The upgraded ship would be called the USS Titan, and be the flagship for the Titan-Class of Hunter Killer ships.   In 1970, the project was complete and the USS Titan was deployed into combat with the 12th Destroyer Division in 1973.  Although she only saw 2 years of combat before the war ended, the Titan was credited with taking down 24 Russian ships, 16 fighters, and hundreds of ground targets.  
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The USS Thunder, later the USS Titan

The battleship, Erregea Mauregato

Muspell's Fleet /Dawn of Ragnarok/ Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC by Eddie Bennun

The Exile's Hope by Jim Nelson

I compiled the fundamentals of the entire subject of Aircraft and the Science of flight in a deck of playing cards. Check the last image too [OC]

The giant by Eddie Bennun

Tal' Dorei- skyship by Svetoslav Petrov

The protected cruiser, LFF Alyvia. An air worthy museum ship

A cover I did for my lecture at FZD School of Design by Eddie Bennun

The FRLAV Eldhand, a Markenburg class destroyer

Fictional war-airship by Me

Flying Ironclad by Eddie Bennun

This LEGO IDEAS model called "MOTORIZED AIRSHIP" by user Baron von Barron has already gained 2,804 supporters - but only by reaching 10,000 votes the model will get the chance of becoming a real LEGO set.

"Patchwork Paddocks", me, etching, 2022

kayak by Shaun Tan

Leviathans: The Great War - French Fleet by AlienT

Living Airship by Mukhlis Nur (Sinlaire)

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars series cover art by Edward Mortelmans

Sky Serpent Airship - AKA: Space Vikings!

Freight Loader for Airships by George Wall

Arathi Airship by David Noren

Skyship- Forgotten Realms by Ben Wootten

My homebrewed stat block and imagined vision of this very cool design entitled 'Airship' by Terry LH from Deviantart 

Tales from the Riverbank - Pirate Ship by Jonas Wurm

Orphans and Outcasts- Kylie Leane, 2017 by Ben Wootten

Airship schematics?  I'm looking for more of these types of schematics with the ship illustration as well. If you could make something similar to this or where I could find more like this, I would be so thankful and might be a business op. DM / Comment if you can make these and lets chat. 

Maurya Sāmrājya by Shan Yanan

Balloon by Simon Putz

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