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HMLS Arbiter

Meet Arbiter, the third largest ship of the Avem Empire, and one that can take down Monarch and probably Empy too. Arbiter uses quite possibly the best gun layout for non-frontsiding airships: a square of turrets with one diagonal on the top and the other diagonal on the bottom. This means that all four turrets can fire directly forward, aft, and to the broadside. Arbiter has an altitude match BB to make sure that the turrets of the opposite side don't get obscured by the deck or the bottom due to vertical angle differences, too. Therefore, compared to Monarch, with it's dorsal blindspot and a great number of cannons which can only fire to one broadside, Arbiter gets more side-on firepower than any vehicle in the Avem Empire, and looks very unique doing it. Arbiter has a triple hull setup in order to fit the square of main guns, with a lot of asymmetry as a result. Arbiter features an Avem standard airboat for transporting men between ships, as well as aircraft facilities to handle a spotter or two, though none is currently outfitted.

Within the lore, Arbiter was built with the same design ethos as I used: to maximize firepower at the greatest number of angles. The secondary armament, twin 100mm guns, also facilitates this, as they are all centerline and therefore also have pretty good lines of fire for their role of covering the vehicle from incoming munitions.

I also hope you appreciate the rigging lol. It took way too long but looks pretty cool so I think it was worth it. Feedback about things around that level of detail would be appreciated.

General Stats:
~873k materials, ~19.7k blocks
4x Quad 400mm 33.75mm SAP guns, 3x 100mm 600rpm twin kinetic CIWS, 6x 94mm deck guns, 3x Octuple 40mm Pom Poms, 1x twin 40mm Bofors, 10x quad 20mm simple AA.

Motto: Nam Quando Politicus Deficere (For when the politicians fail)

Here's my full collection of 40+ airships: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2274580607

Check out my other new releases!
Assault Ship Indefinite Wrath: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3038112486
Dive Bomber Carrier Perdition: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3038119616
Torpedo Boat Escort Sheldrake: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3038125689
Armored Cruiser Dire Straits: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3038141058
Pre-Dreadnought Reliant: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3038146519
Armed Transport Aurochs: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3038278593
Exploration Ship Kindred Spirit: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3038291566

Also please check out the United Builders Discord! We're a great community of builders and friends always looking to expand our circle of enjoyers of FtD and other games. It's also where I post WIPs and ask for feedback and suggestions.
Here's our link: https://discord.gg/QkpkvKXsEA