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A massive leap forwards in airship design this was the first purpose built Air-destroyer. Equipped with twelve Cabal cannons and thus capable of unleashing a devastating broadside the Marlin's thick armour made it virtually impregnable. However all this metal came at a cost. The Marlin was horrendously slow and rather low flying, making it vulnerable to anti-balloon emplacements, especially in the later years of the Great War when such things became more common and better built. As a consequence it was far more often used to repel enemy aviators than to go on the offensive. German Aviators, particularly early on when it seemed invincible are recorded as 'refusing to fly' when they knew one was waiting.

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  • Marlin Class Airship (Of Clockwork and Men)
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  • A massive leap forwards in airship design this was the first purpose built Air-destroyer. Equipped with twelve Cabal cannons and thus capable of unleashing a devastating broadside the Marlin's thick armour made it virtually impregnable. However all this metal came at a cost. The Marlin was horrendously slow and rather low flying, making it vulnerable to anti-balloon emplacements, especially in the later years of the Great War when such things became more common and better built. As a consequence it was far more often used to repel enemy aviators than to go on the offensive. German Aviators, particularly early on when it seemed invincible are recorded as 'refusing to fly' when they knew one was waiting.
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  • A massive leap forwards in airship design this was the first purpose built Air-destroyer. Equipped with twelve Cabal cannons and thus capable of unleashing a devastating broadside the Marlin's thick armour made it virtually impregnable. However all this metal came at a cost. The Marlin was horrendously slow and rather low flying, making it vulnerable to anti-balloon emplacements, especially in the later years of the Great War when such things became more common and better built. As a consequence it was far more often used to repel enemy aviators than to go on the offensive. German Aviators, particularly early on when it seemed invincible are recorded as 'refusing to fly' when they knew one was waiting.
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