Here are a few ideas I am throwing out. I would love to see some of these made.
Battlesphere
The Battlesphere is another innovative design from the mind and workshop of Professor Richard Boffin it is a small but powerful armored fighting vehicle designed to provide protection and much increased firepower to the individual soldier.
Steam Walker
The steam powered Walker is another innovative design from the mind and workshop of Professor Richard Boffin it is a visually intimidating, powerful armored fighting vehicle designed to provide protection and much increased firepower to the individual soldier.
Utopia Planitia Space Dock 1889
As part of the Albionese Royal Navy's expansion in Æther Operations the first orbital construction and repair Space Dock was completed above the Utopia Planitia region of Mars in 1889.
Aerial Flyers:
Aerial flyers, also called aerial gunboats or just flyers, are armed vessels held aloft by liftwood panels. Liftwood is a tree native to the Martian highlands with unique anti-gravity properties.
The Ackerman Flyer Mark II Aerial Steamship:
The Ackerman Flyer Company is owned and operated by Stephen Ackerman I and has been producing various flyers in its Syrtis Major yard for almost two years. It's most popular product, the Ackerman flyer, is based upon a 1500 ton modified Flemish screw launch hull. Powered by the Ackerman steam turbine it hit a speed of 125 knots in trials. Under full load and with all of the safeties installed it can just achieve a speed of 100 knots.
This flyer comes with three potential gun mounts that will hold weapons up to half-inch Gatling Guns, a favorite of the designer. On the prototype, Ackerman mounted a half-inch Gatling gun on the bow mount and a five barrel Nordenfelt that could be moved to either the port or starboard mount. On some later hulls, custom modifications have been made to mount a single 1-inch Gatling in a dorsal mount replacing the port and starboard weapons mounts.
The prototype flyer set the pattern for all of the Ackerman Flyers to follow. With it's flush deck and pillbox deck house it is a pleasure to see in flight. The engineering spaces are unusual with the boiler sitting in a well on the aft deck surrounded by the coal bunker. Machinery is below decks in the spaces that take up the aft half of the flyer's below decks. Below decks in the forward portion of the flyer has a cargo capacity of a thousand tons and has a small galley, WC and storage locker. Access to the lower deck is from the deck house and the cago bay doors located on the port side. The roof of the deck house is used as the flying bridge. The flying bridge has a duplicate set of controls that allow the flyer to be controlled from either the flying bridge or the deck house.
Specifications: Ackerman Aerial Steamship built by the Ackerman Flyer Company, Londin, Albion
Ackerman Flyer Aerial Steamship:
Engine: Ackerman Steam Turbine with 250 horsepower, imported from Terra
Length: 363 feet
Beam: 127 feet
Height: 56
Weight 1500 tons
Maximum speed at sea level: 100 knots; Crusing speed at sea level; 50 knots
Ceiling: 10,500 feet
Range: 4000 miles
Endurance: 60 Days
Armament: (Optional) 1 half-inch Gatling Gun Forward, 1-2 Nordenfelts in port/starboard mounts
Crew: 25 (2 pilots, 3 trimsmen, 5 engineer/topmen, 15 cargo handlers, they also crew any weapons that have been installed)
Balloon Cargo Hauler:
Originally a Martian design, the balloon cargo hauler has become a popular method of delivering cargoes in large urban areas. Although the example shown here is departing the Syrtis Major High Docks at dusk; This method of delivering cargo has become popular in most of the large cities of the Empire, including Londin, Liverpool and Manchester.
Albionese Aerial Runabout:
Modified from a Martian design, by the addition of a steam engine, the Aerial Runabout is a short-range steam powered vessel designed to provide an observation platform. Limited defensive armaments have also been fitted to vessels of this type, mainly gatling guns.
Cheers, Thorgrimm
