Apelles-class Airship

**Apelles-class Airship** are a series of large military aircraft used by the Atlas Military and manufactured by the Schnee Dust Company.

## Description

The Atlesian airship fulfilled a role similar to that of the Vale Airship used by Beacon and Vale, transporting people across long distances. Like the passenger airship, it was massive and slow-moving. The main difference between the two was that the Atlesian Airship was used exclusively by the military and was also used as a battleship, as its first appearance showed three of them dropping off Ironwood's army and Atlas students at the Beacon sky-dock. The airship was evidently the control center for the Atlesian androids and mechs. Roman was able to control the actions of the androids from the airship by infecting it with a computer virus, and once the airship was destroyed, all remaining units shut down.

The Atlesian airship also differed in appearance from the passenger airship. It had an arrow-shaped hull, with two blocky nacelles coming off its sides, most likely its gravity Dust generators, which were capable of keeping the behemoths afloat. It also had six large spinal fins protruding from the engine supports, mounted on large hinges that allowed the ship to move the fins. Each fin emitted an incredible amount of wind Dust, allowing it to turn and maneuver at an impressive rate given its size and mass. There were also several nozzles in between the spines, as well as on the bottom of the engine supports. The ship also had five main thrusters, two on each side on the ventral sides of the nacelles, and one under the main hull of the airship.

The Atlesian airship was armed with several forward-facing Dust laser batteries that were powerful enough to easily shoot down other airships of its class, as well as capable enough to fire highly accurate precision strikes. They don't seem to be armed with any point defense systems to protect the ship from fast moving targets such as smaller Grimm. However, they are rather durable, unable to withstand heavy firepower from a ship of its weight class, but powerful enough to be able to shrug off attacks from most Grimm.

### Interior and Accommodations

The bridge of the airship was seen in "PvP". It had several workstations as well as a large main screen which displays navigational info and ship status. In addition to these command and control facilities, it was also possible to pilot the ship and fire its weapons from the bridge. It's heavily automated, as Roman Torchwick was able to command the ship and its deployed forces all by himself.

The brig was seen in "Breach", where Torchwick was imprisoned after the Grimm attack on Vale. The interior aesthetic of the brig was unusual and does not in any way resemble the interior of an aircraft or secure holding area. It more closely resembled the interior of a cathedral or castle with flying buttresses and arched windows.

The airship is also able to carry dozens of airships inside a large hangar, either dropships or Mantas, providing the ship with a means of long ranged reach and defensive screening, further expanding the vessel's combat profile to include roles of a carrier and an assault ship.