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The giant zeppelin is an experimental aircraft. With its aluminum structure, advanced engines, and large air-to-ground artillery cannons, the giant zeppelin is a great threat to every enemy ground unit. It’s only vulnerable to anti-aircraft weaponry and enemy fighters. If a giant zeppelin is shot down, the explosion harms nearby units in a moderate radius.
Background[]
Real world history[]
In the first few years of World War I, Zeppelins were able to drop their bombs almost at will over English soil, but the arrival of faster fighters and incendiary ammo rendered the Zeppelins obsolete. The Giant Zeppelin in War Front is a rigid airship with high-powered cannons and strong armor to protect against fire from AA guns and enemy fighters.
Characteristics[]
Availability[]
The Giant Zeppelin is available after the players reach tech level 3, from the airport.
Upgrades[]
Structure-specific[]
- Basic Training — makes all newly-created Giant Zeppelins start with the first veterancy level.
Gameplay[]
Tactics[]
Counters[]
Anti-air defenses are decent against the Giant Zeppelin, and fighter planes can also deal a lot of damage, but the best counters are the normal mobile AA guns like the Bofors or Wirbelwind. Since they can move, they can continuously fire down on the Zeppelin while staying outside of its firing circle. The Rheintochter is also very powerful, but one needs 2-3 of those to take out a Giant Zeppelin, else the machine will be destroyed since it has set up time to fire.
Assessment[]
Pros[]
- Incredible firepower, can obliterate entire armies of land units if left unchecked.
- Very tough vehicle with lots of health points.
- Can defend itself from enemy aircraft to some extent.
- Has no issues destroying buildings.
Cons[]
- One per airfield.
- Vulnerable to fighters and anti-aircraft weapons.
- Very expensive and slow to produce.
- Cannot be repaired manually by a repair vehicle.
- Very slow and takes a long time to turn and change targets.
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