[TAKEDA SANOSUKE™]

Hikōsen OWNER: Amegakure. RANK: A CLASSIFICATION: Defensive, Supplementary. RESTRICTIONS: N/A. DESCRIPTION: Large airships with reinforced bodies. Their structures are primarily made of Ranmantaru Steel imported from Yukigakure, the light formation of the metal making it possible for them to remain airborne while staying relatively secure. Each ship is emblazoned with an Amegakure symbol. These airships exist to allow mercantile ventures over large distances that would be less productively taken by land and sea. This is an important development for the landlocked country of Amegakure, which previously relied on allied nations for routes to the sea. ABILITIES: Airtime Utilizing a combination of lightweight materials and an understanding of air density, these airships are able to remain airborne for long periods of time. As long as a fire is run in the engine to keep the air in the envelope hotter than the surrounding air outside, these ships are capable of flight. However, this flight is very slow without intervention, maxing out at 50 mph/80 km/h. Ranmataru Steel --- Bakekujira OWNER: Amegakure. RANK: S CLASSIFICATION: Defensive, Supplementary. RESTRICTIONS: Sensor Shinobi. DESCRIPTION: Small airships with a higher focus on buoyancy and speed. They use a metallic frame crafted from Ranmantaru imported from Yukigakure, allowing them to have a light enough skeleton to remain airborne for as long as a fire burns inside them. They have an appearance mimicking a narwhal, with a sharp front meant to help pierce the air and reduce drag. There are two air envelopes on either side which contain the hot air and keep the ships aloft. ABILITIES: Airtime Utilizing a combination of lightweight materials and an understanding of air density, these airships are able to remain airborne for long periods of time. As long as a fire is run in the engine to keep the air in the envelope hotter than the surrounding air outside, these ships are capable of flight. As these ships are smaller they are capable of slightly higher speeds, maxing out at 70 mph/112 km/h. Bird's Eye As scouting vessels, these airships are only truly useful if they are caring a shinobi with a sensory ability or an enhanced sense on board. It creates a vantagepoint for shinobi with these abilities to scout out the ground and survey land features from above. Ranmataru Steel ---

[j.]

First of all, love these.

• Add some kind of permission requirement, like "Signed Usage Contract" or "Ame Lord's permission" etc., so we don't have random rain genin running around with their own airships.
• Ranmantaru steel is an A-rank material. If the usage of the steel is more than flavor text, meaning these ships are receiving the benefit of the steel's lightness, durability etc., then the ships would both need to be at least A-rank and have Ranmantaru steel listed as an SA.
  
  Keep in mind the Ranmantaru Steel SA takes up two slots. So, if you just up each ship's rank by two and toss in the Ranmantaru Steel SA, you shouldn't have to change the other abilities.

[j.]

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