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		heavenlyblue on June 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Largest airship built in United States since 1930s... How is that better than a truck? Moreover, is there a design of an airship that doesn’t create a radar blimp the size of medium-sized asteroid?

hutzlibu on June 2, 2022 | [–]

Trucks cannot move over hard terrain for instance and communication works way better with direct line of sight.

But yes, they are not easy to hide, are vulnerable and cannot be not deployed on the frontlines because of this, but rather in the back.

But they can stay up for eternity.

MrFantastic on June 2, 2022 | [–]

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