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GS-LB-CV-M1 Longbow-Class Atmospheric Carrier

Manufacture: Genesis Securities (7A Line)
Role: Mainline Atmospheric Fleet Carrier
Mass: 3,670,206 Kg (Dry) 3,825,871 Kg (Typical Load)
Crew: 1 Captain, 1 Helm Pilot, 1 Navigator, 1 Comms. Officer, 1 Engineer, (Max.) 8 Fighter Pilots
Armament: 8x Gatling Turrets, Fighter Complement

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1) Pictured interceptors not included with this build. You can get them here though!
2) For best aesthetic results, I recommend using the "Invisible Armour Edges" mod.
3) This carrier uses Whip's Gravity Alignment script. Do not disable it unless doing combat maneuvers.

"Who would have thought that such an ancient design could become oppression?" - Anonymous

The Longbow's original design documents were drawn up by a certain Admiral Mashida, who had developed a strong fascination with old wet-navy carriers. He requested that his design be "A mid-20th Century-style carrier hull with thrusters strapped to it." Some of the original design ideas (including a second-level flight deck and a top hangar door on the main flight deck) were scrapped as a result of construction and logistics nightmares that they caused for engineers. Admiral Mashida initially dismissed the final product as an inferior facsimile of his original vision, but eventually conceded to and acknowledged the design headaches that he caused. The final carrier design is able to snugly fit eight Dagger-4 interceptors (and/or their size equivalents) within its deceptively efficient hangar, whilst larger craft could land upon the open-air top deck. Curiously enough its launch design was unarmed, mainly from Admiral Mashida's personal philosophy that a carrier's fighter complement is its defense. Its launch was infamous for falling victim to a surprise attack from the A.E.C. (Anti-Establishment Coalition). Being unarmed, the first launched Longbow-Class was helplessly rammed out of existence by a heavily armored-up A.E.C. freighter. Subsequent Longbow-Class designs were given a healthy armament of gatling turrets with near-complete angle of fire. Many over-eager captains (perhaps vengeful of that fateful launch) would actually modify and then use the Longbow's onboard armament to siege bases from afar, eventually garnering it notoriety as a new symbol of planetary oppression.
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For a while, Genesis Securities would lend other manufacturers' atmospheric carriers, dressing them in its signature colors since they lacked a native atmospheric carrier design. This strategy worked and it helped establish future business relationships with the other manufacturers. This couldn't last forever though, as fervent A.E.C. activity and intense infighting have lead to a more isolationist policy and demands for more aggressive ship designs.