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'''Drogues''' are propeller-driven dirigible airships used by the [[Imperial Navy]] for transportation of [[Guardsmen]] and supplies.{{Fn|1a}}
==Description==
Known fully as '''Combat Dispersal Drogues''', the airships are a kilometre long with a ripped, hardwood frame and a fluked ram at the front. Their eight engine nacelles have propeller blades bigger than a [[Warlord Titan]] and are assisted by gas sacks protected by armoured canvas panels.{{Fn|1a}} During night operations, the Drogues run dark by closing blackout shutters and shutting off rigging lights.{{Fn|1b}}
Drogues have a bridge mounted on the underbelly that includes a force-dome. It is used for briefings and features a [[Holo-Projector|holo-projector]]. The bridge is connected to a forward observation deck by stairway. The forward observation deck is surrounded by an inverted armoured glass dome.{{Fn|1a}} The Drogues have a secondary flight deck that can launch six [[Marauder Bomber|Marauders]] or [[Lightning]]s from locking cradles, half of which are positioned port and the other half starboard. The aircrafts are dropped by the locking cradles through hydraulic doors into the air below where they engage their engines. The primary flight deck meanwhile serves as a launch bay for sixty [[Drop-Ship|drop-ships]] which transport the embarked guardsmen to their landing zones.{{Fn|1b}}
A single Drogue can carry upwards of four thousand personnel and can be painted silver on the belly and white on the top.{{Fn|1a}}
==Known Drogues==
