Kirov Airship (Red Alert 2)

The Kirov airship is a massive lighter-than-air bomber used by the Soviet Union in Red Alert 2.

Background
The pride of Soviet engineering, a Kirov airship is massive armored fortresses floating in the air, laden with tonnes of high explosive bombs. At the forefront of the invasion of America, these aircraft carved a swath through USA cities and military forces.

Game unit
By far the heaviest and most destructive weapon in the Soviet arsenal, the Kirov can take down even the hardiest land unitswith just a few bombs. It is also the slowiest vehicle in the USSR's employ. Thus, while it can take down an entire base on its own, it can be destroyed, as its low speed allows opponents to effectively target it with anti-aircraft weaponry against which the Kirov can't defend itself fast enough.

Any effective assault using Kirovs should bear in mind that while these airships have extremely tough armor, they are not invincible. When attacking, do NOT bunch them up together; they'll take massive damage and splash damage from Flak Tracks, Flak Troopers, and Sea Scoropions. The units mentioned inflict area of effect attacks on all air targets. Also, make sure you do NOT have them attack just a single target. An effective tactic is to try attacking different targets, on multiple fronts as this can confuse the enemy response.

Trivia
inefficient due to their construction and running cost, its explosive gas fill (mostly hydrogen), and British invention of incendiary rounds and a vast network of search lights.
 * Interestingly, while the opening of Red Alert 2 depicts massive groups of Kirovs attacking the United States, none are encountered in the Allied campaign until the final mission in Moscow. In the Soviet campaign, the player doesn't get to use them until the second to last mission, which is also set in Moscow.
 * The painted devilish faces of the Kirov are not always seen during the opening of Red Alert 2.
 * In Yuri's Revenge, it is used in the Black Forest assault when the Soviets came back from time, but they were never seen used in the Red Alert 2 Allied Commander's time.
 * The nature of Kirov's immense armour is not all fiction. In one experiment, the British tested a single blimp as an air target for anti aircraft guns shoting a large amount of armour piercing bullet (about 200 rounds). The ship safetly continue its navigation and land on its designated target without mayor setback.
 * The Germans did use bombing airships in World War One. They dealt high damage, but were