Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-111.68.32.71-20131007122233/@comment-24260323-20140507162128

Pyrrhomaniac wrote: I think it'd wouldn't be worth the resource cost of such roles since it is massive, which makes it harder to deploy and would be quite a waste in most engagements. It's slow speed would also pretty much make it impossible for rapid deployment, and since you can never know when you need air support, chances of it being helpful are quite slim. Plus, the helicopter role is basically already covered by the Bullheads.

That's a good point. Another possibility is that it could be used as a sort of flying fortress so if you need a base in an area just send a pre-built flying fortress to land exactly where you need it instead of wasting time to build a more specialized fortress. In a way, this makes the flying fortress a temporary mobile fort while a specialized fort is being built to accommodate the geography.

Also, if it is big enough and has enough space, maybe it can function as a carrier for jets and VTOLs.