[Aezeal]

for shielding I'd use airshield (very good shielding), ethereal I used as cloaking device.
There is only one thing I'd like to see on your ship though and that is #inanimate which makes it a construct. There is a special command now to do extra damage to constructs and I think all ships should be inanimate (there is more ship than crew in the end) so we can use it.

Might be an idea for a nation (I'm thinking of a specialized fighter, with airshield and attacks with extra damamge against constructs.. as a sort of tankbuster).. I think I'll add that one in the near future. I'm also still thinkin of a tank for ulm.. I really think ulm should have a tank or something similar.. they have a lot of tech "in the air" they should certainly have tech on the ground. I'm thinking siege tanks as summons or high construction recruitables.. both would fit well with Ulm with AoE attack, and decent AP and a acceptable close range attack and highish prot, and a shapeshift to an immobile siege engine with even better AoE en damage and siege bonus, no close combat attack (well something weak to replace the feared fist) and lower prot

(I think Ulm should be king of AoE attacks for high prod, balanced with low magic... basicly as ulm always is)