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[[File: | [[File:HaloReach - Spirit.png|thumb|275px|A [[Type-25 Spirit]], a [[Covenant]] dropship.]] | ||
A | A '''dropship''' is an atmospheric and/or exoatmospheric transport aircraft/spaceplane of small proportions chiefly designed to service a ship, generally by transporting people and/or supplies to and from surfaces or another ship. They are often referred to as an '''assault boat''',<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 35''</ref> '''shuttlecraft''', or '''troop carrier'''; depending on the application of their intended type and role. | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
Some dropships are designed to carry specific types of cargo, such as supplies or prefabricated structures.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> On capital ships, dropships perform double duty, serving as tenders in day-to-day activities, but fully equipped to act as evacuation crafts in an emergency. | |||
A military dropship's primary technical definition is any logistical support/deployment platform that can deliver (or extract) troops, military assets, and hardware from space platforms to the surface of a planet or ship (or vice versa) for infiltration, invasion, and [[ | A military dropship's primary technical definition is any logistical support/deployment platform that can deliver (or extract) troops, military assets, and hardware from space platforms to the surface of a planet or ship (or vice versa) for infiltration, invasion, and [[boarding]] operations. These dropships also serve as gunships and utility craft, providing ground operations with close air support in addition to ferrying infantry and matériel between combat zones within atmospheric and/or terrestrial environments.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> | ||
==Covenant dropships== | ==Covenant dropships== | ||
[[File: | [[File:HReach-PhantomDropship-FrontAngle.png|thumb|250px|The Covenant's ubiquitous ''"Phantom"'' troop carrier.]] | ||
===Boarding craft=== | ===Boarding craft=== | ||
* | *[[Type-28 Tick]] | ||
===Evacuation craft=== | ===Evacuation craft=== | ||
*[[Covenant | *[[Covenant escape pod]] | ||
===Gunship/close air support | ===Gunship/close air support=== | ||
*[[Phantom|Phantom dropship]]s - The primary series of Covenant dropship. | *[[Phantom|Phantom dropship]]s - The primary series of Covenant dropship. | ||
** | **[[Type-44 Phantom|Type-44 ''"Phantom"'' Troop Carrier]] – A dropship supplanted by a newer model, the Type-52, which was ubiquitous later in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] use the Type-44 as their primary dropship, likely due to the scarcity of newer models. | ||
** | **[[Type-52 Phantom|Type-52 ''"Phantom"'' Troop Carrier]] – A more heavily armed version of the Type-44 typically used to transport personnel, though also used to transport matériel. | ||
** | ***[[Phantom gunboat|Type-52 ''"Phantom"'' Gunboat]] – Exoatmospheric combat craft and a variant of the Type-52 Troop Carrier. It is used for space-based engagements. | ||
**[[Type-57 Phantom|Type-57 ''Phantom'' Troop Carrier]] - an updated variant introduced into service among the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and the Covenant. | |||
*[[ | *[[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Type-25 ''"Spirit"'' Troop Carrier]] – A dropship commonly used to transport matériel, though also used to transport personnel. | ||
** | **[[Type-57 Troop Carrier|Type-57 ''"Spirit"'' Troop Carrier]] - Post-war variant of the Spirit dropship used by the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]. | ||
*[[Type-56 Lich|Type-56 ''"Lich"'' Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform]] – The largest airborne deployment platform, the Type-56 boasts heavy armament and is capable of mass deployments of up to forty soldiers. | |||
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===Orbital insertion craft=== | ===Orbital insertion craft=== | ||
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===VIP/staff transport craft=== | ===VIP/staff transport craft=== | ||
*[[Contrition-class transport]] | *[[Contrition-class transport]] | ||
==UNSC dropships== | ==UNSC dropships== | ||
[[File:H4-PelicanDropship.png|thumb|250px|The UNSC's ubiquitous Pelican dropship.]] | |||
===Atmospheric-only craft=== | ===Atmospheric-only craft=== | ||
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===Cargo/logistical support craft=== | ===Cargo/logistical support craft=== | ||
*[[D81-LRT Condor]] – A long-range, [[slipspace]]-capable dropship primarily used by the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]]. | *[[D81-LRT Condor]] – A long-range, [[slipspace]]-capable dropship primarily used by the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]]. | ||
*[[D82-EST Darter]] – A dropship, similar to the Albatross, used to deliver supplies directly to forward bases. | *[[D82-EST Darter]] – A dropship, similar to the Albatross, used to deliver supplies directly to forward bases. | ||
*[[D96-TCE Albatross]] – A larger, less common dropship used to transport large quantities of matériel and large groups of personnel. | *[[D96-TCE Albatross]] – A larger, less common dropship used to transport large quantities of matériel and large groups of personnel. | ||
*[[Pod]] – A very large, heavy dropship used for transporting prefabricated structures to groundside locations. | |||
===Evacuation craft=== | ===Evacuation craft=== | ||
*[[Class-3 | *[[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat, Controlled]] | ||
**[[SKT- | **[[SKT-13 shuttlecraft]] | ||
* | ***[[SKT-21 shuttlecraft]] | ||
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*[[SKT-21 shuttlecraft | |||
===Gunship/close air support craft=== | ===Gunship/close air support craft=== | ||
*[[Pelican|Pelican dropships]] – The primary series of UNSC dropship. | *[[Pelican|Pelican dropships]] – The primary series of UNSC dropship. | ||
**[[D77-TC Pelican]] – The standard Pelican dropship. | **[[D77-TC Pelican]] – The standard Pelican dropship. | ||
***[[D77H-TCI Pelican]] – A more recent, upgraded model of the Pelican. | ***[[D77H-TCI Pelican]] – A more recent, upgraded model of the Pelican. | ||
***[[D77C-NMPD Pelican]] – A [[New Mombasa Police Department|law enforcement]] variant of the Pelican. | |||
****[[Troop deployment pod]] – Overhang extension to increase passenger load capacity. | |||
**[[D79-TC Pelican]] – Became the UNSC's standard dropship by 2557; replacing the D77-TC and D77H-TCI models. | **[[D79-TC Pelican]] – Became the UNSC's standard dropship by 2557; replacing the D77-TC and D77H-TCI models. | ||
*[[Owl]] - A stealth-capable insertion craft. | |||
===Orbital insertion craft=== | ===Orbital insertion craft=== | ||
*[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV Human Entry Vehicle]] | *[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV Human Entry Vehicle]] | ||
**[[Long | **[[Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod|LRSOIP variant]] | ||
===VIP/staff transport craft=== | ===VIP/staff transport craft=== | ||
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==Flood dropships== | ==Flood dropships== | ||
*[[Flood dispersal pod]] | *[[Flood dispersal pod]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Ship types}} | {{Ship types}} | ||
[[Category:Ship classifications]] | [[Category:Ship classifications]] |