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A dropship, sometimes referred to as an assault boat,[1] is a ship of small proportions that ferries troops into combat. The primary definition of a dropship is a military craft that can deliver troops from space to the surface of a planet, but dropships also serve as utility craft, ferrying troops and matériel between combat zones on planets. Occasionally, dropships are also used for boarding operations.[2] Some dropships are designed to carry specific types of cargo, such as supplies or prefab structures.[3]
Known dropship types
In the Covenant
- Type-25 "Spirit" Troop Carrier - A dropship commonly used to transport matériel, though also used to transport personnel.
- Phantom dropships - The primary Covenant dropship.
- Type-44 "Phantom" Troop Carrier - A dropship supplanted by a newer model, the Type-52, which was ubiquitous later in the Human-Covenant War. The Covenant remnant use the Type-44 as their primary dropship, likely due to the scarcity of the newer model.
- 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.
- Type-52 "Phantom" Gunboat - Exoatmospheric combat craft and a variant of the Type-52 Troop Carrier. It is used for space-based engagements
- 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.
In the UNSC
- Pelican dropships - The primary UNSC dropship.
- D77-TC Pelican - The standard Pelican dropship.
- D77H-TCI Pelican - A more recent, upgraded model of the Pelican.
- D77C-NMPD Pelican - A law enforcement variant of the Pelican.
- D79-TC Pelican - Became the UNSC's standard dropship by 2557; replacing the D77-TC and D77H-TCI models.
- D77-TC Pelican - The standard Pelican dropship.
- 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.
- Pod - A very large, heavy dropship used for transporting prefabricated structures to groundside locations.
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 35
- ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
- ^ Halo Wars
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