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[[File:HReach-PhantomDropship-FrontAngle.png|thumb|250px|The Covenant's ubiquitous ''"Phantom"'' troop carrier.]]
[[File:HReach-PhantomDropship-FrontAngle.png|thumb|250px|The Covenant's ubiquitous ''"Phantom"'' troop carrier.]]
''Note: these are UNSC designations''
''Note: these are UNSC designations''
;Close air support
 
;Boarding craft
*'''[[Covenant boarding craft]]'''
 
;Evacuation craft
*'''[[Covenant escape pod]]'''
 
;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 Troop Carrier|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-44 Troop Carrier|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.
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*'''[[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Type-25 ''"Spirit"'' Troop Carrier]]''' - A dropship commonly used to transport matériel, though also used to transport personnel.
*'''[[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Type-25 ''"Spirit"'' Troop Carrier]]''' - A dropship commonly used to transport matériel, though also used to transport personnel.
*'''[[Deployment Platform Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy|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.
*'''[[Deployment Platform Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy|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.
;Orbital insertion craft
*'''[[Orbital insertion pod]]'''
*'''[[Heavy orbital insertion pod]]'''
;Tender/troop carrier
*'''[[Kig-Yar shuttle]]]
*'''[[Kig-Yar troop carrier]]]
;VIP/staff transport craft
*'''[[Contrition-class transport]]'''


==UNSC dropships==
==UNSC dropships==
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*'''[[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.
*'''[[Pod]]''' - A very large, heavy dropship used for transporting prefabricated structures to groundside locations.
;Evacuation craft craft
*'''[[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat, Controlled]]'''
**[[SKT-13 shuttlecraft]]
***[[SKT-21 shuttlecraft]]


;Gunship/close air support craft
;Gunship/close air support craft
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*'''[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV Human Entry Vehicle]]'''
*'''[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV Human Entry Vehicle]]'''
**[[Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod|LRSOIP variant]]
**[[Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod|LRSOIP variant]]
;Evacuation craft craft
*'''[[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat, Controlled]]'''
**[[SKT-13 shuttlecraft]]
***[[SKT-21 shuttlecraft]]


;VIP/staff transport craft
;VIP/staff transport craft

Revision as of 23:36, May 13, 2013

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,[1] battle taxi, shuttlecraft, ship tender, oribital insertion, entry vehicle, or troop carrier; depending on the application of their intended type and role. Some dropships are designed to carry specific types of cargo, such as supplies or prefabricated structures.[2] 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 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.[3] Other

Covenant dropships

The Covenant's ubiquitous "Phantom" troop carrier.

Note: these are UNSC designations

Boarding craft
Evacuation craft
Gunship/close air support
Orbital insertion craft
Tender/troop carrier
VIP/staff transport craft

UNSC dropships

The UNSC's ubiquitous Pelican dropship.
Atmospheric-only craft
  • UH-144 Falcon - The primary air-to-ground support and troop transport aircraft of the UNSC Army.
Cargo/logistical support craft
  • 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.
Evacuation craft craft
Gunship/close air support craft
Orbital insertion craft
VIP/staff transport craft

Ecumene dropships

Evacuation craft

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