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'''Dropships''' are spacecraft designed to ferry personnel and equipment from orbital spacecraft to a planetary surface, as well as often providing fire support to forces that have been deployed on a planet's surface.  
'''Dropships''' are spacecraft designed to ferry military personnel and equipment from orbital spacecraft to a planetary surface, as well as often providing fire support to forces that have been deployed on a planet's surface. A dropship is distinguished from a [[shuttle]] primarily by its armament.


== Examples of Dropships ==
== Examples of Dropships ==
* [[Al'kesh-class bomber]]
* [[Al'kesh-class bomber]]
* [[C-9979 landing craft]]
* [[C-9979 landing craft]]
* [[Imperium of Man|Imperial]] Thunderhawk gunship ([[Warhammer 40,000]])
* [[Imperium of Man|Imperial]] [[Thunderhawk]] gunship ([[Warhammer 40,000]])
* Colonial Marine dropships from ''[[Alien]]s''.
* [[Colonial Marine]] dropships from ''[[Alien]]s''.
* The [[Skyranger]] and [[Avenger]] built by [[XCOM]], as well as the various large [[Sectoid]] spacecraft.
* The [[Galactic Republic]]'s [[LAAT]] gunship can perform in this role.  The Empire also has the [[Sentinel-class landing craft]] and the [[AT-AT]] [[AT-AT Barge|Barge]].


[[Category: Science Fiction]]
[[Category: Science Fiction]]
[[Category:Transports]]
[[Category:Transports]]

Revision as of 16:32, 5 February 2016

US Colonial Marine Dropship

Dropships are spacecraft designed to ferry military personnel and equipment from orbital spacecraft to a planetary surface, as well as often providing fire support to forces that have been deployed on a planet's surface. A dropship is distinguished from a shuttle primarily by its armament.

Examples of Dropships