Valkyrie Dropship

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Valkyrie Dropship
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The Standard Dropship of the Navy, used in deploying special forces and drop troops, and can be modified for dropping off vehicles. Its standard setup includes:

  • Heavy Lance, Mounted on Turret under cockpit
  • Multi-Laser mounted on side of Cockpit
  • Two Pintel Mounted Heavy Lances, in Carrier doors
  • Heaven Strike Missiles, Under Wings
  • Or Additional Fuel Tanks under wings

It is VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft capable of high speeds, beyond that of typical VTOL aircraft of 21st century Earth vehicles. It however is not designed for Mach speeds, due to need for quick deployment of troops, and a Faster vehicle would not be effective at this from in atmosphere engagements. It serves a minor combat role and can support troops after dropping off the troops, it can equipt other weapons under the Wings, such as Rocket pods, or missiles, but to increase its active range, extra fuel tanks can be equipped.


Vengeance Gunship

Vengeance Gunship

The Vengeance is a dedicated Anti-Tank and Vehicle Support Gunship, using a modified Valkyrie Frame, it sacrifices its ability to carry troops in order to power the three Twin-Linked Laser Cannons it equips. It also sports advanced targeting systems that put it on par with those Available to the Crusaders.

As a support Gunship it will usually be used in tandem with other aerial vehicles or forces. It can be ready for rapid deployment for destroying targets designated by New Covenant Forces whether it be an Enemy Tank or other tough unit. It is not effective in many other roles however, and is solely used for taking out heavily armored units.




Brimstone Gunship

Brimstone Gunship

The Brimstone Gunship is a Dedicated Gunship using a highly modified Chassis of the Valkyrie, It mounts a Single Massive Engine that replaces any Troop carrying capacity for additional power and speed. It Can mount more weapons than any other Valkyrie Variant all in the purpose of raining down "Fire and Brimstone" considering it's namesake.

It can mount a Variety of Weapon systems, having four hard points in total, as Standard it mounts heavy lance on the prow and can be replaced with Targeting systems. It does however lack the mounting points on the sides of the Cockpit, in favor of more speed.

The following can be mounted on one hard point each:

  • Missile Launchers
  • Rocket Pods
  • Auto Cannon
  • Laser Cannon
  • Multi-Laser


The Following takes up one wing(Both Hard Points) to mount:

  • Devastator Super Gattling
  • Bomb Rack: Which can mount three Heavy or Smart Bombs each
  • Missile Rack: Which can mount three Smart Missiles each