UD-4 Cheyenne Series VTOL Tactical Dropship

The pinnacle of USCMC battlefield supremacy, the Cheyenne dropship has an unparalleled success rate performing double duty as both a transport and gunship. While true gunships like the Tomahawk are more heavily armed and strike ships like the Cougar and Bearcat are more maneuverable, none have the versatility of the Cheyenne. The Cheyenne are dropped from orbit into the fray from the ventral bay of any USCM frigate or carrier, swiftly descending through the atmosphere like a meteor. The current model has been specifically augmented to carry the M577 into a combat zone, deploy the APC and its marine squad, and immediately assume an air support role for the squad. The ship is mostly transport bay with the cockpit, weapons systems, and engines attached—there is little in the way of other accommodations aboard. While in supersonic descent, Cheyenne’s weapons pods are retracted flush with its hull. These pods deploy for subsonic combat. With a proper satellite uplink, the Cheyenne is capable of being flown by remote from a portable terminal. Few pilots have the skill necessary for this maneuver, and the task is usually left to the squad’s android XO.

USCMC UD-4L CHEYENNE DROPSHIP

LENGTH: 25.2m

STANDARD ARMAMENT: 25mm Gatling Gun Mk.16 150mm Banshee 70 Unguided Rocket Launcher 7 x AGM-220C Hellhound II Tactical Missiles 3 x AIM-90E Headlock Air-to-Air Missiles

25mm Gatling Gun +3 3 dmg Extreme $9,000 Armor piercing. Full auto
AGM-220C Hellhound II Tactical Missile Launcher - +2 7 dmg Extreme $76,000 Can only target ground vehicles and buildings. Armor piercing. Missile cost: $12,000.
AIM-90E Headlock Air-to-Air Missile Launcher +3 5 dmg Extreme $64,000 Can only target air vehicles. Armor piercing. Missile cost: $9,000.