Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Question: troop-carrying VTOLs....?

On Tuesday 25 November 2008 07:54:58 Ground Zero Games wrote:
> 1) keep the Mantis cockpit off the Gunship, and have a troop "pod"
> behind it (a box that is either a fixed part of the main fuselage or
> could be demountable/deployable?)  so that there is no direct access
> between troop bay and cockpit, or...
>
> 2) sculpt a complete new cockpit as an integral part of a much wider
> troop-carrying fuselage, in the style of most modern helis, so that
> the grunts in the back have direct access to the crew in the front.

So the Aliens coming up the loading ramp have direct access to the crew?

Would deploying in exotic environments affect the design decision?
If the troop area needs to open to the environment for fast deploy,
then sealing off the cockpit may have a benefit.

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