[GZG] [FT] [DSII] Trojan Horse Assault Transport

["John Brewer" <jbrewer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Since the subject of how many CS is in a FT mass, I thought I would post this. 

The Trojan Horse assault transport is actually little different than a standard Work Horse medium freighter; it's used to carry & deploy 7 mass ITTT cargo pods that have been modified into large drop pods for massed planetary assault.  The cargo pods are modified into drop pods by equiping them with partial streamlining, chemical thrusters for pre-atmospheric entry course correction, atmospheric entry heat shielding, atmospheric descent parachutes, pre-impact decelaration rockets, and shock-absorbing landing gear. 

How much these 7 mass drop pods can carry needs to be determined.  For ease of organization, I would like to think these large drop pods can carry 3 platoons or 1 company of assault-rated mechanised infantry.  According to MT, 3 platoons of mechanised infantry in 4 MICVs take up 144 cs, not counting the command platoon & their vehicles.  An unmodified 7 mass cargo pod can carry 175 cs.  How much cs needs to be taken up by the drop pod modifications?  Can some of the modifications be partially externalized, like the landing gear? 

You could put 1 company into 2 drop pods, but that would run the risk of the 2 halfs being seperated during the drop.  You could also organize the unit into a "short" company, with only 2 platoons & command riding in the MICVs; deployed with special assault weapons & equipment that would give the short company the effective firepower of a full company. 

I leave it to the list to help me with this.  Later, I will post how the Trojan Horse assault transports & their drop pods are deployed in a massed planetary assault. 

JBrewer@xxxxxxxxx  

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