Re: How big is a troopship? [DS/FT/SG2] (and what it all means)

"It also makes some sense  in the economic sense too, since you've
already bought
the airframe to add  some firepower to it, rather than buy a new one."

I think specialist vehicles are better because they do require different
training
organization  and skill sets. BUT on a second point I like the idea of
using the
same basic airframe but different modules of pods for your landing craft
(It's all
about economics!)  I like the idea of  the airframe being able to pick
up
different modules depending on the mission. (Sort of like Thunderbird 2)
It t he
airframe is needed for	a landing that's one module. If it is needed to
do an
orbital drop (ala SST with tubes or what not) that's another module or
pod. If it
just as to bring in a vehicle that's another pod. It's it's going to do
fire
support or CAS then you have a specialist pod for that. Makes it easy on
construction back home.

Though personally once a force is on the ground and in a secure
beachhead, I'd
just a soon use cheaper planetary based air support than incur the
economic cost
of interface fighters.

Cheers...

Los