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The valkyrie Class Assault Dropship

My kitbashed USS runabout modified to be a Valkyrie class drop ship. This ship is designed using captured Terror saucer antigrav modules. Though designed to lift small loads, the pair act more as JATO packs (would that be AGATO boosters? These allow the Valkyrie to quickly lift loads off of the ground it otherwise does not have the vertical thrust to lift, buying it time to shift into standard flight mode using the airfoil and forward thrusters to carry the load. The antigrav also enables this ship to be more evasive despite its otherwise sluggish nature. With the repulsive features of these pods the Valkyrie can fly a mere 50 feet off of the ground at high speeds over flat terrain without fear of ground effects and winds making it eat dirt. This has been the only feature until recently that have allowed X-com to approach landed enemy craft without being taken out by their weaponry. Though outdated by almost a decade in this never ending war, its rugged and versatile nature have kept these as one of the workhorses of all but the most advanced X-COM Incursion response forces. The latest version boasts improved antigrav efficiency enabling 1.2 metric tons of cargo to be lifted without weaponry, or a full IRF force cargo module, and two heavy craft weaponry.

This one mounts a Human version Plasma Cannon and an upgraded Gau-12, because nothing stands up well to 6,300 rounds-per-minute of 30mm Depleted Uranium slugs. It was an act of desperation when the first Gau-8 mounted on a valkyrie was used when the landed UFO took off appearing out of nowhere from behind a building a mere 300 meters from the approaching Valkyrie. The crew was stunned as the cannon tore the spinning alien craft in half in under a second. The primary for the weaponry, however, is to disable landed UFO's, and provide close in air support since no other quick response craft could do so in the early years of the war. Modern fighters and assault craft will now typically accompany Valkyries and augment their support role.

Description
The valkyrie Class Assault Dropship

My kitbashed USS runabout modified to be a Valkyrie class drop ship. This ship is designed using captured Terror saucer antigrav modules. Though designed to lift small loads, the pair act more as JATO packs (would that be AGATO boosters? These allow the Valkyrie to quickly lift loads off of the ground it otherwise does not have the vertical thrust to lift, buying it time to shift into standard flight mode using the airfoil and forward thrusters to carry the load. The antigrav also enables this ship to be more evasive despite its otherwise sluggish nature. With the repulsive features of these pods the Valkyrie can fly a mere 50 feet off of the ground at high speeds over flat terrain without fear of ground effects and winds making it eat dirt. This has been the only feature until recently that have allowed X-com to approach landed enemy craft without being taken out by their weaponry. Though outdated by almost a decade in this never ending war, its rugged and versatile nature have kept these as one of the workhorses of all but the most advanced X-COM Incursion response forces. The latest version boasts improved antigrav efficiency enabling 1.2 metric tons of cargo to be lifted without weaponry, or a full IRF force cargo module, and two heavy craft weaponry.

This one mounts a Human version Plasma Cannon and an upgraded Gau-12, because nothing stands up well to 6,300 rounds-per-minute of 30mm Depleted Uranium slugs. It was an act of desperation when the first Gau-8 mounted on a valkyrie was used when the landed UFO took off appearing out of nowhere from behind a building a mere 300 meters from the approaching Valkyrie. The crew was stunned as the cannon tore the spinning alien craft in half in under a second. The primary for the weaponry, however, is to disable landed UFO's, and provide close in air support since no other quick response craft could do so in the early years of the war. Modern fighters and assault craft will now typically accompany Valkyries and augment their support role.