Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship

"Strap yourselves in boys."

- Terran Dropship^(src)

Template:Unitbox The Quantradyne APOD-33 Dropship originated as a necessity, "the Confederacy's proof to the stars that anything with a big enough engine could fly, no matter how badly." With the expansion of the Terrans and their various governments to other worlds, some way of transporting troops from space to the surface of a planet was needed. Dropships are fully capable of both atmospheric and spaceflight. Early experiments featured Dropships equipped with weapon systems, although this was later scrapped in favour of greater troop carrying capacity. After the Brood War it was tested with air-to-ground ordanance systems, though was scrapped in favour of the Banshee.

In-Game Unit

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The Dropship in StarCraft

Dropships provide the only means to transport Terran units across water and lava, thus they are often critical elements of an attacking force. Their relatively quick speed and 8-slot carrying capacity allows then to fit several units each; a fleet of dropships is often used to offload units directly on top of or near an enemy base; these "drops" are a key strategy for many Terran players.

Upgrades

• Ship Plating

Quotes

"When removing your overhead luggage, please be careful"

"In case of a water landing, you may be used as a flotation device"

"To hurl chunks, please use the vomit bag in front of you"

"Keep your arms and legs inside until this ride comes to a full and complete stop"

"In the pipe, five by five" (From Aliens)

"Hang on, we're in for some chop" (From Aliens)

"Strap yourselves in, boys"

The Dropship in StarCraft: Ghost

Dropships must land to release troops, as seen in several StarCraft: Ghost videos. Its in-game appearance however, appears to have been taken by the Grizzly.

The Dropship in StarCraft II

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The Dropship in StarCraft II

Dropships will appear in StarCraft II.

The Dropship touches down to unload units, behavior that was previously seen in the original StarCraft Alpha, but not the final edition.

Assault Dropship

Assault Dropship concept art

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An Assault Dropship confronts some Zerglings

Concept art for an 'Assault Dropship' for StarCraft: Ghost exists, along with a screenshot. This may possibly have been a conceptual design for the Grizzly. Alternatively, it is known that before the development of the Banshee, Dropships were tested with ordanance systems for air-to-ground combat.

Trivia

The Dropship is heavily modeled after the one found in Aliens. The Dropship's design, pilot, and quotes were all borrowed from the film.

References

Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War v • e

Infantry SCV Marine Firebat Medic (BW) Ghost Ground vehicles Vulture Goliath Siege tank Air units Wraith Dropship Valkyrie (BW) Science vessel Battlecruiser Basic buildings Command center ComSat station Nuclear silo Supply depot Engineering bay Barracks Refinery Missile turret Academy Bunker Advanced buildings Factory Machine shop Armory Starport Control tower Science facility Physics lab Covert ops Other Nuclear missile Spider mine Scrapped units Cargo ship Merc biker Mercenary gunship Raider Spysat Scrapped buildings Cantina Dry docks Power station Repair bay Star base

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e

Versus Units and Structures Infantry SCV Marine Reaper Marauder Ghost Terrestrial Vehicles MULE Hellion Hellbat (HotS) Siege tank Cyclone (LotV) Thor Widow mine (HotS) Aerospace Vessels Viking Medivac dropship Banshee Raven Battlecruiser Liberator (LotV) Spawned Units MULE Drop pod Nuclear missile Basic Buildings Command center Refinery Supply depot Barracks Engineering bay Automated Defenses Auto-turret Missile turret Point defense drone Repair drone Support Buildings Orbital command Planetary fortress Sensor tower Bunker Add-ons Tech lab Reactor Advanced Buildings Ghost academy Factory Armory Starport Fusion core Campaign and Co-op Missions Units and Structures Mercenaries Devil Dogs Hammer Securities Siege Breakers Spartan Company War Pigs Hel's Angels Dusk Wings Jackson's Revenge Dominion Elite Guard Sons of Korhal Prometheus Company Death Head Aegis Guard Field Response Theta Outback Hunter Bulwark Company Shock Division Blackhammer Sky Fury Squadron Night Wolves Winged Nightmare Pride of Augustgrad Valor of Vardona Infantry Firebat HERC Medic Rebel Spectre Trooper Terrestrial Vehicles Armored personnel carrier Diamondback Goliath Militarized transport Predator Sensor drone Vulture Warhound Aerospace Vessels Asteria wraith Assault galleon Hercules dropship Science vessel Harvester Special ops dropship Sonar drone Sovereign battlecruiser Strike fighter Tac fighter Theia raven Valkyrie Wraith Spawned units A.R.E.S. Bio-mechanical repair drone Advanced Buildings Dominion starport HERC compound Merc compound Shadow ops Add-ons Tech reactor Support Buildings Laser drill Hive mind emulator Psi disrupter Nuclear silo Strike fighter platform Automated defenses Devastation turret Gun turret Flame turret Perdition turret Sentry gun Shrike turret Spider mine Cerberus mine Canceled Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II v • e Scrapped Removed Units Anti-air walker Block B Bulwark D-8 charges Guardian Gundam HERC Hercules tank Incinerator Laser drill tank Mine drone Missile launcher Nomad Pillager Predator Prison infantry guard Quantradyne APOD-33 dropship Red Adder Scout Shredder Super crane Targeting drone Valkyrie Zeus battle tank Zeus lander Removed Buildings Drop pod facility Listening post Munitions depot Radar tower Star base