The Herring dropship was developed for quiet, low-detection flight and retrieval. Essentially, it was created to be used for tactical deployment and extraction of troops into areas that would be otherwise unreachable by a detectable vessel.

The Herring is one of the most recent incarnations of the long line of Terran dropships. For hundreds of years, dropships have been employed as the primary strategic troop transportation vessel, both on the ground and in space. With the exception of the specially designed boarding rockets, dropships are the almost exclusive transportation vehicle used by the UTR.

• Organizations Using This Vehicle: UTR
• Type: Light Transport Dropship
• Class:Herring
• Designer: 'Professor T'
• Manufacturer: ARWW
• Production: 170
• Crew: 3-4
• Pilots: 2
• Maximum Capacity: 15
• Appearance:

• Length: 23.8 meters
• Width: 9.2 meters
• Height: 7.1 meters
• Weight: 4.3 tons

• Top Performing Speed (KPH): 260
• Range: 700 km
• Lifespan: 20 years
• Refit Cycle: 3 months

• Full weak armor - 17%
• Hologram emitters - Medium - 30%

Front consists of 2 pilot seats and frontal gunner position. Second compartment is transport room, followed by rear gunner position.

Underneath small, heavy segments of ship plating, flip-out volumetric emitters are safely protected from stray fire. While hovering at an extraction point, the ship flips out the emitters , and creates a convincing photonic camouflage over itself. The 'holograms' are practically flawless, and work especially well over treetops, craggy rocks, and other ships. The volumetric emitters use an exponential amount of energy, so the ship can only use them while the main engine is disengaged. This may prove fatal if the ship is discovered off-guard. The emitters work in conjunction with the PDSs to maintain a low hover while still being able to power the emitters.

The entire surface of the dropship is covered in a very weak composite material. Though providing poor armor, it serves a much more useful function: it is a highly advanced Radar Absorbent Material (RAM). Due to the strange shape of the vehicle, as well as the added plating over the volumetric emitters, the ship has a radar signature that resembles a flock of geese. It sounds really stupid… but it works! : D

Space variation model is fully equipped with standard life support.

Particle Displacement Stabilizer (PDS): The PDS is the primary anti-gravity system used by the UTR. It is employed in tanks, dropships, and other gravity-based vehicles. The S-94 and other dropships use a modified version of the standard system, allowing the particle displacement to work at higher altitudes and with heavier loads. The PDS works by 'displacing' particles… effectively pushing them underneath the vessel to create a cushion of air for it to float on. Obviously, in the vacuum of space, this isn't very effective. S-94s retrofitted for nonatmospheric conditions generally drop the PDSs for low detection booster engines.

Particle displacement stabilizer (PDS) on each side, specially modified 'silent' running engine in rear. Very low noise output.

Light - 24% shielding around cockpit, wings, engine, guns, and unloading doors.

Modified light pulse laser arrays(2): these weapons are a modified, smaller version of the best defense against fighters, projectile weapons, boarding pods and shuttles available. They are placed at the fore and aft sections of the dropship. range: 2 miles Damage: light (27). can hurt both shields and armor, the pulse type shot can be calibrated to specific wavelengths to allow instant deactivation of fighter shields, like an EMP pulse. Rate of fire: between 7 and 25 pulses per second Payload: unlimited as long as the ship provides power