Assault Carriers

Assault carriers-- also known as carrier-transports or assault ships--are starships designed to carry ground-based invasion forces, such as troops (with and without battlesuits), warbots, mecha, and armored vehicles. Some assault carriers land directly on a planet, while others use a series of shuttles. Note that assault carriers dedicate much of their space to deployable ground-based forces, and may need support against other starships and/or in-atmosphere attacks--a whole contingent of armored space marines is useless if they can't make it to the surface!
== Sections ==
Assault carriers will typically have two branches of military specialization: "Navy"--representing deep space navigators, officers, engineers and such--and "Marines"--representing shuttle pilots, mecha drivers, mechanics, and marines. These two sections have their own subcultures and habits, but operate as permanent staff onboard the same ship. On less formally-organized vessels, like pirate vessels, the lines between the two may be blurred--anyone who can fix the ship is an engineer, and anyone who can fight can be a marine!
== Examples ==
* Overlord Assault Carrier (SM+13)
* Ranger Assault Corvette (SM+9)
* Warrior Assault Carrier (SM+11)
*Viking Planetary Assault Carrier (SM+15)
== References ==
* Spaceships 4: Fighters, Carriers, and Mecha, p.7
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