VCT-279 Yellowjacket

VCT-279 Yellowjacket Multi-Purpose Troop Transport Dropship

History & Data 

The Yellowjacket is used by the NPE as an all-purpose light/medium attack craft and transportation vehicle and is capable of holding an armored personnel carrier as well as two squads of additional troops; also oddly enough the GMA has purchased several million unarmed versions of these for their use.

The Yellowjacket’s design is reminiscent of that of a helicopter and has a large cockpit for up to four crew at the front with two large lifting engines to either side with fold out heavy missile rocks and then fattens out to the cargo area where troops and equipment can be carried on the upper level and an APC or several other smaller vehicles can be carried on the lower level [or even cargo] the body then narrows down again with two medium fold out missile racks towards the rear of the body with the main engines and secondary lift engines mounted their and a spade like tail.

As stated before the Yellowjacket is armed with a nose mounted 75mm auto-cannon, two forward body mounted fold out missile racks holding six each light-heavy missiles and two rear mounted fold out missile racks that hold thirty-two light-medium missiles each.