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Aarsvogel Medium Dropship
“The power of chelti colonialism is carried on the wings of the aarsvogel, the vile butcher birds.”
The Aarsvogel is a moderately sized dropship able to carry some light vehicles and infantry squads into battle and provide air support after dropping them off. It has VTOL capability and good handling, the side doors can also fold down part of the floors to assist in rappeling or debussing the vessel, the rear cargo ramp is rather more conventional.
Armed with a chin-mounted machinegun turret and large internal missile and bomb racks, the Aarsvogel is a powerful air support craft, but is no dogfighter even when empty. If left unopposed its capacity for area destruction has given it the name Butcher to many native insurgencies on chelti occupied planets.