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Door gunners on vtol dropships?

Fri 22 Jul 2022, 23:13

Can the UD-4L Cheyenne VTOL dropship have door gunners?
Example: flying inside an atmosphere to conduct a hot extraction.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.
 
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Re: Door gunners on vtol dropships?

Sat 23 Jul 2022, 13:19

The answer to that’d have to start with answering, is there any practical way the Dropship could have door gunners?

As far as I can see, there are basically only two points where such could even conceivably be placed: on the drop-down stair behind the vehicle ramp that Bishop uses to evacuate Ripley from the atmospheric processing station, or on the vehicle ramp itself.

The former I would not deem physically possible to employ for the purpose.

The latter would be possible … but would it be practical? . Sort of conjures images of WH40k in my mind…

I’m having … doubts.
Before you use the word "XENOMORPH" again, you should read this article through:

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Re: Door gunners on vtol dropships?

Sun 24 Jul 2022, 06:55

The dropship shown in ALIENS would not be a good candidate for a door gunner.

But, its now your game and your world - you don't have to follow the old rules - you get to make them.

You want a dropship with door gunners? Do it.

My suggestion would be to lose the fold out rocket pods and replace all that tonnage with AC-130 style side turrets.

Give it a different variant model number, write up a backstory of the Marines creating this thing for use against the J'har rebels and that they were retired but are occassionaly pulled out of reserve for whatever reason...
We live, as we dream -- alone. ~ Joseph Conrad
 
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Re: Door gunners on vtol dropships?

Sun 24 Jul 2022, 23:22

Why would you need a door gunner when you've got a 25mm Gatling Cannon right there under the nose?
Surely that's all the suppressing fire you'd need..?

Well, that and the sharp sticks... ;)

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