Troop Shuttles are used to transport ground forces onto worlds where landing a starship would be inadvisable. Such locations represent extremely rare occurrences and Troop Shuttles should therefore only be constructed on special vessels designed for rare or unusually hazardous situations. They are not necessary for standard troop delivery duties. Troop Shuttles are heavily armored and can make high-G landings under fire, but transporting ground forces to a planetary inside a starship, in Troop Berthings, is a far safer way to go (not to mention being much more comfortable for the soldiers involved).
2,400 Steel
600 Electronics
600 tons
Boarding Shuttle
600
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Content contributed by Tom Carey.