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GH-23M "Cricket" Infantry Dropship (side view)
A small craft, the Gaerlan Heinz-23 has been a versatile and invaluable part of the The Corps' offense and defense since its introduction seventeen years ago. These Crickets can carry up to eight Devil Dogs; a pilot, five fully armed and/or two injured on the bottom wing pylons.
Almost every Marine currently in the Corps has flown into battle strapped to the side of a "Cricket".
One of the other benefits of these small dropships was the ability to adapt to changing technology. Throughout The War, the engineers at Gaerlan Heinz constantly improved their propulsion engine designs. GH-23's featured "bolt on" engine pylons, which leant well to relatively simple and quick swaps. This model is shown with a mass produced engine upgrade referred to as the "Asskicker" Afterburner. This upgrade featured six independently operated engines, three on each pylon. The added engines provided more stability and tremendous speed during flight, thus the "Asskicker" moniker.
Very little armor makes this dropship incredibly fast and maneuverable, even fully loaded with troops or weapons.
Alone, the GH-23 has limited armament, just two blast cannons under the bottom wings. However, a veritable cornucopia of weapons systems can be attached in lieu of (or addition to) battle ready Marines, in essentially any combination. This variant is shown with a 2,000lb non-guided, bunkerbusting "dumb bomb" and JWR Additional Munitions Device.
The versatile weapons payload, ability to quickly pick up or drop off troops, and sheer maneuverability (not counting that they were ridiculously cheap to manufacture) made the GH-23 "Cricket" a favorite among The Corps brass and also the Devil Dogs they carried into and out of battle.
GH-23M "Cricket" Infantry Dropship (side view)
A small craft, the Gaerlan Heinz-23 has been a versatile and invaluable part of the The Corps' offense and defense since its introduction seventeen years ago. These Crickets can carry up to eight Devil Dogs; a pilot, five fully armed and/or two injured on the bottom wing pylons.
Almost every Marine currently in the Corps has flown into battle strapped to the side of a "Cricket".
One of the other benefits of these small dropships was the ability to adapt to changing technology. Throughout The War, the engineers at Gaerlan Heinz constantly improved their propulsion engine designs. GH-23's featured "bolt on" engine pylons, which leant well to relatively simple and quick swaps. This model is shown with a mass produced engine upgrade referred to as the "Asskicker" Afterburner. This upgrade featured six independently operated engines, three on each pylon. The added engines provided more stability and tremendous speed during flight, thus the "Asskicker" moniker.
Very little armor makes this dropship incredibly fast and maneuverable, even fully loaded with troops or weapons.
Alone, the GH-23 has limited armament, just two blast cannons under the bottom wings. However, a veritable cornucopia of weapons systems can be attached in lieu of (or addition to) battle ready Marines, in essentially any combination. This variant is shown with a 2,000lb non-guided, bunkerbusting "dumb bomb" and JWR Additional Munitions Device.
The versatile weapons payload, ability to quickly pick up or drop off troops, and sheer maneuverability (not counting that they were ridiculously cheap to manufacture) made the GH-23 "Cricket" a favorite among The Corps brass and also the Devil Dogs they carried into and out of battle.