Type-44 Troop Carrier

Were you looking for the Type-52 Phantom or the Type-25 Spirit? Type-44 "Phantom" Troop Carrier

The Type-44 Troop Carrier, also known as the Phantom, is an earlier ship in the same family as the Type-52 Phantom. It saw more extensive use at the hands of the Storm after 2553 than it did prior. This is presumably because of the ubiquity of the Spirit before 2552.

Design details
Differing little from its successor, the Type-52 Phantom, the Type-44 serves as the equivalent to the Pelican dropships used by the UNSC in terms of both function and performance, serving as a troop transport and as a supporting gunship.

Like the Type-52 Phantom, the Type-44 is armed with a single chin-mounted Heavy plasma cannon with two Type-52 plasma cannons. In addition to carrying multiple infantry, the T-44 Phantom is also capable of carrying up to two Ghosts or one Wraith tank.

Combat
The role of the Phantom is to transport Covenant troops and vehicles into a combat zone with speed and efficiency while providing covering fire for disembarking units.

Changes from the T-52 TC

 * The propulsion drive now emits a greenish color rather than purple blue.
 * There is now a Phantom variant that is equipped with boarding tubes than are capable of breaking through the windows of a UNSC ship and projecting a shield to maintain atmospheric pressure.

Trivia
- The Type-44 Phantom can now carry Sniper Towers and Banshees.

List of Appearances

 * Halo 4