UD-71B Valkyrie

The UD-71B Valkyrie is an aerospace dropship and utility transport used by the Confederate military as well as many police forces and corporations. The Valkyrie is a VTOL craft capable of both atmospheric and space flight, and can land in unprepared locations with little difficulty.

Crew and Complement
The Valkyrie is crewed by two personnel who occupy a tandem cockpit at the front of the craft. The pilot and co-pilot/gunner seats are interchangeable, but standard procedure has the pilot on the left and the co-pilot/gunner on the right.

The cargo/passenger bay is located directly aft of the cockpit and takes up a majority of the Valkyrie's available space. Its standard configuration seats twelve, and small overhead compartments are available above each seat for gear storage, with weapons clips built into the seats allow for quick securing and retrieval of arms.

Additional seating can be installed in the central aisle, increasing the passenger capacity to twenty-four. Otherwise, this area can be used to carry cargo pallets, medical stretchers, or small vehicles such as a pair of M545 Scout Bikes, which are secured via cargo clips built into the deck. If the Valkyrie's passenger bay is entirely empty, it is just wide and deep enough to fit an M610 Brawler APC.

UD-71B Valkyrie Armament
The Valkyrie features a 30mm Grendel "chin gun" mounted directly below the dropship's cockpit. In addition, the Valkyrie has four externally-mounted hardpoints, which typically hold eight AGM-197 Scythe air-to-ground guided missiles, though a number of weapon systems or equipment pods can take their place.

In addition to its primary armament, the Valkyrie has three mount positions in the cargo/passenger bay, one at both the port and starboard side doors, and another at the rear door. Typically these are fitted with M343A2 machine guns, but the mounts will accept any weapon compatible with a standard Confederate weapon mount.