Type-35 Assault Dropship "Inua"

Used by the Sahale Federation, the "Inua" is a competitor to the ubiquitous Bullhead. Though the design is about 12 years old, the Federation Military has continually updated and modernized the design.

Surplus airships are used by the Flagg Institute.

Appearance and Equipment
The Inua measures 33 meters at its longest, 4 meters tall, and has a 16 meter wingspan. Two primary G-Engines provide lift and propulsion for the aircraft while two smaller G-Engines are used for maneuvering.

The forward sensor suite on the Inua wouldn't look out of place in an attack gunship. Combination Infrared/RADAR/LIDAR/Night-Vision cameras allow the pilot and gunners to see any target in even the worst of weather conditions. Aura sensors (using the same technology in the Scroll-based version) mean nothing is safe; Grimm appear as conspicuous black blobs when all the images are interlaced.

The aircraft is protected by a series of flare and chaff launchers in addition to a CATSAI powered ECM system to defend against missiles. Should anything get through, plates of reactive armor over a layer of kinetic gel surrounds the aircraft's one-piece polysteel frame. Any windows are contructed of several layers of transparent polycarbonate and Aluminium Oxynitride. The crew compartments have specially designed crumplezones to absorb the kinetic force from a crash.

Offensively, the Inua gives as good as it can take. A trio of Kondracki-Meija Laser cannons are mounted in the nose and near the tail. These lasers are 3 times as strong as thier infantry grade counterparts and are equipped with a CATSAIOS auto-firing system. Even if the gunner is incapacitated, the aircraft can still defend itself.

The Armaments on the forward canards vary depending on the variant.

Military/Flagg
The armaments are Leighly-Braun Manifolds that 3D-print 75mm warhaeds and attach them to engines/guidance systems held in a similar drum. Belt-fed, these homing mini-missiles make short work of almost any target that stands in the Inua's path.

Science
This version eschews almost all armaments save for the three lasers. The forward laser is loaded with cryogenic dust to freeze Grimm solid while the two at the rear are downgraded to "Infantry Grade" for better efficiency. This version carries no rocket launchers, but instead an additional sensor suite.