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| − | An '''Autobot Transport Gunship''' forms the foremost module of the shuttle. |
+ | An '''Autobot Transport Gunship'''<ref>The front module was explicitly named in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 10]].</ref> forms the foremost module of the shuttle. |
This section's function is to keep the occupants alive in a tight situation, it excels at short-range space combat, but is not designed for traveling interstellar distances. |
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3. The shuttle with [[Kup]], [[Hot Rod]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] that crashes on [[Quintessa]]. |
3. The shuttle with [[Kup]], [[Hot Rod]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] that crashes on [[Quintessa]]. |
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Revision as of 05:51, 18 May 2007
- The Autobot shuttle is a starship in multiple continuity families.
Ultra Magnus' shuttle detaching from its main section
The Autobot shuttle is a multi-stage transport use by the Autobots around the 2005 era. Though they have a tendency to explode if you look at them wrong, the Autobot shuttles enjoy a good reputation due to their excellent safety rating. You can crash them, shoot them, set them on fire, blow them up, but the passengers will almost always walk away uninjured.
The Autobot shuttle can be launched either vertically or VTOL via thrust vectoring through apetures on the bottom of the ship.
A handful of Autobot Shuttles remain in active service through the Beast Era where they are considered antiques.
The E.D.C. has also been known to use this type of shuttle.
In the Marvel comics, the Ark slowly morphed into something resembling the Autobot shuttle- and the Autobot shuttles looked like the Ark. *sigh*.
Shuttle Section
The shuttle has a modular design similar to... I'm gonna say Ginrai. Adding modules on to the front section expands the shuttle's range and abilities. The addition of a small lifepod means it's possible to detonate 1/2, 3/4 or 4/4 of the ship and still survive.
Rear
Mid
Front
An Autobot Transport Gunship[1] forms the foremost module of the shuttle.
This section's function is to keep the occupants alive in a tight situation, it excels at short-range space combat, but is not designed for traveling interstellar distances.
It is armed with three cannons on the lower surface, and an pair of sonic warhead launchers in the 'wings'.
Lifepod
The lifepod module is capable of carrying several transformers a short distance, keepign them alive in time for rescue or putting down on a nearby planet.
Though airtight, this lifepod has no life support system, leaving humans with just the air trapped inside it to breathe. Presumably this defect has been addressed in the E.D.C. version of the Autobot shuttle.
Shuttles in Fiction
There are three Autobot shuttles featured in Transformers: The Movie:
1. The shuttle on its way to Autobot City, hijacked by Megatron.
2. The shuttle commanded by Ultra Magnus that has the main section detonanted to escape destruction by Galvatron's ship.
3. The shuttle with Kup, Hot Rod and the Dinobot that crashes on Quintessa.
References
- ↑ The front module was explicitly named in Dreamwave Armada issue 10.