What happens to the ODST drop pods after drop? Do they leave it where it dropped or is it picked up and reused?
I don’t know if they’re reusable. Perhaps they are recycled for parts by materiel recovery teams.
SOEIV are designed to be disposable. Typically, pods will have some reserve fuel to make adjustments if the impact site isn’t adequate. Other than that, they stay where they are.
I’ve never thought of that. Probably not, they’re being dropped into a kill zone, so retrieval could be fatal.
Interesting…
It never occured to me.
Good post.
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> I don’t know if they’re reusable. Perhaps they are recycled for parts by materiel recovery teams.
what he said, when they fire those things off, they are doing it on the assumption that they are gone for good. But of course like anything, I’m sure they are salvaged when possible.
Interestingly, I did find this entry though, apparently they do have some ability to use after the initial insertion.
"The SOEIV also stores an extra tank of rocket fuel, which is not used up in the landing, but is rather used for moving to a different location if the vehicle has somehow been knocked off target or is in a currently undesirable position. The pod, however, must be stood up in the position designed to land in. "
Much like equipment in real wars, they are designed to be recovered and recycled after the battle has finished.
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> I’ve never thought of that. Probably not, they’re being dropped into a kill zone, so retrieval could be fatal.
I agree with that. You can’t just pick some non-essential stuff back in the middle of a war zone.
More than likely retrieved after the battle is said and done, otherwise left there to look ominous in a crater.
probably reused. there built for that impact and heat for the drop. id say they passed the test if the trooper lived
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not sure if those are even worth recovering given many other things they can recover after battle like enemy technology. Though the condition of the pod could also determine whether its reused for if its usable after little fixing then i guess it could be recovered for near usable drop pod is better than starting from scrap.
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