While most people consider the Jet fighter to be the most important aircraft, without the transport plane, no military could operate properly and many supply would take much longer to reach the battlefield especially on the war torn Rifts Earth. Because the transport is as important to the REEF as it is for the Coalition, their was a pressing need for them to construct. Before this aircraft entered service, the REEF used they captured Coalition Death Head Transport and a variety of small aircraft and made due. Since the introduction of the Glamour, they have taken over virtually all transport roles except that of battlefield transport. Those jobs are done by the Combat shuttles and the Monitor combat transports purchased from Archangel Industries. When the Glamour is used in dangerous situations, the transport will be escorted by a small group of fighters (normally 2 to 6 fighters). The aircraft are also sold to other independent governments and small mercenary units.

The aircraft has only relatively minor modifications when compared to the original Glamour VC-33 design. While some Engineers suggested the addition of weaponry, it was decided against that because it would most likely reduce the aircrafts payload. A anti-missile chaff system was added to the tail section of the aircraft to help protect the transport against missile attacks. The biggest modification are the engines. The engines are fusion powered and are derived from the engines from the Iron Industries Aircastle Bomber. The Fusion turbines on the Glamour are smaller for the amount of output, are more efficient, and overheat less quickly.

Designation: REEF-VC-33B Glamour
Vehicle Type: Twin Engine Medium VTOL transport Plane
Crew: Four (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, and Systems Manager)
Troops: Up to 72 in normal equipment or 58 in power armor at the expense of other cargo

M.D.C. by Location:

	Cargo Door	200
	[1] Wings (2):	200 each
	[2] Tail:	200
	Landing Gear (3):	30 each
	Pilots Cockpit:	250
	[3] Engines (2):	250 each
	[4] Main Body:	400

Notes:
[1] Destroying a Wing will cause the plane to crash
[2] Destruction of the tail will still allow the fighter to be controlled by the varying of power levels of the engines but fighter has a penalty of -10 to dodge, and a -30% penalty to all piloting rolls.
[3] The destruction of one engine will reduce the fighters top speed by half and give the pilot a -2 penalty to dodge as well as giving a 10% penalty to piloting. Destruction of both engines will cause the aircraft to crash. Pilot may attempt a emergency landing or pilot can choose to eject.
[4] Depleting the M.D.C. of the main body will shut the Aircraft down completely, rendering it useless and causing it to crash if in flight

Speed:
Driving on Ground (Taxiing): Only possible for take offs and landings as well as for parking and storage. Speed is 40 mph (64 kph) when traveling and not on take off or landing.
Flying: The maximum speed of the aircraft is 800 mph (1,280 kph) and has a maximum altitude of 50,000 feet (15,240 m). The aircraft is Vertical Take Off and Landing which allows it to take off virtually anywhere and can hover.
Range: The cooling system has been improved compared to the Air Castle bomber. The Aircraft can fly up to 12 hours if flying at less than 500 mph (256 kph) and can fly for 5 hours at 500 mph (256 kph) or greater.

Statistical Data:
Length: 98 feet (29.5 meters)
Wingspan: 105 feet (32 meters)
Height: 33 feet (10.1 meters)
Weight: 83 tons (75.4 metric tons)
Power Source: Nuclear, Should have an average lifespan of 20 years.
Cargo: 56 tons or about 72 combat troops
Market Cost: 40 million credits

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. Anti-Missile Chaff Dispenser: Located at the very tail of the transport are two chaff dispenser. When tailed by a missile, a cloud of chaff and other obtrusive particles can be released to confuse or detonate the enemy's attack. Rifts Earth decoys systems are assumed to not operate against Phase World missiles due to technological difference. Reduce effects by 20% against smart missiles (Add +20% to rolls for smart missiles.)
   Effect:
   01-50 Enemy missile or missile volley detonates in chaff cloud - Missile are all destroyed
   51-75 Enemy missile or missile volley loses track of real target and veers away in wrong direction (May lock onto another target)
   76-00 No effect, missile is still on target
   Also note that the chaff cloud will also blind flying monsters that fly through cloud. They will suffer the following penalties: reduce melee attacks/actions, combat bonuses, and speed by half. Duration: 1D4 melee rounds.
   Payload: Eight (8)

BONUSES:

The aircraft has +2 to dodge

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By Kitsune (E-Mail Kitsune ).
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