Type-61 Multi-Purpose Vessel

The Type-61 is a Post-War Heavy Multipurpose configurable atmospheric vessel utilised by multiple splinter factions of the former covenant. Being introduced by atleast 2558 for early Sanghelios built vessels and 2559 through 2561 for a large number in the First Fleet of Gallant Ingenuity.

Appearance
The Vessels are narrow, long vessels with a ramming section at the front of the ship, the ships are built in an traditional Sangheili design, empathising ease of manufacturing compared to that of Covenant era vessels.

Durundals often are deployed in pairs, and can unload several passengers to the battlefield, while also providing fire support from the air using their shade turrets and plasma cannons to provide crowd control.

The Durundal comes in at least 3 different variants

There is a Dropship variant which is the most common model utilised, they are rarer then Phantoms due to their use as heavy deployment platforms where Liches cannot provide effective coverage, And as Boarding ships when Umbillicans are fitted to the sides of the ship, The Type-61 replaces the Tick in this capacity as it can unload more passengers then the older vehicle.

The Gunship variant replaces the troop bay with more automated shade turrets facing to the ground, these turrets can allow the Durundal to attack ground forces as a heavy gunship variant, while also being an effective aerial assault vehicle in atmosphere. The Durundal "Gunboats" are a massive threat to Banshees, Wasps and Phaetons due to this.

There also exists a Cargo variant, which can be used as both a vehicle deployment platform or a Tug, It takes atleast 10 Durundals to tug a CCS Class Battlecruiser. Making them effective for this purpose, 25 Durundals can tug a CAS Assault Carrier, this Cargo Variant is often used at shipyards to guide larger vessels into the dock.

The number of Durundals required to tug a CSO is unfeasible in resource costs because of the vessels large size compared to the CAS. However the SCO Dreadnoughts can be tugged by atleast 40 Durundals