User:RelentlessRecusant/D25-UC Heron

The D25-UC Heron, formally known as the Dropship 25 - Utilities Carrier is a low-cost and aging helicopter utilities turbine-rotor helicopter operated by the UNSC Army and the UNSC Marine Corps.

Introduction
The Heron was formally retired by the late years of the Insurrection or the early years of the Human-Covenant War, and was replaced by the highly-successful D77-TC "Pelican" Dropship, a heavily-armored jet-engine troop transport and gunship with the capability to operate both in atmosphere and outer space. The Heron was maintained only in poorly-maintained UNSC outposts without the funding or importance to operate the highly-efficient Pelican Dropship. However, by the end of the Human-Covenant War, the human manufacturing industry, which had suffered substantial losses, over eighty percent, was forced to resort to the retired Herons as mainstream vehicles again.

The D25-UC Heron was retired for good reason; it is a turbine-rotor helicopter of limited maneuverability capable of only short-range flight. Even during active service, it was almost exclusively a transport utilities helicopter, ferrying logistical supplies between nearby military installations, carrying noncombatant personnel, or hauling heavy cargo, such as artillery or vehicles, between installations. It was highly unsuitable for combat; although it can haul large amounts of cargo, as per its