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The Clamshell Dropship was developed for the Regent's Forces as a general
troop transport. Very similar in design to the Mollusk, the Clamshell is optimised for transporting
ground troops such as Gurab Shock troopers rather than the lighter Iigaa Aerospace mecha. The Clamshell
can also be used to transport Inorganics, or Invid in power armour. The greatest difference between
the Clamshell and Mollusk is the abscence of a Fold Drive. Instead the Clamshells are deployed from
the Regent's other ships, such as the Trilobite Command Frigates, which also house large artificial
brains to co-ordinate the ground and space attacks of each individual Frigate. The Clamshell is not
found within the Regess' forces as her stance towards planetary invasion is occupation, which would
involve the deployment of troops from mobile hives rather than the Zentraedi-like dropships.
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