Assault Pod

The Assault Pod, also known as an Drop Pod, Launch Pod, or simply Pod, is a type of personel vehicle used in the 22nd Century by both PAC and the EU. It appears in Battlefield 2142.

Description
The Drop Pod is a one-man 'vehicle' used by infantry to rapidly reach areas where standard deployment would be too dangerous, impractical or impossible. Drop Pods are stored in many vehicles as a form of escape as well.

There are two different 'types' of Pod: Launch Pods are fitted into APCs and Titan Launch Bays. Drop Pods are fitted into Transports, Gunships and are used for orbital insertion.
 * Launch Pod: These Pods rapidly accelerate into the sky using rocket propulsion. They can reach vertical distances of hundreds of meters.
 * Drop Pod: These Pods do not have vertical acceleration, but rather simply use boosters to descend to the ground quickly, but at a safe speed.

When a Pod reaches the ground, it is still travelling at a very rapid speed and therefore it cushions the impact of the landing. Upon landing, it simply bursts open. The Pod then cannot be used again.