I'm seriously unsure if those flip-out fins are a good idea for atmospheric breaking, they look like they'd be torn off before they have any chance to decelerate the pod. Otherwise, it has a close approximation of a lifting body, so it can glide on reentry even without exposed wings, and steer with the attitude control jets.
As long as the pilot takes care to enter on the right angle, these look pretty survivable...
My thought process is they are not for atmospheric braking, but air braking, I'f they are used in atmosphere, they can catch a whole lotta air and brake quite nicely. Just hope you dont land on a giant ring.
vwdstriker said: My thought process is they are not for atmospheric braking, but air braking, I'f they are used in atmosphere, they can catch a whole lotta air and brake quite nicely. Just hope you dont land on a giant ring.
RaptorJesus said: You should see the ODST and Quake 2 Marine drop pods.
Also far better than most sci-fi pods, which are nothing more than spheres.
The ODST are just that crazy and ballzy enough to consider a mass orbital insertion via a flying coffin a tactically sound option (which to be fair, kinda is).
And that's why we love the little nutjobs (that and their bitchin' black combat armor).
This is the worst escape pod ever. The is the shittiest escape pod ever.
I think more Marines died from these things than Covenant on that level.
Last I checked most of the Marines that escaped the Pillar of Autumn in these pods actually survived their landings. I can only think that the pod the Master Chief was in was 1. Had some sort of malfunction 2. The covenant damaged the pod on its way into the atmosphere or before it launched. If you were to ask me I think number 2 is the more plausible as it would make sense for more marines to die in the landings if they were if they were being shot at. But thats just my speculation.
