UNSC Dragonfly
The Pride Of The UNSC Ground Attack Force

The UNSC Dragonfly is a large, heavy battleship introduced into the UNSC navy in 2532 as a ground attack quad-VTOL ship built to withstand heavy fire and provide a combat outpost for an attack force and as an excellent ship for a full scale assault.

When the UNSC ordered this new ship during the war with the Covenant, it was rumoured that a large attack force of around 100 Dragonfly's along with escorts could potentially take down a Covenant Cruiser. Although this was never tested.

The UNSC Dragonfly is highly considered to be a more powerful ship than the Longsword due to it's hull being over half a metre thick and it's countless amount of weaponary, making this mean beast a very dangerous foe.

The ship comprises of a rear-entrance similar to the Pelican except containing a hooking port at the back for a Falcon which can be driven in and both pilot and gunner can get out and enter the Dragonfly.

As you walk inside, you will notice to your right is the small armoury containing a few DMR's and a grenade launcher. The teleporter takes you either to the roof where you can man the Rocket Hog Turrets or Machine Gun turrets, or to the front of the Dragonfly where two more machine gun turrets are. To the left is a small seating area for 8 passengers.

As you continue further into the ship, you will see a large room. This is the Control Room. The four com-stations are where the communications devices can be controlled and engage the jamming system where enemy data can be stolen. There are also two Health Stations for those who have been injured in combat.

If you continue going forwards you will come to the Flight Deck. The first noticeable object is the Admiral's chair. This would be a luxery chair for the Admiral and from where he can command the ship. In front of the Admiral's chair is the Admiral's Over-ride controls from where he can pilot the ship alone in case of emergency. The control panel on the left is the co-pilot, the one on the right is the Pilot.

I have provided a gametype for this map which is Capture The Flag, but Assault is also compatible with this map along with Team Slayer. The CTF and Assault gametypes allow the bomb/flag carrier to man a Falcon turret which allows you to fly to the Dragonfly and plant the bomb/flag.

Some people may call this vehicle the Elephant-of-the-skies, but please let me know what you think :)

Here are some more pictures:

This image shows the flight deck of the ship with me peering out ("Hellooo!") and one of the two machine gun turrets underneath which can be accessed by a teleporter on the other side.

This image shows the Flight Deck with me on the Admiral's Chair to the right. The co-pilot's control panel on the left and the pilot's on the right. The centre is the Admiral's override.

This image shows the Control Room. There are four communication desks where users can hack into the enemy signals and steal data and even jam their radar.

This image shows the armoury in the background with the teleporter, and the seating area to the right. Do excuse the Warthog's wheels poking through the ceiling. The exit is in the middle. This image was taken from an angle as if the cameraman was sat in one of the seats.

This image shows the attackers spawn area. There are three Falcon's but there are Covenant weapons as the main attack weapons. On each side of the hangar is a ramp that leads to the top in the centre of the base. This is where the Red team flag/bomb spawns.

An image of one of the rocket pods activated... imagine what you could do with all FOUR activated!

Trivia

I did get some influence of this ship from the C-21 Dragon from the 2009 film Avatar, but most of this was my own idea.
List of crewmembers:
- 1 Admiral
- 1 pilot
- 1 co-pilot
- 4 communications officers
- 8 gunners
- 8 passengers
- Total: 23 crew (+7 standing)
This ship is aptly named due to it's fairly large size along with it's four wings and the fact that it makes a sound similar to a dragon's roar when it is flying.
Measurements:
-10m height
-80m long (including tail)
-60m wide (including VTOL's)
Speed:
-70-80mph cruising speed (Travel Configuration)
-110-120mph Thruster Strength at 100% (Battle Configuration)
Weight:
-600 tonnes
It is rumoured by the UNSC that this ship can take down 6 Phantom's within six seconds due to it's heavy armament.
A fact pointed out by iixRetriButioNx is the fact that if you look at the ship from the back, it resembles an elephant with it's mouth open. This is fitting because the maker of the map and others highly consider the Dragonfly the 'Elephant of the skies'.
There is also a Stealth variant of the Dragonfly. This variant has only one rocket pod and the ability to cloak itself and with dimmer interior lights. This variant is used mainly in calmer combat and can hack into the enemy databases. The engines are also quieter, thus making the vehicle slower.
There is also a Space variant available. This variant is practically the same as the Battleship variant, except it is adapted for outer-space combat and has much more powerful thrusters, enabling speeds of up to 280-300mph.

This is my first ever map post on Forge Hub. Please let me know what you think :)

Credits also go to my good friend iixRetriButioNx for asking me to design him a "command ship" and for helping me with the ideas for this battleship :D