VTOL Bays?

[pupecki]

I hope this is posted in the right section, but I’m wondering if VTOLs use fighter or vehicle bays?

[Sharpnel]

In light vehicle bays is where I put them. They have to be rolled out of the dropper before they can fly.

[pupecki]

In light vehicle bays is where I put them. They have to be rolled out of the dropper before they can fly.

Great, thank you!

[mbear]

I always thought they used vehicle bays, because the rules say they're combat vehicles.

As far as I know:
VTOLs & WiGEs use Vehicle bays
Conventional Fighters use Aerospace bays
Aerospace fighters use Aerospace or Small Craft bays
Small Craft use Small Craft bays

But I've been mistaken before.

[Colt Ward]

This is sort of where it breaks down . . . if the VTOL has a bunch of wobbly blades, then yeah vehicle rolled out just like they offload copters from C-5s.  If its vectored thrust in protected nacelles (hello Skada & Hawk Moth II) . . . then throw them with the ASF catapult!

[Daryk]

True, but vectored thrust vehicles wouldn't have a problem driving out of a vehicle bay either...

[Colt Ward]

Sure . . . but they are typically not set up to go mid-flight as the DS is landing.

[Daryk]

Agreed... vehicle bays certainly aren't set up for that.

[Col Toda]

Depends on the VTOL . The modified Rose Class Drop Ship that carry the Super Heavy Tunbo VTOL likely just exchanges the small craft bay with a super heavy Combat vehicle bay . In this case you have a 57 ton VTOL in a 200 ton bay replacing a small craft meant to be launched in flight snag up to 112 ton piece of Salvage and fly back in which the salvage is transfered to cargo for processing . With this salvage remains on the battlefied is removed in 10 - 30 seconds plus flight time not hours and days with a mech recovery vehicle. I would also presume if an aerospace figher bay got converted into 3 light vehicle bay would also allow in fight launches .