====*'''Corvus Assault Pod====''': A variant pattern of drop pod used in a similar manner to a [[Boarding Torpedo]]; corvus assault pods are used to assault other ships or [[Space Station]]s in the void.{{Fn|14}} A variant is also used by [[Warlord Titan]]s to deliver troops on enemy walls.{{Fn|16}}

====Deathstorm Drop Pod====[[Image:DeathstormPod.jpg|thumb|right|Deathstorm Drop Pod with missile launchers{{Fn|10}}]]*'''Deathstorm Drop Pods'''{{Fn|7}} ,(also known as '''Deathwind Drop Pods'''){{Fn|1}} are a variant pattern that don't carry troops; instead they have weapon systems installed to rake the enemy with high levels of fire once they have landed and opened. They can be armed with either [[Whirlwind Launcher]]s or [[Assault Cannon]]s.{{Fn|7}}

====*[[Kharybdis Assault Claw===={{Main|Kharybdis Assault Claw}}The '''Kharybdis Assault Claw''' was ]], a monstrous Drop Pod and transport craft used by the [[Legiones Astartes]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|9}}

====Lucius Pattern *[[Dreadnought Drop Pod===='''[[Lucius (Forgeworld)|Lucius]] Pattern Drop Pods''' are heavier and larger than the standard drop pods used by the Adeptus Astartes and possess a more powerful engine. While lacking many of the internal support systems and armament, it nonetheless allows a single [[Dreadnought]] to be deployed into the battle with minimal delay. The stresses involved in the drop however are such that only the heavily armored shell of a Dreadnought could hope to survive the impact without being pulverized. Lucius-Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pods are tithed directly to various [[Space Marine Chapter]]s which have treaties with the [[Forge World]] of Lucius. These vehicles are prized due to the high attrition rate they suffer in battle.{{Fn|8}}

====Support Drop Pod====*'''Support Drop PodsPod''' are similar in role to Deathwind Drop Pods, carrying automated weaponry instead of troops. Upon landing, the pod opens to a turret-mounted plasma cannon. Unlike the Deathwind it is however capable of sustained operation.{{Fn|15}}