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*'''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 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}} Deathwinds can be directly dropped into the heart of an enemy position, in preparation for an attack.{{Fn|6b}}
*[[Kharybdis Assault Claw]], a monstrous Drop Pod and transport craft used by the [[Legiones Astartes]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|9}}
===Dreadclaw===
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The '''Dreadclaw''' is an ancient Drop Pod variant that can also be used as an assault boat for ship-to-ship combat. Unlike other Drop Pods it is able to take off after landing. Dreadclaws are exclusively used by [[Chaos Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|2b}} {{Fn|6b6c}}
*6: [[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse]]
**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 26
**{{Endn|6b}}: pg. 27**{{Endn|6c}}: pg. 100
*{{Endn|7}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20090205233228/http://forgeworld.co.uk/pdf/ia2-update.pdf IMPERIAL ARMOUR VOLUME 2 RULES UPDATE (v1.1) REVISED] ''(saved archive page, last accessed 25 June 2015)''
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse II]], pg. 31
