all you need is 1 transport ship to carry a few of your delicious battalions and drop onto the planet for great justice.
I see. What's the difference between a Combat Drop Module and a standard Troop Transport Bay?
Troop Transport: Normal troop drop speed. Normal troop loading time. Troops don't get pissy with extended stay, as they have actual housing...
Combat Drop: Immediate troop drop. Loading time is the same as TT. Troops start to get pissy when staying more then 3-4 days, may get lucky and some of them won't get pissy till after 7 days....
In Combat Drop Modules, Troops are in a combat ready state, assumed to be cramped mini cargo hold with seating, if they are lucky. No beds or anything else of luxury. Who knows where they go to the bathroom.... in-suit bathroom? I'd get pissy too after a few days of that...
When loading straight from Troop Transport to Combat Drop Module, loading times are half that of the Troop Transport. So if your Troop Transport loading/unloading time is 2 hours, it would take 1 hour to put troops inside a Combat Drop Module.
I personally bring a Troop Transport for this very reason. Encountering hostiles can take days... or even getting to the combat site could take days. Pissy marines don't fight as well as non-pissy marines.
On another note... anyone ever been boarded by an NPR?