UT-47 Kodiak Drop Shuttle

The UT-47 Kodiak Drop Shuttle is a personnel carrier capable of planetary flight and limited FTL travel introduced in Mass Effect 2. The shuttle is used extensively by the Systems Alliance and Cerberus in Mass Effect 3.

Specifications
Nicknamed the "Combat Cockroach" by Alliance marines due to its durability and looks, the Kodiak drop shuttle is an interplanetary vehicle operated by a pilot and a co-pilot. It can carry up to 14 people, including the pilots, with a total of 12 in a cramped cargo space with full complement, as well as a VI. A true contragravitic vehicle, the Kodiak's substantial element zero core allows flight by entirely countering the vehicle's mass. Its small thrusters are for directional control only, so if the mass effect field fails, the vehicle becomes a proverbial "three-million-credit coffin". The unarmed shuttle forgoes weaponry-space for active masking, electronic countermeasures, and a robust kinetic barrier system.

The Kodiak was extensively tested in the sulfuric acid and extreme temperatures of Venus, and can land in hard vacuum, high pressure, and temperatures from near-absolute zero to over 900 degrees Celsius.

The larger mass of the Normandy SR-2&mdash;nearly twice the mass of the original&mdash;meant that it could not land on the surfaces of most planets with ease and had to be provided with one of these shuttles for ease of travel.

Mass Effect 2

 * The Normandy SR-2 holds a Kodiak in its hangar bay. Commander Shepard and the Commander's team use the shuttle throughout Mass Effect 2.
 * In the batarian prison on Aratoht in the assignment Arrival, Shepard and Dr. Amanda Kenson steal a Kodiak from the prison hangar to make their escape. The shuttle is painted black and red with a batarian logo.

Mass Effect 3

 * The Systems Alliance uses several shuttles to evacuate civilians during the Reaper invasion of Earth. These shuttles are painted blue and white with the Alliance logo and are equipped with mass accelerator cannons.
 * Several Kodiaks are used to deploy Cerberus forces as they attack Commander Shepard during a mission on Sur'Kesh.