Leech Pod

Leech Pod
Type	Aerial Breach Craft
Affiliation	Helghan Empire Helghast Army
Appears in	Killzone Killzone 2

The HGH Leech Pod is a Helghast boarding craft specifically designed for aerial assaults.

Overview

The brainchild of Colonel Radec, the Leech Pod was based on subterranean mining vehicles, Mining Tunnelers, used to dig underneath the Helghan surface. A Helghast cruiser carried 22 Leech Pods, with 11 mounted on each side. Leech Pods carry a boarding party of four to six specifically trained Helghast soldiers, though those used during the capture of the SD Platforms could carry up to 20 men each.

Leech Pods are launched from a cruiser like a missile, and once airborne, they orient themselves toward the designated target, piercing through its exterior on impact, drilling through the ship's or station's hull with their built-in heavy mining drill, and unloading its troops cradled within from a frontal deployment door. Upon a successful breach, these soldiers would then commence boarding operations inside the enemy vessel.