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,[1] though those used during the capture of the SD Platforms could carry up to 20 men each.[2]
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.
References
- ↑ Killzone 2: Collector's Guide to Campaign and Warzone
- ↑ Killzone, campaign level Hope
| Killzone 2 Enemies | |
|---|---|
| Basic Soldiers | Assault Infantry · Advanced Assault Infantry · LMG Trooper · Miner · Mounted Gunner · Pyro Trooper |
| Close Quarters Soldiers | Shock Trooper · Advanced Shock Trooper · Elite Shock Trooper · Commando |
| Long Range Soldiers | Rifleman · Sniper |
| Explosive Specialists | Grenadier · Support Trooper |
| Bosses | Arc Trooper · Heavy Trooper · ATAC · Mael Radec |
| Vehicles | Helghast APC · Helghast Jet Fighter · HGH Tank · Leech Pod · Sentry Bot |
| Creatures | Cadaver Beetle · Helghan Spider |
| Vehicles and Bots in the Killzone series | |
|---|---|
| Interplanetary Strategic Alliance | |
| Aerospace craft | ISA Cruiser · ISA Dropship · ISA Intruder · ISA VTOL |
| Land vehicle | ISA AAPC · ISA Archer Tank · ISA HAMR IFV · ISA Jeep · ISA Lancer · LS209 Exoskeleton |
| Marine craft | ISA Hovercraft |
| Drone | OWL · Drone |
| Helghan Empire/New Helghan | |
| Aerospace craft | Arc Cruiser (Khage) · Helghast Cruiser · ATAC · Helghast Bomber · Helghast Strike Fighter · Leech Pod · Overlord Dropship · Stinger |
| Land vehicle | Helghast Arc APC · Helghast Hover APC · Helghast Heavy Hovertank · Helghast Light Hover Tank · HGH Tank · Helghast Tracked APC · Ice Saw · Jet Bike · MAWLR · Facility X01 |
| Marine craft | Helghast Fast Attack Boat · Helghast Assault Boat · Helghan Embassy Boat |
| Drone | Sentry Bot · Trooper Carrier · Mobile Scan Unit · Walking Attack Drone |
| United Colonial Army | |
| Aerospace craft | UCA Navy Cruiser |