

A quick time event will initiate as soon as he reaches the ship's rear engines. The ship has two doors, allowing a quick and easy enter to a combat situation.ĭuring the final moments of Dead Space 2, Isaac has to reach the gunship piloted by Ellie as he maneuvers his way past the debris field. The ship most likely has a storage for emergency EVA suits such as the one Ellie Langford used. Inside, the ship has two seats in the cockpit, together with holo-displayers, thruster switch and other key functions of the ship. Together, this diverse equipment allows the gunship to function within times of peace as a patrol craft and in hostile situations as a dedicated gunship. This would give it an edge over Wai Lao-class shuttles such as the USG Kellion with their more conventional, fixed engine thrusters. The gunship's engine control nozzles are made out of three large, independently guiding thrusters, enabling the ship to execute sophisticated and highly flexible maneuvers and to quickly compensate against side winds and turbulence. By the looks of it, this can be adjusted so that the windscreen acts as a normal window, making the ship more ideal on planets or other areas where there is no need for polarized screens. The windscreen appears to be polarized, which is useful in space combat where the sun will block out the pilot's view. One variant that pursued Isaac Clarke featured a retractable slat armor assembly, presumably meant to protect the front of the vehicle from incoming fire or debris. There is a third headlight on top of the ship that most likely serves as a vertical light source. At the front are a pair of swivel-arm mounts, occupied by high-powered searchlights to detect and illuminate targets hidden from view. The armament includes a pair of fully rotateable tri-barrel gatling cannons under the nose, six homing missiles used for dog-fights in ship-to-ship encounters, sensor and communication jamming devices as well as fin-stabilized napalm bombs suspended behind swing doors on the belly of the ship, presumably used for atmospheric ground bombardment on enemy bases. The EarthGov Gunship boasts a wide array of weaponry and technical hardware in its role as a support and assault craft.

As a rough comparison to Isaac, the ship is at least 10 meters or 33 feet in length from the cockpit to the tip of the thrusters and close to 3-4 meters or 10-13 feet in height.
