Am I limited to 1 MARS on the dropship?

[Sunnybuns]

But why though? I paid 500,000 to make 2 MARs in a new ironman campaign and wanted to make a more aggressive playstyle. No where does it says in game that I can't bring more than one.

[fusion-waffle]

I believe at least one of the upgraded dropships can take two MARSes, but I'm not much of a vehicle enthusiast & haven't tried that out.  Perhaps MARSes are territorial and will tear each other to shreds if they're forced to share a Skyhawk during a longhaul flight.

Edited April 6 by fusion-waffle

[Beltorn]

Drophips carry +1 per tier, so Chinook carries only 1, Dragonfly carries 2 and Pegasus can carry 3.
I do agree that it is rather silly - MARS and ARES are not that big/heavy if compared to lategame armor like Colossus or Vanguard
 

[SoftwareSimian]

On 4/6/2026 at 2:11 AM, Sunnybuns said:

No where does it says in game that I can't bring more than one.

Sure it does. If you look at the Xenopedia entry for each dropship it clearly says "Carrying Capacity" (soldiers OR vehicles) and Vehicle Limit.
As noted above the 3 tiers of dropships give you the option to take 1, 2, 3 vehicles respectively.

[Sunnybuns]

AY YOOO to hell with the mars, i can bring 12 soldiers in a mission!?!? Im rushing that tech no matter what now.

[Alienkiller]

@Sunnybuns If you wanna have 0 Level Soldiers during the Game you can do it. The MARS & MARS-Upgrades is very important for the Game.

And you can´t rush the Tech, about the Fact, that you won´t have enough Materials, Money etc. in the Game.