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The '''GTT ''Elysium''''' is a class of [[Terran]] transport used by the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] and the later [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] it is stated to have been used "Since the start of space colonization" (although there is a discontinuity between the [[portal:FreeSpace 1|FreeSpace 1]] and [[FreeSpace 2|2]] tech descriptions) and is in use as of the conclusion of the [[Second Shivan Incursion]]. During [[the Great War]], the GTA used the ''Elysium'' for boarding operations, evacuations, and artifact transport. As of FreeSpace 2, the ''Elysium'' is supplemented by the [[GTT Argo|GTT ''Argo'']] which has better armor and weaponry, but is still used on several occasions.

Time and time again, ''Elysium'' transports go through minor upgrades, but these upgrades keep the original idea of a simple personnel transport intact. <small>([[FreeSpace Reference Bible]])</small>


==Description:==
{{shipimage|image=[[image:Gttelysium-old.jpg]]|caption=The GTT Elysium}}
===FS1 Tech Room Description===
Since the start of space colonization, this standard transport has been used by everyone, both civilian and military.  While it has undergone minor changes time and again, it remains a simple design: A vehicle meant to transport personnel from one place to another.

===FS2 Tech Room Description===
The GTT Elysium class of transports has been in service for over 40 years. Its mission hasn't changed from the time of the Great War - to transport civilian and military personnel from one star system to another. The Elysium is very poorly armed, with a single Subach HL-7 cannon, and also suffers from thin armor plating. Only desperate circumstances find Elysiums anywhere near the front lines. Assaults and dangerous transport missions handled almost exclusively by the much tougher GTT Argo class.

===Developer Notes===
None

===Name origin===
Elysion (Latinized spelling ''Elysium'') was a section in the Greek Underworld. It is a graveyard for the spirit of those who were heroic and virtuous. That place is comparable, under certain points of view, to the Paradise.

==Performance:==
===Statistics===
{{Ship Stats|Transport|Unknown|N/A|40.0 - 55.0|N/A|N/A|3 500|N/A|32 0}}

===Armaments===
*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Turrets|Turrets]]'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- align="center"
| colspan=2 style="background:#351515;"| '''FreeSpace 1'''
| colspan=2 style="background:#300505;"| '''FreeSpace 2'''
|- align="center"
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
|- align="center"
| [[GTW ML-16|ML-16 Laser]]
| 1
| [[GTW Subach HL-7|Subach HL-7]]
| 1
|}

==Modding Resources==
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==Veteran Comments==
{{Comment|
''Putting this transport in a battlefield is like putting a shoe-box in a firing range: it's just not going to survive. The [[GTW ML-16|ML-16]] / [[GTW Subach HL-7|HL-7]] turret isn't going to deter anything but a wounded [[GTB Zeus|Zeus]].''


''The Elysium has absolutely no combat value whatsoever. However, it is fairly maneuverable and fast, but that doesn't stop it from being a hassle to protect or being extremely easy to destroy.''


''The Elysium's speed and maneuverability, perversely, only serve to make it more difficult to escort properly. It is just fast enough to get out of the range where you can easily respond to threats while you're dogfighting the first one that comes along, but not fast enough to actually protect it in any way.''}}

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