BREACHING POD

Breaching pods are attack troop transports. They are designed to find a ship or space station, clamp onto the target’s hull and burn a passage throuh to the interior. Once the hull is compromised, a task force of Earth Alliance Marines secure the area and attempt to either blow of the target, or to cease control of it.
(Pictured above is a Breaching Pod used against Babylon 5, when Earth Gov. forces loyal to president Clark, attempted to take control of the station).