The Helghast Cruiser appears to be a modified military version of the Helghast colony ship (the ships the Helghast used to relocate to Helghan); it is capable of launching Leech Pods to board enemy vessels or, in some cases, SD platforms. It also carries up to six fully loaded dropships on its stern. It is smaller than an ISA Cruiser, but seems to have better performance in a planetary atmosphere than its ISA counterpart, mainly because of the ISA Cruiser's need to deploy vertically in said planet's atmosphere, thus losing most of its superior speed & maneuverability in the process.
