I really asking is if there is an advantage to building a 500ton ship capable of holding troops or will they function like every other ship... otherwise there is no point in building large specialized space capable dropships
Also how much would a small transport bay hold anyways in terms of size or troop tons? Is it the same as as its standard tonnage, more troop tonnage, or less troop tonnage?
There are no advantages in terms of the troop transport bays, but there may be advantages in terms of making the ship harder to detect and target.
The 100 ton bay will transport 100 tons of troops (about 20 soldiers or a heavy tank). You could fit 3-4 of those bays on a fighter-sized craft. For example.
Pathfinder class Transport Shuttle 451 tons 10 Crew 53.1 BP TCS 9 TH 64 EM 0
7099 km/s Armour 1-5 Shields 0-0 HTK 1 Sensors 1/1/0/0 DCR 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 3.55 Years MSP 0 AFR 90% IFR 1.3% 1YR 8 5YR 115 Max Repair 40.5 MSP
Troop Capacity 300 tons
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1
Intended Deployment Time: 0.5 months Morale Check Required
Large Fighter Engine (1) Power 64 Fuel Use 758.95% Signature 64 Explosion 20%
Fuel Capacity 20,000 Litres Range 1.1 billion km (41 hours at full power)
Blackbeard class Boarding Shuttle 487 tons 16 Crew 59.0 BP TCS 10 TH 64 EM 0
6565 km/s Armour 1-5 Shields 0-0 HTK 1 Sensors 1/1/0/0 DCR 0 PPV 0
Maint Life 3.29 Years MSP 0 AFR 97% IFR 1.4% 1YR 9 5YR 132 Max Repair 40.5 MSP
Troop Capacity 300 tons Boarding Capable
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1
Intended Deployment Time: 0.5 months Morale Check Required
Large Fighter Engine (1) Power 64 Fuel Use 758.95% Signature 64 Explosion 20%
Fuel Capacity 20,000 Litres Range 1 billion km (41 hours at full power)