I don't know about that...... if the Dropship is the Blackhawk/Transport Copter sans missile pods, surely an Assault Dropship should be akin to an Apachi/ Attack Chopper right?

But this brings us back to the original argument; What is an Assault Dropship? the description of the Python given by ccp is as follows;



from this, we get that a Dropship is made to be a "Heavily armored platform, capable of insertion and extraction in even the most hostile environments." I take this to mean that the standard dropship is meant to be slow, yet able to tank enough damage to support the squad as they attack a point.

the ADS, by description is a faster transport vehicle, sacrificing seats for speed and a front turret. this allows it to easily cover the squad, but is more susceptible to damage.

the front mounted turret allows it to have an advantage over standard dropships in engagements (although its hard to destroy a dropship with anything but a railgun)

in theory, the ADS is still able to transport a squad, but its ability to tank is reduced to increase its ability to gank.