Noun
troop carrier (plural troop carriers)
A vehicle of any kind for transporting soldiers.
Hyponym: troopship
They migrated to the United States on the troop carrier Ernie Pyle in 1949. citation Hoffmann married Eva Börjesson in 1960. Source: Internet
The Chinook soon proved to be such an invaluable aircraft for artillery movement and heavy logistics that it was seldom used as an assault troop carrier. Source: Internet