diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
index dcde7031..69629b54 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ object GamePacketOpcode extends Enumeration {
     case 0x48 => game.TimeOfDayMessage.decode
     case 0x49 => noDecoder(UnknownMessage73)
     case 0x4a => noDecoder(SpawnRequestMessage)
-    case 0x4b => noDecoder(DeployRequestMessage)
+    case 0x4b => game.DeployRequestMessage.decode
     case 0x4c => noDecoder(UnknownMessage76)
     case 0x4d => game.RepairMessage.decode
     case 0x4e => noDecoder(ServerVehicleOverrideMsg)
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DeployRequestMessage.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DeployRequestMessage.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..008f96f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DeployRequestMessage.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
+package net.psforever.packet.game
+
+import net.psforever.packet.{GamePacketOpcode, Marshallable, PlanetSideGamePacket}
+import net.psforever.types.Vector3
+import scodec.Codec
+import scodec.codecs._
+
+/**
+  * Dispatched by the client when the player attempts to deploy a vehicle.
+  * Dispatched by the server to cause a specific vehicle to be deployed.<br>
+  * <br>
+  * "Deployment" usually isn't enough by itself.
+  * It only changes the physical configuration of the vehicle.
+  * (It's an animation request/trigger?)
+  * Anything that can be "deployed" does so for a very specific reason, to perform a complex function.
+  * These functions are not immediately available.
+  * Attributes must be set properly for the transition between behaviors to occur properly.
+  * In addition, the recently-deployed vehicles will hang in a state of limbo if not configured properly.
+  * It will not even dispatch an un-deploy request upon command in this state.
+  * <br>
+  * This packet has nothing to do with ACE deployables.
+  * @param player_guid the player requesting the deployment
+  * @param vehicle_guid the vehicle to be deployed
+  * @param unk1 na;
+  *             usually 2
+  * @param unk2 na;
+  *             usually 0
+  * @param unk3 na
+  * @param pos the position where the object will deploy itself
+  */
+final case class DeployRequestMessage(player_guid : PlanetSideGUID,
+                                      vehicle_guid : PlanetSideGUID,
+                                      unk1 : Int,
+                                      unk2 : Int,
+                                      unk3 : Boolean,
+                                      pos : Vector3)
+  extends PlanetSideGamePacket {
+  type Packet = DeployRequestMessage
+  def opcode = GamePacketOpcode.DeployRequestMessage
+  def encode = DeployRequestMessage.encode(this)
+}
+
+object DeployRequestMessage extends Marshallable[DeployRequestMessage] {
+  implicit val codec : Codec[DeployRequestMessage] = (
+    ("player_guid" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
+      ("deploy_guid" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
+      ("unk1" | uint(3)) ::
+      ("unk2" | uint(5)) ::
+      ("unk3" | bool) ::
+      ("pos" | Vector3.codec_pos)
+    ).as[DeployRequestMessage]
+}
diff --git a/common/src/test/scala/game/DeployRequestMessageTest.scala b/common/src/test/scala/game/DeployRequestMessageTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d10e911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/test/scala/game/DeployRequestMessageTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
+package game
+
+import org.specs2.mutable._
+import net.psforever.packet._
+import net.psforever.packet.game._
+import net.psforever.types.Vector3
+import scodec.bits._
+
+class DeployRequestMessageTest extends Specification {
+  val string = hex"4b 4b00 7c01 40 0cf73b52aa6a9300"
+
+  "decode" in {
+    PacketCoding.DecodePacket(string).require match {
+      case DeployRequestMessage(player_guid, vehicle_guid, unk1, unk2, unk3, pos) =>
+        player_guid mustEqual PlanetSideGUID(75)
+        vehicle_guid mustEqual PlanetSideGUID(380)
+        unk1 mustEqual 2
+        unk2 mustEqual 0
+        unk3 mustEqual false
+        pos.x mustEqual 4060.1953f
+        pos.y mustEqual 2218.8281f
+        pos.z mustEqual 155.32812f
+      case _ =>
+        ko
+    }
+  }
+
+  "encode" in {
+    val msg = DeployRequestMessage(
+      PlanetSideGUID(75),
+      PlanetSideGUID(380),
+      2, 0, false,
+      Vector3(4060.1953f, 2218.8281f, 155.32812f)
+    )
+    val pkt = PacketCoding.EncodePacket(msg).require.toByteVector
+
+    pkt mustEqual string
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
index 3347b1db..74b9616e 100644
--- a/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
       sendResponse(PacketCoding.CreateGamePacket(0, msg)) //should be safe; replace with ObjectDetachMessage later
       log.info("DismountVehicleMsg: " + msg)
 
+    case msg @ DeployRequestMessage(player, entity, unk1, unk2, unk3, pos) =>
+      //if you try to deploy, can not undeploy
+      log.info("DeployRequest: " + msg)
+
     case msg @ AvatarGrenadeStateMessage(player_guid, state) =>
       log.info("AvatarGrenadeStateMessage: " + msg)