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Quick facts:Blade
Flight ready
Blade
Esperia (ESPR)
Role
Light Fighter
Size
Small (S2/XS)
Capacity
Crew
1
Cargo
0 SCU
Stowage
1,300 KµSCU
Cost
Claim
10m 19s
Expedite
3m 26s
Expedite fee
5,124 aUEC
Specifications
Height
5.5 m
Mass
0 kg
Length
20.5 m
Width
16.5 m
CS
0%
EM
0%
IR
0%
💪
-52%
⚡
0%
〰️
0%
🔥
0%
☣️
0%
💫
-100%
Health
0 ❤️
Scm speed
225 m/s
0 to scm
0 s
Scm to 0
0 s
Max speed
1,200 m/s
0 to max
0 s
Max to 0
0 s
Roll rate
200 °/s
Pitch rate
55 °/s
Yaw rate
65 °/s
Hydrogen capacity
0 SCU
Hydrogen intake
0 SCU/s
Quantum capacity
0 SCU
Other sitesThe Esperia Blade is a Vanduul light fighter replica produced by Esperia for military use. They are often used for training for the UEE pilots.[1] The maneuverability of the Blade is beyond anything else out there which makes up for its lacking armor.[2][3]
Features
Versatile Fighter
The vehicle can serve multiple fighter roles from an advance scout to an escort fighter, as an interceptor or even an independent skirmisher.
Trainer
The spacecraft for ideal for aggressor training operations.
Weapons
The replica has a pair of size 3 "Warlord" plasma cannons, a pair of size 2 "Wasp" laser cannons as well as a pair of size 3 missile hard-points (each holding a rack of four size 1 missiles) installed.
Specifications
Radar1x
S1
Military (C)
Cooler2x
S1
Competition (C)
Life support1x
S1
Life supportlfsp_tydt_s01_comfortair
Power plant1x
S1
Military (D)
Self destruct1x
S1
500 🗡️ · 10 m
Shield generator2x
S1
Military (C)
Fuel intake2x
S1
Fuel intakeintk_vncl_blade
0 SCU/s
Fuel port
1x
S1
Fuel portdockingtube_fuel_ports_vncl_blade
Fuel tank1x
S1
Quantum drive1x
S1
Civilian (C)
Quantum fuel tank1x
S1
Main thruster3x
S3
Main thrustervncl_blade_thruster_main_fixed_02
0.95 MN
Maneuvering thruster1x
S2
Retro thrustervncl_blade_thruster_retro_fixed
1.285 MN
12x
S1
Maneuvering thrustervncl_blade_thruster_aux_fixed
0.714 MN
Ordnance2x
S3
Left, Right
Weapons Defensive devices
1x
S2
1x
S1
48/48 Ammunition
1x
S2
1x
S1
5/5 Ammunition
Personal storage1x
S1
650,000K µSCU
Armor
1x
S1
No vehicle parts information found.
Model
Ship profile
Currently, only the version 2 (V2) model is available in-game.
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Version 3
The following images are screenshots of the Inside Star Citizen episode "Enemy Mine", which showed a work-in-progress third version model. This version will not be made available until Squadron 42 is released.
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Paints
Acquisition
Lore
For some decades, United Empire of Earth aggressor squadrons have operated replica Blade fighters produced under exclusive contract by Esperia Inc. These spacecraft, produced in great quantity, have been used to train generations of fighter pilots for Vanduul engagements. Today, Esperia manufactures Scythe and Glaive clones for training and testing purposes, with most former Blades having been returned to the manufacturer for storage and disassembly. The so-called "Esperia Boneyard" (location classified) contains hundreds upon hundreds of used examples in varying states of disassembly. In the wake of the recent attack on Uriel, many of the Blade trade-ins produced in the past decade are being outfitted for frontier defense use, part of an extremely controversial program aimed at better-arming those threatened by alien attack.
The current crop of Blade spacecraft available was manufactured between 2930 and 2940 under a lease agreement with the United Empire of Earth's military. Per Esperia's Naval contract, Blades have been returned to Esperia's care as more advanced aggressor designs are manufactured at a 1:1 basis. While each of these Blades is already a veteran of Humanity's war on the Vanduul, each has been restored to factory settings and features a full manufacturer's guarantee.[1]
Gallery
Development
In 2018-06-30, with the release of Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0, the ship became Flight Ready.[4]
In CitizenCon 2023, CIG announced that the owners of the Vanduul ships will get the reworked version without an unspecified date.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1
Important Announcement from Esperia, Inc.. Transmission - Comm-Link
- ↑ Esperia Vanduul Blade Q&A Part 1. Transmission - Comm-Link
- ↑ The Esperia Blade - Ship page. Pledge Store
- ↑ Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0 Available!. Transmission - Comm-Link
- ↑ CitizenCon 2953: Talking Ship on YouTube
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