Blade (replica)

Small ship manufactured by Esperia
Quick facts:
Blade (replica)
Vanduul Blade 3.5.0 landed.png
Flight ready
Blade
Esperia (ESPR)
Role
Light Fighter
Size
Small (S2/XS)
Capacity
Crew
1
Cargo
0 SCU0 KµSCU <br />0 µSCU <br />
Stowage
0 KµSCU0 SCU <br />0 µSCU <br />
Cost
Standalone
$ 275.00€ 277.75 <br />£ 233.75 <br /> ($ 250.00€ 252.50 <br />£ 212.50 <br />)
Warbond
$ 250.00€ 252.50 <br />£ 212.50 <br />
Avaliblity
Time-limited sales
Claim
12m 3s
Expedite
3m 47s
Expedite fee
5,949 aUEC
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Specifications
Length
15.5 m0.0155 km <br />1,550 cm <br />
Width
20 m0.02 km <br />2,000 cm <br />
Height
4.5 m0.0045 km <br />450 cm <br />
Mass
27,019 kg27.019 t <br />
SCM speed
214 m/s770.4 km/h <br />
0 to SCM
1.533 s
SCM to 0
3.857 s
Max speed
1,238 m/s4,456.8 km/h <br />
0 to max
8.868 s
Max to 0
22.316 s
Roll rate
198 °/s
Pitch rate
55 °/s
Yaw rate
55 °/s
Hydrogen capacity
522,500 L522.5 SCU <br />
Hydrogen intake
0 L/s0 SCU/s <br />
Quantum capacity
583.33 L0.583 SCU <br />
Cross section
None
Electromagnetic
None
Infrared
None
Physical
- 52 %
Energy
None
Distortion
None
Thermal
None
Biochemical
None
Stun
- 100 %
Health
7,250 HP

The 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

Sc-icon-fuelintake.svg Fuel intake
2x
S1
Fuel intake
Left, Right
Fuel port
1x
S1
Fuel port
N/A
Sc-icon-fueltank.svg Fuel tank
Sc-icon-quantumdrive.svg Quantum drive
Sc-icon-quantumfueltank.svg Quantum fuel tank
Sc-icon-mainthruster.svg Main thruster
3x
S3
Main thruster
1.257 MN1,257.183 kN <br />282,626.053 lbf <br />
Sc-icon-maneuveringthruster.svg Maneuvering thruster
1x
S2
Maneuvering thruster
1.499 MN1,498.892 kN <br />336,964.412 lbf <br />
12x
S1
Maneuvering thruster
0.663 MN662.793 kN <br />149,001.876 lbf <br />
Sc-icon-missile.svg Weapons
1x
S1
300/∞ Ammunition
1x
S1
300/∞ Ammunition
1x
S1
100/∞ Ammunition
1x
S1
100/∞ Ammunition
Defensive devices
1x
S1
48/48 Ammunition
1x
S1
5/5 Ammunition

Model

Ship profile

Currently, only the version 2 (V2) model is available in-game.

Isometric Above Port-side Front Rear Below
Blade in game - Isometric.png
Blade in game - Above.jpg
Blade in game - Port.png
Blade in game - Front.png
Blade in game - Rear.png
Blade in game - Below.jpg

Isometric Above Port-side Front Rear
Blade in SelfLand - Isometric.jpg
Blade in SelfLand - Above.jpg
Blade in SelfLand - Port.jpg
Blade in SelfLand - Front.jpg
Blade in SelfLand - Rear.jpg

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.

Images
Blade - V3 rework WIP - Above.png
Blade - V3 rework WIP - Starboard close.jpg
Blade - V3 rework WIP - Cockpit Front Left.png
Blade - V3 rework WIP - Cockpit starboard.png
Blade - V3 rework WIP - Below.png
Blade - V3 rework WIP - Starboard close.jpg

Paints

Universe availability

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]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Important Announcement from Esperia, Inc.. Transmission - Comm-Link
  2. Esperia Vanduul Blade Q&A Part 1. Transmission - Comm-Link
  3. The Esperia Blade - Ship page. Pledge Store
  4. Star Citizen Alpha 3.2 Available!. Transmission - Comm-Link
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