Cutlass Black

Medium freight and combat ship manufactured by Drake Interplanetary
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Cutlass Black
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Flight ready
Cutlass Black
Role
Medium Freight
Size
Medium (S3/S)
Series
Capacity
Crew
1 – 3
Cargo
46 SCU46,000 KµSCU <br />46,000,000 µSCU <br />
Stowage
46,000 KµSCU46 SCU <br />46,000,000 µSCU <br />
Cost
Standalone
$ 110.00€ 111.10 <br />£ 93.50 <br /> ($ 100.00€ 101.00 <br />£ 85.00 <br />)
Availability
Always available
Claim
9m 59s
Expedite
3m 19s
Expedite fee
6,251 aUEC
Specifications
Length
37.5 m0.0375 km <br />3,750 cm <br />
Width
26.5 m0.0265 km <br />2,650 cm <br />
Height
11.5 m0.0115 km <br />1,150 cm <br />
Mass
246,577 kg246.577 t <br />
Scm speed
165 m/s594 km/h <br />
0 to scm
2.932 s
Scm to 0
10.174 s
Max speed
1,114 m/s4,010.4 km/h <br />
0 to max
19.797 s
Max to 0
68.693 s
Roll rate
110 °/s
Pitch rate
30 °/s
Yaw rate
30 °/s
Hydrogen capacity
360,000 L360 SCU <br />
Hydrogen intake
20 L/s0.02 SCU/s <br />
Quantum capacity
2,500 L2.5 SCU <br />
Cross section
None
Electromagnetic
None
Infrared
None
Physical
- 58 %
Energy
None
Distortion
None
Thermal
None
Biochemical
None
Stun
- 100 %
Health
36,242 ❤️
Lore
Released
2845
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The Drake AS-1 Cutlass Black (also: DCB1) is a low-cost, easy-to-maintain solution for local in-system militia units. The larger-than-average cargo hold, Radar intercept officer (RIO) back-seat and dedicated tractor mount are, the company literature insists, for facilitating search and rescue operations.[1] The Cutlass Black is very popular among pirates.

Features

Cargo
The Cutlass Black has the capability of carrying up to 46 SCUs of cargo within its hold, as well as 46,000K μSCU of internal stowage. Thanks to its rear ramp, the ship can carry ground vehicles like the ROC or even Drake's very own Mule or Dragonfly.
Crew Area
Despite Drake's reputation of providing only the essentials, the Cutlass still has a spacious crew area which includes a pair of beds, a small kitchenette, two 500k µSCU storage lockers, and four fully functional gun racks.
Easy Access
Apart from its rear ramp, the ship also has a pair of large side doors, ideal for when you need to EVA to recover cargo, salvaging, or for rescue operations.
Tractor Beams
To assist in recovery-type missions, the ship has a conveniently placed hard-point at the rear which holds a size 1 tractor beam.
Weapons
Being in the depths of space can leave you vulnerable to attacks from other ships. With four pilot-controlled size 3 gun hard-points, a manned turret which can hold a pair of size 3 guns, and racks that can hold eight size 3 and sixteen size 2 missiles, Drake Interplanetary has you covered.

Specifications

Sc-icon-radar.svg Radar
3x
S2
Civilian (C)
Sc-icon-scanner.svg Scanner
1x
S0
Scanner
Sc-icon-cooler.svg Cooler
2x
S2
Civilian (C)
Sc-icon-powerplant.svg Power plant
1x
S2
Civilian (C)
Sc-icon-selfdestruct.svg Self destruct
1x
S1
5,000 🗡️ · 50 m0.05 km <br />5,000 cm <br />
Sc-icon-shieldgenerator.svg Shield generator
1x
S2
Civilian (C)
Sc-icon-fuelintake.svg Fuel intake
2x
S1
10 L/s0.01 SCU/s <br />
Fuel port
Sc-icon-fueltank.svg Fuel tank
2x
S1
180,000 L180 SCU <br />
Sc-icon-quantumfueltank.svg Quantum fuel tank
1x
S1
2,500 L2.5 SCU <br />
Sc-icon-mainthruster.svg Main thruster
2x
S4
6.938 MN6,937.529 kN <br />1,559,618.957 lbf <br />
2x
S4
1.999 MN1,999.364 kN <br />449,475.021 lbf <br />
Sc-icon-maneuveringthruster.svg Maneuvering thruster
26x
S1
1.225 MN1,225.477 kN <br />275,498.259 lbf <br />
Defensive devices
1x
S1
5/5 Ammunition
1x
S1
48/48 Ammunition

Model

Ship profile

Exterior

Isometric Above Port-side Front Rear Below
Cutlass Black in space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Black in space - Above.jpg
Cutlass Black in space - Port.jpg
Cutlass Black in space - Front.jpg
Cutlass Black in space - Rear.jpg
Cutlass Black in space - Below.jpg
Isometric Above Port-side Front Rear
Cutlass Black in SelfLand - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Black in SelfLand - Above.jpg
Cutlass Black in SelfLand - Port.jpg
Cutlass Black in SelfLand - Front.jpg
Cutlass Black in SelfLand - Rear.jpg

Interior

Deck
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Special editions

Image Name Description
Cutlass Black BIS 2949 in space - Isometric.jpg
"Best In Show 2949" Limited light grey and purple livery to celebrate the IAE 2949 event.[2]

Series variants

Image Name Description
Cutlass Blue in space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Blue Police variant of the Cutlass series. It replaces most of the cargo space with prisoner pods.
Cutlass Red in Space - Isometirc.jpg
Cutlass Red Search and rescue variant of the Cutlass series. It replaces most of the cargo space with dedicated medic beds.
Cutlass Steel in space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Steel Troop transport variant of the Cutlass series. It replaces all the cargo space with jump seats.

Paints

"Best in Show 2950" "Coalfire" "Cypress" "Foundation Festival" "Ghoulish Green" "Hawthorn" "Mistwalker" "Saurian" "Skull & Crossbones"
Cutlass BIS2950 in space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Coalfire - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Cypress is space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass FF in space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Black Ghoulish Green in space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Hawthorn is space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Mistwalker - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass Saurian in space - Isometric.jpg
Cutlass SaC in space - Isometric.jpg

Acquisition

Lore

Gallery

Development

Cutlass Black is a part of the Kickstarter pledge.[3] It is introduced to the game in Patch 10 of the Hangar Module.[4] It becomes flight ready in Patch V1.0.0 in Arena Commander.[5] It is reworked in Alpha 3.0.0.[6]

The original Cutlass Black concept is designed by Jim Martin (Freelance Concept Artist). It is later converted into the game by Patrick Thomas (Freelance Modeler). Other contributions include Chris Olivia (Chief Visual Officer), Chris Smith (Lead Vehicle Modeler), Mark Skelton (Art Director), Ted Beargeon (Concept Artist), and Elijah Michael (Concept Artist).[7]

In the concept stage of the rework, Daniel Joustra (Senior Concept Artist) designed the modular interiors concept. During the rework, the ship is scaled back to the portion in the original concept. It is implemented in game by Josh Coons (3D Modeler), with contributions from John Crewe (Lead Technical Designer), Matthew Sherman (Technical Designer), and Hannes Appell (Cinematics Director).[8]

Design brief

Builder Drake Interplanetary
Crew (max) 2
Mass (empty) 35,000 Kg
Focus "System Defense" (Piracy)
Cargo Capacity 10 tonnes
Thrusters 1 x TR4, 16 x TR2
Hardpoints
  • 2 x Class 1: Equipped 2 x MaxOx NN-13 Neutron Gun
  • 1 x Class 2: Equipped 2 x A&R Mark IVc Tractor Beam
  • 2 x Class 3: Equipped 4x Python Tracer (HS) missiles
  • 2 x Class 4: None Equipped
Description Drake Interplanetary claims that the Cutlass is a low-cost, easy-to-maintain solution for local in-system militia units. The larger-than-average cargo hold, RIO seat and dedicated tractor mount are, the company literature insists, for facilitating search and rescue operations. While it’s true that Cutlasses are used throughout known space for such missions, their prime task and immediate association is with high space piracy. Cutlasses, often operating in groups, menace distant transit lanes to prey on hapless merchants. A single Cutlass can ravage a mid-sized transport and a pack operating as a clan can easily take down larger prey. STOL adaptations allow these interceptors to operate off of modified transports or pocket destroyers, the most common warships that make up pirate caravans.
Designer note The idea is that Drake Interplanetary builds ships which are ostensibly for legal purposes (local militias, etc.) but are ‘obviously’ for pirates: so it has the appearance of a military fighter, but mated to an awkwardly larger hull for collecting loot; it should have visible forward-facing tractor beams and a seat for a second crewman even though there’s no turret (as you’ll need a second man to board an enemy ship). It also has a cheaper build quality: if Anvil is building Jeeps and Origin is building BMWs, this is a Honda.

References

  1. Cutlass Black - Ship page. Pledge Store
  2. The Cutlass Black Best In Show Edition - Pledge store. Pledge Store
  3. Star Citizen - Kickstarter
  4. Star Citizen Patch 10 - patch notes. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2022-05-09
  5. Star Citizen Patch V1.0.0 - patch notes. Comm-Link. Retrieved 2022-05-09
  6. Star Citizen Alpha 3.0.0 - patch notes. Transmission - Comm-Link. Retrieved 2022-05-09
  7. 7.0 7.1 Jim Martin, Patrick Thomas, David Ladyman, "Work in Progress: Cutlass". Jump Point. Vol. 1 no. 12. pp.3–28. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  8. David Ladyman, "3.0 Ship Updates: Cutlass". Jump Point. Vol. 5 no. 9. pp.26–36. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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