Hammerhead

Hammerhead
Production state	Flight ready Since Alpha 3.3.0
Hammerhead
Manufacturer	Aegis Dynamics (AEGS)
Role	Heavy gunship
Size	Large
Capacity
Crew	3 – 9
Cargo	40 SCU
Stowage	40,000K μSCU
Cost
	Tabber requires Javascript to function. Buy 12,459,900 aUEC Rent Not avaliable Standalone $725 S. orig. $650 Warbond $600 W. orig. $550 Availability Time-limited sales Pledge value 17,186 aUEC/$ Claim 45:00 Expedite 15:00 Expedite fee 22,500 aUEC Rent Not avaliable
Specifications
Length	120 m
Beam	72 m
Height	16 m
Combat speed	105 m/s
Max speed	1,000 m/s
Mass	4,617,511 kg
Lore
Introduction	2773 CE; 179 years ago
Developed from	Guine
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The Aegis Hammerhead is a fast, sub-capital patrol gunship bristling with six manned quad-linked turrets. These turrets are optimized for anti-fighter and anti-ordnance work and grant the ship an unparalleled ability to put up a hailstorm of firepower that swiftly removes smaller aerospace threats. The Hammerhead is thus well suited for supporting larger capital ships in a fleet or to act as a general patrol vessel in lower-intensity theaters.^[1]

Specifications

Avionics
Radars	1x S2 M Radar N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Computers	2x S2 M Computer N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Systems
Power plants	2x S3 SuperDrive AMRS - Amon & Reese Co.
Coolers	2x S3 Mercury AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Shield generators	2x S3 Stronghold BASL - Basilisk

Propulsion
Fuel intakes	2x S2 M Fuel Intake N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Fuel tanks	2x S3 L Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum drives	1x S3 Kama JUST - Juno Starwerk
Jump drives	1x S3 L Jump Drive N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum fuel tanks	1x S3 L Quantum Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Thrusters
Main thrusters	4x S3 L Main Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Maneuvering thrusters	4x S3 L Maneuvering Thrusters N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Weaponry
Turrets	6x S5 Manned Turret N/A - Unknown manufacturer 4x S4 CF-447 Rhino Repeater KLWE - Klaus & Werner
Missiles	8x S5 MSD-543 Missile Rack BEHR - Behring Applied Technology 4x S3 Viper III NOVP - Nova Pyrotechnika

History

In March 2765, High Command issued a request for proposal (RFP) seeking a dedicated anti-fighter platform that could serve as both a key element of the standard fleet screen and as a cost-effective patrol ship to replace the aging Guine-class. Aegis Dynamics was tasked with developing this new warship, then identified as PROJECT MONITOR and began ground-up development that November. Six initial prototypes were built by Aegis, with two of these prototypes being delivered to the UEE Navy for evaluation. Structural development lasted eighteen months, followed by three years of construction on the first of six test-bed articles. The result of the prototype program was a highly successful new spacecraft design. Aegis had built a fast warship nimble enough to properly support a battle group while remaining inexpensive enough to be constructed in large numbers.^[2]

In 2773-08-09, the first production and Flight I model of Hammerhead, UEES Hammerhead was transferred to the UEE Navy. After six months of space trials proved uneventful, an additional five Flight I hulls were approved and allocated to the Fifth Fleet to serve as a proof-of-concept for newly developed carrier warfare doctrine. The Navy was pleased with the Hammerhead's proven combat capability and its new role in fleet operations, UEE doubled their initial hull order with Aegis and six months later signed an additional expansion that requested permanent production.^[2]

After the fall of the Messers in 2792, the Hammerhead was considered by many to have been the 'official' ships of the Messers, Aegis not only found themselves publicly disgraced but many called for them to be charged for their role in the fascist regimes war crimes. As the new government sought to distance themselves from Aegis' warships in an attempt to rebrand their military and sought contracts from other manufacturers like RSI and the new Anvil Aerospace. Luckily for Aegis, the military had not negotiated an exclusive license on the Hammerhead design, which allowed them to adapt the spacecraft for civilian use in a variety of roles without governmental oversight in an attempt to remain solvent.^[2]

In 2782, UEES Tiburo, a Flight I Hammerhead was involved in a collision while undergoing refuel/rearm operations. As a result of the incident, the Navy requested Aegis to implement major sensor changes in the Flight II models. In 2817, the Flight II models were released, in which replaced a radar emplacement with an additional turret and redesigned the internal deck layout in response to readiness reports from gun crews operating in the field.^[3] In 2854, the Flight IIA models began to deploy as the first wave of Flight II were found to have a blind spot.^[2]

Flight III: The Flight III models, which focused on an overall upgrade to modern command and control surfaces, were introduced between 2854 to 2915, and it replaced all extant Navy earlier Hammerheads by 2915.^[2]
Flight IV: The Flight IV models are the modern version of Hammerheads in UEE Navy as of 2947. Compared to the Flight III models, it has multiple additional remote turrets and tools for increased modularity.^[2]
Flight V: Aegis has begun early jump tunnel development of the theoretical Flight V, though there is no naval contract in place and it is unlikely to see a service opening in the next decade.^[2]

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Special editions

Image	Name	Description
	Hammerhead: "Best In Show Edition"	Limited white and purple livery to celebrate the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2949.^[4]

Paints

The following paints (skins) can be used on all variants of the Hammerhead.

Image	Paint Name	Description	Price (aUEC)	Price ($)
	"Polar"	White colour with grey camo pattern and grey accents.	[not available]	19.00 ^[5]
	"Stormbringer"	Dark grey in colour with blue and white accents.	[not available]	14.00 ^[6]

In-game availability & pricing

Buying

New Deal, Lorville	Astro Armada, Area18
12,459,900	Unavailable

Renting

Unavailable

Prices given are per-day. Prices for all rental periods can be found at Ship renting.

Pledge price history

Date	Pledge cost (USD)	Insurance	Availability	Sale
2020-05-26	725	120 months	Time-limited	Invictus 2950 ^[7]

Gallery

Development

The Hammerhead was released in Star Citizen Alpha 3.3.0.^[8]

Trivia

The in-lore development of the Hammerhead is featured in a memoir written by spacecraft designer Cassie H. Larbig called Forging Ahead!. For the operational history of individual Hammerhead spacecraft, James Hasburns covered the content in Forged with Honor: The Hammerhead at War.^[2]

References

↑ Hammerhead Ship Page. Pledge Store
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 The Aegis Hammerhead - Ship Brochure
↑ The Aegis Hammerhead - Ship Brochure
↑ The Hammerhead Best In Show Edition - Pledge store. Pledge Store
↑ Hammerhead Polar Paint. Pledge Store. Retrieved 19/12/2021
↑ Hammerhead Stormbringer Paint. Pledge Store. Retrieved 19/12/2021
↑ Invictus 2950 Sale. Transmission - Comm-Link
↑ Ship Shape - Aegis Hammerhead

[shippage-1] Hammerhead Ship Page. Pledge Store

[brochure-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 The Aegis Hammerhead - Ship Brochure

[3] The Aegis Hammerhead - Ship Brochure

[4] The Hammerhead Best In Show Edition - Pledge store. Pledge Store

[5] Hammerhead Polar Paint. Pledge Store. Retrieved 19/12/2021

[6] Hammerhead Stormbringer Paint. Pledge Store. Retrieved 19/12/2021

[7] Invictus 2950 Sale. Transmission - Comm-Link

[8] Ship Shape - Aegis Hammerhead

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