Hammerhead

Hammerhead
Manufacturer	Aegis Dynamics (AEGS)
Role	Heavy Gun Ship
Size	Large
Crew	3 – 9
Series	Hammerhead
Cargo capacity	40 SCU
Production state	Flight ready Flyable release Alpha 3.3.0
Cost
Buy	12,459,900 aUEC
Rent (1 day)	249,198 aUEC / 124,599 REC
Insurance
Claim time	90:00 min
Expedite	15:00 min
Expedite fee	22,500 aUEC
Pledge
Standalone	US$725
Original	US$650
Warbond	US$600
Original	US$550
Availability	Time-limited sales
Specifications
Length	112 m
Beam	75 m
Height	16 m
Mass	4,260,000 kg
Lore
Introduction	2773 CE (2773)

The Aegis Hammerhead is a light, fast patrol ship bristling with six manned quad-linked turrets for optimal anti-fighter and anti-ordnance defense. It is also suited to support larger capital ships in a fleet or act as a flagship for fighter groups.

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	1x S6 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, only two were converted to full-scale articles and delivered to the UEE Navy. 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's baffles while remaining inexpensive enough to be constructed in large numbers.

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.

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.

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. In 2854, the Flight IIA models began to deploy as the first wave of Flight II were found to have a blind spot.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Special editions

Image	Name	Description
	"Best In Show Edition"	Limited white and purple livery to celebrate the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2949.

In-game availability & pricing

Updated: October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22) - Alpha 3.11.0

Buying

New Deal, Lorville	Astro Armada, Area18	Teach's Ship Shop, Levski
12,459,900	Unavailable	Unavailable

Renting

Vantage Rentals, Lorville	Traveller Rentals, Area18	Regal Luxury Rentals, New Babbage
Unavailable	Unavailable	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

Gallery

For a full gallery, see Category:Hammerhead Images.

Development

• The Hammerhead was released in Star Citizen Alpha 3.3.0.

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.

See also

• Ship Shape - Aegis Hammerhead