Standalone
$ 725.00€ 732.25 <br />£ 616.25 <br /> ($ 650.00€ 656.50 <br />£ 552.50 <br />)
Warbond
$ 600.00€ 606.00 <br />£ 510.00 <br /> ($ 550.00€ 555.50 <br />£ 467.50 <br />)
Availability
Time-limited sales
Quick facts:
Hammerhead
Flight ready
Since Alpha 3.3.0
Hammerhead
Aegis Dynamics (AEGS)
Role
Heavy Gun Ship
Size
Large (S5/L)
Capacity
Crew
3 – 9
Cargo
40 SCU40,000 KµSCU <br />40,000,000 µSCU <br />
Stowage
40,000 KµSCU40 SCU <br />40,000,000 µSCU <br />
Cost
Claim
48m 35s
Expedite
16m 12s
Expedite fee
24,582 aUEC
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Specifications
Length
120 m0.12 km <br />12,000 cm <br />
Width
72 m0.072 km <br />7,200 cm <br />
Height
16 m0.016 km <br />1,600 cm <br />
Mass
4,617,511 kg4,617.511 t <br />
Scm speed
105 m/s378 km/h <br />
0 to scm
1.955 s
Scm to 0
6.384 s
Max speed
1,000 m/s3,600 km/h <br />
0 to max
18.622 s
Max to 0
60.804 s
Roll rate
60 °/s
Pitch rate
20 °/s
Yaw rate
18 °/s
Hydrogen capacity
15,154,560 L15,154.56 SCU <br />
Hydrogen intake
0 L/s0 SCU/s <br />
Quantum capacity
11,000 L11 SCU <br />
Cross section
None
Electromagnetic
None
Infrared
None
Physical
- 50 %
Energy
None
Distortion
None
Thermal
None
Biochemical
None
Stun
- 100 %
Health
295,600 ❤️
Lore
Released
2773
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
2x
S3
2x
S3
Military (C)
1x
S1
30,000 dmg · 120 m0.12 km <br />12,000 cm <br />
2x
S3
Industrial (C)
2x
S1
0 L/s0 SCU/s <br />
Fuel port
1x
S1
2x
S6
7,577,280 L7,577.28 SCU <br />
1x
S3
Industrial (C)
1x
S1
11,000 L11 SCU <br />
4x
S6
61.989 MN61,988.78 kN <br />13,935,635.643 lbf <br />
14x
S3
28.768 MN28,767.92 kN <br />6,467,287.327 lbf <br />
8x
S5
Bottom left, Bottom right, Top left, Top right
6x
S5
24x
S4
Left upper, Left lower, Right upper, Right lower
24x
S1
240/∞ Ammunition
Defensive devices
2x
S1
Left, Right
2x
S1
12/12 Ammunition
2x
S1
Left, Right
2x
S1
25/25 Ammunition
Armor
Docking collar
1x
S1
Paint
1x
S0
Paint
Vehicle part
1x
S1
80,000 ❤️
1x
S1
80,000 ❤️
1x
S1
200 ❤️
1x
S1
65,000 ❤️
1x
S1
15,200 ❤️
1x
S1
15,200 ❤️
1x
S1
10,000 ❤️
1x
S1
10,000 ❤️
1x
S1
10,000 ❤️
1x
S1
10,000 ❤️
Model
Ship profile
Special editions
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
 |
Hammerhead: "Best In Show Edition" | Limited white and purple livery to celebrate the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2949.[2] |
Paints
The following paints (skins) can be used on all variants of the Hammerhead.
| Image | Paint Name | Description | Price (aUEC) | Price ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
"Fortuna" | Metallic dark green in colour with dark grey accents. Limited sale. Only available during the annual Stella Fortuna event. [3] | [not available] | 19.00 |
 |
"Polar" | White colour with grey camo pattern and grey accents. | [not available] | 19.00 [4] |
 |
"Stormbringer" | Dark grey in colour with blue and white accents. | [not available] | 14.00 [5] |
Universe availability
Pledge price history
| Date | Pledge cost (USD) | Insurance | Availability | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-26 | 725 | 120 months | Time-limited | Invictus 2950 [6] |
Lore
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.[7]
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.[7]
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.[7]
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.[8] In 2854, the Flight IIA models began to deploy as the first wave of Flight II were found to have a blind spot.[7]
- 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.[7]
- 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.[7]
- 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.[7]
Gallery
Development
- The Hammerhead was released in Star Citizen Alpha 3.3.0.[9]
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.[7]
See also
References
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