Vanguard Hoplite

The Aegis Vanguard Hoplite is a cross between the Vanguard deep space fighter and a dedicated boarding ship. Adapting the reliable base design for combined operations, the Hoplite is designed to insert an armored strike team in its target location and provide it with fire support until extraction.^[1]

Features

Drop-ship: With dedicated seating, guns racks and specialised equipment designed for up to six personal, the Hoplite is ideal for a strike team (short to long ranged) insertion/extraction missions.
Aerial support: Although it's designed to be a drop-ship, the Hoplite still has heavy hitting firepower and can provide aerial support if required.
Weapons: The ship is equipped with a Size 5 gun hard-point, four Size 2 guns built into the ships nose, a manned turret with a pair of Size 2 guns and missiles racks that can hold eight Size 2 missiles.
Durability: At the expense of maneuverability compared to other medium/heavy fighters like the Hornet or Lightning, the Vanguard is made from a distinct tungsten alloy and has an extensive backup systems which enhances the ships combat survivability.

Specifications

Computer

1x

S0

Computer

N/A

Radar

2x

S2

Chernykh

WillsOp

Scanner

1x

S1

Scanner

N/A

Cooler

2x

S2

Arctic

Aegis Dynamics

Power plant

2x

S2

Maelstrom

Aegis Dynamics

Self destruct

1x

S1

Self destruct (30s)

N/A

Shield generator

2x

S2

FullStop

Gorgon Defender Industries

Fuel intake

2x

S1

Fuel intake

N/A

Fuel tank

2x

S1

Internal Tank

N/A

Quantum drive

1x

S2

Crossfield

Wei-Tek

Quantum fuel tank

1x

S2

Internal Tank

N/A

Main thruster

4x

S4

Main thruster (fixed)

N/A

Maneuvering thruster

10x

S2

Maneuvering thruster (gimbal)

N/A

2x

S3

Retro thruster

N/A

Ordnance

1x

S4

MSD-442 Missile Rack

Behring Applied Technology

4x

S2

Dominator II Missile

Talon Weapons Systems

1x

S4

MSD-442 Missile Rack

Behring Applied Technology

4x

S2

Ignite II Missile

FireStorm Kinetics

Turret

1x

S6

Manned Turret

N/A

2x

S2

SW16BR2 "Sawbuck" Repeater

Behring Applied Technology

Pilot weapon

1x

S2

BRVS Repeater

Behring Applied Technology

1x

S2

BRVS Repeater

Behring Applied Technology

1x

S2

BRVS Repeater

Behring Applied Technology

1x

S2

BRVS Repeater

Behring Applied Technology

1x

S5

VariPuck S5 Gimbal Mount

N/A

1x

S4

Revenant Gatling

Apocalypse Arms

Countermeasure

48x

S1

Countermeasure (decoy)

N/A

5x

S1

Countermeasure (noise)

N/A

Weapon storage

3x

S0

Weapon storage

N/A

1x

S1

Weapon storage

N/A

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Bottom

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Series variants

Image	Name	Description
	Vanguard Harbinger	A powerful fighter/bomber that can operate out of the roughest forward operating bases.
	Vanguard Sentinel	Focused on electronic warfare to provide necessary combat support.
	Vanguard Warden	A long-range military fighter.

Paints

Universe availability

Shop	Location	Price	Game build
New Deal	Lorville	3,104,200 aUEC	3.19.0-LIVE.8478820

Pledge price history

Date	Pledge cost (USD)	Insurance	Availability	Sale
2020-05-26	235	120 months	Time-limited	Invictus 2950 ^[2]

Gallery

Development

The Hoplite was not a part of the initial three variants of the Vanguard series,^[3] it was created due to the requirement of a dropship in Squadron 42. With the expanded interior to house drop team, the exterior hull is expanded compared to the other variants.^{[citation needed]}