Hurricane

The Anvil A4A Hurricane is a fighting spacecraft that packs a deadly punch into a slight fuselage. The spacecraft compensates for its lack of creature comforts with its powerful armament: six ballistic guns capable of blasting their way through nearly anything. Hurricane pilots have yet to find an enemy shield they can't knock down.^[1]

Features

Turret

The vehicle featuring a powerful manned turret in its center, which can carry up to four Size 3 guns. The gunner can support the pilot with accurate fire as well as other multi-crew features like radar and missile locks, leaving the pilot free to focus on maneuvering the ship.

Weapons

In additional to the manned turret, the ship also has a pair of Size 3 guns beside the cockpit as well as a pair of racks that can hold a pair of Size 2 missiles each.

Tactics

The Hurricane was designed as a "Zoom and Boom" fighter, unloading its full complement of guns at a target in an attack run before flying away at high speed to reload, recharge, and avoid return fire. It is a close- to mid-range ship, similar to the Gladius. It is designed to work with other fighters and support ships rather than for long-range patrols. In groups, the Hurricane favours using alternative waves of attack runs, with counterattacks facing the full crossfire of multiple Hurricanes.

Specifications

Radar

1x

S1

Ecouter

Military (C)

Scanner

1x

S1

Scanner

Cooler

2x

S1

Bracer

Military (C)

Life support

1x

S1

Life supportlfsp_tydt_s01_comfortair

Power plant

2x

S1

Regulus

Military (C)

Self destruct

1x

S1

Self destruct (10s)

500 🗡️ · 10 m

Shield generator

1x

S2

FullStop

Military (C)

Fuel intake

2x

S1

Fuel intakeintk_anvl_hurricane

0 SCU/s

Fuel port

1x

S1

Fuel portdockingtube_fuel_ports_anvl_hurricane

Fuel tank

2x

S1

Internal Tank

67.5 SCU

Quantum drive

1x

S1

Expedition

Civilian (C)

Quantum fuel tank

1x

S1

Internal Tank

0.583 SCU

Main thruster

2x

S3

Main thrusteranvl_hurricane_thruster_main

5.01 MN

Maneuvering thruster

2x

S1

Retro thrusteranvl_hurricane_thruster_retro

1.82 MN

8x

S2

Maneuvering thrusteranvl_hurricane_thruster_mav

1.823 MN

Ordnance

4x

S2

MSD-212 Missile Rack

Left, Right

4x

S2

Ignite II Missile

FireStorm Kinetics

Turret

1x

S5

Manned Turret

4x

S3

VariPuck S3 Gimbal Mount

Left, Right, Top left, Top right

4x

S3

CF-337 Panther Repeater

Klaus & Werner

4x

S1

Capacitor

374/∞ Ammunition

Weapons

2x

S4

VariPuck S4 Gimbal Mount

Left, Right

2x

S4

CF-447 Rhino Repeater

Klaus & Werner

2x

S1

Capacitor

375/∞ Ammunition

Defensive devices

1x

S1

Anvil Noise Launcher

Right

1x

S1

Magazine

5/5 Ammunition

1x

S1

Anvil Decoy Launcher

Left

1x

S1

Magazine

48/48 Ammunition

Personal storage

2x

S4

Access

2,580,000K µSCU

Armor

1x

S1

Personal armor

Paint

1x

S1

Paint

Vehicle part

1x

S1

Nose

7,000 ❤️

1x

S1

Canopy exterior

250 ❤️

1x

S1

Canopy interior

250 ❤️

1x

S1

Body

7,000 ❤️

1x

S1

Wing (top right)

600 ❤️

1x

S1

Wing (top left)

800 ❤️

1x

S1

Wing (bottom right)

800 ❤️

1x

S1

Wing (bottom left)

500 ❤️

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Bottom

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Paints

"Flashfire"	"Polar"	"Stormbringer"	"Waylay"

Acquisition

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Pledge price history

Date	Pledge cost (USD)	Insurance	Availability	Sale
2017-02-24	175 (Warbond - 160)	LTI	Time limited	Concept sale ^[2]

Lore

The Hurricane was originally developed in 2607, during the Second Tevarin War, by Casse Aerospace. It was specifically designed to destroy Tevarin ships as quickly as possible the moment their phalanx shields failed. The Casse Hurricane suffered some setbacks during the testing phase. Though pilots liked the power-to-weight ratio and the extra punch its quad-turret offered, the high degree of coordination needed between the pilot and gunner had a very steep learning curve. Because of this, the Hurricane didn't enter active combat until 2609. While they were used to devastating effect in a few instrumental actions, the war ended shortly after their deployment in 2610. Although it was effective during the war, it soon fell out of favor and was quickly decommissioned after 2615.^[3]^[4]

During the second major Vanduul incursion in 2871, a UEE report showed that the longer a human pilot was engaged in combat with the Vanduul, the less likely they were to survive. In response, the UEE Navy requested new concepts for an alpha strike fighter that had enough "focused firepower" to quickly destroy Vanduul fighters. Anvil Aerospace redeveloped the aging Hurricane design in order to quickly produce a fighter that the Navy needed. The updated design still bore all the hallmarks of Casse's original, but with the addition of Anvil's proven conflict expertise. The result was a game changer for the war effort, and in 2878 new wings of Hurricane were being deployed by the Navy on the front-lines.^[4] During the The Fall of Caliban, the Hurricane proved to be very effective in clearing out Vanduul fighter wings, allowing many civilian convoys to evacuate safely from the Caliban system. Its success against the Vanduul has made it a key component of both the UEE Navy and Marine fleets.^[5]

Although the Hurricane was only produced for the UEE Military until 2947, several pirate groups have stolen them since their Anvil redesign. Most prominently, the Argul Dawn and the Otoni Syndicate have used them very effectively to ambush and disabled cargo convoys. The Argul Dawn was so efficient with their Hurricane wings that the Advocacy launched several high-risk raids against the Argul Dawns headquarters at Echo Eleven.^[6]

Even though it is one of the oldest ship designs still flying, Anvil brought it to the civilian market in 2947.

Gallery

Development

Originally the Hurricane was an option in the poll for the third starter ship^[7] but it lost to the Reliant. The concept was subsequently changed to a heavier fighter that offers dogfighting-focused pilots a ship that relies strongly on firepower at the expense of armor. The Hurricane's concept is designed by Justin Wentz (Conceptist), and Paul Jones (Art Director).^[8]^[9] It was officically revealed in 2017-02-25 in the Anvil Hurricane concept sale. In 2018-06-30, with the release of Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0, the ship became Flight Ready.^[10]

Design brief

Aims	Heavy hitting support role — very vulnerable alone, very dangerous in groups.
Aesthetic	A taller, thinner Hornet — the Hurricane is a bullet delivery service Barely armored

Approximate statistics
Length	22 Meters
Width	14.5 Meters
Height	6 Meters (In Flight) 7.5 Meters (Landed)
Mass	15,500 kg
Crew	1-2	Pilot, Manned Turret
Engine	1 x Medium	The engine is actually pretty powerful for its size
Thrusters	8x Flex Thrusters 12 x Fixed Thrusters	2 main, 8 maneuvering
Power Plants	1 x Small	Enough power to fly and little else. This ship will have difficulty running laser weapons.
Weapon Hardpoints	1 x S7 Manned Turrets 2 x S4 Fixed Gun 4 x S2 Missiles	Manned Turret comes with quad link S3 ballistic repeaters. Fixed Gun are pilot weapons, comes with S3 ballistic cannon. Missiles are on two racks.
Shield	2 x Small	Front-Back shield emitter. The Hurricane comes with a pretty weak complement of shield options.
Armour	Small	Probably the nicest thing you can say about the Hurricane armor is that it does, in fact, exist.

Metric & Templates
A list of all components, templates and measurements that the concept artist needs to adhere to.
Animation Templates	Seat template: Main seat enter/exit Turret template: Standard turret enter/exit
Ship Components	Power Plants: 1 Small (0.5m x 0.75m x 0.5m) Shield Generator: 1 Small (0.25m x 0.75m x 0.25m) Avionics: 1 Small (0.5m x 0.75m x 0.25m) Coolers: 1 Medium (1.0m x 1.5m x 0.5m) Jump Drive: 1 Small (0.5m x 0.75m x 0.5m) Life Support: 1 Small (0.5m x 0.5m x 0.25m) Radar: 1 Small (0.5m x 0.5m x 0.5m) Fuel Tanks: 1 Medium (1.0m x 2.0m x 1.0m) Battery: 1 Small (0.5m x 1.0m x 0.5m) Ammo: 2 Medium (1.0m x 2.0m x 1.0m)
Cargo	No cargo requirements

Requirements
Glass Cannon	Point the business end where you want more broken things. More durable than you'd expect for a glass cannon — it can take a hit, but it's not quite nimble enough to do anything about it, so bring a friend or find yourself easily cornered.