M2 Hercules Starlifter

M2 Hercules Starlifter
M2 Hercules Starlifter
Manufacturer	Crusader Industries (CRUS)
Role	Transport Military
Size	Large
Crew	1 – 3
Series	Hercules
Cargo capacity	522 SCU
Production state	Flight ready;
Cost
Buy	5,225,300 aUEC
Rent (1 day)	Not rentable
Pledge
Standalone	US$520
Original	US$480
Warbond	US$480
Original	US$400
Availability	Always available
Specifications
Length	94 m
Beam	70 m
Height	23 m
Combat speed	135 m/s
Max speed	963 m/s
Mass	3,139,240 kg
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The M2 Hercules Starlifter (nickname: "Mama Bird")^[1] is a military protean vehicle transport that supports strategic lift and landing operations (i.e. Sword of Hope). It is manufactured by Crusader Industries.^[2] It is the UEE's premier tactical starlifter. The ship's potent combination of capacity, maneuverability, and durability make it the obvious choice in large-scale transport, and a robust weapons package assures your cargo, and crew, gets to where they're going in one piece.^[3]

In-game description

The M2 Hercules is the UEE's premier tactical starlifter. The ship's potent combination of capacity, maneuverability, and durability make it the obvious choice in large-scale transport, and a robust weapons package assures your cargo, and crew, gets to where they’re going in one piece.

Specifications

Avionics
Radars	1x S2 Surveyor CHCO - Chimera Communications
Computers	1x S2 M Computer N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Systems
Power plants	1x S3 SuperDrive AMRS - Amon & Reese Co.
Coolers	2x S3 Mercury AEGS - Aegis Dynamics
Shield generators	2x S3 FullBlock GODI - Gorgon Defender Industries

Propulsion
Fuel intakes	2x S1 M Fuel Intake N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Fuel tanks	2x S1 M Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum drives	1x S3 Pontes WETK - Wei-Tek
Jump drives	1x S2 M Jump Module N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Quantum fuel tanks	2x S2 M Quantum Fuel Tank N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Thrusters
Main thrusters	4x S1 Main Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
	4x S1 Main Thruster (Aux) N/A - Unknown manufacturer
	4x S1 VTOL Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Maneuvering thrusters	2x S1 Retro Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Maneuvering thrusters	14x S1 Maneuvering Thruster N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Weaponry
Weapons	2x S5 VariPuck S5 Gimbal Mount FFSY - Flashfire Systems 2x S4 Revenant Gatling APAR - Apocalypse Arms
Turrets	3x S5 Remote Turret N/A - Unknown manufacturer 6x S4 M6A Cannon BEHR - Behring Applied Technology
Utility items	3x S1 Noise Launcher N/A - Unknown manufacturer
Utility items	3x S1 Decoy Launcher N/A - Unknown manufacturer

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Series variants

Image	Name	Description
	A2 Hercules Starlifter	Focused as a military heavy gunship & bomber.
	C2 Hercules Starlifter	A civilian heavy transport.

Paints

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

Paint Name	Description	Price (aUEC)	Price ($)
"Cerberus"	Black color.	(tbc)	(tbc)
"Draco"	Gold color with black highlights.	(tbc)	(tbc)
"Timberline"	Olive green with orange accents.	(tbc)	(tbc)
"Frostbite Camo"	White and grey camo.	(tbc)	(tbc)
"Invictus Blue and Gold"	Blue base color and gold highlights.	(tbc)	(tbc)

Gallery

Development

The Hercules was introduced in 2018-05-03 in the Around the Verse episode.^[4] The ship concept is designed by Michael Oberschneider (Senior Conceptist) in Foundry 42 UK with contributions from Sarah McCulloch (Conceptist), Paul Jones (Art Director), Corentin Billemont (Systems Designer), John Crewe (Lead Technical Designer).^[5]

Trivia

The term Starlifter was originally referred to Genesis Starlifter, a variant of the Genesis Starliner. According to the 2018-05-04 episode of Reverse the Verse, the Genesis Starlifter has been superseded by the Hercules Starlifter.^[6]

Hercules is the first ship in the Star Citizen universe designed to transport tanks (such as the Nova).
The first active-duty Starlifter squadron in the United Empire of Earth Navy was the 82nd Squadron. It has been active since at least March 2824.

In the real world, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter or the Airbus A400M Atlas fill a similar role.

References

↑ Introducing The Hercules: Crusader's Premier Tactical Starlifter. Transmission - Comm-Link
↑ Hercules - Ship Brochure
↑ M2 Hercules Starlifter - Ship Page. Pledge Store
↑ Star Citizen: Around the Verse - The Labours of Hercules ( transcript by Relay)
↑ David Ladyman and Ben Lesnick, Work in Progress: Crusader Hercules Starlifter, Jump Point, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 15-32, 2018-05-31.
↑ Reverse the Verse - Hercules Starlifter and Anvil Hurricane

[1] Introducing The Hercules: Crusader's Premier Tactical Starlifter. Transmission - Comm-Link

[2] Hercules - Ship Brochure

[3] M2 Hercules Starlifter - Ship Page. Pledge Store

[4] Star Citizen: Around the Verse - The Labours of Hercules ( transcript by Relay)

[jumppoint-5] David Ladyman and Ben Lesnick, Work in Progress: Crusader Hercules Starlifter, Jump Point, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 15-32, 2018-05-31.

[6] Reverse the Verse - Hercules Starlifter and Anvil Hurricane

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