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|image = Retaliator_flying_over_Daymar_banking_right_-_Front_Starboard.jpg
|name = Retaliator Bomber
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|manufacturer = AEGS
|role = Heavy Bomber
|size = large
|mincrew = 4
|maxcrew = 7
|series = Retaliator
|cargocapacity = 0
|stowagespace = 8000000
|productionstate = Flight ready
|productionstatedesc = Gold standard in-progress
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|claimtime = 32:00
|expeditetime = 10:37
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|pledgeavailability = Time-limited sales
|pledgecost = 275
|originalpledgecost = 250
|warbondcost =260 
|originalwarbondcost =260 
|length = 69.5
|beam = 42.5
|height = 12.5
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|mass = 343270
|releasedate = 2544
|galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0qnN6j2Gq7-retaliator
| presentationurl1 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14324-Flying-Fortress-The-Aegis-Retaliator
|brochureurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/7jnt1hhl3za8cr/source/Retaliator-Brochure-V6.pdf
|trailerurl = https://youtu.be/fxEWc6IvtQc
| conceptdate                     = 2012-11-18
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The [[Aegis Dynamics|Aegis]] '''Retaliator Bomber''' is a heavy bomber used by the [[UEE Military]] for centuries. Boasting a powerful and versatile rack of torpedoes and an impressive array of anti-fighter turrets, the '''Retaliator''' is capable of long-range tactical strikes against installations and [[Capital]]-class vessels. It is a key portion of the UEE's power projection, Retaliator squadrons have served with distinction against outlaws, the [[Vanduul]] and other enemies of the Empire. The base version of the Retaliator is customizable with additional modules.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=pledge/ships/aegis-retaliator/Retaliator-Base|text=Retaliator Base Store Page}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=pledge/ships/aegis-retaliator/Retaliator-Bomber|text=Retaliator Bomber Store Page}}</ref>

== Features ==

{{List item
|Modularity
|The vehicle has the option to swap out two central areas of the ship with various different modular rooms. These can fundamentally alter the function and role of the ship.
}}
{{List item|Guns|The ship's 10 guns are on the five manned turrets, each with 2 Size 3 guns.
}}

==Specifications==
{{Vehicle hardpoints}}

==Model==

===Ship profile===

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|[[File:Retaliator_in_SelfLand_-_Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
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|[[File:Retaliator_in_SelfLand_-_Rear.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
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===Series variants===

'''[[Retaliator Base]]''' 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Retaliators x2 flying over wintry mountains - Crop.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|The Retaliator Base is basically an "empty" ship without any modules installed, allowing the pilot to purchase and install modules to customise their design.
|}

===Modules===

In-universe, the Retaliator was first introduced as a heavy [[UEE]] bomber, with the option to swap out various modules to replace functionality coming later. In-game, the modules have been modeled but are waiting on modularity game systems to be implemented.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIjABTCQYiA&ab_channel=StarCitizen|text=Inside Star Citizen: Physician Admission {{!}} Summer 2021|accessdate=2021-08-19}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"

!Front Module
!Rear Module
!Name
!Description
|-
|[[File:RetaliatorModule Cargo front.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:RetaliatorModule Cargo Back.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|'''Cargo'''
|Transform your ship into a secure transporter. Each module has lift platforms that lower to the ground for easy loading/off-loading.
|-
|[[File:RetaliatorModule Dropship.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|
|'''Dropship'''
|With seating for up to twelve troopers that can be easily lowered to the surface, it also comes with easy access to an array of weapon & ammunition storage units.
|-
|[[File:RetaliatorModule Living Front.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:RetaliatorModule Living Back.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|'''Living'''
|With these living quarters modules, you can turn your 'Tali' into a home away from home.
|-
|[[File:RetaliatorModule Torpedo Front.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:RetaliatorModule Torpedo Back.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|'''Torpedo'''
|The original modules of the Retaliators, the forward bay carries four torpedoes while the rear bay adds two more.
|}

'''Future Modules'''

CIG have stated that they hope to have more modules types in the future. These include Bomb Bays,<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/engineering/16589-Q-A-Crusader-Hercules|text=Bombs on the retaliator ?}}</ref>  Bounty Hunting, Medical, Salvaging and even recharging stations for the [[Titan exosuit|Titan armor]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/14883-Retaliator-Modules-Available|text=Retaliator Modules Available}}</ref>

===Paints===
{{for|more information|:Retaliator series/Paints}}

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![[Retaliator series/Paints#"Grey"|"Grey"]]
![[Retaliator series/Paints#"Invictus Blue & Gold"|"Invictus Blue & Gold"]]
![[Retaliator series/Paints#"Twilight"|"Twilight"]]
|-
|[[File:Retaliator Grey in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Retaliator IBlue Gold in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Retaliator Twilight in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}

==Acquisition ==
{{Vehicle availability}}

==Pledge price history==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date
!Pledge cost (USD)
!Insurance
!Availability
!Sale
|-
|2020-05-26
|275
|120 months
|Time-limited
|Invictus 2950 <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/17595-Invictus-2950|text=Invictus 2950 Sale}}</ref>
|}

==Lore==
{{Quote|I had never seen something as devastating or as beautiful as a fleet of Talis lighting up the Tevs.|[[Ivar Messer]]<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/engineering/14628-WIP-Retaliator|text=WIP: Retaliator}}</ref>}}

Since its introduction in 2544<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=galactapedia/article/0qnN6j2Gq7-retaliator|text=Retaliator on Galactipedia}}</ref> at the height of the [[First Tevarin War]], the Retaliator has had a distinguished, if conflicted, history. Before Aegis started designing the bomber, researchers performed extensive interviews with military pilots to understand what was lacking in the contemporary bombers of the time. This pilot-centric approach drove the design decisions of what became the Retaliator; a heavy ordnance weapons platform capable of handling both fighters and ground targets. The ship's introduction coincided with the creation of the R27HE "Hull-Shredder" torpedo, which had been rushed to production by the [[UPE]] Military's R&D Dept. During the [[Battle of Idris IV]] on 30 September 2544, the new torpedoes began to fail, either exploding in their tubes or failing to arm when fired.

Following the deaths of Colonel [[Tio Koshi]] and Major [[Michael Colorry]] of the [[Army]]'s [[112th Infantry Batallion]] on the surface, a young, ambitious officer Captain [[Ivar Messer]], then assumed command of the company. He began calling danger-close bombing runs from the fleet's Retaliator bombers while he organized ambush points with the surviving soldiers. For hours, the bombers dumped payload after payload of high-explosive ordnance on the converging Tevarin ground forces, giving Messer the needed opening to turn the tide against the planetary defence system - capturing it for use against the Tevarin fleet<ref>{{Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:This Day in History - The Battle of Idris IV|int=Comm-Link:This Day in History - The Battle of Idris IV|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/13295-News-Update-This-Day-In-History}}</ref> and galvanizing his rise to power.

After the Battle of Idris IV, Retaliators became common in recruitment messages for the First Tevarin War. Images were created to help maintain the momentum of that landmark victory, cited by many historians as the turning point in the war.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=media/7jnt1hhl3za8cr/source/Retaliator-Brochure-V6.pdf|text=Retaliator Brochure}}</ref> One such image was that of "The Bombing Run", depicding [[391st Squadron]] opening fire against a Tevarin planetary defense system, captured by [[United Tribune|United Times]] reporter [[Renzo Oui]] on 11 November.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=media/7jnt1hhl3za8cr/source/Retaliator-Brochure-V6.pdf|text=Retaliator Brochure}}</ref> 

During the First Tevarin War, the [[999th Test Squadron]] were the first to test variants of the Retaliator. Some in command demanded a rush on the needed ships going into active service immediately, but (thanks to his heroics at the Battle of Idris IV) a then Colonel Ivar Messer had enough clout to advise that the variants' deployment be held until the 999 had signed off on them. Historians credit this move with saving hundreds of pilots’ lives. A fatally flawed power transfer unit was discovered and fixed during the testing process.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15330-Portfolio-999th-Test-Squadron|text=Portfolio: 999th Test Squadron}}</ref>

The Retaliator was at the center of many controversies during the later Messer years, when the Navy decided to use Cluster Missiles against a political activist group hiding in what is now [[Haven]], sparking debate throughout the [[UEE]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=media/7jnt1hhl3za8cr/source/Retaliator-Brochure-V6.pdf|text=Retaliator Brochure}}</ref>

During the [[Second Tevarin War]], the [[78th Squadron]]'s CO Captain [[Jaso Iger]] commissioned pilots to fly luxury foodstuffs and other contraband aboard [[Retaliator-A]]s from [[Terra]]'s southern regions to the squadron's remote base in [[Ankorum]]. This frivolity came to a halt when the Retaliator transporting contraband suffered a flame-out during a landing approach. The tower quickly ordered the crew to dump their fuel and dummy munitions in preparation for a crash landing. The order was followed, sending the illicit goods stored in the bomb bay falling around the airbase: two tons of fresh [[Thorshu Grey|Thorshu]] crab legs, earning the squadron the nickname "Thundering Thorshu".<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14618-Portfolio-78th-Squadron|text=Portfolio: 78th Squadron}}</ref>

The [[42nd Squadron]] came to fame during the [[Battle of Centauri]] in 2610, at the culmination of the Second Tevarin War. They used ambush tactics against [[Corath'thal]]'s fleet by floating dead in their Retaliators near the [[Jump Point]] to [[Elysium]], using it as a bottleneck. Captain [[Alexandra Dunlevy]] then ordered all ships to take out the enemy's [[Phalanx Shields]]. The Tevarin were quick to send out fighters to deal with the foe suddenly in their midst, but the damage was already done. With a significant portion of the Tevarin defensive capabilities then disabled, the UEE carriers renewed their attack, cementing a UEE victory.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/13970-This-Day-In-History-Battle-For-Centauri|text=This Day in History: Battle for Centauri}}</ref>

The coveted 2783 Retaliator's redesign was led by [[Juliet Maupin]], catching the eye of the UEE Military. She was thus enlisted in creating next generation weaponry for [[Linton Messer]] that would later form the basis of [[Apocalypse Arms]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15101-Portfolio-Apocalypse-Arms|text=Portfolio: Apocalypse Arms}}</ref>

During the later Messer years, the [[UEE Navy|Navy]]’s decision to use Cluster Missiles against a political activist group hiding in what is now [[Haven]] sparked debate throughout the UEE.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=media/7jnt1hhl3za8cr/source/Retaliator-Brochure-V6.pdf|text=Retaliator Brochure}}</ref>

In 2791 at the height of Messer Era tyranny, the 78th Squadron were ordered to equip double-loads of antimatter torpedoes to their Retaliators and destroy an inhabited moon in the [[Ferron system|Ferron System]] believed to be the hiding place of a cadre of radicalized rebels. In truth, the residents were tens of thousands of unarmed civilians. Commanding officer [[Lisa Cahillier]] defied mission protocol, contacting the base directly, ordering them to surrender their weapons. The residents responded with pleas.

Cahillier held her ground on comms to superiors, refusing to give the order to fire. The commander of the battle group, Admiral [[Lorna Gestala]] intervened, giving a final declaration for the 78th to annihilate the target. Cahillier ordered her group to fire, but targeted an asteroid beyond the agro center. The moon’s inhabitants watched the torpedoes sail harmlessly overhead and obliterate the distant target. The bombers made the long, silent flight home to face certain court martial and inevitable execution. On landing, officers were taken away in restraints and enlisted men were confined to quarters on base. The squadron spent roughly 18 months in the stockade and then were freed as heroes by the incoming government under [[Erin Toi]]. Squadron 78 was re-established, presented as a symbol of enduring humanity in the face of the most tyrannical orders from the fallen Imperator.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14618-Portfolio-78th-Squadron|text=Portfolio: 78th Squadron}}</ref>

Although the ship was almost synonymous with the [[Messer Era|reign of Messers]] and began to see decreased usage as the [[UEE Navy|military]] distanced itself from that era, the ship began a surprising resurgence in the private sector.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=media/7jnt1hhl3za8cr/source/Retaliator-Brochure-V6.pdf|text=Retaliator Brochure}}</ref> Today, Civilians are known to extensively customize surplus Retaliators for non-wartime roles.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=galactapedia/article/0qnN6j2Gq7-retaliator|text=Retaliator on Galactipedia}}</ref> 

In 2944, a mid-air collision between a Retaliator and a [[Freelancer]] above [[New Junction]], [[Lo]] resulted in the two ships crashing into the [[Waldren Towers]] housing development, causing devastation.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/13814-New-United-Tragedy-In-The-Skies|text=New United: Tragedy in the Skies}}</ref> In 2945, the [[Mohio Museum|Mōhio Museum]] in [[Kevric City]], [[Angeli]] hosted the "Avenging Angels" exhibition of the Retaliator through history, featuring the only remaining original model Retaliator, assembled in 2567 and no longer flyable.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=media/7jnt1hhl3za8cr/source/Retaliator-Brochure-V6.pdf|text=Retaliator Brochure}}</ref> [[PopuNation]] activists protested outside over the installation's depiction of Tevarin culture and "jingoistic" celebration of the Retaliator bomber.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14657-Plain-Truth-Comm-Your-Senator|text=Plain Truth: Comm Your Senator}}</ref> The ship won [[Galactic Tour]]'s "Bomber of the Year" award in 2946.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15526-Galactic-Tour-s-Dogfighter-Of-The-Year|text=Galactic Tour's Dogfighter of the Year}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
{{for|a full gallery|:Category:Retaliator images}}

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==Development==
The Retaliator Bomber became flight ready in [[Star Citizen Alpha 2.6.0|Alpha 2.6.0]].<ref name="patch260">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//15653-star-citizen-alpha-260|text=Star Citizen Alpha 2.6.0 - Patch notes|accessdate=2024-06-19}}</ref>

==References==
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