Glaive (replica)

The Esperia Glaive is a symmetrical version of the Scythe reproduced for Human usage. Generally flown by Vanduul with more combat experience, they are better armed and have two huge blades/wings as opposed to one on the standard Scythe.

Features

 * Notoriety: While not as well known as the Scythe, the Glaive can easily put the same terror into others before even firing a single shot.
 * Trainer: The spacecraft for ideal for aggressor training operations.
 * Weapons: The replica has a pair of Size 5 "Wrath" Plasma cannons, a pair of Size 1 "Weak" laser cannons as well as pair of Size 4 missile hard-points (each holding a rack of four Size 2 missiles) installed.
 * Blades: The Glaive is probably most notable for its pair of giant retractable blades that is designed to rip its prey apart.
 * Stowage: It has the capability to stow up to 250K μSCU of items via an external storage unit.

Ship profile
Currently, only the version 1 (V1) model is available in-game.

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Version 2
The following images are screenshots of the Squadron 42: 2019 Visual Teaser as well as the Inside Star Citizen episode "Enemy Mine", which showed a work-in-progress second version model. This version will not be made available until Squadron 42 is released.

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Development

 * The Glaive along with the rest of the Vanduul fleet were redesigned in 2019 using the design styles of the updated Kingship interior.

Trivia
The vehicle was originally sold during a flyable promotion sale back in 2015, limited to only 1000 in numbers. The Glaive can now only be by two means:
 * Pledge: As a reward for completing Vanduul Swarm in Arena Commander, your account will granted access to purchase the ship on the RSI store during limited availability sales throughout the year.
 * Referral: As a reward for obtaining 200 Recruitment Points (RP) a Glaive will be credited to your hangar.