M2 Hercules Starlifter

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M2 Hercules Starlifter

Flight ready

Since Alpha 3.13.1

Flight ready

The vehicle can fly/drive with full operations including physics, interactions, systems, fuel, cargo, and more.

M2 Hercules Starlifter

Crusader Industries (CRUS)

Role

Military Transport

Size

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Series

Hercules

Capacity

Crew

1 – 3

Cargo

522 SCU522,000 KµSCU <br />522,000,000 µSCU <br />

Stowage

3,430 KµSCU3.43 SCU <br />3,430,000 µSCU <br />

Cost

PledgeInsurance

StandaloneStandalone pledge priceStandalone pledges are pledge packages that do not contain the game. Original price is shown in the brackets if it is different than the currnet price.

$ 520.00 ($ 480.00)

WarbondWarbond pledge priceWarbond pledges are available at a discount as they are available for cash only and cannot be acquired using any amount of store credit. Original price is shown in the brackets if it is different than the currnet price.

$ 480.00 ($ 400.00)

Availability

Time-limited sales

Claim

25m

Expedite

8m

Expedite fee

1,810 aUEC

Specifications

DimensionsHullSpeedFuel

Height

23 m

Mass

3,139,240 kg

Length

70 m

Width

94 m

CSCross Section signatureCross Section (CS) is a type of vehicle emission. It is determined by the shape and material of the vehicle hull.

0%

EMElectromagnetic signatureElectromagnetic (EM) is a type of vehicle emission. It is determined by the power consumed by the vehicle.

0%

IRInfrared signatureInfrared (IR) is a type of vehicle emission. It is determined by the heat generated by the vehicle.

0%

💪Physical damage resistanceModify the physical damage taken.

-55%

⚡Energy damage resistanceModify the energy damage taken.

0%

〰️Distortion damage resistanceModify the distortion damage taken.

0%

🔥Thermal damage resistanceModify the Thermal damage taken.

0%

☣️Biochemical damage resistanceModify the biochemical damage taken.

0%

💫Stun damage resistanceModify the Stun damage taken.

-100%

Health

101,820 ❤️

Scm speed

160 m/s576 km/h <br />

0 to scm

3.154 s

Scm to 0

37.483 s

Max speed

950 m/s3,420 km/h <br />

0 to max

18.731 s

Max to 0

222.558 s

Roll rate

30 °/s

Pitch rate

20 °/s

Yaw rate

18 °/s

Hydrogen capacity

1,320 SCU

Hydrogen intake

0 SCU/s

Quantum capacity

88 SCU

Development

Announced

13 May 2018

UUID

5cf39b3b-41d8-45c1-8ef2-d4678c7a7b85

Class name

CRUS_Starlifter_M2

Game build

3.24.2-live.9381373

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The M2 Hercules Starlifter (nickname: "Mama Bird") is a military protean vehicle transport that supports strategic lift and landing operations (i.e. Sword of Hope). It is manufactured by Crusader Industries. 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.

Features

Equipment Storage

The M2 has 3,430 KµSCU internal storage, nine 1,500K μSCU storage units (6 in engineering, 3 in the armory), as well as dedicated EVA suit lockers and gun racks in the bridge hallway. The center console in the bridge also houses a small compartment capable of holding 2 small firearms or equipment (such as the multi-tool).

Armory

In addition to the guns racks mentioned above, the M2 has a separate armory with guns racks for pistols, rifles, and even larger weapons (such as the Scourge Railgun). It also includes EVA suit lockers and the three storage units mentioned above in the ceiling of the armory.

Specifications

Avionics & SystemsPropulsion & ThrustersWeapons & UtilityCargo & FacilitiesVehicle part

Radar

1x

S2

Surveyor

Industrial (C)

Scanner

1x

S1

Scanner

Cooler

2x

S3

Mercury

Life support

1x

S2

Life supportlfsp_tydt_s02_comfortairplus

Power plant

2x

S3

SuperDrive

Military (C)

Self destruct

1x

S1

Self destruct (60s)

30,000 🗡️ · 120 m0.12 km <br />12,000 cm <br />

Shield generator

2x

S3

FullBlock

Military (B)

1x

S3

Shield generator

Fuel intake

2x

S1

Fuel intakeintk_crus_starlifter

0 SCU/s

Fuel port

1x

S1

Fuel portdockingtube_fuel_ports_crus_starlifter

Fuel tank

2x

S1

Internal Tank

660 SCU

Quantum drive

1x

S3

Pontes

Military (C)

Quantum fuel tank

2x

S3

Internal Tank

44 SCU

Main thruster

4x

S1

Main thrustercrus_starlifter_thruster_vtol

14.915 MN14,915.17 kN <br />3,353,064.453 lbf <br />

8x

S1

Main thrustercrus_starlifter_thruster_main_m2

29.824 MN29,823.55 kN <br />6,704,602.452 lbf <br />

Maneuvering thruster

2x

S1

Retro thrustercrus_starlifter_thruster_retro

6.7 MN6,700 kN <br />1,506,220.3 lbf <br />

14x

S1

Maneuvering thrustercrus_starlifter_thruster_mav_m2

5.5 MN5,500 kN <br />1,236,449.5 lbf <br />

Turret

3x

S5

Remote Turret

Bottom, Rear

6x

S4

VariPuck S4 Gimbal Mount

Left, Right

2x

S4

CF-447 Rhino Repeater

Klaus & Werner

2x

S1

Capacitor

375/∞ Ammunition

4x

S4

M6A Cannon

Behring Applied Technology

4x

S1

Capacitor

100/∞ Ammunition

Weapons

2x

S5

VariPuck S5 Gimbal Mount

Top left, Top right

2x

S5

M7A Cannon

Behring Applied Technology

2x

S1

Capacitor

100/∞ Ammunition

Defensive devices

1x

S1

Joker Defcon - Noise Launcher

1x

S1

Magazinefaux_magazinemagazine

20/20 Ammunition

1x

S1

Joker Defcon Flares Ammo

1x

S1

Magazinefaux_magazinemagazine

25/25 Ammunition

1x

S1

Joker Defcon - Noise Launcher

1x

S1

Magazine

20/20 Ammunition

1x

S1

Joker Defcon Flares Ammo

1x

S1

Magazine

25/25 Ammunition

Cargo grid

1x

S1

Cargo grid

1x

S1

Cargo gridcrus_starlifter_cargogrid_small_m2

162,000 SCU · L 11.25 m x W 7.5 m x H 3.75 m

1x

S1

Cargo gridcrus_starlifter_cargogrid_large_m2

360,000 SCU · L 18.75 m x W 10 m x H 3.75 m

Personal storage

6x

S1

Personal storage

Weapon rack

5x

S1

Weapon Rack

2x

S1

Weapon rack

Left, Right

Armor

1x

S1

Armorarmr_crus_starlifter_m2

Paint

1x

S1

Paint

Vehicle part

1x

S1

Body

58,500 ❤️

1x

S1

Door right (front)

4,500 ❤️

1x

S1

Door left (front)

4,500 ❤️

1x

S1

Wing (right)

7,930 ❤️

1x

S1

Wing (left)

7,930 ❤️

1x

S1

Tail right

4,680 ❤️

1x

S1

Tail left

4,680 ❤️

1x

S1

Nose mesh

9,100 ❤️

Model

Ship profile

In spaceHangar

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

For more information, see Hercules series/Paints.

Acquisition

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Gallery

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OfficialIn-gameConcept

Development

The Hercules was introduced in 2018-05-03 in the Around the Verse episode. 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).

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.

• 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.

See also

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

• Introducing The Hercules Crusaders Premier Tactical Starlifter

• Q&A: Crusader Hercules Starlifter

References

Products of

Crusader Industries

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