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Since the V3 model won't be made available until S42 is out, which is likely to be in a couple of years time, I've amended the page to be centered around the current V2 model. It would be far more useful as it's playable in-game.
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{{Infobox vehicle
{{Infobox vehicle
| name = Blade
| name = Blade
| image = Blade - V3 rework WIP - Starboard close.jpg
| image = Vanduul Blade 3.5.0 landed.png
| size = small
| size = small
| sizenum = 2
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The [[Esperia]] '''Blade''' is a [[Vanduul]] light fighter replica produced by [[Esperia]] for military use. They are often used for training for the UEE pilots.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15248-Important-Announcement-From-Esperia-Inc|text=Important Announcement from Esperia, Inc.}}</ref> The maneuverability of the Blade is beyond anything else out there which makes up for its lacking armor.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15263-Esperia-Vanduul-Blade-Q-A-Part-1|text=Esperia Vanduul Blade Q&A Part 1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=pledge/ships/vanduul-blade/Blade|text=The Esperia Blade - Ship page}}</ref>
The [[Esperia]] '''Blade''' is a [[Vanduul]] light fighter replica produced by [[Esperia]] for military use. They are often used for training for the UEE pilots.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15248-Important-Announcement-From-Esperia-Inc|text=Important Announcement from Esperia, Inc.}}</ref> The maneuverability of the Blade is beyond anything else out there which makes up for its lacking armor.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15263-Esperia-Vanduul-Blade-Q-A-Part-1|text=Esperia Vanduul Blade Q&A Part 1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=pledge/ships/vanduul-blade/Blade|text=The Esperia Blade - Ship page}}</ref>


==Features==
{{Quote|With every purchase, Blade owners are not only helping to protect themselves, they are helping to protect the brave starmen that are fighting for our way of life. Esperia may not have the resources of some of our competitors, but we have identified a very special situation where we can benefit the whole Empire… and give those Vanduul monsters a black eye or two in the process.|Esperia CEO [[Charlotte Hussion]]}}

*'''Versatile Fighter:''' The vehicle can serve multi-able fighter roles from an advance scout to an escort fighter, as an interceptor or even an independent skirmisher.

*'''Trainer:''' The spacecraft for ideal for aggressor training operations.

*'''Weapons:''' The replica has a pair of Size 3 "Warlord" plasma cannons, a pair of Size 2 "Wasp" laser cannons as well as a pair of Size 3 missile hard-points (each holding a rack of four Size 1 missiles) installed.


== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
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{{Note|'''Updated''': {{Start date and age|2021|05|11|p=yes}} - [[Star Citizen Alpha 3.13.0|Alpha 3.13.0]]}}
{{Note|'''Updated''': {{Start date and age|2021|05|11|p=yes}} - [[Star Citizen Alpha 3.13.0|Alpha 3.13.0]]}}

==Model==

===Ship profile===
'''Currently, only the version 2 (V2) model is available in-game.'''

<tabber>
In space=
{| class="wikitable"
!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
!Below
|-
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Isometric.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Above.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Port.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Front.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Rear.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Below.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}
|-|
Landed=
{| class="wikitable"
!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
|-
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Above|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Port|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Front.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Rear.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}
</tabber>

===Version 3===
The following images are screenshots of the [[Inside Star Citizen]] episode "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hoEbs4krE Enemy Mine]", which showed a work-in-progress third version model. This version will not be made available until [[Squadron 42]] is released.

{| class="wikitable"
!Images
|-
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Above.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Starboard close.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Cockpit Front Left.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Cockpit starboard.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Below.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Starboard close.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}

===Paints===
{{Note|As of [[Star Citizen Alpha 3.17.4|3.17.4]], there are '''NO PAINTS''' available for the Blade.}}


=== Buying ===
=== Buying ===
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''Prices given are per-day. Prices for all rental periods can be found at [[Ship renting]].''
''Prices given are per-day. Prices for all rental periods can be found at [[Ship renting]].''

== Development ==

In 2018-06-30, with the release of [[Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0]], the ship became Flight Ready.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/16639-Star-Citizen-Alpha-32-Available|text=Star Citizen Alpha 3.2 Available!}}</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==


<tabber>
<tabber>
Official=
Official (V2)=
{{gallery
|Blade - V3 rework WIP - Above.png
|Blade - V3 rework WIP - Cockpit Front Left.png
|Blade - V3 rework WIP - Cockpit starboard.png
|Blade - V3 rework WIP - Below.png
|Blade - V3 rework WIP - Starboard close.jpg
}}
|-|
In-game=
{{gallery
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-01.jpg
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-02.jpg
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-top.jpg
}}
|-|
Version 2 Design=
{{gallery
{{gallery
|Blade-Left-Squashed.jpg
|Blade-Left-Squashed.jpg
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|Blade-Cockpit-Squashed.jpg
|Blade-Cockpit-Squashed.jpg
|Blade 01.jpg
|Blade 01.jpg
}}
|Vanduul Blade 3.5.0 landed.png
|-|
In-game (V2)=
{{gallery
|Blaade_and_Stone.png
|Blaade_and_Stone.png
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-01.jpg
|Blade_in_game_-_Isometric.png
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-02.jpg
|Blade_in_game_-_Above.jpg
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-top.jpg
|Blade_in_game_-_Port.png
|Vanduul Blade 3.5.0 landed.png
|Blade_in_game_-_Below.jpg
|Blade_in_game_-_Front.png
|Blade_in_game_-_Rear.png
|Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Isometric.jpg
|Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Above.jpg
|Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Port.jpg
|Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Front.jpg
|Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Rear.jpg
}}
}}
|-|
|-|
Original design=
Original design (V1)=
{{gallery
{{gallery
|Blade.jpg
|Blade.jpg
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}}
}}
</tabber>
</tabber>

== Development ==

In 2018-06-30, with the release of [[Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0]], the ship became Flight Ready.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/16639-Star-Citizen-Alpha-32-Available|text=Star Citizen Alpha 3.2 Available!}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 15:44, 15 December 2022

For the original Vanduul model, see Blade.

Template:Infobox vehicle

The Esperia Blade is a Vanduul light fighter replica produced by Esperia for military use. They are often used for training for the UEE pilots.[1] The maneuverability of the Blade is beyond anything else out there which makes up for its lacking armor.[2][3]

Features

  • Versatile Fighter: The vehicle can serve multi-able fighter roles from an advance scout to an escort fighter, as an interceptor or even an independent skirmisher.
  • Trainer: The spacecraft for ideal for aggressor training operations.
  • Weapons: The replica has a pair of Size 3 "Warlord" plasma cannons, a pair of Size 2 "Wasp" laser cannons as well as a pair of Size 3 missile hard-points (each holding a rack of four Size 1 missiles) installed.

Specifications

Radar
1x
S1
S Radar
N/A
Computer
1x
S1
S Computer
N/A
Power plant
1x
S1
Charger
Aegis Dynamics
Cooler
2x
S1
IcePlunge
ACOM
Shield generator
2x
S1
AllStop
Gorgon Defender Industries

Quantum drive
1x
S1
Rush
No name found for ARCO.
Jump drive
1x
S1
S Jump Module
N/A
Fuel intake
2x
S1
S Fuel Intake
N/A
Fuel tank
2x
S1
S Fuel Tank
N/A
Quantum fuel tank
1x
S1
S Quantum Fuel Tank
N/A
Thrusters
3x
S3
Main Thruster
N/A
1x
S2
Retro Thruster
N/A
2x
S1
Fixed Maneuvering Thruster
N/A
10x
S1
Fixed Maneuvering Thruster
N/A
1x
SX
Empty hardpoint
N/A

History

For some decades, United Empire of Earth aggressor squadrons have operated replica Blade fighters produced under exclusive contract by Esperia Inc. These spacecraft, produced in great quantity, have been used to train generations of fighter pilots for Vanduul engagements. Today, Esperia manufactures Scythe and Glaive clones for training and testing purposes, with most former Blades having been returned to the manufacturer for storage and disassembly. The so-called "Esperia Boneyard" (location classified) contains hundreds upon hundreds of used examples in varying states of disassembly. In the wake of the recent attack on Uriel, many of the Blade trade-ins produced in the past decade are being outfitted for frontier defense use, part of an extremely controversial program aimed at better-arming those threatened by alien attack.

The current crop of Blade spacecraft available was manufactured between 2930 and 2940 under a lease agreement with the United Empire of Earth's military. Per Esperia's Naval contract, Blades have been returned to Esperia's care as more advanced aggressor designs are manufactured at a 1:1 basis. While each of these Blades is already a veteran of Humanity's war on the Vanduul, each has been restored to factory settings and features a full manufacturer's guarantee.[1]

Updated: May 11, 2021 (3 years ago) (2021-05-11) - Alpha 3.13.0

Model

Ship profile

Currently, only the version 2 (V2) model is available in-game.

Isometric Above Port-side Front Rear Below

Version 3

The following images are screenshots of the Inside Star Citizen episode "Enemy Mine", which showed a work-in-progress third version model. This version will not be made available until Squadron 42 is released.

Images

Paints

As of 3.17.4, there are NO PAINTS available for the Blade.

Buying

New Deal, Lorville Astro Armada, Area18
Unavailable 3,370,600

Renting

Unavailable

Prices given are per-day. Prices for all rental periods can be found at Ship renting.

Development

In 2018-06-30, with the release of Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0, the ship became Flight Ready.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Important Announcement from Esperia, Inc.. Transmission - Comm-Link
  2. ↑ Esperia Vanduul Blade Q&A Part 1. Transmission - Comm-Link
  3. ↑ The Esperia Blade - Ship page. Pledge Store
  4. ↑ Star Citizen Alpha 3.2 Available!. Transmission - Comm-Link
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