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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.^[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 multiple 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

Pilot weapon

2x

S3

'WARLORD' Cannon

Vanduul Clans

2x

S2

'WASP' Repeater

Vanduul Clans

Ordnance

2x

S3

Quad Missile Rack

Vanduul Clans

8x

S1

Arrow I

Vanduul Clans

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]

Model

Ship profile

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

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

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.