Ironclad Assault Guide, Specs & Features

Meet the Ironclad Assault

The Ironclad Assault is more than an armed freighter. It carries vehicles and troops, helps protect them during deployment, and provides the fuel, ammunition, repairs, and recovery support they need afterward.

Development note: The Ironclad Assault is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 4.8.0. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.

A transport that stays close to deployed vehicles and troops

The Assault gives up some cargo space to add troop areas, weapons, and workshops that support vehicles before, during, and after deployment.

1,440 SCU vehicle bay

The reworked hold carries heavy ground assets and still leaves meaningful capacity for mission cargo and supplies.

Field service bay

Onboard facilities are designed to refuel, rearm, repair, and manufacture components for deployed ground vehicles.

Direct fire support

Additional weapons let the Assault help protect troops and vehicles during deployment instead of waiting far from the fighting.

Infantry support

Troop spaces, equipment storage, and rapid deployment routes make the ship a mobile base for combined operations.

Direct vehicle deployment

The forward route lets heavy vehicles leave in a clear order and reduces the time valuable equipment remains concentrated inside the ship.

Detachable command module

The separate command section preserves an independent control craft and another option for the crew if the main hull can no longer remain in place.

The Ironclad Assault weapon package

A quad Size 5 turret, sixteen Size 3 guns across manned and remote stations, and ten Size 5 torpedoes let the Ironclad Assault provide direct support around a landing zone. Its vehicle bay and workshop then keep the deployed ground force moving.

Heavy turrets and torpedoes clear the way

Deploy the force and remain useful after touchdown

The Assault variant turns the Ironclad layout toward armored warfare. It carries vehicles into the operation, protects the approach, and provides the repair, rearm, and support functions that keep those assets active.

1. Load a complete ground package

   Vehicles, crews, spares, and support stores are organized as one force rather than unrelated cargo.

2. Stay involved under fire

   Additional weapons help the ship protect the deployment instead of behaving like an unarmed carrier at the edge of the fight.

3. Move armor through the forward ramp

   A direct route puts heavy vehicles onto the battlefield quickly and keeps traffic moving in one understandable direction.

4. Repair, rearm, and recover

   Workshops and supply areas let the ship remain a useful mobile base after the first vehicle leaves the hold.

Carry the force, then sustain it

The Assault exchanges some freight volume for a vehicle-focused bay, field-service capability, troop support, and the weapons needed to stay relevant after touchdown.

Deployment Heavy vehicles straight to the fight

The bay and ramp are arranged to move armored vehicles out quickly instead of treating them like awkward cargo.

Field support A mobile service base

Repair, refuel, rearm, and fabrication concepts let the ship support ground assets after they leave the hold.

Fire support Stay involved after deployment

Additional direct-fire weapons let the Assault protect the operation rather than immediately withdrawing from the area.

Infantry route Space for people and equipment

Internal walkways and troop areas connect the crew, vehicle bay, and equipment inside one mobile base.

Who the Ironclad Assault is for

Flight crew, vehicle handlers, gunners, and ground teams prepare the Ironclad Assault's armored bay for a fast, organized deployment.

The carried force is part of the ship plan

An Assault mission includes flight crew, ship engineers, vehicle crews, and support personnel. Their movement and priorities must be planned as one operation.

Ship crew and ground crew

The bridge and engineering crew run the ship, while vehicle crews, troops, and workshop staff prepare for the ground operation. The ramps connect both groups when deployment begins.