Retaliator Bomber Guide, Specs & Features
What to know
The Retaliator Bomber is Aegis' long-range, multi-crew heavy strike ship. Its torpedo modules deliver the threat, while a durable hull, defensive turrets, engineering access, and a large crew support the dangerous approach and exit.
Retaliator Bomber specifications
A bomber built around the whole attack run
The Bomber variant fills the Retaliator's modular bays with heavy torpedo equipment. It is not a quick single-seat strike craft: the ship asks a coordinated crew to fly, defend, maintain, and position a large airframe for the short moment when its torpedoes can change an engagement.
Heavy ordnance, heavy crew commitment
The Retaliator brings serious torpedo power, but it also brings more stations, more coordination, and a larger crew and maintenance demands than most ships sent after the same target.
Development note: The Retaliator Bomber is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 3.23.1. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
Preparing the Retaliator Bomber for weapon release
The torpedo modules lead the attack, while target information, turret coverage, engineering, armor, and a route clear of the target's defenses help the crew release them and return.
Dedicated modules fill the Retaliator's bays with capital-class torpedoes for attacks on large, well-protected targets.
Turret stations cover the large airframe while the pilot holds the approach and lines up the strike.
A durable hull gives the crew more margin while crossing the defended space around a priority target.
An engineer helps manage damage, power, and the ship's working condition during a mission that can place the Retaliator under sustained pressure.
The Bomber uses the Retaliator's modular hull, exchanging utility configurations for a dedicated heavy-strike loadout.
Damage checks, rearming, repairs, and crew recovery are substantial parts of preparing the Retaliator for another attack.
The torpedo modules at the centre of the strike
With both ordnance modules installed, the Retaliator carries four torpedoes in the front bay and two in the rear. Those bays can instead accept bomb racks for up to 112 Size 3 or 16 Size 5 bombs, while five manned turrets provide ten Size 3 defensive guns.
Six torpedoes or a configurable bomb load
Installing both torpedo modules gives the Retaliator a six-shot heavy strike load split between its two central bays.
The same bays can trade torpedoes for a high-capacity Size 3 bomb load or sixteen heavier Size 5 bombs.
Ten Size 3 turret guns let a fully crewed Retaliator cover several approaches while the pilot lines up the ordnance run.
Preparing the primary weapon
The Retaliator Bomber identifies the target, reaches firing range, uses the six torpedoes or a configurable bomb load, and saves enough ordnance for what comes next.
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Confirm the target before the Retaliator Bomber's strike
For the Retaliator Bomber, heavy ordnance should begin with clear identification, friendly positions, and an agreed release condition.
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Protect the Retaliator Bomber until weapon release
For the Retaliator Bomber, route, stealth, escorts, terrain, or defensive stations exist to get the weapon close enough to matter.
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Use the six torpedoes or a configurable bomb load
The Retaliator Bomber's crew prepares the six torpedoes or a configurable bomb load for a verified target and the planned firing range.
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Inspect the Retaliator Bomber before another strike
On the Retaliator Bomber, after release, the crew needs damage information, defensive awareness, and a clear decision about another strike or return for rearm.
Retaliator Bomber's strike equipment in detail
The Retaliator Bomber pairs its six torpedoes or a configurable bomb load with target identification, a planned approach, release controls, and the defenses needed to leave after the attack.
The ship is built to carry its crew and heavy weapons to targets that may be far from immediate support.
Pilot, gunners, and engineering staff need clear responsibilities before target because the Retaliator has more active stations than most bombers.
Route, speed, target confirmation, and release timing determine whether the Retaliator's heavy torpedoes reach the intended ship.
Onboard living spaces support longer missions and the number of people needed to operate the ship effectively.
The Retaliator Bomber's crew is focused on one decisive release
Target confirmation, approach, defense, and the six torpedoes or a configurable bomb load all support the moment when the heavy weapon leaves the ship.
Keep the torpedo bomber alive until launch
The Retaliator Bomber should not spend its limited heavy ordnance on an uncertain target. The crew has to bring the right weapon from the Retaliator Bomber's payload to the planned release point.
Bombs or torpedoes give the Retaliator Bomber a focused strike role against targets that justify scarce heavy ordnance.
The Retaliator Bomber's operator checks the damage before deciding whether the six torpedoes or a configurable bomb load should be used again.
Defensive stations, route calls, and damage information help the Retaliator Bomber preserve any remaining weapons for another strike.
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