The systems around the Ballista's main weapon
Sensors, anti-air weapons, and a mobile chassis protect a convoy, landing area, or worksite from threats overhead. It is the practical reason the Ballista fits this role.
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MOBILE AIR DEFENSE
Anvil Ballista
Anti-air armored platform
The Ballista is a ground-based anti-aircraft vehicle hailing from the Atlas Platform developed by Anvil Aerospace. In the Ballista's workflow, sensors, anti-air weapons, and a mobile chassis protect a convoy, landing area, or worksite from threats overhead.
RoleAnti-Air
CareerCombat
Crew1-2
CargoNo cargo grid
Length17 m
Beam7 m
Height5.5 m
Mass121,816 kg
StatusFlight ready
Ground Operations
Where the Ballista belongs in a surface fight
The Ballista brings the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles into the ground fight while protection, mobility, and visibility keep it connected to the force it supports. The Ballista's rotating launcher has eight Scimitar V Missiles and two Hellion VII Missiles - the largest type of missile to be categorised as a missile - and both types of missile are specifically configured for the Ballista and its operating environment.
Built in an evolving universe
The Ballista is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 3.6.0. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
Ground systems
Weapons and protection in the Ballista
The Ballista brings the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles to the ground force, while protection, target awareness, terrain mobility, and recovery keep it useful around the objective.
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Anti-Aerospace Armament
The Ballista's rotating launcher has eight Scimitar V Missiles and two Hellion VII Missiles - the largest type of missile to be categorised as a missile - and both types of missile are specifically configured for the Ballista and its operating environment.
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Defensive Weapons
The driver can remotely control a turret that has two Size 2 guns ensuring the safety of all occupants in the event that the enemy tries to approach closely.
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Stabilizers
To enhance platform stability and reduce recoil, the Ballista has a mechanism that allows it to extend stabilizer legs when the vehicle is stationary, prior to the launch of missiles and torpedoes.
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Crew visibility
The Ballista's driver and weapon operator need a shared picture of threats, terrain, and nearby friendly units.
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Weapon arc
Terrain and hull position determine where the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles can fire without exposing more of the Ballista than necessary.
Defining feature
The Ballista mobile air-defense battery
The Ballista's rotating launcher carries eight Scimitar Size 5 missiles and two Hellion Size 7 missiles for attacking spacecraft above a ground force. A remote turret with two Size 2 guns protects the vehicle against closer threats.
Why it matters
Eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles
8 x S5Scimitar missiles
2 x S7Hellion missiles
2 x S2Defensive guns
Rotating batteryLauncher
The Ballista protects a convoy or landing area by prioritizing ships that can reach friendly units first.
The mixed missile load lets the crew preserve the two largest weapons for contacts that justify them.
Terrain mobility keeps the air-defense screen useful when hostile pilots begin returning fire on a known firing point.
Move, set, track, relocate
The Ballista's place in a ground formation
A combat deployment in the Ballista links carrier access, cover, target priority, the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles, and a new position before return fire settles on the old one.
Move
Stay close to the force that needs cover
The Ballista should protect a convoy, landing zone, or worksite instead of searching for aircraft far from friendly vehicles.
Set
Take a position with a clear view of the sky
Aboard the Ballista, terrain can hide the vehicle, but it must still leave sensors and weapons enough room to track an approaching ship.
Track
Use the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles against the highest threat
The Ballista's operator keeps the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles supplied and close enough to support infantry or vehicles at the objective.
Relocate
Move after revealing the firing position
In practice aboard the Ballista, changing position makes it harder for aircraft to return fire on a known point and keeps the air-defense screen useful.
Surface details
A closer look at the Ballista's armored package
The Ballista brings its eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles to the ground force while armor, awareness, mobility, and recovery keep the vehicle relevant around the objective.
01Secure
A reinforced cabin protects the Ballista's two-person crew and keeps the driving and missile-control stations usable under fire.
02Stealth
The Ballista's low radar signature enhances its effectiveness, rendering it difficult for targets to react once they enter its range.
03Targeting from the Ballista
Inside the Ballista, sensors and crew visibility help the vehicle bring the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles onto the threat that matters to the ground force.
04Ballista protection
For the Ballista, armor, profile, and movement keep the vehicle useful while it supports people or vehicles around the objective.
Crew and operation
The Ballista's crew divides movement, weapons, and awareness
The driver keeps the vehicle positioned and mobile while the gunner or support crew manages the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles, target calls, and threats outside the driver's view.
People behind the systems
Driver Weapon station Team
Separate crew roles make the Ballista more effective on the ground
Aboard the Ballista, the driver can concentrate on terrain and survival while another crew member manages the main weapon or specialist system.
Keep the Ballista moving with the force
The Ballista's driver chooses cover, watches the route, and presents useful weapon coverage without becoming fixed in a poor position.
Give the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles a dedicated operator
The Ballista's crew brings the eight Size 5 and two Size 7 anti-air missiles onto threats that matter to the nearby ground force.
Keep the Ballista's driver and weapon crew informed
Aboard the Ballista, short calls about targets, cover, ammunition, and vehicle condition keep the crew working as one ground unit.
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