Combat systems aboard the Ares Inferno
The Ares Inferno carries a weapon package built to damage large ships and exposed capital-ship systems.
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ANTI-CAPITAL FIGHTER
Crusader Ares Inferno
A ballistic anti-capital fighter from Crusader
The Ares Inferno is Crusader Industries' anti-capital fighter built around a Size 7 Behring ballistic gatling. With the Ares Inferno, a single oversized weapon is built to damage gunships and capital-class targets, not chase light fighters.
RoleCombat
CareerCombat
Crew1
CargoNo cargo grid
Length30 m
Beam27 m
Height6 m
Mass325,001 kg
StatusFlight ready
Combat Spacecraft
The targets the Ares Inferno is designed to face
The Ares Inferno carries one The main gatling for sustained attacks against large, heavily protected ships. Twenty Size 3 missiles support the main gun, while the single-seat airframe remains focused on anti-capital work rather than chasing light fighters.
Built in an evolving universe
The Ares Inferno is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 3.15.1. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
Combat package
The Ares Inferno's combat package
With the ballistic cannon built for sustained fire, the Ares Inferno can damage ships beyond the reach of ordinary fighter guns. It is a specialist anti-capital craft, not a light-fighter hunter.
Gatling Gun
The Ares Inferno's Size 7 ballistic gatling is built to sustain fire against large and capital-class ships. Its heavy rounds damage armor after shields begin to fail, while the fighter relies on escorts against smaller attackers.
The Ares Inferno's missile load
Three missile racks give the Ares Inferno a total load of twenty Size 3 missiles alongside its main weapon.
Pilot view and controls on the Ares Inferno
The Ares Inferno's cockpit gives one pilot a clear view of flight, targeting, weapons, and damage during combat.
Ares Inferno's power and heat
Power allocation and cooling determine how long the Ares Inferno can keep its sensors, shields, and weapons working at the same intensity.
Defining feature
The Inferno's anti-capital loadout
The Inferno carries one bespoke SF7B The primary weapon for sustained fire against heavily armoured ships. Twenty Size 3 missiles support the main gun and give the pilot another way to attack large targets.
Why it matters
A Size 7 ballistic gatling built for sustained fire
1 x S7Ballistic gatling
SF7BGatling model
20 x S3Missiles
PilotWeapon control
The Ares Inferno is built to put the Size 7 ballistic gatling built for sustained fire into targets large enough to justify its specialist weapon.
Friendly fighters should keep light attackers away while the Ares Inferno concentrates on the larger ship it was sent to damage.
The pilot checks the Ares Inferno's main weapon and protection before committing to another attack on the same heavy target.
Choose, attack, reposition, repeat
A successful Ares Inferno combat sortie
The Ares Inferno gives one pilot a focused anti-capital weapon, so target choice, range, and support matter as much as pulling the trigger.
Target
Choose a capital-class target
The Ares Inferno gives up broad dogfighting flexibility so it can sustain fire against a much larger target.
Range
Fight from the main gun's effective range
The Ares Inferno should stay outside the easiest defensive turret fire while keeping the ballistic cannon built for sustained fire within effective range.
Fire
Concentrate fire on one major system
The pilot chooses a fighting distance that keeps the primary weapon built for sustained fire effective and the Ares Inferno difficult to hit.
Support
Let escorts handle the light fighters
The Ares Inferno is strongest when friendly fighters keep small attackers away while it concentrates on the heavy target.
Tactical details
The Ares Inferno, from weapon mounts to flight controls
The Ares Inferno combines its Size 7 ballistic gatling built for sustained fire with the handling, protection, and targeting systems needed for its combat role.
01SHIP BUILT AROUND THE GUN
The Ares Inferno is basically a gun with a ship attached to it. The whole point of this fighter is to feed and move it's massive gatling weapon.
02Use the Inferno's gatling when the heavy target is exposed
For the Ares Inferno, responsive handling helps the pilot keep the specialist equipment on target through tight turns.
03Targeting systems on the Ares Inferno
For the Ares Inferno, sensors and weapon controls help the pilot identify a suitable target and keep the specialist equipment aimed at it.
04Ares Inferno protection
The Ares Inferno's shields, armor, and profile buy the pilot time to use the main weapons against the chosen target.
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