What to know
The Drake AS-1 Cutlass Blue is the go-to patrol ship for militia and law enforcement. With the Cutlass Blue, tracking and control systems help stop the target, while secure containment lets the crew bring a captured bounty to the handover point.
Cutlass Blue specifications
Controlling the opponent with the Cutlass Blue
The Cutlass Blue combines the six guns, twenty-four missiles, and a quantum dampener with tracking and control systems for arrests that must end with a secured target. A fully-integrated Quantum Dampener (QDMP or formerly QD) can instantly prevent nearby ships from activating or spooling their Quantum Drive. Quantum enforcement Custom Durasteel holding cells can safely restrain and transport up to twelve detainees at a time.
How the Cutlass Blue disables a target
Aboard the Cutlass Blue, tracking and control systems help stop the target, while secure containment lets the crew bring a captured bounty to the handover point.
Development note: The Cutlass Blue is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 3.9.1. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
The Cutlass Blue's control package
The Cutlass Blue uses the six guns, twenty-four missiles, and a quantum dampener to disrupt or restrict a target. Its sensors and weapons help the Cutlass Blue's pilot act before that opening closes.
A fully-integrated Quantum Dampener (QDMP or formerly QD) can instantly prevent nearby ships from activating or spooling their Quantum Drive. Quantum enforcement
Custom Durasteel holding cells can safely restrain and transport up to twelve detainees at a time.
Despite Drakes reputation of providing only the essentials, the Cutlass still has a spacious crew area which includes a pair of beds, a small kitchenette, two 1.5 SCU storage lockers, and gun racks.
The Cutlass Blue must confirm the target and range before using the guns and missiles, especially near friendly or civilian ships.
Specialist equipment draws from the same power and cooling systems as propulsion, shields, and weapons.
The Cutlass Blue's pursuit loadout
The pilot controls four Size 3 guns while a manned turret adds two more. Twenty-four Size 2 missiles provide a substantial guided load, and the integrated quantum dampener helps prevent a pursued ship from escaping into quantum travel.
Six guns, twenty-four missiles, and a quantum dampener
The pilot can keep firing on a fleeing target with two repeaters and two gatlings mounted around the forward hull.
A second crew member can use the manned turret to cover angles the pilot cannot hold during a chase.
The quantum dampener works with a twenty-four-missile load to keep the Cutlass Blue focused on capture and pursuit work.
From identification to containment
The Cutlass Blue is built to change the terms of an encounter through the six guns, twenty-four missiles, and a quantum dampener, then turn that advantage into a completed interception or capture.
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Confirm the target before the Cutlass Blue's interception
On the Cutlass Blue, sensors, identification, and route knowledge reduce the chance of controlling the wrong ship or entering a poor interception point.
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Stop the target with the Cutlass Blue
The Cutlass Blue should know whether it will attack, capture, or withdraw before bringing the six guns, twenty-four missiles, and a quantum dampener into range.
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Use the Cutlass Blue to move from pursuit to custody
For the Cutlass Blue, disable only what the contract requires, protect the boarding or containment step, and keep the target under observation.
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Complete the capture aboard the Cutlass Blue
On the Cutlass Blue, a bounty or security contract is complete when the prisoner, evidence, or controlled ship reaches the proper destination.
The equipment behind the Cutlass Blue's tactical effect
The Cutlass Blue uses its six guns, twenty-four missiles, and a quantum dampener to disrupt or restrict a target, then uses its sensors and conventional weapons to take advantage of the opening.
The Cutlass Blue's cargo keeps cargo secure without turning every open surface into storage.
Hull-mounted Emergency Vehicle Lighting flashes red and blue during pursuits and emergency situations.
Identification and range information help the Cutlass Blue use the guns and missiles against the chosen target.
Aboard the Cutlass Blue, a separate control station lets the crew operate the guns and missiles while still monitoring flight and defensive systems.
The Cutlass Blue is built to capture targets alive
Pursuit, the six guns, twenty-four missiles, and a quantum dampener, restraint, and the return to custody are parts of the same contract.
Capture work continues after the chase ends
The Cutlass Blue's pilot needs enough force to stop resistance without destroying the person or evidence being recovered, then has to keep the target secure until handover.
For the Cutlass Blue, tracking and control systems help stop the target, while secure containment lets the crew bring a captured bounty to the handover point.
On the Cutlass Blue, sensors keep the six guns, twenty-four missiles, and a quantum dampener on the chosen target. Clear calls tell nearby ships when the effect begins and ends.
The Cutlass Blue completes the job only when the target and any required evidence reach the proper handover point.
See the Cutlass Blue in action
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