Seats, exits, equipment, and pickup planning
Approach control, protected seating, breaching or docking access, and extraction support serve close-quarters boarding work. That balance defines the Vanguard Hoplite.
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BOARDING OPERATIONS
Aegis Vanguard Hoplite
Use the Vanguard Hoplite to shorten the route from ship to objective
The Aegis Vanguard Hoplite is a cross between the Vanguard deep space fighter and a dedicated boarding ship. In the Vanguard Hoplite's workflow, approach control, protected seating, breaching or docking access, and extraction support serve close-quarters boarding work.
RoleCombat
CareerCombat
Crew1-2
CargoNo cargo grid
Length48 m
Beam40 m
Height9.5 m
Mass217,870 kg
StatusFlight ready
Tactical Transport
For the Vanguard Hoplite, approach, access, and recovery
The Vanguard Hoplite is arranged around the people it carries. The six troop seats inside a long-range heavy-fighter hull, seating, exits, protection, and recovery all serve the team's movement at the objective. The Vanguard Hoplite's troop space and deployment access are arranged to move a prepared team from the approach into action without unnecessary delay.
Built in an evolving universe
The Vanguard Hoplite is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 2.6.0. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
Insertion systems
The Vanguard Hoplite's deployment package
The Vanguard Hoplite carries people into a working or contested area. The six troop seats inside a long-range heavy-fighter hull works alongside clear access, protection, and a credible pickup plan from approach through recovery.
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Troop deployment cabin
The Vanguard Hoplite's troop space and deployment access are arranged to move a prepared team from the approach into action without unnecessary delay.
02
Durability
The Vanguard Hoplite's tungsten-alloy structure and redundant systems trade some agility for the durability expected from a long-range heavy fighter.
03
Drop-ship
Dedicated seating, weapon racks, and equipment for six troops make the Hoplite a protected insertion and extraction ship for strike teams.
04
Cabin organization
The Vanguard Hoplite keeps seats, equipment, and the route to each exit clear before the team reaches the objective.
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Personal equipment
Weapon and gear storage lets the people aboard the Vanguard Hoplite prepare without carrying loose equipment through the cabin.
Defining feature
A Vanguard adapted for strike-team insertion
The Hoplite replaces the Warden's living area with dedicated seating, weapon racks, and equipment for a six-person strike team. Heavy forward guns, a manned turret, and eight Size 2 missiles provide cover while the ship reaches and leaves a contested deployment point.
Why it matters
Six troop seats inside a long-range heavy-fighter hull
6Strike team
1 x S5 + 4 x S2Pilot guns
2 x S2Turret guns
8 x S2Missiles
Dedicated seating and weapon storage keep the strike team organized before the Hoplite begins its approach.
The heavy-fighter hull gives the pilot protection and range while transporting the team to a dangerous objective.
The Hoplite's weapons protect the route and pickup rather than replacing the troops' work after they leave the ship.
Brief, approach, deploy, recover
For the Vanguard Hoplite, a complete deployment
The Vanguard Hoplite succeeds when the people aboard can leave ready, use the six troop seats inside a long-range heavy-fighter hull where it protects the operation, and still have a credible route back.
Brief
Brief everyone aboard before the doors open
Flight crew and embarked team agree on the route, objective, exit order, and fallback point before the Vanguard Hoplite begins its approach.
Approach
Use the hull to protect the final distance
Aboard the Vanguard Hoplite, the approach should minimize time on the ground while keeping a clear deployment path.
Deploy
Let the embarked team leave ready to act
For the Vanguard Hoplite's crew, the exposed route benefits most when the six troop seats inside a long-range heavy-fighter hull keeps exits and the deployed team protected and usable.
Recover
Stay ready to return without hovering over the objective
The Vanguard Hoplite remains responsible for the team's route home after the insertion is complete.
Deployment details
A closer look at the Vanguard Hoplite's deployment systems
The Vanguard Hoplite places its six troop seats inside a long-range heavy-fighter hull inside a complete deployment plan built around approach, protected access, the team's first movement, and recovery.
01Aerial support
Although it's designed to be a drop-ship, the Hoplite still has heavy hitting firepower and can provide aerial support if required.
02Vanguard Hoplite's covering weapons
The ship has a Size 5 gun hard-point, four Size 2 guns built into the ship's nose, a manned turret with a pair of Size 2 guns and missile racks that can hold eight Size 2 missiles.
03Team space
Aboard the Vanguard Hoplite, seats, equipment stowage, and clear crew routes prepare the people aboard for their first movement after arrival.
04Access and exits
The Vanguard Hoplite keeps doors, ramps, or boarding equipment clear so the team can deploy without creating a bottleneck.
Crew and operation
The Vanguard Hoplite is organized around people leaving under pressure
The Vanguard Hoplite's flight crew and embarked team need one plan for approach, exit order, covering support, and recovery.
People behind the systems
Briefing Deployment Recovery
Vanguard Hoplite: A clean insertion begins before the ship reaches the objective
The Vanguard Hoplite uses its six troop seats inside a long-range heavy-fighter hull inside a deployment plan that covers approach, seating, exit order, and recovery under pressure.
Set the exit order before the approach
For the Vanguard Hoplite's crew, everyone aboard should know the objective, fallback point, and first movement after the doors open.
Move the team out without creating a bottleneck
The Vanguard Hoplite's crew uses the six troop seats inside a long-range heavy-fighter hull to support the team's protected movement from approach to the first useful position at the objective.
Know how the ship will return to the team
The Vanguard Hoplite's next position and extraction signal matter before the insertion begins.
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