What to know
The Aegis Javelin is a destroyer used by the United Empire of Earth Navy, and the smallest ship-of-the-line serving in the UEEN. On the Javelin, command, heavy weapons, carried craft, engineering, and a large crew make the ship a fleet asset rather than an oversized personal...
Javelin specifications
The Javelin at fleet scale
The Javelin carries a larger operation inside one hull, connecting the two torpedo bays backed by broad turret coverage to command, crew movement, protection, engineering, and sustained support. The Javelin is an Aegis destroyer built to bring capital-ship weapons, protection, and a large crew into fleet combat.
The people and systems behind the Javelin's scale
Command, heavy weapons, carried craft, engineering, and a large crew make the Javelin a fleet asset rather than an oversized personal gunship.
Development note: The Javelin is currently active for squadron 42. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
The Javelin in a larger fleet
The Javelin depends on command, crew stations, supplies, and damage control as well as the two torpedo bays backed by broad turret coverage.
The Javelin is an Aegis destroyer built to bring capital-ship weapons, protection, and a large crew into fleet combat.
The Javelin contributes most when its pilot or crew directs its weapons at the targets the ship was built to handle.
The Javelin's bridge connects navigation, sensors, weapons, and deployed teams to one view of the wider operation.
Direct access to major systems helps the Javelin's engineers respond without blocking crew movement between active stations.
The Javelin's destroyer-scale weapon network
The Javelin's mid-deck provides access to two torpedo bays and six turret emplacements. Its sub-decks add three Class 6 anti-ship turret positions and access to two STS turrets, giving separate crews offensive and defensive responsibilities across the hull.
Two torpedo bays backed by broad turret coverage
The bridge gives each weapon crew a target priority so the Javelin's large battery acts as one fleet asset rather than several isolated stations.
Mid-deck and sub-deck emplacements let separate crews cover heavy targets, incoming attackers, and exposed approaches around the ship.
A destroyer remains dangerous only while engineering and logistics can support the weapon crews through a longer fleet engagement.
Fleet command and destroyer firepower
The Javelin turns the two torpedo bays backed by broad turret coverage, command, carried support, and damage control into one fleet operation that can continue after the first exchange.
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Build one plan across the whole Javelin
On the Javelin, navigation, sensors, weapons, carried craft, and engineering need the same priorities before the fleet begins the attack.
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Use carried craft and support teams deliberately
Small craft, boarding teams, or tenders extend what the Javelin can influence beyond its own hull.
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Bring the two torpedo bays backed by broad turret coverage
Aboard the Javelin, command assigns the two torpedo bays backed by broad turret coverage to the part of the fleet plan where it can have the greatest effect.
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Keep damage control and logistics working
Aboard the Javelin, engineering, medical support, ammunition, fuel, and crew relief keep a capital ship ready for a long operation.
Inside the working parts of the Javelin
The Javelin supports a larger operation with its two torpedo bays backed by broad turret coverage, command facilities, engineering, logistics, and space for a large crew.
Aboard the Javelin, command stations coordinate the gun battery with navigation, sensors, embarked teams, and the wider formation.
For the Javelin, direct access between stations lets a large crew move around the ship without interrupting flight or combat operations.
Engineering access and distributed systems help the crew keep the Javelin operating after it begins taking damage.
Supplies, crew facilities, and service access keep the Javelin working through long fleet operations.
Running the Javelin as one ship
The Javelin needs command, navigation, sensors, broadside crews, missile teams, engineering, and damage control to work from the same battle plan.
A shared plan keeps capital-scale systems ready
No single station defines the Javelin. The crew has to decide where the ship belongs in the formation, which target matters, and how long its logistics and engineering can sustain the operation.
The Javelin's scale demands clear ownership of stations, damage routes, supplies, and relief instead of informal coordination.
The Javelin's scale demands clear ownership of stations, damage routes, supplies, and relief instead of informal coordination.
The Javelin remains a fleet asset only while engineering and damage-control teams keep its essential systems available.
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