What to know
The Spartan is Anvil Aerospace's armored personnel carrier for up to eight troops and their equipment. On the Spartan, armor, seating, and defensive fire protect troops between the dropship and the place they need to reach.
Spartan specifications
The team movement behind the Spartan
The Spartan carries an eight-person squad through exposed ground under heavy armor. Eight jump seats with individual weapon racks, several side exits, a rear ramp, internal equipment storage, and a small defensive turret support rapid deployment without turning the vehicle into a front-line tank.
What protects the team
For the Spartan, armor, seating, and defensive fire protect troops between the dropship and the place they need to reach.
Development note: The Spartan 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.
The Spartan's deployment package
The Spartan combines the eight protected squad seats, multiple exits, and armored hull with protected seating, clear exits, and the systems needed to bring the team home.
Eight secure jump seats are outfitted inside a fully armored hold.
A dual size-2 turret for fending off targets that get too close.
The Spartan has a 1-SCU internal storage, with a 0.5 SCU storage locker and dedicated gun rack near the pilot's seat. Each of the eight jump seats also includes a separate gun rack.
The Spartan keeps seats, equipment, and the route to each exit clear before the team reaches the landing zone.
Weapon and gear storage lets the people aboard the Spartan prepare without carrying loose equipment through the cabin.
An armored cabin for an eight-person squad
The Spartan carries eight equipped troops through exposed terrain in a fully armored hold. Individual weapon racks, two side exits, a rear ramp, equipment storage, and a small defensive turret support a quick deployment without turning the transport into a front-line tank.
Eight jump seats, several exits, and heavy ground protection
Eight jump seats and individual weapon racks keep each passenger's equipment close before the vehicle leaves cover.
The Spartan is meant to carry troops through danger, not remain in place and trade fire like a tank.
Several exits let the squad spread toward cover instead of waiting for one narrow route out of the hold.
Deployment aboard the Spartan
The Spartan succeeds when the people aboard can deploy ready, use the eight protected squad seats, multiple exits, and armored hull for protection, and return through a planned pickup route.
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Brief everyone aboard before the doors open
Aboard the Spartan, the squad should know who leaves first and where it is going before the armored doors close.
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Balance cover, access, and time on the ground
On the Spartan, the approach should minimize time on the ground while keeping a clear deployment path.
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Deliver the squad to the drop point
For the Spartan, before departure, the team reviews how the eight protected squad seats, multiple exits, and armored hull will support deployment and pickup.
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Give the deployed team a credible way home
The Spartan can provide cover, move casualties, or return for extraction instead of disappearing after the first drop.
Spartan's deployment systems in detail
The Spartan combines its eight protected squad seats, multiple exits, and armored hull with protected seating and clear exits so the team can leave quickly after landing or boarding.
Two exits on the side along with an exit ramp allow rapid entry and exit.
Protection around the Spartan's occupied spaces helps the crew cross exposed ground under fire.
Aboard the Spartan, seats, equipment stowage, and clear crew routes prepare the people aboard for their first movement after arrival.
The team prepares equipment away from the Spartan's exits before the approach begins.
The Spartan's driver and squad share one protected movement plan
The Spartan's driver and embarked squad coordinate route, protection, exits, and recovery through the exposed part of the ground operation.
The dangerous ground leg ends only when the passengers can deploy
The Spartan uses its eight protected squad seats, multiple exits, and armored hull to carry an equipped team through exposed terrain, then gives them multiple exits and a clear order for leaving the vehicle.
Aboard the Spartan, weapons, equipment, and each passenger's first movement should be settled before the armored transport leaves cover.
The Spartan coordinates the eight protected squad seats, multiple exits, and armored hull with seating, equipment, access, and the recovery point rather than treating it as an isolated feature.
The Spartan's driver keeps the exits usable and the vehicle ready to move casualties, provide cover, or recover the team after deployment.
See the Spartan in action
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