Aegis Vanguard Harbinger
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MISSILE STRIKE

Aegis Vanguard Harbinger

Use the Vanguard Harbinger where a limited guided load can change the fight

The Aegis A3G Vanguard Harbinger is UEE's standard fighter-bomber, converting the standard Warden model's escape pod into a potent bomb bay. In practice aboard the Vanguard Harbinger, the missile or torpedo package leads the attack, while the rest of the ship exists to find the target, release cleanly, and remain useful afterward.

RoleCombat
CareerCombat
Crew2
CargoNo cargo grid
Length48 m
Beam40 m
Height9.5 m
Mass230,404 kg
StatusFlight ready

Heavy Strike

One deliberate attack shapes the Vanguard Harbinger

The Vanguard Harbinger is organized around the torpedoes and supporting weapons, with the rest of the ship supporting target identification, release, and survival after the strike. The top manned turret has replaced its guns for a pair of Jericho XL Size 3 rocket pods, each pod holding up to eighteen Size 1 rockets. Built into its modular room is a launcher that can hold up to three Size 5 torpedoes.

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Missile Strike

The route, sensors, and protection around the strike

The missile or torpedo package leads the attack, while the rest of the ship exists to find the target, release cleanly, and remain useful afterward. It is the practical reason the Vanguard Harbinger fits this role.

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Development notice

Built in an evolving universe

The Vanguard Harbinger is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 3.7.0. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.

Strike package

What brings the Vanguard Harbinger's heavy weapon to the target

The Vanguard Harbinger's strike begins with the torpedoes and supporting weapons, but target identification, release control, protection, and the remaining payload decide what the ship can do next.

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Missile turret

The top manned turret has replaced its guns for a pair of Jericho XL Size 3 rocket pods, each pod holding up to eighteen Size 1 rockets.

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Torpedo launcher

Built into its modular room is a launcher that can hold up to three Size 5 torpedoes.

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Bomber

The extended range of the Vanguard and the relatively small profile means that it can go where carrier-based planes or larger strategic bombers don't... And then strike hard and make it back to frontier bases.

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How the Vanguard Harbinger changes configuration

A swappable central room distinguishes the Harbinger's torpedo configuration from other Vanguard variants while preserving the long-range fighter frame around it.

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Navigation to the target

The Vanguard Harbinger needs a route that protects its primary weapon until the crew reaches a verified release point.

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Payload safety

Access, arming controls, and clear crew procedures keep the torpedoes and supporting weapons secure until the attack is ready.

Defining feature

Where the Vanguard Harbinger's firepower comes from

As well as the above mentioned weaponry, the Harbinger is also equipped with a Size 5 gun hard-point, four Size 2 guns built into the ship's nose and missile racks that can hold four Size 3 and eight Size 2 missiles. The top manned turret has replaced its guns for a pair of Jericho XL Size 3 rocket pods, each pod holding up to eighteen Size 1 rockets. Built into its modular room is a launcher that can hold up to three Size 5 torpedoes.

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Why it matters

Vanguard Harbinger's torpedoes and supporting weapons

4 x S3Missiles
8 x S2Missiles
4 x S2Guns
2 x S3Rocket pods
18 x S1 eachRockets
3 x S5Torpedoes
ConfirmVerify the Vanguard Harbinger's target and nearby friendlies

Verify the target and friendly positions before the Vanguard Harbinger commits the torpedoes and supporting weapons.

ReleaseCreate a stable delivery window for the Vanguard Harbinger

Give the torpedoes and supporting weapons a stable, planned delivery window instead of correcting at the last moment.

AssessCheck the Vanguard Harbinger's result before spending another weapon

Check the result and remaining payload before the Vanguard Harbinger prepares another strike.

Find, select, launch, assess

HEAVY FIGHTER WITH TORPEDO BAY

The Vanguard Harbinger makes the torpedoes and supporting weapons count through patient target selection and release timing rather than launching everything at the first contact.

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Find

Build a clean sensor picture before launch

In the Vanguard Harbinger's workflow, target identity, countermeasures, nearby allies, and range all matter before committing a limited guided weapon.

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Select

Match the missile or torpedo to the target

For the Vanguard Harbinger, choose the weapon whose size, range, and effect fit the contact instead of emptying the rack at the first lock.

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Launch

Use the torpedoes and supporting weapons inside its best window

The Vanguard Harbinger's crew prepares the torpedoes and supporting weapons for one verified target and a planned release window.

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Assess

Watch the result before spending the next shot

The Vanguard Harbinger remains more dangerous when the pilot knows which weapons worked, what the target can still do, and how much guided ammunition remains.

Attack details

The equipment around the moment of release

The Vanguard Harbinger carries its torpedoes and supporting weapons as part of an attack system that also depends on identification, approach, release control, and recovery.

01Long Range

Beds and reclamation facilities support the Harbinger's crew during long-range strike assignments, keeping its torpedo role useful beyond one carrier-launched sortie.

02Durability

The Vanguard Harbinger's tungsten-alloy structure and redundant systems trade some agility for the durability expected from a long-range heavy fighter.

03Vanguard Harbinger's close-range defense

Cargo or equipment remains organized aboard the Vanguard Harbinger through weapons.

04Vanguard Harbinger targeting systems

For the Vanguard Harbinger, target identification and tracking give the crew a clean basis for committing the torpedoes and supporting weapons.

Crew and operation

The Vanguard Harbinger's pilot manages a limited guided load

Sensors, target identification, range, and countermeasures all matter before committing the torpedoes and supporting weapons.

People behind the systems

Missiles reward selection more than volume in the Vanguard Harbinger

The Vanguard Harbinger's pilot needs to know which target deserves a guided weapon, which munition fits it, and whether the first launch worked before spending the next one.

Identification

Confirm the contact before taking a lock

During work with the Vanguard Harbinger, the missile or torpedo package leads the attack, while the rest of the ship exists to find the target, release cleanly, and remain useful afterward.

Loadout

Match the guided weapon to the target

For the Vanguard Harbinger, the torpedoes and supporting weapons should be committed only after range, target identity, and friendly positions are clear.

Assessment

Watch the result before launching again

The Vanguard Harbinger remains dangerous when its pilot understands the target's response and preserves the right missile for the next contact.

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