What supports the Vanguard Warden beyond the first shot
Range, crew support, and heavy forward weapons suit patrols and escorts that cannot depend on a nearby carrier. That balance defines the Vanguard Warden.
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LONG-RANGE FIGHTER
Aegis Vanguard Warden
Take the Vanguard Warden's fighter package beyond a short patrol
The Aegis A3G Vanguard Warden is a long-range military fighter which features extensive forward-mounted weaponry designed to tear through the shields and armor of other spacecraft. In the Vanguard Warden's workflow, range, crew support, and heavy forward weapons suit patrols and escorts that cannot depend on a nearby carrier.
RoleCombat
CareerCombat
Crew2
CargoNo cargo grid
Length48 m
Beam40 m
Height9.5 m
Mass238,070 kg
StatusFlight ready
Combat Spacecraft
The airframe and weapons behind the Vanguard Warden
The Vanguard Warden pairs the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret with an airframe built for the targets it is meant to face. The Warden 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 four Size 3 and eight Size 2 missiles.
Built in an evolving universe
The Vanguard Warden is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 2.1.0. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
Combat package
Inside the Vanguard Warden: weapons, handling, and protection
The Vanguard Warden combines the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret with the handling, protection, sensors, and weapon control needed for its intended targets.
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Vanguard Warden's secondary armament
The Warden 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 four Size 3 and eight Size 2 missiles.
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Durability
The Vanguard Warden's tungsten-alloy structure and redundant systems trade some agility for the durability expected from a long-range heavy fighter.
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Vanguard Warden's pilot view and controls
The Vanguard Warden's cockpit keeps flight, targeting, and weapon status readable while one pilot manages a fast-changing contact.
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Vanguard Warden's power and heat
Power allocation and cooling determine how long the Vanguard Warden can keep its sensors, shields, and weapons working at the same intensity.
Defining feature
The Warden's long-range fighter loadout
The Warden puts one Size 5 mount and four fixed Size 2 guns under the pilot's control. A manned turret carries two additional Size 2 guns, while four Size 3 and eight Size 2 missiles round out a loadout built for extended combat patrols.
Why it matters
A Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret
1 x S5Nose gun mount
4 x S2Fixed nose guns
2 x S2Turret guns
4 x S3Heavy missiles
8 x S2Light missiles
The Vanguard Warden should begin where it can intercept a threat before that threat reaches the convoy or patrol group.
The pilot brings the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret onto contacts that endanger the formation rather than chasing every ship outside the route.
The Vanguard Warden's value comes from covering the next approach and staying with the mission through the whole route.
Form, scan, intercept, rejoin
A complete fighter sortie in the Vanguard Warden
The Vanguard Warden is most effective when the pilot chooses a target suited to the airframe and brings the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret to bear without giving away the ship's main advantage.
Form
Stay close enough to the ships being protected
The Vanguard Warden should begin where it can reach a threat before that threat reaches the convoy or patrol group.
Scan
Use the quiet part of the patrol to build awareness
In practice aboard the Vanguard Warden, fuel state, likely approach routes, and contacts outside the formation matter before anyone fires.
Intercept
Use the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret against the approaching threat
The Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret works best when the pilot keeps the target inside the Vanguard Warden's strongest coverage.
Rejoin
Return to the formation after the threat breaks
In practice aboard the Vanguard Warden, escort value comes from covering the next approach, not chasing one retreating fighter away from the ships that still need protection.
Tactical details
The Vanguard Warden, from weapon mounts to flight controls
The Vanguard Warden pairs its Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret with the handling, protection, and control needed for the targets it was designed to face.
01Long Range
Sleeping berths and reclamation facilities let the Warden's two-person crew sustain escort and patrol work for days rather than relying on an immediate carrier turnaround.
02How the Vanguard Warden changes configuration
A swappable central room gives the Warden a replaceable mission space inside its durable long-range fighter frame.
03Vanguard Warden combat handling
The Vanguard Warden's movement and control response determine how reliably it can bring the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret onto its intended target.
04Targeting aboard the Vanguard Warden
Aboard the Vanguard Warden, sensors and weapon control help the pilot or crew identify a useful target and keep the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret working against it.
Crew and operation
The Vanguard Warden carries fighter capability beyond a short sortie
Range, crew support, supplies, maintenance access, and the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret let the ship patrol or pursue without depending on an immediate carrier turnaround.
People behind the systems
Patrol Contact Endurance
Endurance changes how the Vanguard Warden can use its weapons
The Vanguard Warden has to arrive ready, keep the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret effective after hours away from support, and preserve enough fuel, ammunition, and ship condition for the return journey.
Plan the Vanguard Warden's distance and return margin together
For the Vanguard Warden's crew, range, crew support, and heavy forward weapons suit patrols and escorts that cannot depend on a nearby carrier.
Do not spend the whole patrol on one target
The pilot uses the Size 5 nose gun backed by missiles and a turret against targets suited to the Vanguard Warden's size, handling, and protection.
Keep the Vanguard Warden ready after the first encounter
Aboard the Vanguard Warden, fuel, ammunition, repairs, and crew condition decide whether the ship can continue the patrol or needs to turn home.
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