What to know
The Drake Cutlass Steel is a troop transport model in the Cutlass series with an additional remote turret, more missiles, and 5 door-mounted Gatling guns. With the Cutlass Steel, troop seating, fast exits, covering fire, and a credible recovery plan support the whole ground...
Cutlass Steel specifications
Protected delivery with the Cutlass Steel
A deployment aboard the Cutlass Steel begins before arrival, with the eighteen jump seats, five door guns, and direct side access, the approach, equipment, exit order, and pickup point supporting one plan. Eighteen dedicated jump seats and five door-mounted Gatling guns convert the Cutlass cabin for troop deployment*. Alongside the rear ramp, two large side doors give the Cutlass Steel's crew direct EVA access for cargo recovery, salvage support, or rescue work.
What protects the team
With the Cutlass Steel, troop seating, fast exits, covering fire, and a credible recovery plan support the whole ground insertion.
Development note: The Cutlass Steel is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 3.16.0. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
The systems behind the Cutlass Steel
The Cutlass Steel carries people into a contested area with the eighteen jump seats, five door guns, and direct side access, direct exits, and protection for a fast deployment.
Eighteen dedicated jump seats and five door-mounted Gatling guns convert the Cutlass cabin for troop deployment*.
Alongside the rear ramp, two large side doors give the Cutlass Steel's crew direct EVA access for cargo recovery, salvage support, or rescue work.
The forward crew area retains beds, a compact kitchenette, lockers, and equipment racks, while the rear cabin is organized around the embarked squad and its deployment gear.
The Cutlass Steel 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 Cutlass Steel prepare without carrying loose equipment through the cabin.
A Cutlass cabin converted for troop deployment
The Cutlass Steel replaces the Black's cargo role with eighteen dedicated jump seats, individual weapon racks, five door-mounted Gatling guns, and an additional remote turret. Large side doors and the rear ramp give the embarked team several routes out of the cabin.
Eighteen jump seats, five door guns, and direct side access
Jump seats and weapon racks keep the team prepared while side doors and the rear ramp reduce pressure on a single deployment route.
The mounted Gatling guns let embarked personnel protect the immediate area while the team leaves or returns to the ship.
The Steel is a dedicated personnel carrier, not a Black that can still take an ordinary freight contract after the seats are filled.
Access, protection, and recovery
The Cutlass Steel carries a team into a dangerous place, with seating, exits, covering systems, and the eighteen jump seats, five door guns, and direct side access all serving a fast and organized deployment.
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Load the squad in the order they will disembark
Flight crew and embarked team agree on the route, objective, exit order, and fallback point before the Cutlass Steel begins its approach.
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Carry the team across the most exposed distance
The Cutlass Steel protects the final approach long enough for the embarked team to leave in good order.
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Call the landing, doors, and dismount as one sequence
On the Cutlass Steel, the exposed route benefits most when the eighteen jump seats, five door guns, and direct side access keeps exits and the deployed team protected and usable.
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Preserve a credible route back to the team
Extraction planning continues after the last person leaves the Cutlass Steel's cabin.
Cutlass Steel's deployment systems in detail
The Cutlass Steel combines its eighteen jump seats, five door guns, and direct side access with protected seating and clear exits so the team can leave quickly after landing or boarding.
An additional remote turret gives the copilot control of two Size 2 guns.
The Cutlass Steel carries four pilot-controlled Size 3 guns, a manned turret with two Size 3 guns, and missile racks for eight Size 3 and eight Size 2 missiles.
Inside the Cutlass Steel, seats, equipment stowage, and clear crew routes prepare the people aboard for their first movement after arrival.
The team prepares equipment away from the Cutlass Steel's exits before the approach begins.
Approach and deployment belong to the same plan
The Cutlass Steel's flight crew and embarked team need one plan for approach, exit order, covering support, and recovery.
Carrying the team in the Cutlass Steel
Approach, seating, exit order, and recovery are planned together so the Cutlass Steel can deploy its team under fire.
For the Cutlass Steel, everyone aboard should know the destination, fallback point, and first movement after the doors open.
On the Cutlass Steel, before departure, the team reviews how the eighteen jump seats, five door guns, and direct side access will support deployment and pickup.
Aboard the Cutlass Steel, a known pickup point and extraction signal give the deployed team a practical route home.
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