Caterpillar Best In Show Edition

Caterpillar Best In Show Edition
General information
Species	Human
Role	Transport
Size	Large
Manufacturer	Drake Interplanetary
Status	Flight Ready
Dealership	Cannot be purchased in game
Rental	Cannot be rented in game
Ship specifications
Length	111.5 meters
Beam	39.0 meters
Height	13.5 meters
Weight	1,608,205 Kg
Cargo ?	576 SCU
Min. crew	2 persons
Max. crew	4 persons
SCM Speed ?	130 (m/s)
Afterburner	890 (m/s)
Pitch Max	20.0 (deg/s)
Yaw Max	20.0 (deg/s)
Roll Max	35.0 (deg/s)
Accel. X	11.7 (m/s/s)
Accel. Y	12.8 (m/s/s)
Accel. Z	9.9 (m/s/s)
Quantum tank?	11,000
Specialfeatures	Command pod (separable) Tractor beam (2x)
Official media
Galactapedia	Caterpillar Best In Show Edition
Manual	Caterpillar Best In Show Edition Manual
Pledge store
Availability ?	Event
Store link	Caterpillar Best In Show Edition
Price	295.00 $
Original price	295.00 $

The Caterpillar Best In Show Edition from Drake Interplanetary is a large transport ship, it consists of the hull and the detachable command module. It used to have the highest cargo capacity, but has since been surpassed by the C2 Hercules. The Caterpillar is fitted with four ship weapon hardpoints, two manned turrets and two tractor beams of which one is located on the command module. The cargo deck consists of five interconnected modules, each outfitted with airlocks and the fifth with a manned turret. The Caterpillar Best In Show Edition was only sold during the 2019 Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2949.

“	First introduced in 2871, Drake Interplanetary’s Caterpillar has long proven to be a reliable, cost-effective multi-role vessel, capable of being outfitted for everything from mercantile operations to combat support. Long hailed as a hard-fought alternative to the ubiquitous Hull series, the Caterpillar is a freighter that doesn’t skimp on weaponry or customization.	”
–Pledge store

Features

• Cargo deck

Four identically cargo modules, each with a capacity of 124 SCU and cargo bay doors on port and starboard side, the doors also function as lifts. The fifth module has a capacity of 80 SCU, one front facing cargo door and houses the forward manned turret.

• Armament

A manned turret is located topside in the front and another on the underside in the back behind the cargo lift, both turrets are equipped with twin size 4 M6A Cannon laser cannons. The command pod is outfitted with two M5A Cannons and two M4A Cannons installed on size 3 gimbals.

Default ship loadout

For further information about hardpoints, see Component hardpoints and How the hardpoints table works.

• Avionics and systems
• Propulsion and thrusters
• Armaments and equipment

Avionics
Type	Quantity	Size	Grade	Class	Manufacturer	Model
Radars	1	S  L			Unknown	Unknown
	1	S  S			Unknown	Unknown
Computers	3	S  M			Unknown	Unknown
	1	S  S			Unknown	Unknown
Systems
Type	Quantity	Size	Grade	Class	Manufacturer	Model
Power Plants	2	S  3	C	Industrial	JUST	Ginzel
	1	S  S			Unknown	Unknown
Coolers	2	S  3	C	Industrial	JUST	ThermalCore
	2	S  S			Unknown	Unknown
Shield Generators	2	S  3	C	Industrial	BASL	Stronghold
	2	S  S			Unknown	Unknown

Propulsion systems
Type	Quantity	Size	Grade	Class	Manufacturer	Model
Fuel Intakes	2	S  L			Unknown	Unknown
	1	S  S			Unknown	Unknown
Fuel Tanks	1	S  L			Unknown	Unknown
	1	S  S			Unknown	Unknown
Quantum Drives	1	S  3	C	Military	WETK	Pontes
	1	S  S			Unknown	Unknown
Jump Modules	1	S  L			Unknown	Unknown
Quantum Fuel Tanks	1	S  L			Unknown	Unknown
Thrusters
Main Thrusters				Maneuvering Thrusters
Quantity	Model			Quantity	Model
6	Retro Thruster			28	Fixed Maneuvering Thruster
4	Main Thruster			6	Gimbal Maneuvering Thruster (Command pod)
2	Retro Thruster (Command pod)
2	Main Thruster (Command pod)

Weapons
Quantity	Weapon size	Hardpoint size	Weapon model		Manufacturer	Weapon type
1x2	S  3	S  3	M5A Cannon		BEHR	Laser Cannon
2x1	S  2	S  3	M4A Cannon		BEHR	Laser Cannon
Turrets
Quantity	Weapon size	Turret type	Weapon model		Manufacturer	Weapon type
2x2	S  4	Manned	M6A Cannon		BEHR	Laser Cannon
Utility Items
Quantity	Item size	Hardpoint size	Item model		Manufacturer	Item type
2x1	S  1	S  1	Unknown		Unknown	Tractor Beam

In game availability

Dealership

Store name	Location	Price / aUEC

Rental

See Renting for a full list.

Rental company	Location	1-Day / aUEC	3-Days / aUEC	7-Days / aUEC	30-Days / aUEC

Paints

Caterpillar Polar Livery

Caterpillar Stormbringer Livery

Trivia

• The Caterpillar is the only ship capable of separating hull and flight deck.

Gallery

Images

Tractor beam station on the command pod lower deck and exit door

Habitation area

Habitation area

Command pod cockpit

Command pod upper deck with support stations and cockpit

Command pod beds

Exterior view of the command pod attached to the Caterpillar hull on Port Olisar

Front turret gunner

A Caterpillar Best in Show model made by Takuetsu Starships

Showdown ships and schematics

Crew pod cutaway

Crew module

Crew module

Detached command module

Front mounted ramp

Command module and hull separation

A sketch of the Caterpillar with a semetric shape

Command module

Render of the 2013 reworked concept

Render of the 2013 reworked concept

Render of the 2013 reworked concept

Caterpillar with command module attached on the right side

Caterpillar with command module attached on the right side

Videos

Star Citizen- Drake Caterpillar Update

See also

• Caterpillar
• Caterpillar Pirate Edition
• Caterpillar variants
• List of ships
• List of ship and vehicle prices

Patch history

• August 6, 2021 - Alpha 3.14.0: Number of Shield generators increased from 1 to 2.