The Ares Star Fighter Ion is a 1-person medium-sized fixed-wing heavy combat fighter manufactured by Crusader Industries, it features a size 7 gun hardpoint built directly into the structure of the ship. The Ares Star Fighter Ion is a second variant featuring a laser cannon, they were revealed in December 2019 and later released in Alpha 3.15.1.[1][2]
| “ | Spark fear in the corridors of the most formidable gunships and frigates with the Ares Ion. This laser-equipped variant delivers extremely powerful shots to quickly disable the shields of even the biggest enemy vessels. | ” |
–Pledge store | ||
Features[]
Armament
- One size 7 gun hardpoint, permanently outfitted equipped with a SF7E Laser Cannon.
- One bespoke missile launcher, loaded with twelve size 3 Arrester III cross section missiles.
- Two size 5 MSD-543 Missile Racks, each loaded with Viper III infrared missiles.
Default ship loadout[]
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Main Thruster Retro Thruster | ||||
 Maneuvering thrusters
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| Weapons | Quantity | Weapon size | Hardpoint size | Model | Type | Manufacturer |
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 Missiles
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2x4 |
S 3 |
S 5 |
Viper III |
Infrared missile |
Nova Pyrotechnica |
In game availability[]
Dealership[]
| Store name | Location | Price / aUEC |
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| Crusader Showroom | Orison | 2,859,000 |
Rental[]
See Renting for a full list.| Rental company | Location | 1-Day / aUEC | 3-Days / aUEC | 7-Days / aUEC | 30-Days / aUEC |
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Paints[]
Trivia[]
Gallery[]
Development[]
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - ISC 96 (1).png (1.72 MB)")
Final Art - component housings
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - ISC 96 (2).png (1.62 MB)")
Final Art - component housings
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - ISC 96 (3).png (2.05 MB)")
Final Art - component housings
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - ISC 96 (4).png (2.05 MB)")
Final Art - component housings
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - ISC 96 (5).png (2.28 MB)")
Final Art - component housings
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - ISC 96 (6).png (1.08 MB)")
Final Art - exterior view
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - ISC 96 (7).png (1,010 KB)")
Final Art - exterior view
.png "Ares Starfighter - ISC 96 (1).png (895 KB)")
Ares Star Fighter landing gear
.png "Ares Starfighter - ISC 96 (2).png (989 KB)")
Ares Star Fighter landing gear
.png "Ares Starfighter - ISC 96 (3).png (839 KB)")
Ares Star Fighter landing gear
.png "Ares Starfighter - Greybox - ISC 89 (1).png (1.4 MB)")
Greybox preview ISC 89
.png "Ares Starfighter - Greybox - ISC 89 (2).png (1.33 MB)")
Greybox preview ISC 89
.png "Ares Starfighter - Greybox - ISC 89 (3).png (1.29 MB)")
Greybox preview ISC 89
.png "Ares Starfighter - Greybox - ISC 89 (4).png (1.49 MB)")
Greybox preview ISC 89
.png "Ares Starfighter - Greybox - ISC 89 (5).png (2.38 MB)")
Greybox preview ISC 89
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - concept (1).png (3.39 MB)")
Concept
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - concept (2).png (4.73 MB)")
Concept
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - concept (4).png (972 KB)")
Concept
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - concept (5).png (186 KB)")
Concept
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - concept (6).png (236 KB)")
Concept
.png "Ares Starfighter Ion - concept (7).png (163 KB)")
Concept
.jpg "Crusader Ares Ion - action (1).jpg (898 KB)")
Concept
.jpg "Crusader Ares Ion - action (2).jpg (1.01 MB)")
Concept
.jpg "Crusader Ares Ion - cockpit (1).jpg (1.14 MB)")
Concept
.jpg "Crusader Ares Ion - showcase (1).jpg (993 KB)")
Concept
Videos[]
Star Citizen- Crusader Ares Star Fighter
See also[]
Patch history[]
- November 18, 2021 - Alpha 3.15.1: Added.
References[]
- ↑ robertsspaceindustries.com "Crusader Ares". Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ↑ robertsspaceindustries.com "Crusader Ares Star Fighter". Retrieved July 17, 2021. (7.1 MB PDF download)
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