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Aegis Hammerhead

flight-ready Combat Heavy Gunship Size 5 since Alpha 3.3.0

A fast patrol ship with multiple turrets designed to combat fighters, the Hammerhead is equally suited to support larger capital ships in a fleet or act as a flagship for fighter groups.

In-game description, from the localisation file.

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Hammerhead

Also listed as: Hammerhead AEGS_Hammerhead

Crew8
Cargo64 SCU
Hull HP403,400
Shield HP211,200
SCM / Max160 / 1,000
Pilot DPS—
In-game price—

Flight

SCM speed
160 m/s
Max speed
1,000 m/s
Boost
340 / 170 m/s
0 → SCM / Max
2.9 s / 18.1 s
Pitch / Yaw / Roll
20 / 20 / 30 °/s
Mass
4,542,311 kg
Dimensions
120.0 × 72.0 × 16.0 m

Quantum & fuel

Quantum speed
392,091 km/s
Spool time
7.7 s
Quantum range
155.3 Gm
Olisar → ArcCorp
1:47 min
Hydrogen fuel
37.00
Quantum fuel
19.00

Defence

Hull
403,400 HP
Shields
211,200 HP · 40,128/s
Shield type
Quadrant
Armor phys / energy
×0.70 / ×0.50
Cross section
12,392 × 6,037 × 39,312
IR / EM signature
15,329 / 57,456–87,136

Weaponry

Turret DPS
19,630
Missiles
32 · 93,600 dmg

Inside

Inventory
16.52 SCU
Weapon rack
25 (20 rifle, 5 pistol)
Beds
5
Power budget
30 / 51.0
Cooling budget
112 / 74.0

Pledge & insurance

Standalone
$725
Warbond
—
At concept
$650 · 2017
Availability
Time-limited sales
Insurance claim
48.6 min · expedite 24,582 aUEC

Stock loadout

Components

Power plant S3
2× SuperDrive ↗ grade C
Radar S3
Resolu grade C
Cooler S3
2× Mercury grade C
Shield generator S3
2× SureStop ↗ grade C
Quantum drive S3
Pontes grade C
Life support S3
ComfortAir Max ↗ grade C

Weapons

Turret S5
Manned Turret ↗ grade A
Turret S5
Manned Turret ↗ grade A
Turret S5
Manned Turret ↗ grade A
Turret S5
Manned Turret ↗ grade A
Turret S5
Manned Turret ↗ grade A
Turret S5
Manned Turret ↗ grade A

Ordnance

Missile rack S5
8× MSD-543 Missile Rack grade A
Countermeasures S1
2× Aegis Hammerhead - Decoy Launcher ↗ grade A
Countermeasures S1
2× Aegis Hammerhead - Noise Launcher ↗ grade A

What CIG says RSI Ship Matrix

flight-ready Heavy Gunship Combat Large

Matrix figures: 120.0 × 72.0 × 16.0 m · 4,542,311 kg · crew 8 · 64 SCU · SCM 160 · afterburner 1,000 m/s · updated 2026-05-27

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Hammerhead

Contracts that mention this ship

Stop Major XenoThreat Attack Citizens for Prosperity

Figures from Game2.dcb via api.star-citizen.wiki, 4.10.2-LIVE.12881860; prices via UEX; description, status and matrix figures from the RSI Ship Matrix , image: starcitizen.tools. Loadout planning is what erkul does best - this page links there rather than repeating it.