Drake Ironclad Assault
flight-ready Combat Heavy Dropship Size 5 since Alpha 4.8.0
In-game description, from the localisation file.
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Flight
- SCM speed
- 130 m/s
- Max speed
- 940 m/s
- Boost
- 320 / 150 m/s
- 0 → SCM / Max
- 3.4 s / 24.4 s
- Pitch / Yaw / Roll
- 12 / 9 / 17 °/s
- Mass
- 720,000 kg
- Dimensions
- 117.0 × 50.0 × 25.0 m
Quantum & fuel
- Quantum speed
- 532,469 km/s
- Spool time
- 9.3 s
- Quantum range
- 540.9 Gm
- Olisar → ArcCorp
- 1:19 min
- Hydrogen fuel
- 37.60
- Quantum fuel
- 20.90
Defence
- Hull
- 278,000 HP
- Shields
- 144,000 HP · 13,680/s
- Shield type
- Quadrant
- Armor phys / energy
- ×0.75 / ×0.60
- Cross section
- 8,800 × 17,200 × 37,000
- IR / EM signature
- 13,248 / 51,394–91,034
Weaponry
- Pilot DPS
- 5,177 · 4,585 sustained
- Pilot alpha
- 565
- Turret DPS
- 7,650
- Missiles
- 10 · 155,000 dmg
Inside
- Inventory
- 17.99 SCU
- Weapon rack
- 66 (26 rifle, 40 pistol)
- Beds
- 7
- Power budget
- 30 / 44.2
- Cooling budget
- 156 / 63.2
Pledge & insurance
- Standalone
- $650
- Warbond
- —
- At concept
- $525 · 2024
- Availability
- Time-limited sales
- Insurance claim
- 18.0 min · expedite 9,000 aUEC
Stock loadout
Components
- Cooler S3
- 3× ThermalCore grade C
- Life support S3
- ComfortAir Max ↗ grade C
- Power plant S3
- 2× Ginzel ↗ grade C
- Quantum drive S3
- Kama grade C
- Radar S3
- Surveyor-Max grade C
- Shield generator S3
- 4× Stronghold grade C
Weapons
- Turret S5
- Manned Turret ↗ grade A
- Gun mount S2
- Remote Turret ↗ grade A
- Gun mount S3
- 2× Remote Turret ↗ grade A
- Turret S3
- 2× Manned Turret ↗ grade A
- Gun mount S3
- 2× Remote Turret ↗ grade A
Ordnance
- Countermeasures S2
- 2× Joker Defcon - Noise Launcher ↗ grade A
- Countermeasures S2
- 2× Joker Defcon Flares Ammo ↗ grade A
- Missile rack S5
- Drake Ironclad Torpedo Rack ↗ grade A
- Missile rack S5
- Drake Ironclad Torpedo Rack ↗ grade A
What CIG says RSI Ship Matrix
flight-ready Heavy Dropship Combat Large
With space for cargo, troops and small vehicles and ships, this Heavy Dropship brings more than just immense firepower and durability to the battlefield, it brings the ultimate combined arms platform.
Matrix figures: 117.0 × 50.0 × 25.0 m · 720,000 kg · crew 7 · 1,440 SCU · SCM 130 · afterburner 940 m/s · updated 2026-09-18

Contracts that mention this ship
None in the current build - the game names most things through placeholders.
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.