F8C Lightning

Anvil Aerospace · Heavy Fighter · Combat · crew 1

Data from 4.10.2-LIVE.12881860 · updated 12 Oct 2026

Few vehicles employed by the proud men and women who serve in our Empire's Navy inspire the awe of the legendary F8 Lightning. A force to be reckoned with, the F8 has secured Humanity's freedom from numerous threats at home and abroad countless times. Now, that same next generation space superiority fighter is available to become a part of your personal fleet with the Anvil F8C civilian variant.

Key stats

26 × 25 × 8 mDimensions (L × W × H)

40,200Hull HP

14,960Shield HP

10,890Armor HP

210 m/sSCM speed

1,075 m/sNAV max speed

445 m/sBoost forward

189,309 km/sQuantum speed

91.8 GmQuantum range

0.65 SCUVehicle inventory

153,775 kgMass

1Crew

2Size class

flight-readyStatus

Hardpoints

23 hardpoints, 9 of them weapon mounts, from the 4.10.2-LIVE.12881860 game files.

Category	Hardpoint	Type	Size	Weapon class
Armor	hardpoint_armor	Armor / Medium	S1
Coolers	hardpoint_cooler_left	Cooler / UNDEFINED	S1
	hardpoint_cooler_right	Cooler / UNDEFINED	S1
Counter Measures	hardpoint_countermeasure_launcher_left	WeaponDefensive / CountermeasureLauncher	S1	defensive
	hardpoint_countermeasure_launcher_right	WeaponDefensive / CountermeasureLauncher	S1	defensive
Docking	hardpoint_fuel_port	DockingCollar / UNDEFINED	S1
Flight Controller	hardpoint_controller_flight	FlightController / UNDEFINED	S1
Life Support	hardpoint_lifesupport	LifeSupportGenerator / UNDEFINED	S1
Missile & Bomb Racks	hardpoint_weapon_missilerack_left	MissileLauncher / MissileRack	S4
	hardpoint_weapon_missilerack_right	MissileLauncher / MissileRack	S4
Paints	hardpoint_paint		S1
Power Plants	hardpoint_powerplant	PowerPlant / Power	S2
Quantum Drives	hardpoint_quantum_drive	QuantumDrive / UNDEFINED	S1
Radars	hardpoint_radar	Radar / MidRangeRadar	S1
Shields	hardpoint_shield_generator_A	Shield / UNDEFINED	S2
	hardpoint_shield_generator_B	Shield / UNDEFINED	S2
Turrets	hardpoint_weapon_left_nose	Turret / GunTurret	S3	gun
	hardpoint_weapon_left_wing_inner	Turret / GunTurret	S3	gun
	hardpoint_weapon_left_wing_outer	Turret / GunTurret	S2	gun
	hardpoint_weapon_right_nose	Turret / GunTurret	S3	gun
	hardpoint_weapon_right_wing_inner	Turret / GunTurret	S3	gun
	hardpoint_weapon_right_wing_outer	Turret / GunTurret	S2	gun
	hardpoint_weapon_turret	Turret / BallTurret	S3	gun

Other F8C Lightning variants

F8C Lightning (Plat)4.10.2-LIVE.12881860Full specs →

Sources

Numbers come from 7Hills' own extraction of the live game files for build 4.10.2-LIVE.12881860, with the Star Citizen Wiki as fallback. Star Citizen Wiki.

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