Ares Star Fighter Ion
Crusader Industries · Heavy Fighter · Combat · crew 1
Data from 4.10.2-LIVE.12881860 · updated 12 Oct 2026Spark 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.
Key stats
30 × 27 × 6 mDimensions (L × W × H)
38,600Hull HP
21,120Shield HP
14,400Armor HP
205 m/sSCM speed
1,050 m/sNAV max speed
385 m/sBoost forward
203,194 km/sQuantum speed
284.9 GmQuantum range
0.86 SCUVehicle inventory
325,001 kgMass
1Crew
3Size class
flight-readyStatus
4,725,000 aUEC · New Deal - Crusader Showroom - OrisonIn-game price
$250Pledge price
Hardpoints
20 hardpoints, 4 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_01 | Cooler / UNDEFINED | S2 | |
| hardpoint_cooler_02 | Cooler / UNDEFINED | S2 | ||
| hardpoint_cooler_03 | Cooler / UNDEFINED | S2 | ||
| 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_missile_launcher | MissileLauncher / MissileRack | S7 | |
| hardpoint_missile_launcher_left_s05 | MissileLauncher / MissileRack | S5 | ||
| hardpoint_missile_launcher_right_s05 | MissileLauncher / MissileRack | S5 | ||
| Paints | hardpoint_paint | S1 | ||
| Power Plants | hardpoint_powerplant_01 | PowerPlant / Power | S2 | |
| hardpoint_powerplant_02 | PowerPlant / Power | S2 | ||
| Quantum Drives | hardpoint_quantum_drive | QuantumDrive / UNDEFINED | S2 | |
| Radars | hardpoint_radar | Radar / MidRangeRadar | S2 | |
| Shields | hardpoint_shield_generator_A | Shield / UNDEFINED | S2 | |
| hardpoint_shield_generator_B | Shield / UNDEFINED | S2 | ||
| Weapons | hardpoint_weapon_s7 | WeaponGun / Gun | S7 | gun |
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. Ship page on RSI. Star Citizen Wiki.
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