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the Hercules starlifter for your fleet today\n\nShare your own starlift adventure and compete to win an M2 Hercules.\n\nJournal of a volunteer\n\nBy: Ciera Brun\n\nOperation Sword of Hope Dellin, Charon III, Charon system\n2948-05-04\nAll through school I felt like I was missing something. I got pretty good grades, pretty bad hangovers, and learned a lot of theory \u2013 normal college stuff, but I longed for tangible action. To get out there in the universe and really make a difference, ya know? Be part of something bigger, I guess.\n\nAfter graduation, despite my parents\u2019 protestation, I eschewed fine-tuning my resume in favor of volunteer opportunities.\nAfter researching a bunch of causes, I settled on Empire\u2019s Overlooked. They seemed to be doing good work where it was needed most, and I thought with them, I\u2019d have a real shot at making an impact.\nWell, I guess I got my wish. There I was, a fresh-faced volunteer, eagerly awaiting my first assignment, and it turns out to be Sword of Hope. We were given the option to pass, since the operation would take us into an active combat zone. But, how could I? This was the chance I\u2019d always wanted.\nSword of Hope is a joint venture between EO and Crusader Industries, conceived to provide aid and supplies to locations on Charon III most embattled by its ongoing civil war.\n\nReading about it on the spectrum from the comfort of my apartment in Prime, this all seemed right up my alley, but as I neared the staging point with a dozen of my fellow volunteers, hours away from heading toward Charon, the \u201cboring office job\u201d my parents had pushed for wasn\u2019t sounding so bad.\n\nArriving at Camp Murdoch,\nan old naval base-turned-shipyard on Tangaroa, we were greeted by an EO volunteer coordinator named Deacon. He launched into a well-rehearsed spiel, but full disclosure, I wasn\u2019t paying attention. I was more interested in the myriad of personnel and vehicles swirling around the airfield in a chaotically efficient ballet, as seemingly everything on the base was loaded up ramps, into the guts of these staggeringly gigantic ships\u2013 a fleet of Crusader Hercules.\n\nThey loomed over the tarmac,\nwith steady streams of tanks, buggies, forklifts, cargo of all sizes, rovers, drones, and trams full of supplies and personnel, flowing into their hulls. Even considering their size, it didn\u2019t seem possible to fit so much into a ship, yet the parades marched on, with no end in sight. It wasn\u2019t until Deacon put his hand on my shoulder and asked if I was okay, that I realized we were on a tram, joining the nearest parade. The Hercules was our ride.\nThat was five hours ago. Now, here I sit, writing this post from a cot nestled in the belly of the ship, well past the point of no return. My heart and mind firing with equal parts excitement and dread, all I can do is embrace the adventure. I\u2019m out here now, like I always thought I wanted to be. And just maybe, I can really make a difference. But at this particular moment, I should probably get some sleep.\n\n2948-05-07\nApologies for the brief absence. It\u2019s just that being here on this M2 Hercules, being part of this mission, it\u2019s all been a little distracting. Plus, I\u2019ve never been on a flight this long before, and space travel really does a number on my inner clock. I hadn\u2019t even realized it had been two days since my last post. In that time, I\u2019ve explored every inch of this ship that I\u2019m allowed to (and at least a few inches that I am not), met a lot of interesting people from all over the universe, and learned way more about the Hercules, and tactical lift\/landing operations, than I could have ever imagined.\n\nThe Hercules are the heart and soul of Sword of Hope. Crusader's direct involvement has made the entire operation feasible. The ship somehow seems even bigger when you\u2019re inside of it. Our Hercules (which, according to the crew is nicknamed Mama Bird) has a tank and one of those off-road buggy things in its hull, in addition to the makeshift barracks that we volunteers currently call home. One crew member, a salty old navy vet named Abe, claims to have known a guy that fit three Auroras in an M2 hull. While that seems dubious, the sheer size and capacity of the ship interior is impressive, and I imagine almost limitless cargo configurations are possible, if you were to get creative with it. It\u2019s obvious though, that the cargo bay wasn\u2019t designed to accommodate personnel, and one of the other volunteers keeps wondering loudly why they couldn\u2019t bring a starliner along for us. Abe says Charon III is no place for a starliner, and I\u2019m inclined to believe him on that one.\nI hate to cut this post short, but the sirens are going off. We\u2019ll be breaking atmosphere on Charon any time now, and we\u2019ve been running drills to make sure we\u2019re ready if the ship takes live fire. This is all getting very real, very quickly, but being in the Mama Bird makes me feel safe and oddly enough, almost comfortable. I, for one, am happy to forego the amenities of a starliner for the apparent durability of the M2.\n\n2948-05-09\nTwo days ago, not long after submitting my last post and taking part in live fire drills, I stood on the bridge of the Mama Bird, gazing out at the coterie of ships that comprised Operation Sword of Hope. Beside me was our pilot and my new friend, Everson Greenway, another retired navy man who had no shortage of patience or wild stories, one of which concerned the reason he\u2019d come to take this gig.\n\nSome of his buddies, retired servicemen turned freelance haulers like himself, were killed attempting to make a pickup\non Dellin a couple years back, and it had been a big wakeup call to Everson. The situation on Charon III had gotten really bad, with the Acheron military deeming any outside forces entering Dellin airspace a threat. The two states had been at war for ages, I remember reading about it in school, but Acheron had become steadily more aggressive over the last few years. Everson heard about Sword of Hope, and had experience flying Hercules in the navy. He wanted to help. He \u201chad to\u201d is how he put it. I love talking with Everson. I love his stories. But that one made me feel like a jerk. Like, who am I? Some post-grad that went to one too many rallies and gets off on annoying her parents? I\u2019m on a mission with this veteran who has real harrowing stories of loss. Not to mention real applicable skills. It makes me question my motives, my character, and my entire life trajectory up to this moment. But Everson is a kind dude, and he keeps reassuring me that I\u2019m here for a reason.\nAs I was contemplating exactly what that reason might be, Everson pointed out three more Hercules, A2 gunships, flying out ahead.\n\nHe said that I shouldn\u2019t be scared by the drills, because if anything went down, those bad boys would take care of it before we were within firing range. As it turns out, he was mostly right.\n\nLast night as we began preparing to enter the atmosphere of Charon III, the sirens went off.\nBut this time it wasn\u2019t a drill. Foregoing our recent training, I snuck up to the cockpit for a better view of the action. Everson sort of rattled off this play-by-play that I only half understood, while the rest of his small crew scrambled to man the remote gun turrets that basically serve as our last hope and prayer. So to speak.\nWe were engaged as soon as we broke through, I think. It all seemed to be over in a matter of minutes, but again, my internal clock is all messed up. Acheron fighters were all over us, throwing their weight around and focusing most of their firepower on the A2s, while the beefy fighters on our side bobbed and weaved, taking pot shots at the Acheron ships and trying to draw them away. One bogie took the bait, and two more of their fighters were obliterated by the A2s themselves. Unfazed, the Hercules took the brunt of the Acheron assault, their multitude of turrets patiently locking on and pummeling their targets. The fighters dropped like flies, shrugged off by the massive A2s.\n\nMy stomach flipped as we pulled down closer, nearing our proposed landing site.\nAcheron reinforcements swarmed out of canyons that veined the arid Dellin landscape. A couple of them got dangerously close to Mama Bird, and we did take some fire, but our turrets blasted one of the engaging fighters out of the sky, and an interceptor from our supporting entourage took care of the other. They didn\u2019t even make a dent in our hull.\nWith the first wave of Acheron fighters cleared out, the A2s ahead of us pulled up. Everson got a call \u2013 we needed to vacate the landing zone. \"Too hot\", they kept saying.\nBy the time a frazzled Deacon found me in the cockpit and drug me back down to the cargo bay, we were out of harm\u2019s way, and we remain safe, but on high alert. I have been forbidden to return to the bridge, but before I was so unceremoniously removed, Everson said not to worry. That the A2s would make sure we had a safe place to land. Evidently they\u2019re packing bombs. Big ones.\n\nAn A2 crew preps the MORNING STAR massive ordnance aerial bomb rig. 2948-05-10\nAfter that initial attack, it was quiet for what felt like a long time. Deacon told us to try and get some sleep but that clearly isn't happening. About an hour ago, the bombs started dropping.\n\n\"the gunships pack a mean punch, with modular bomb configurations capable of clearing out potentially dangerous landing zones.\" Up in the cockpit, watching everything unfold felt almost like watching a vid. Witnessing the fray firsthand somehow made it easier to swallow. Down here in what the coordinators have dubbed the \u201csafe zone\u201d, it\u2019s absolutely terrifying.\nWe can\u2019t see anything. The hull rumbles and tilts weirdly. Metal creaks and groans. The muffled blasts of those bombs can be heard over it all, I can only assume that the A2s are dropping their payloads in those canyons, flushing out any remaining Acheron lurkers. The idea is to procure a safe landing zone, but right now, nothing about this situation seems anything close to safe.\nI think maybe we just took fire. Are we landing? Or are we hit? Deacon is yelling something. Gotta go.\n---\nOkay, I'm back. Those huge ramps just opened up at both ends of the ship, and the sunlight is blinding. It's day time evidently. Seems like we\u2019ve successfully landed, but I can't tell what's outside. Crusader security types are coming up the ramps, shouting. Gonna have to cut this short again. Look for a new post soon. Hopefully.\n\n2948-05-11\nThe last 24 hours have been a blur. The gunships had successfully secured a large swath of desert, including an ancient airfield, half claimed by the wastes, as our impromptu landing strip.\n\nEven with the A2 bomb run clearing the way, Crusader security didn\u2019t want to take any chances.\nThe area was an unknown, as we\u2019d been forced far South of the original drop point. Our remaining fighters hovered and buzzed overhead, dogs protecting their flock from unseen danger. They rolled us off of the M2 en masse (it seems our barracks\/the \u201csafe zone\u201d is actually a huge sledge) along with the tanks and rover. More vehicles were unloaded from the other Hercules that had landed nearby, many hauling little trains of supplies and\/or personnel. There were ground troops trudging along too, of course, and our entire caravan snaked through the shadows of the Hercules, perched like massive prehistoric birds, watching over us. Protecting our endeavor from potential outside intervention.\n\nThe caravan had snaked outward,\nas the M2s and C2s, loaded with the bulk of supplies, crew, and heavy artillery, had landed in the center of the strip. The A2s had landed in a diamond pattern around its perimeter, deploying buggies that I guess were scouts, or something, because they darted out into the dust instead of joining up with our growing parade. The gunships, and really all the Hercules, are basically portable fortresses, capable of deploying and defending their cargo with looming intimidation and well, a ton of guns. As I looked up at them, I remember feeling a little scared, but mostly just really relieved that they were on our side.\nThe caravan made it through a sketchy pass and got more or less back on course as originally planned. We made it to the village, our mission\u2019s objective, at twilight. We were greeted enthusiastically and made to feel very much at home and appreciated. We unloaded and catalogued the majority of EO\u2019s supplies, and were ordered to bed around midnight.\n\nThat was two hours ago.\nNow, here I sit, writing this post from my cot, in this little Dellin border town. I can\u2019t sleep, thinking of everything we\u2019ve just been through, and anticipating everything still to come. The real work starts tomorrow, but I already know that I made the right choice coming here, because of the beaming faces of the people of this village, because of a rare smile\/thumbs up from the security guys who lead our section of the caravan, because of kind old Everson, who told me a couple of days ago that it doesn\u2019t matter why you help, but simply that you help. I\u2019m out here, trying to make a difference. The true impact of this operation remains to be seen, but here with Empire's Overlooked and Crusader Industries, I feel that I really am part of something bigger.\n\nThe entire Sword of Hope supply caravan, including ground support, was delivered safely to the Dellin sands, thanks to the Hercules family of ships. Operation Sword of Hope Dellin, Charon III, Charon system\nWhat\u2019s your starlifter story?\nCrusader Industries asked the community to share their own tales of the mighty Hercules family, and over five hundred submissions proved that there is no shortage of applications for these ships, be they military, civilian, humanitarian, or something altogether less conventional.\nHowlix\u2019s story ended up taking the prize:\n\n\u201cShe had just kicked her feet up onto the dash of the old C2 Hercules Starlifter and leaned back into the soft gel padding of the pilot\u2019s chair when the ship\u2019s AI shouted, \u201cContact\u201d just as all of the holos on the bridge turned blood red. An alarm claxon sounded as the ship shuddered; muted staccato bursts from the ship\u2019s cannons vibrating through the hull.\u201d\n\nExplore more Hercules adventures on\n*You can find the complete contest rules here Variant Factory Loadouts\nVariant of the Crusader Hercules Starlifter\n\nC2 Hercules\n\nM2 Hercules\n\nA2 Hercules\n\nCargo capacity\n\n624 SCU\n\n468 SCU\n\n234 SCU\n\nTurrets\n\n2x remote turrets (S3) with 2x S3 guns each\n\n3x remote turrets (S3) with 2x S3 guns each\n\n3x remote turrets (S3) with 2x S3 guns each\n2x remote side turrets (S4) with 2x S4 ballistic Gatlings\n\nWeapons\n\n2x S4 front fixed ballistic cannons\n\n2x S4 front fixed ballistic cannons\n\n2x S4 front fixed ballistic cannons\n\n2x S5 remote side ballistic cannons\n\nMissiles\n\nN\/A\n\nN\/A\n\n4x S10 bombs\n\n*For the complete list of features, visit the ship page Specifications, features, and appearance are subject to revision during development. Get the facts\nLearn more about the UEE's premier tactical starlifter.\nABOUT THE SHIP CONCEPT PLEDGE\nThe Crusader Hercules is being offered for the first time as a limited ship concept pledge. This means that the ship design meets our specifications, but it is not yet ready to display in your Hangar or to fly in Star Citizen. The Warbond pledges shown here include Lifetime Insurance on the ship hull. In the future, the ship price may increase and Lifetime Insurance or any extras may not be available.\n\nIf you are interested in adding one to your fleet, a quantity of Warbond Hercules hulls are available during this event. The Hercules will be available in the pledge store until June 13th, 2018 at midnight. You can also view a detailed schematic of this new ship in the Holo Viewer in the Tech Overview of the ship page.\nAs with every concept ship pledge, we will also be doing a Q&A post.\n\nIf you have additional questions, there will be a forum thread on Spectrum to take your questions. Make sure to vote for the questions you most want to see answered and we will be posting the dev\u2019s responses next week. Look for the Comm-Link Schedule next week to find out when that post will go up.\nFor more details visit the complete Crusader Hercules ship page.\n\nAdd the Crusader Hercules to your fleet\nThe entire Hercules family excels in numerous military, civilian, and humanitarian aid applications.","de_DE":"Sichern Sie sich noch heute den Hercules Sternheber f\u00fcr Ihre Flotte.\n\nTeile dein eigenes Sternenlift-Abenteuer und k\u00e4mpfe um einen M2 Herkules. Tagebuch eines Freiwilligen\n\nBy: Ciera Brun\n\nOperation Schwert der Hoffnung Dellin, Charon III, Charon System\n2948-05-04\nW\u00e4hrend der ganzen Schulzeit hatte ich das Gef\u00fchl, dass mir etwas entgeht. Ich bekam ziemlich gute Noten, ziemlich schlechte Kater und lernte eine Menge Theorie - normales College-Zeug, aber ich sehnte mich nach konkreter Action. Um im Universum zu sein und wirklich einen Unterschied zu machen, wei\u00dft du? Sei Teil von etwas Gr\u00f6\u00dferem, sch\u00e4tze ich.\n\nNach dem Abschluss, trotz der Proteste meiner Eltern, habe ich es vermieden, meinen Lebenslauf zugunsten von Freiwilligeneins\u00e4tzen abzustimmen.\nNachdem ich eine Reihe von Ursachen untersucht hatte, entschied ich mich f\u00fcr Empire's Overlooked. Sie schienen dort, wo es am meisten gebraucht wurde, gute Arbeit zu leisten, und ich dachte mit ihnen, dass ich eine echte Chance h\u00e4tte, einen Eindruck zu hinterlassen.\nNun, ich sch\u00e4tze, ich habe meinen Wunsch bekommen. Da war ich, ein frischgebackener Freiwilliger, der sehns\u00fcchtig auf meinen ersten Einsatz wartete, und es stellte sich heraus, dass es ein Schwert der Hoffnung war. Uns wurde die M\u00f6glichkeit gegeben, zu bestehen, da die Operation uns in eine aktive Kampfzone f\u00fchren w\u00fcrde. Aber, wie k\u00f6nnte ich das tun? Das war die Chance, die ich immer wollte.\nSword of Hope ist ein Joint Venture zwischen EO und Crusader Industries, das konzipiert wurde, um Hilfe und Lieferungen an die Orte auf Charon III zu liefern, die am st\u00e4rksten von dem anhaltenden B\u00fcrgerkrieg betroffen sind.\n\nAls ich dar\u00fcber im Spektrum vom Komfort meiner Wohnung in Prime las, schien dies alles direkt in meiner Gasse zu liegen, aber als ich mich dem Aufenthaltsort mit einem Dutzend meiner Freiwilligenkollegen n\u00e4herte, stundenlang davon entfernt, nach Charon zu fahren, klang der \"langweilige B\u00fcrojob\", auf den meine Eltern gedr\u00e4ngt hatten, nicht so schlecht.\n\nAnkunft im Camp Murdoch,\neine alte Marinebasis-Werft auf Tangaroa, wurden wir von einem freiwilligen Koordinator der EO namens Deacon begr\u00fc\u00dft. Er startete in ein gut geprobtes Spiel, aber die volle Offenlegung, ich passte nicht auf. Ich interessierte mich mehr f\u00fcr die unz\u00e4hligen Personen und Fahrzeuge, die in einem chaotisch effizienten Ballett auf dem Flugplatz herumwirbeln, da scheinbar alles auf der Basis mit Rampen beladen war, in den Eingeweiden dieser erstaunlich gigantischen Schiffe - einer Flotte von Kreuzritterherkules.\n\nSie ragten \u00fcber den Asphalt,\nmit stetigen Str\u00f6men von Tanks, Buggys, Gabelstaplern, Ladungen aller Gr\u00f6\u00dfen, Rovern, Drohnen und Stra\u00dfenbahnen voller Vorr\u00e4te und Personal, die in ihre R\u00fcmpfe flie\u00dfen. Selbst wenn es angesichts ihrer Gr\u00f6\u00dfe nicht m\u00f6glich schien, so viel in ein Schiff zu passen, marschierten die Paraden weiter, ohne dass ein Ende in Sicht war. Erst als Deacon seine Hand auf meine Schulter legte und fragte, ob es mir gut geht, wurde mir klar, dass wir in einer Stra\u00dfenbahn unterwegs waren, um an der n\u00e4chsten Parade teilzunehmen. Der Herkules war unser Fahrgesch\u00e4ft.\nDas war vor f\u00fcnf Stunden. Nun, hier sitze ich und schreibe diesen Beitrag aus einem Kinderbett, das sich im Bauch des Schiffes befindet, weit \u00fcber den Punkt ohne R\u00fcckkehr hinaus. Mein Herz und mein Verstand feuern zu gleichen Teilen mit Aufregung und Angst, alles, was ich tun kann, ist, das Abenteuer anzunehmen. Ich bin jetzt hier drau\u00dfen, so wie ich es mir immer gew\u00fcnscht habe. Und nur vielleicht kann ich wirklich einen Unterschied machen. Aber in diesem Moment sollte ich wahrscheinlich etwas schlafen.\n\n2948-05-07\nEntschuldigung f\u00fcr die kurze Abwesenheit. Es ist nur so, dass hier auf diesem M2 Herkules zu sein, Teil dieser Mission zu sein, es war alles ein wenig ablenkend. Au\u00dferdem war ich noch nie so lange auf einem Flug, und die Raumfahrt hat wirklich eine gro\u00dfe Bedeutung f\u00fcr meine innere Uhr. Ich hatte nicht einmal bemerkt, dass es zwei Tage nach meinem letzten Beitrag her ist. In dieser Zeit habe ich jeden Zentimeter dieses Schiffes erforscht, den ich darf (und zumindest ein paar Zentimeter, die ich nicht bin), viele interessante Menschen aus dem ganzen Universum getroffen und viel mehr \u00fcber den Herkules und taktische Lift-\/Landeoperationen gelernt, als ich es mir je h\u00e4tte vorstellen k\u00f6nnen.\n\nDie Herkules sind das Herz und die Seele von Sword of Hope. Die direkte Beteiligung von Kreuzritter hat die gesamte Operation m\u00f6glich gemacht. Das Schiff wirkt irgendwie noch gr\u00f6\u00dfer, wenn man sich in ihm befindet. Unser Herkules (der nach der Crew Mama Bird genannt wird) hat einen Panzer und eines dieser Offroad-Buggy-Dinger im Rumpf, zus\u00e4tzlich zu den provisorischen Baracken, die wir Freiwilligen derzeit als Zuhause bezeichnen. Ein Besatzungsmitglied, ein salziger alter Marine-Veteran namens Abe, behauptet, einen Kerl gekannt zu haben, der drei Auroras in einen M2-Rumpf passt. W\u00e4hrend das zweifelhaft erscheint, ist die schiere Gr\u00f6\u00dfe und Kapazit\u00e4t des Schiffsinneren beeindruckend, und ich stelle mir vor, dass nahezu unbegrenzte Ladungskonfigurationen m\u00f6glich sind, wenn man damit kreativ werden will. Es ist jedoch offensichtlich, dass der Frachtraum nicht f\u00fcr das Personal ausgelegt war, und einer der anderen Freiwilligen fragt sich immer wieder laut, warum er keinen Starliner f\u00fcr uns mitbringen konnte. Abe sagt, dass Charon III kein Ort f\u00fcr einen Starliner ist, und ich bin geneigt, ihm da zu glauben.\nIch hasse es, diesen Beitrag zu verk\u00fcrzen, aber die Sirenen gehen los. Wir werden die Atmosph\u00e4re auf Charon jederzeit unterbrechen, und wir haben \u00dcbungen durchgef\u00fchrt, um sicherzustellen, dass wir bereit sind, wenn das Schiff unter Beschuss steht. Das wird alles sehr real, sehr schnell, aber wenn ich im Mama Bird bin, f\u00fchle ich mich sicher und seltsam genug, fast bequem. Ich zum Beispiel verzichte gerne auf die Annehmlichkeiten eines Starliners f\u00fcr die scheinbare Haltbarkeit des M2.\n\n2948-05-09\nVor zwei Tagen, nicht lange nachdem ich meinen letzten Beitrag eingereicht und an Live-Feuer\u00fcbungen teilgenommen hatte, stand ich auf der Br\u00fccke der Mama Bird und blickte auf die Schiffsgruppe, die die Operation Sword of Hope umfasste. Neben mir war unser Pilot und mein neuer Freund Everson Greenway, ein weiterer pensionierter Marine-Mann, der keinen Mangel an Geduld oder wilden Geschichten hatte, von denen eine den Grund betraf, warum er zu diesem Auftritt gekommen war.\n\nEinige seiner Kumpel, pensionierte Soldaten, die sich zu freiberuflichen Schleppern wie er selbst entwickelten, wurden bei dem Versuch, einen Pickup zu machen, get\u00f6tet.\nauf Dellin vor ein paar Jahren, und es war ein gro\u00dfer Weckruf f\u00fcr Everson gewesen. Die Situation auf Charon III. war wirklich schlimm geworden, da das Milit\u00e4r von Acheron alle \u00e4u\u00dferen Kr\u00e4fte, die in den Luftraum von Dellin eindringen, f\u00fcr eine Bedrohung hielt. Die beiden Staaten waren seit Ewigkeiten im Krieg, ich erinnere mich, dass ich in der Schule dar\u00fcber gelesen hatte, aber Acheron war in den letzten Jahren immer aggressiver geworden. Everson h\u00f6rte von Sword of Hope und hatte Erfahrung im Fliegen von Herkules in der Marine. Er wollte helfen. Er \"musste\", wie er es ausdr\u00fcckte. Ich liebe es, mit Everson zu reden. Ich liebe seine Geschichten. Aber dadurch f\u00fchlte ich mich wie ein Idiot. Wie, wer bin ich? Ein Postgraduierter, der zu einer zu vielen Kundgebungen ging und seine Eltern ver\u00e4rgert? Ich bin auf einer Mission mit diesem Veteranen, der wirklich schreckliche Geschichten \u00fcber Verluste hat. Ganz zu schweigen von den wirklich anwendbaren F\u00e4higkeiten. Es l\u00e4sst mich meine Motive, meinen Charakter und meine gesamte Lebensgeschichte bis zu diesem Moment in Frage stellen. Aber Everson ist ein netter Kerl, und er versichert mir immer wieder, dass ich aus einem bestimmten Grund hier bin.\nAls ich dar\u00fcber nachdachte, was genau dieser Grund sein k\u00f6nnte, wies Everson auf drei weitere Herkules, A2-Kampfhubschrauber, hin, die vorausflogen.\n\nEr sagte, dass ich keine Angst vor den \u00dcbungen haben sollte, denn wenn etwas schief geht, w\u00fcrden sich diese b\u00f6sen Jungs darum k\u00fcmmern, bevor wir in Schussweite sind. Wie sich herausstellte, hatte er meistens Recht.\n\nAls wir gestern Abend begannen, uns auf den Eintritt in die Atmosph\u00e4re von Charon III vorzubereiten, gingen die Sirenen los.\nAber diesmal war es keine \u00dcbung. Da ich auf unser neuestes Training verzichte, schlich ich mich ins Cockpit, um einen besseren \u00dcberblick \u00fcber das Geschehen zu erhalten. Everson rasselte irgendwie von diesem Play-by-Play, das ich nur halb verstanden hatte, w\u00e4hrend der Rest seiner kleinen Crew sich darum bem\u00fchte, die entfernten Gesch\u00fctzt\u00fcrme zu bemannen, die im Grunde genommen als unsere letzte Hoffnung und unser letztes Gebet dienen. Sozusagen.\nWir waren verlobt, als wir durchgebrochen sind, glaube ich. Es schien alles in wenigen Minuten vorbei zu sein, aber wieder ist meine interne Uhr kaputt. Acheron-K\u00e4mpfer waren \u00fcberall auf uns, warfen ihr Gewicht herum und konzentrierten den gr\u00f6\u00dften Teil ihrer Feuerkraft auf die A2s, w\u00e4hrend die kr\u00e4ftigen K\u00e4mpfer auf unserer Seite wackelten und webten, T\u00f6pfersch\u00fcsse auf die Acheron-Schiffe machten und versuchten, sie wegzuziehen. Ein Drehgestell nahm den K\u00f6der, und zwei weitere ihrer K\u00e4mpfer wurden von den A2s selbst ausgel\u00f6scht. Unbeeindruckt nahmen die Herkules die Hauptlast des Acheron-Angriffs, ihre Vielzahl von Gesch\u00fctzt\u00fcrmen, die sich geduldig an ihre Ziele klammern und sie verpr\u00fcgeln. Die K\u00e4mpfer lie\u00dfen sich wie Fliegen fallen, zuckten mit den massiven A2s ab.\n\nMein Magen drehte sich um, als wir n\u00e4her heranfuhren und uns unserem geplanten Landeplatz n\u00e4herten.\nAcheron-Verst\u00e4rkungen schwirrten aus Schluchten, die die trockene Dellin-Landschaft adern. Ein paar von ihnen kamen Mama Bird gef\u00e4hrlich nahe, und wir standen unter Feuer, aber unsere T\u00fcrme sprengten einen der fesselnden K\u00e4mpfer vom Himmel, und ein Abfangj\u00e4ger aus unserem unterst\u00fctzenden Gefolge k\u00fcmmerte sich um den anderen. Sie haben nicht einmal eine Beule in unserem Rumpf hinterlassen.\nAls die erste Welle der Acheron-K\u00e4mpfer verschwunden war, fuhren die A2s vor uns hoch. Everson bekam einen Anruf - wir mussten die Landezone verlassen. \"Zu hei\u00df\", sagten sie immer wieder.\nAls ein ersch\u00f6pfter Diakon mich im Cockpit fand und mich wieder in den Frachtraum brachte, waren wir sicher und wir bleiben sicher, aber in h\u00f6chster Alarmbereitschaft. Mir wurde verboten, zur Br\u00fccke zur\u00fcckzukehren, aber bevor ich so kurzerhand entfernt wurde, sagte Everson, ich solle mir keine Sorgen machen. Dass die A2s daf\u00fcr sorgen w\u00fcrden, dass wir einen sicheren Landeplatz haben. Anscheinend packen sie Bomben. Gro\u00dfe.\n\nEine A2-Crew bereitet das MORNING STAR Fliegerbombenger\u00e4t vor. 2948-05-10\nNach diesem ersten Angriff war es f\u00fcr lange Zeit ruhig. Deacon sagte uns, wir sollten versuchen, etwas zu schlafen, aber das passiert offensichtlich nicht. Vor etwa einer Stunde fingen die Bomben an zu fallen.\n\n\"Die Kampfhubschrauber sind mit modularen Bombenkonfigurationen ausgestattet, die in der Lage sind, potenziell gef\u00e4hrliche Landezonen zu r\u00e4umen.\" Oben im Cockpit, als ich sah, wie sich alles entfaltete, f\u00fchlte es sich fast wie ein Video an. Das Erleben des Kampfes aus erster Hand machte es irgendwie einfacher zu schlucken. Hier unten, in dem, was die Koordinatoren die \"sichere Zone\" genannt haben, ist es absolut erschreckend.\nWir k\u00f6nnen nichts sehen. Der Rumpf rumpelt und kippt seltsam. Metall knarrt und st\u00f6hnt. Die ged\u00e4mpften Explosionen dieser Bomben sind \u00fcber allem zu h\u00f6ren, ich kann nur annehmen, dass die A2s ihre Nutzlasten in diesen Schluchten absetzen und alle verbliebenen Acheron-Leute aussp\u00fclen. Die Idee ist, eine sichere Landezone zu beschaffen, aber im Moment scheint nichts an dieser Situation fast sicher zu sein.\nIch denke, vielleicht sind wir einfach unter Beschuss geraten. Landen wir? Oder sind wir getroffen? Der Diakon schreit etwas. Ich muss los.\n---\nOkay, ich bin wieder da. Diese riesigen Rampen \u00f6ffneten sich gerade an beiden Enden des Schiffes, und das Sonnenlicht blendet. Es ist offensichtlich Tageszeit. Scheint so, als w\u00e4ren wir erfolgreich gelandet, aber ich kann nicht sagen, was drau\u00dfen ist. Kreuzritter-Sicherheitstypen kommen die Rampen hinauf und schreien. Ich muss das noch einmal kurz machen. Suche bald nach einem neuen Beitrag. Hoffentlich.\n\n2948-05-11\nDie letzten 24 Stunden waren verschwommen. Die Kampfhubschrauber hatten erfolgreich einen gro\u00dfen Teil der W\u00fcste gesichert, einschlie\u00dflich eines alten Flugplatzes, der zur H\u00e4lfte von den W\u00fcsten als unsere improvisierte Landebahn genutzt wurde.\n\nSelbst als der A2-Bombenlauf den Weg frei machte, wollte die Kreuzrittersicherheit kein Risiko eingehen.\nDas Gebiet war unbekannt, da wir weit s\u00fcdlich des urspr\u00fcnglichen Abflusspunktes gezwungen worden waren. Unsere verbleibenden K\u00e4mpfer schwebten und summten \u00fcber uns, Hunde sch\u00fctzten ihre Herde vor unsichtbarer Gefahr. Sie rollten uns massenhaft vom M2 weg (es scheint, dass unsere Kaserne\/die \"sichere Zone\" eigentlich ein riesiger Schlitten ist), zusammen mit den Tanks und dem Rover. Mehr Fahrzeuge wurden von den anderen Herkules entladen, die in der N\u00e4he gelandet waren, viele schleppten kleine Z\u00fcge mit Vorr\u00e4ten und\/oder Personal. Es gab nat\u00fcrlich auch Bodentruppen, und unsere gesamte Karawane schlang sich durch die Schatten des Herkules, hockend wie massive pr\u00e4historische V\u00f6gel, die \u00fcber uns wachten. Schutz unseres Unternehmens vor m\u00f6glichen externen Eingriffen.\n\nDie Karawane war nach au\u00dfen geschlungen,\nals die M2s und C2s, beladen mit dem Gro\u00dfteil der Vorr\u00e4te, der Besatzung und der schweren Artillerie, in der Mitte des Bandes gelandet waren. Die A2s waren in einem Diamantenmuster um ihren Umfang gelandet und hatten Buggys eingesetzt, von denen ich annehme, dass sie Sp\u00e4her oder so etwas waren, weil sie in den Staub gesprungen waren, anstatt sich unserer wachsenden Parade anzuschlie\u00dfen. Die Kampfhubschrauber und wirklich alle Herkules sind im Grunde tragbare Festungen, die in der Lage sind, ihre Ladung mit drohender Einsch\u00fcchterung und einer Tonne Waffen einzusetzen und zu verteidigen. Als ich zu ihnen aufblickte, erinnere ich mich, dass ich mich ein wenig ver\u00e4ngstigt f\u00fchlte, aber meistens einfach nur wirklich erleichtert, dass sie auf unserer Seite waren.\nDie Karawane schaffte es durch einen skizzenhaften Pass und kam mehr oder weniger wie urspr\u00fcnglich geplant wieder auf Kurs. Wir schafften es bis zum Dorf, dem Ziel unserer Mission, in der D\u00e4mmerung. Wir wurden begeistert begr\u00fc\u00dft und f\u00fchlten uns sehr wohl zu Hause und gesch\u00e4tzt. Wir entluden und katalogisierten den Gro\u00dfteil der Vorr\u00e4te von EO und wurden gegen Mitternacht ins Bett bestellt.\n\nDas war vor zwei Stunden.\nNun, hier sitze ich und schreibe diesen Beitrag aus meinem Bett, in dieser kleinen Grenzstadt von Dellin. Ich kann nicht schlafen, denke an alles, was wir gerade durchgemacht haben, und antizipiere alles, was noch kommen wird. Die eigentliche Arbeit beginnt morgen, aber ich wei\u00df bereits, dass ich die richtige Wahl getroffen habe, wenn ich hierher komme, wegen der strahlenden Gesichter der Menschen in diesem Dorf, wegen eines seltenen L\u00e4chelns\/Daumen von den Sicherheitskr\u00e4ften, die unseren Abschnitt der Karawane leiten, wegen des freundlichen alten Everson, der mir vor ein paar Tagen sagte, dass es egal ist, warum du hilfst, aber einfach, dass du hilfst. Ich bin hier drau\u00dfen und versuche, etwas zu bewirken. Die wahren Auswirkungen dieser Operation werden sich erst noch zeigen, aber hier mit Empire's Overlooked und Crusader Industries f\u00fchle ich mich wirklich Teil von etwas Gr\u00f6\u00dferem.\n\nDie gesamte Sword of Hope Versorgungscaravan, einschlie\u00dflich Bodenunterst\u00fctzung, wurde dank der Hercules-Schiffsfamilie sicher an den Dellin-Sand geliefert. Operation Schwert der Hoffnung Dellin, Charon III, Charon System\nWas ist deine Sternenheber-Geschichte?\nCrusader Industries bat die Gemeinschaft, ihre eigenen Geschichten \u00fcber die m\u00e4chtige Herkules-Familie zu erz\u00e4hlen, und \u00fcber f\u00fcnfhundert Einsendungen bewiesen, dass es keinen Mangel an Anwendungen f\u00fcr diese Schiffe gibt, seien es milit\u00e4rische, zivile, humanit\u00e4re oder etwas ganz anderes.\nHowlix' Geschichte endete mit dem Preis:\n\n\"Sie hatte gerade ihre F\u00fc\u00dfe auf den Armaturenbrett des alten C2 Hercules Starlifter getreten und sich in das weiche Gelpolster des Pilotenstuhls zur\u00fcckgelehnt, als die KI des Schiffes \"Kontakt\" rief, genau wie alle Holos auf der Br\u00fccke blutrot wurden. Ein Alarmklingeln ert\u00f6nte, als das Schiff schauderte; ged\u00e4mpftes Stakkato platzt aus den Kanonen des Schiffes und vibriert durch den Rumpf.\"\n\nEntdecken Sie weitere Herkules-Abenteuer auf den folgenden Seiten\nDie vollst\u00e4ndigen Wettbewerbsregeln finden Sie hier Variant Factory Loadouts.\nVariante des Kreuzritterherkules Sternheber C2 Herkules M2 Herkules A2 Herkules Ladekapazit\u00e4t 624 SCU 468 SCU 234 SCU T\u00fcrme 2x Ferngesch\u00fctze (S3) mit 2x S3 Gesch\u00fctzen je 3x Ferngesch\u00fctze (S3) mit 2x S3 Gesch\u00fctzen je 3x Ferngesch\u00fctze (S3) mit 2x S3 Gesch\u00fctzen je 3x Ferngesch\u00fctze (S3) mit je 2x S3 Gesch\u00fctzen\n2x ferngesteuerte Seitent\u00fcrme (S4) mit 2x S4 ballistischen Gatlings Waffen 2x S4 vordere feste ballistische Kanonen 2x S4 vordere feste ballistische Kanonen 2x S4 vordere feste ballistische Kanonen 2x S4 vordere feste ballistische Kanonen\n2x S5 Remote Side Ballistic Cannons Missiles N\/A N\/A N\/A 4x S10 Bomben *F\u00fcr die vollst\u00e4ndige Liste der Funktionen, besuchen Sie die Schiffsseite Spezifikationen, Funktionen und Aussehen sind Gegenstand der \u00dcberarbeitung w\u00e4hrend der Entwicklung. Holen Sie sich die Fakten\nErfahren Sie mehr \u00fcber den f\u00fchrenden taktischen Sternheber der UEE.\n\u00dcBER DAS SCHIFFSKONZEPT PFANDRECHT\nThe Crusader Hercules wird zum ersten Mal als limitiertes Schiffskonzept angeboten. Das bedeutet, dass das Schiffsdesign unseren Spezifikationen entspricht, aber es ist noch nicht bereit, in Ihrem Hangar ausgestellt oder in Star Citizen zu fliegen. Die hier gezeigten Warbond-Versprechen beinhalten eine Lebensversicherung auf dem Schiffsk\u00f6rper. In Zukunft kann der Schiffspreis steigen und eine Lebensversicherung oder andere Extras sind m\u00f6glicherweise nicht verf\u00fcgbar.\n\nWenn Sie daran interessiert sind, einen zu Ihrer Flotte hinzuzuf\u00fcgen, steht Ihnen w\u00e4hrend dieser Veranstaltung eine Menge an Warbond Hercules-R\u00fcmpfen zur Verf\u00fcgung. Der Herkules wird bis zum 13. Juni 2018 um Mitternacht im Pfandleihhaus erh\u00e4ltlich sein. Sie k\u00f6nnen auch einen detaillierten Schaltplan dieses neuen Schiffes im Holo-Viewer in der Tech Overview der Schiffsseite sehen.\nWie bei jedem Konzept-Schiffsversprechen werden wir auch hier einen Q&A-Post machen.\n\nWenn Sie weitere Fragen haben, wird es einen Forumsthread auf Spectrum geben, in dem Sie Ihre Fragen beantworten k\u00f6nnen. Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie f\u00fcr die Fragen stimmen, die Sie am meisten beantwortet sehen m\u00f6chten, und wir werden die Antworten der Entwickler n\u00e4chste Woche ver\u00f6ffentlichen. Schauen Sie sich den Comm-Link-Zeitplan n\u00e4chste Woche an, um herauszufinden, wann dieser Beitrag hochgehen wird.\nF\u00fcr weitere Informationen besuchen Sie bitte die komplette Kreuzritter Herkules Schiffsseite.\n\nF\u00fcge den Kreuzritter Hercules zu deiner Flotte hinzu.\nDie gesamte Herkules-Familie zeichnet sich durch zahlreiche Anwendungen in der milit\u00e4rischen, zivilen und humanit\u00e4ren Hilfe aus.","zh_CN":"Secure the Hercules starlifter for your fleet today\n\nShare your own starlift adventure and compete to win an M2 Hercules.\n\nJournal of a volunteer\n\nBy: Ciera Brun\n\nOperation Sword of Hope Dellin, Charon III, Charon system\n2948-05-04\nAll through school I felt like I was missing something. I got pretty good grades, pretty bad hangovers, and learned a lot of theory \u2013 normal college stuff, but I longed for tangible action. To get out there in the universe and really make a difference, ya know? Be part of something bigger, I guess.\n\nAfter graduation, despite my parents\u2019 protestation, I eschewed fine-tuning my resume in favor of volunteer opportunities.\nAfter researching a bunch of causes, I settled on Empire\u2019s Overlooked. They seemed to be doing good work where it was needed most, and I thought with them, I\u2019d have a real shot at making an impact.\nWell, I guess I got my wish. There I was, a fresh-faced volunteer, eagerly awaiting my first assignment, and it turns out to be Sword of Hope. We were given the option to pass, since the operation would take us into an active combat zone. But, how could I? This was the chance I\u2019d always wanted.\nSword of Hope is a joint venture between EO and Crusader Industries, conceived to provide aid and supplies to locations on Charon III most embattled by its ongoing civil war.\n\nReading about it on the spectrum from the comfort of my apartment in Prime, this all seemed right up my alley, but as I neared the staging point with a dozen of my fellow volunteers, hours away from heading toward Charon, the \u201cboring office job\u201d my parents had pushed for wasn\u2019t sounding so bad.\n\nArriving at Camp Murdoch,\nan old naval base-turned-shipyard on Tangaroa, we were greeted by an EO volunteer coordinator named Deacon. He launched into a well-rehearsed spiel, but full disclosure, I wasn\u2019t paying attention. I was more interested in the myriad of personnel and vehicles swirling around the airfield in a chaotically efficient ballet, as seemingly everything on the base was loaded up ramps, into the guts of these staggeringly gigantic ships\u2013 a fleet of Crusader Hercules.\n\nThey loomed over the tarmac,\nwith steady streams of tanks, buggies, forklifts, cargo of all sizes, rovers, drones, and trams full of supplies and personnel, flowing into their hulls. Even considering their size, it didn\u2019t seem possible to fit so much into a ship, yet the parades marched on, with no end in sight. It wasn\u2019t until Deacon put his hand on my shoulder and asked if I was okay, that I realized we were on a tram, joining the nearest parade. The Hercules was our ride.\nThat was five hours ago. Now, here I sit, writing this post from a cot nestled in the belly of the ship, well past the point of no return. My heart and mind firing with equal parts excitement and dread, all I can do is embrace the adventure. I\u2019m out here now, like I always thought I wanted to be. And just maybe, I can really make a difference. But at this particular moment, I should probably get some sleep.\n\n2948-05-07\nApologies for the brief absence. It\u2019s just that being here on this M2 Hercules, being part of this mission, it\u2019s all been a little distracting. Plus, I\u2019ve never been on a flight this long before, and space travel really does a number on my inner clock. I hadn\u2019t even realized it had been two days since my last post. In that time, I\u2019ve explored every inch of this ship that I\u2019m allowed to (and at least a few inches that I am not), met a lot of interesting people from all over the universe, and learned way more about the Hercules, and tactical lift\/landing operations, than I could have ever imagined.\n\nThe Hercules are the heart and soul of Sword of Hope. Crusader's direct involvement has made the entire operation feasible. The ship somehow seems even bigger when you\u2019re inside of it. Our Hercules (which, according to the crew is nicknamed Mama Bird) has a tank and one of those off-road buggy things in its hull, in addition to the makeshift barracks that we volunteers currently call home. One crew member, a salty old navy vet named Abe, claims to have known a guy that fit three Auroras in an M2 hull. While that seems dubious, the sheer size and capacity of the ship interior is impressive, and I imagine almost limitless cargo configurations are possible, if you were to get creative with it. It\u2019s obvious though, that the cargo bay wasn\u2019t designed to accommodate personnel, and one of the other volunteers keeps wondering loudly why they couldn\u2019t bring a starliner along for us. Abe says Charon III is no place for a starliner, and I\u2019m inclined to believe him on that one.\nI hate to cut this post short, but the sirens are going off. We\u2019ll be breaking atmosphere on Charon any time now, and we\u2019ve been running drills to make sure we\u2019re ready if the ship takes live fire. This is all getting very real, very quickly, but being in the Mama Bird makes me feel safe and oddly enough, almost comfortable. I, for one, am happy to forego the amenities of a starliner for the apparent durability of the M2.\n\n2948-05-09\nTwo days ago, not long after submitting my last post and taking part in live fire drills, I stood on the bridge of the Mama Bird, gazing out at the coterie of ships that comprised Operation Sword of Hope. Beside me was our pilot and my new friend, Everson Greenway, another retired navy man who had no shortage of patience or wild stories, one of which concerned the reason he\u2019d come to take this gig.\n\nSome of his buddies, retired servicemen turned freelance haulers like himself, were killed attempting to make a pickup\non Dellin a couple years back, and it had been a big wakeup call to Everson. The situation on Charon III had gotten really bad, with the Acheron military deeming any outside forces entering Dellin airspace a threat. The two states had been at war for ages, I remember reading about it in school, but Acheron had become steadily more aggressive over the last few years. Everson heard about Sword of Hope, and had experience flying Hercules in the navy. He wanted to help. He \u201chad to\u201d is how he put it. I love talking with Everson. I love his stories. But that one made me feel like a jerk. Like, who am I? Some post-grad that went to one too many rallies and gets off on annoying her parents? I\u2019m on a mission with this veteran who has real harrowing stories of loss. Not to mention real applicable skills. It makes me question my motives, my character, and my entire life trajectory up to this moment. But Everson is a kind dude, and he keeps reassuring me that I\u2019m here for a reason.\nAs I was contemplating exactly what that reason might be, Everson pointed out three more Hercules, A2 gunships, flying out ahead.\n\nHe said that I shouldn\u2019t be scared by the drills, because if anything went down, those bad boys would take care of it before we were within firing range. As it turns out, he was mostly right.\n\nLast night as we began preparing to enter the atmosphere of Charon III, the sirens went off.\nBut this time it wasn\u2019t a drill. Foregoing our recent training, I snuck up to the cockpit for a better view of the action. Everson sort of rattled off this play-by-play that I only half understood, while the rest of his small crew scrambled to man the remote gun turrets that basically serve as our last hope and prayer. So to speak.\nWe were engaged as soon as we broke through, I think. It all seemed to be over in a matter of minutes, but again, my internal clock is all messed up. Acheron fighters were all over us, throwing their weight around and focusing most of their firepower on the A2s, while the beefy fighters on our side bobbed and weaved, taking pot shots at the Acheron ships and trying to draw them away. One bogie took the bait, and two more of their fighters were obliterated by the A2s themselves. Unfazed, the Hercules took the brunt of the Acheron assault, their multitude of turrets patiently locking on and pummeling their targets. The fighters dropped like flies, shrugged off by the massive A2s.\n\nMy stomach flipped as we pulled down closer, nearing our proposed landing site.\nAcheron reinforcements swarmed out of canyons that veined the arid Dellin landscape. A couple of them got dangerously close to Mama Bird, and we did take some fire, but our turrets blasted one of the engaging fighters out of the sky, and an interceptor from our supporting entourage took care of the other. They didn\u2019t even make a dent in our hull.\nWith the first wave of Acheron fighters cleared out, the A2s ahead of us pulled up. Everson got a call \u2013 we needed to vacate the landing zone. \"Too hot\", they kept saying.\nBy the time a frazzled Deacon found me in the cockpit and drug me back down to the cargo bay, we were out of harm\u2019s way, and we remain safe, but on high alert. I have been forbidden to return to the bridge, but before I was so unceremoniously removed, Everson said not to worry. That the A2s would make sure we had a safe place to land. Evidently they\u2019re packing bombs. Big ones.\n\nAn A2 crew preps the MORNING STAR massive ordnance aerial bomb rig. 2948-05-10\nAfter that initial attack, it was quiet for what felt like a long time. Deacon told us to try and get some sleep but that clearly isn't happening. About an hour ago, the bombs started dropping.\n\n\"the gunships pack a mean punch, with modular bomb configurations capable of clearing out potentially dangerous landing zones.\" Up in the cockpit, watching everything unfold felt almost like watching a vid. Witnessing the fray firsthand somehow made it easier to swallow. Down here in what the coordinators have dubbed the \u201csafe zone\u201d, it\u2019s absolutely terrifying.\nWe can\u2019t see anything. The hull rumbles and tilts weirdly. Metal creaks and groans. The muffled blasts of those bombs can be heard over it all, I can only assume that the A2s are dropping their payloads in those canyons, flushing out any remaining Acheron lurkers. The idea is to procure a safe landing zone, but right now, nothing about this situation seems anything close to safe.\nI think maybe we just took fire. Are we landing? Or are we hit? Deacon is yelling something. Gotta go.\n---\nOkay, I'm back. Those huge ramps just opened up at both ends of the ship, and the sunlight is blinding. It's day time evidently. Seems like we\u2019ve successfully landed, but I can't tell what's outside. Crusader security types are coming up the ramps, shouting. Gonna have to cut this short again. Look for a new post soon. Hopefully.\n\n2948-05-11\nThe last 24 hours have been a blur. The gunships had successfully secured a large swath of desert, including an ancient airfield, half claimed by the wastes, as our impromptu landing strip.\n\nEven with the A2 bomb run clearing the way, Crusader security didn\u2019t want to take any chances.\nThe area was an unknown, as we\u2019d been forced far South of the original drop point. Our remaining fighters hovered and buzzed overhead, dogs protecting their flock from unseen danger. They rolled us off of the M2 en masse (it seems our barracks\/the \u201csafe zone\u201d is actually a huge sledge) along with the tanks and rover. More vehicles were unloaded from the other Hercules that had landed nearby, many hauling little trains of supplies and\/or personnel. There were ground troops trudging along too, of course, and our entire caravan snaked through the shadows of the Hercules, perched like massive prehistoric birds, watching over us. Protecting our endeavor from potential outside intervention.\n\nThe caravan had snaked outward,\nas the M2s and C2s, loaded with the bulk of supplies, crew, and heavy artillery, had landed in the center of the strip. The A2s had landed in a diamond pattern around its perimeter, deploying buggies that I guess were scouts, or something, because they darted out into the dust instead of joining up with our growing parade. The gunships, and really all the Hercules, are basically portable fortresses, capable of deploying and defending their cargo with looming intimidation and well, a ton of guns. As I looked up at them, I remember feeling a little scared, but mostly just really relieved that they were on our side.\nThe caravan made it through a sketchy pass and got more or less back on course as originally planned. We made it to the village, our mission\u2019s objective, at twilight. We were greeted enthusiastically and made to feel very much at home and appreciated. We unloaded and catalogued the majority of EO\u2019s supplies, and were ordered to bed around midnight.\n\nThat was two hours ago.\nNow, here I sit, writing this post from my cot, in this little Dellin border town. I can\u2019t sleep, thinking of everything we\u2019ve just been through, and anticipating everything still to come. The real work starts tomorrow, but I already know that I made the right choice coming here, because of the beaming faces of the people of this village, because of a rare smile\/thumbs up from the security guys who lead our section of the caravan, because of kind old Everson, who told me a couple of days ago that it doesn\u2019t matter why you help, but simply that you help. I\u2019m out here, trying to make a difference. The true impact of this operation remains to be seen, but here with Empire's Overlooked and Crusader Industries, I feel that I really am part of something bigger.\n\nThe entire Sword of Hope supply caravan, including ground support, was delivered safely to the Dellin sands, thanks to the Hercules family of ships. Operation Sword of Hope Dellin, Charon III, Charon system\nWhat\u2019s your starlifter story?\nCrusader Industries asked the community to share their own tales of the mighty Hercules family, and over five hundred submissions proved that there is no shortage of applications for these ships, be they military, civilian, humanitarian, or something altogether less conventional.\nHowlix\u2019s story ended up taking the prize:\n\n\u201cShe had just kicked her feet up onto the dash of the old C2 Hercules Starlifter and leaned back into the soft gel padding of the pilot\u2019s chair when the ship\u2019s AI shouted, \u201cContact\u201d just as all of the holos on the bridge turned blood red. An alarm claxon sounded as the ship shuddered; muted staccato bursts from the ship\u2019s cannons vibrating through the hull.\u201d\n\nExplore more Hercules adventures on\n*You can find the complete contest rules here Variant Factory Loadouts\nVariant of the Crusader Hercules Starlifter\n\nC2 Hercules\n\nM2 Hercules\n\nA2 Hercules\n\nCargo capacity\n\n624 SCU\n\n468 SCU\n\n234 SCU\n\nTurrets\n\n2x remote turrets (S3) with 2x S3 guns each\n\n3x remote turrets (S3) with 2x S3 guns each\n\n3x remote turrets (S3) with 2x S3 guns each\n2x remote side turrets (S4) with 2x S4 ballistic Gatlings\n\nWeapons\n\n2x S4 front fixed ballistic cannons\n\n2x S4 front fixed ballistic cannons\n\n2x S4 front fixed ballistic cannons\n\n2x S5 remote side ballistic cannons\n\nMissiles\n\nN\/A\n\nN\/A\n\n4x S10 bombs\n\n*For the complete list of features, visit the ship page Specifications, features, and appearance are subject to revision during development. Get the facts\nLearn more about the UEE's premier tactical starlifter.\nABOUT THE SHIP CONCEPT PLEDGE\nThe Crusader Hercules is being offered for the first time as a limited ship concept pledge. This means that the ship design meets our specifications, but it is not yet ready to display in your Hangar or to fly in Star Citizen. The Warbond pledges shown here include Lifetime Insurance on the ship hull. In the future, the ship price may increase and Lifetime Insurance or any extras may not be available.\n\nIf you are interested in adding one to your fleet, a quantity of Warbond Hercules hulls are available during this event. The Hercules will be available in the pledge store until June 13th, 2018 at midnight. You can also view a detailed schematic of this new ship in the Holo Viewer in the Tech Overview of the ship page.\nAs with every concept ship pledge, we will also be doing a Q&A post.\n\nIf you have additional questions, there will be a forum thread on Spectrum to take your questions. Make sure to vote for the questions you most want to see answered and we will be posting the dev\u2019s responses next week. Look for the Comm-Link Schedule next week to find out when that post will go up.\nFor more details visit the complete Crusader Hercules ship page.\n\nAdd the Crusader Hercules to your fleet\nThe entire Hercules family excels in numerous military, civilian, and humanitarian aid applications."},"links_count":4,"comment_count":228,"created_at":"2026-01-02T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"4 months ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 23:17:30","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":16549,"next_id":16551}}