Vulture

Template:Quote The Vulture is a heavy space superiority fighter. Featuring two large hardpoints, the Vulture packs serious firepower into a relatively small frame. Although its top speed is mediocre compared to other fighters, it is a contender for the most maneuverable ship in the game owing to its powerful lateral thrusters and extremely powerful engines relative to the ship's mass, only being out-turned by smaller, less-armed ships.

Overview

The Vulture's two large hardpoints are located above and behind the cockpit, about halfway down the hull of the ship. Due to the spacing between the hardpoints, a loadout of two fixed weapons may have slight issues with converging on smaller targets.

The Vulture has two manned stations. The pilot's station is on the centerline of the ship. The auxiliary station is offset to the port side above and behind the pilot's station.

Defensively, the Vulture has impressive statistics on paper. It possesses the highest base shield and armor hitpoints out of all small sized ships; it has very good internal compartments (even better than the much more expensive Fer-de-Lance); and its number of utility mounts is 4, the same as larger ships such as Python and Federal Gunship. However, there is a catch: the Vulture is held back by its limited power capacity, which greatly limits viable loadout choices and encourages smart module priority control.

The Vulture has an available 16 piece cosmetic ship kit that can be purchased from the Frontier store which allows you to "remodel your ship in your personal style". The ship kit does not affect gameplay.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen	Notes
Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Always available	10% discount, Founders Permit needed
Brestla	i Sola Prospect	Always available	20% surcharge
Hernir	Gunn Ring	Jan. 2, 2018	15% discount
Duamta	Davis Terminal	Jan. 2, 2018
TZ Arietis	Snyder Enterprise	Jan. 2, 2018
Wolf 25	Bonkers	Jan. 2, 2018
Chi Orionis	Carey Terminal	Jan. 2, 2018
Picoria	Kohoutek Ring	Jan. 8, 2018
Kakas	Kube-McDowell Enterprise	Jan.19, 2018
LP 926-40	Lee City	March 7, 2018
Patani	Smith Ring	March 11, 2018
Frey	Garratt Station	April 30, 2018

Default Loadout

Ship loadouts can be outfitted in various ways at certain stations. Listed below is the default loadout for the Vulture.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Large Hardpoint	Pulse Laser	F	1	3
	Pulse Laser	F	1	3
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	4	4
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	5	5
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	4	4
Environment Control	Life Support	E	3	3
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	5	5
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	4	4
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x8]	C	3	3
Internal Compartments	Shield Generator	E	5	5
	Empty [m]	--	--	5
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	BDS	E	1	2
	Empty	--	--	1
	Empty	--	--	1
Note: L = Loaned, [x#] = Capacity, BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner, [m] = Military Compartment reserved for Hull Reinforcement Package, Module Reinforcement Package, or Shield Cell Bank.

Trivia

• The Vulture was originally priced at 21,925,615 CR. After an outcry from the community that it was overpriced, Frontier lowered the cost of the Vulture to 4,925,615 CR.
• The Vulture is produced by Core Dynamics and sold to all three of the Major Factions.

Videos

• File:Raw Power - Elite Dangerous Vulture
• File:A man stands in the darkness... Elite Dangerous Vulture ad
• File:Vulture - Core Dynamics Elite Dangerous

Gallery

• Vulture cockpit
  Vulture cockpit
• Vulture Hud, slight limited visibility in the front due to the fenders around the cockpit
  Vulture Hud, slight limited visibility in the front due to the fenders around the cockpit
• Vulture side shot
  Vulture side shot
• Vulture front
  Vulture front
• Vulture rear
  Vulture rear
• Vulture Docked
  Vulture Docked
• "Out of the sun" Vulture
  "Out of the sun" Vulture
• Vulture featuring the Black Friday paintjob and ship-kit accessories.
  Vulture featuring the Black Friday paintjob and ship-kit accessories.
• Vulture Top View, Vibrant Purple
  Vulture Top View, Vibrant Purple
• Vulture underside, Red Vibrant Paint applied.
  Vulture underside, Red Vibrant Paint applied.
• Vulture with Tactical Ice paint applied
  Vulture with Tactical Ice paint applied
• Vulture Top view
  Vulture Top view
• Cobra Mk. III meets the mighty Vulture
  Cobra Mk. III meets the mighty Vulture
• Vulture landed on planet 4 in HIP 22286
  Vulture landed on planet 4 in HIP 22286
• Vulture 17jpg
  Vulture 17jpg
• File:Vulture firing at horizon.png
• A Chrome Paintjob Vulture as seen under different star types light
  A Chrome Paintjob Vulture as seen under different star types light
• Red Vibrant Paintjob on Vulture
  Red Vibrant Paintjob on Vulture
• Cockpit view when heat is very low
  Cockpit view when heat is very low
• Core Dynamics Vulture Blueprint
  Core Dynamics Vulture Blueprint
• Vulture Cockpit
  Vulture Cockpit
• Vulture cockpit and star rise
  Vulture cockpit and star rise
• Vulture cockpit overview
  Vulture cockpit overview