Imperial Cutter

Template:QuoteThe Imperial Cutter is manufactured by Gutamaya, and is the Imperial Navy's counterpart to the Federal Corvette.

The Imperial Cutter is confirmed to debut in the 1.5 "Ships" update later in 2015.

The Cutter features 4 medium hardpoints: 2 on the nacelles and 2 on the belly; 2 large hardpoints on top of the ship and 1 huge hardpoint on the chin. Notably, the exterior lights on the ship change color from blue to red once hardpoints are deployed.

Frontier Developments also confirmed it will have bad manoeuvrability and a high top speed. It is the largest player piloted ship as of 1.5 Beta 3.

With its 792T cargo capacity it has the largest cargo bay a playable ship can have, topping the Type-9 with 260T more cargo space, over 48% more space, while having significantly better shields and speed than the Type-9. This will make it the most logical choice for traders.

Unlike the Type-9, it is extremely well-shielded, very fast (though not maneuverable) for its size, and reasonably well-armed, giving it far greater survivability and allowing some limited use of it as a combat ship, especially in the piracy role. In addition, with plenty of internals available to mount mining accessories while still leaving the largest open for cargo holds, excellent speed for moving from asteroid to asteroid, and a sufficiency of class 2 weapon mounts, the Cutter is unquestionably the best mining ship yet.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Discount	Date Seen
Miphifa	Happis		15/12/2015
Pangilagara	Tange Vision		15/12/2015
Zvaithhogg	Laming Vision		16/12/2015
Maiku	Austin		12/16/2016
Nehet	Xuesen Orbital		16/12/2015
Mehuenomici	Bohr Gateway		16/12/2015
Beta-1 Tucanae	Adams Orbital		16/12/2015

Gallery

• Imperial Cutter Concept Art
  Imperial Cutter Concept Art
• On the bridge of the Imperial Cutter
  On the bridge of the Imperial Cutter
• Cutter on the Surface
  Cutter on the Surface
• Imperial Cutter
  Imperial Cutter
• Ditto, hardpoints deployed. Note the lighting color change
  Ditto, hardpoints deployed. Note the lighting color change
• File:Cutter nose.png
• File:Cutter profile.png
• File:Cutter 3-4.png
• File:Cutter stern.png
• One huge and two medium hardpoints right below the cockpit
  One huge and two medium hardpoints right below the cockpit
• Two medium hardpoints on engine nacelles
  Two medium hardpoints on engine nacelles
• Two large hardpoints on top of the ship
  Two large hardpoints on top of the ship
• Cutter ready for an FSD jump, heat radiators deployed
  Cutter ready for an FSD jump, heat radiators deployed
• Cargo scoop/docking bay
  Cargo scoop/docking bay
• Cockpit view, UI turned off
  Cockpit view, UI turned off
• On a landing pad, note the little lights
  On a landing pad, note the little lights
• Imperial Cutter
  Imperial Cutter
• Cobra next to cutter
  Cobra next to cutter
• Flying near planet
  Flying near planet
• imperial cutter with some type 6 ships
  imperial cutter with some type 6 ships
• combat with a wanted Anaconda
  combat with a wanted Anaconda
• View inside the bridge if cutter
  View inside the bridge if cutter
• Right side of cutter bridge
  Right side of cutter bridge
• Huge Hardpoint Detail
  Huge Hardpoint Detail
• Cutter on a planet w/ the Galaxy
  Cutter on a planet w/ the Galaxy