Vulture
The Vulture is a heavy space superiority fighter.
With its two large hardpoints, the Vulture sports superb fire power for its relatively small frame. Although it lacks top speed compared to other ships, its lateral thrusters put the ship among the most agile and manoeuvrable fighters, thus allowing for more powerful lateral slides and vertical hops.
The Vulture's main drawback is its limited power capacity given the two large hardpoints and the excessive amounts of utility mounts and internal compartments on offer, which can be counteracted to a degree by smart module priority control and sacrifices in the loadout choice.
The two large hardpoints are located above and behind the cockpit, about halfway down the hulk of the ship. They are well suited for any type of weapon mount — fixed, gimballed, or turreted — and capable of shooting at targets even slightly underneath the waterline of the hull. Merely fixed weapons may have slight issues with converging on smaller targets like Sidewinders, Eagles, or Haulers.
Purchase Locations
- For the full list of stations, click "Expand" in the "Date Seen" column.
| System | Station | Date Seen |
|---|---|---|
| 44 B Ophiuchi | Feustel Gateway | 6th June 2015 |
| 72 Ophiuchi | Vernadsky City | 28th June 2015 |
| Autahenetsi | Artyukhin Ring | 31st May 2015 |
| Aktzin | Feoktistov Station | 16th Mar. 2015 |
| Alioth | Melbourne Park | 2nd Apr. 2015 |
| Arjung | Hiyya Orbital | 10th Mar. 2015 |
| BD+24 1451 | Marshburn Terminal | 23rd Apr. 2015 |
| Belobog | AL-Haytam City | 16th May 2015 |
| Beta-1 Tucanae | Adams Orbital | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| Bhutas | Feynman Terminal | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| Bolos | Vizcaino Horizons | 16th May 2015 |
| Brani | Barsanti Enterprises | 6th June 2015 |
| Bugayaman System | Asprin Orbital | 25th Apr. 2015 |
| Cadupi | Grunsfeld Station | 13th May 2015 |
| CD-34 9020 | Back Enterprise | 1st June 2015 |
| CD-72 190 | Phillips Terminal | 5th Oct. 2015 |
| Cocijo | Harry Moore & Co | 19th July 2015 |
| Cockaigne | Ottley's Landing | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| Diaguandri | Ray Gateway | 11th Oct. 2015 |
| Dvorsi | Chernykh Ring | 3rd Oct. 2015 |
| Esumindii | Nourse City | 2nd Oct. 2015 |
| Faust 68 | Slipher Hub | 18th Mar. 2015 |
| Furbaide | Effinger Port | 15th Mar. 2015 |
| Fusang System | Cleve Vision | 6th May 2015 |
| G 126-31 | Dobrovolski Ring | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| G 122-60 | Watts Enterprise | 7th Oct 2015 |
| Gacrux | Ramanujan Terminal | 10th May 2015 |
| Garcux | Schrodinger Dock | 10th May 2015 |
| Hai Chan | Sladek Dock | 1st Aug. 2015 |
| Hanggardi | Henricks Gateway | 1st Oct. 2015 |
| Heheng | Onufriyenko | 23rd Apr. 2015 |
| HIP 20277 | Fabian City | 31st Aug. 2015 |
| HIP 102895 | Barmin Terminal | 17th May 2015 |
| HIP 107385 | Winthrop Enterprise | 22nd May 2015 |
| Ho Hsi | Hand Ring | 12th Apr. 2015 |
| Indra | Wakata Dock | 29th May 2015 |
| Kaliki | Oren City | 25th June 2015 |
| Kamaki | Shinjo Station | 23rd Mar. 2015 |
| Komovoy | Silves Dock | 20th Mar. 2015 |
| Kurmodiae | Virchow Dock | 23rd July 2015 |
| Lambda-2 Phoenicis | First station | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| LAWD 80 | Caverlari Station | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| LHS 235 | Shatalov Gateway | 17tn Apr. 2015 |
| LHS 531 | Nelson Terminal | 17th May 2015 |
| LHS 1212 | Bramah Port | 25th Apr. 2015 |
| LHS 3447 | Dalton Gateway | 6th June 2015 |
| LHS 3564 | Froude Emterprise | 24 May 2015 |
| Lombi | Xin Hub | 13th June 2015 |
| Lorden | Roentgen Horizons | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| LP 861-12 | Artyukhin Terminal | 20th Apr. 2015 |
| LTT 7421 | Lukyanenko Vision | 10th Jan. 2015 |
| LTT 7548 | Boltzmann Gateway | 10th May 2015 |
| LTT 9097 | Fox Gateway | 8th Apr. 2015 |
| LTT 15278 | Zholobov Enterprise | 27th Apr. 2015 |
| Lugh | Hartsfield Market | 21th Mar. 2015 |
| Lulus | Riazuddin Station | 19th Aug. 2015 |
| Malarhones | Kurtz Dock | 29th Mar. 2015 |
| Mildeptu | Buchli City | 6th June 2015 |
| Mundjiga | Sagan Port | 1st May 2015 |
| Nahua | Fuller Vision | 17th Apr. 2015 |
| Nanomam | Hahn Gateway | 6th June 2015 |
| Nariansan | Burkin Hub | 15th May 2015 |
| Njikan | Smeaton Port | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| NLTT 19808 | Ford Dock | 19th July 2015 |
| Olcae | Jones Gateway | 20th Aug. 2015 |
| Oxossi | Shinjo Station | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| Q1 Eridani | Windt Terminal | 18th Mar. 2015 |
| Parjanya | Volterra Enterprise | 13th Oct. 2015 "(Xbox One)
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| Perkana | Dann Vision | 21st July 2015 |
| ROSS 733 | Strekalov Gateway | 23rd May 2015 |
| Saktsak | Bursch Enterprise | 29th June 2015 "(Xbox One)" |
| Sanuma | Dunyach Orbital | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| Sherones | Whitford Port | 17th Sept. 2015 |
| Skadjalini | Matthaus Olbers Enterprise | 19th Mar. 2015 |
| Sowiio | Shaw Port | 6th Apr. 2015 |
| STHA 181 | Andreas Hub | 3rd June 2015 |
| Tujia | Napier Hub | 16th July 2015 |
| TZ Arietis | Snyder Enterprise | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| Vaka | Zenbei Oribital | [prior to 5th Oct. 2015] |
| Vequess | Agnews' Folly | 6th Apr. 2015 |
| Wolf 906 | Herbert Dock | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| Wuli | Behnken Gateway | 1st Mar. 2015 |
| Xihe | Zhen dock | 28th Mar. 2015 |
| Yembo | Naddoddur Terminal | 12th Apr. 2015 |
| Yama | Akers Hub | 6th May 2015 |
| Yenistani | Johri Terminal | 14th Sept. 2015 |
| Zaragas | Jenner Hub | 26th Mar. 2015 |
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 |
| Cargo Rack [x8] | E | 3 | 4 | |
| BDS | E | 1 | 2 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Note: L = Loaned, [x#] = Capacity, BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner | ||||
Trivia
- The Vulture was originally priced at 21,925,615 CR. After an outcry from the community that it was way overpriced, Frontier lowered the cost of the Vulture to 4,925,615 CR.
Gallery
- Vulture cockpit
- Vulture Hud, slight limited visibility in the front due to the fenders around the cockpit
- Vulture side shot
- Vulture front
- Vulture rear
- Vulture Docked
- "Out of the sun" Vulture
- Vulture Top View, Vibrant Purple
- Vulture underside, Red Vibrant Paint applied.
- Vulture with Tactical Ice paint applied
- Vulture Top view
