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{{Vehicle
| name = Cleaver
| image = Cleaver S42 Newsletter 2018-03.jpg
| manufacturer = VNCL
| size = snub
| role = Boarding 
| productionstate = Active for Squadron 42
| productionstatedesc = 
| pledgecost = | originalpledgecost = 
| cargocapacity = | length = 
| height = | width = | combatspeed = 100
| maxspeed = 900
| pledgeavailability = Not available for sale
| rsistoreurl = }}

The [[StarCitizen:Vanduul]] '''Cleaver''' is a boarding ship.

==Specifications==
{{Note|'''Note''': The following data is based on the datamined data extracted from [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.13.1|Alpha 3.13.1]]. Since the ship is in active development, some of the components could potentially be placeholder. Human components are replaced with generic placeholder.}}
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Avionics & Systems=
{{Vehicle avionics
| radarcount = 1
| computercount = 0

| radar1quantity = 1
| radar1size = 0
| radar1manufacturer = VNCL
| radar1name = V Radar
}}
{{Vehicle systems
| powerplantcount = 1
| coolercount = 1
| shieldgeneratorcount = 0

| powerplant1quantity = 1
| powerplant1size = 1
| powerplant1manufacturer = VNCL
| powerplant1name = S Power Plant

| cooler1quantity = 2
| cooler1size = 0
| cooler1manufacturer = VNCL
| cooler1name = V Cooler
}}
|-|
Propulsion & Thrusters=
{{Vehicle propulsion
| fuelintakecount = 0
| fueltankcount = 1
| quantumdrivecount = 0
| jumpdrivecount = 0
| quantumfueltankcount = 0

| fueltank1quantity = 1
| fueltank1size = 1
| fueltank1manufacturer = VNCL
| fueltank1name = S Fuel Tank
}}
{{Vehicle thrusters
| mainthrustercount = 1
| maneuveringthrustercount = 2

| mainthruster1quantity = 3
| mainthruster1manufacturer = VNCL
| mainthruster1name = Main Thruster

| maneuveringthruster1quantity = 3
| maneuveringthruster1manufacturer = VNCL
| maneuveringthruster1name = Retro Thruster

| maneuveringthruster2quantity = 12
| maneuveringthruster2manufacturer = VNCL
| maneuveringthruster2name = Fixed Maneuvering Thruster
}}
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== Development ==

The Cleaver is first teased in the 2015 E3 PC Gaming Show video.<ref>[https://youtu.be/uXpJmxleflw?t=1m38s 2015 E3 PC Gaming Show video]</ref> The Cleaver now appears on the Squadron 42 [[StarCitizen:Roadmap]].<ref>https://robertsspaceindustries.com/roadmap/board/2-Squadron-42</ref> The Cleaver along with the rest of the Vanduul fleet are redesigned in 2019 using the design styles of the updated [[StarCitizen:Kingship]] interior.<ref name="isc2020-06-18">[https://youtu.be/J8hoEbs4krE Inside Star Citizen: Enemy Mine - Spring 2020] on YouTube</ref> The Cleaver is spotted in game data in [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 4.1.1]] as a size 10 IR [[StarCitizen:torpedo]].<ref name="ig4.1.1-cleaver">{{Cite game|build=[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 4.1.1|Alpha 4.1.1]]|accessdate=2025-05-15|text=Datamine}}</ref>{{efn|The torpedo is founded under the class name <code>misl_s10_ir_vncl_cleaver</code> and the UUID <code>3be04d51-971d-42e3-b741-a5b28e177e38</code>}}

== Trivia ==
* Cleaver fits perfectly in the launch bay of [[StarCitizen:Void]] and [[StarCitizen:Hunter]], suggest that it can be launched by both ships.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Dvfs13fck Cleaver preview based on 2015 Leak]</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/14774-Classified-Report-Vanduul-Bomber-Identified|text=Classified Report: Vanduul Bomber Identified}}</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/9GhF9sQY_hY Hunter preview based on 2015 Leak]</ref>
* Cleaver is one of the ships leaked in the [[StarCitizen:May 2015 leak|2015 leak]].

== See also ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Dvfs13fck Cleaver preview based on 2015 Leak]

== Gallery ==
{{for|a full gallery|:Category:Cleaver images}}
{{gallery
|Cleaver S42 Newsletter 2018-03.jpg
|Cleaver_S42.jpg
|Cleaver Greybox.png
|Cleaver Greybox 02.png
|Cleaver Greybox 03.png
}}

== Footnotes ==
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== References ==
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{{Navplate manufacturers|VNCL}}
{{Navplate vehicles}}