StarCitizen:Ares Star Fighter Inferno - Revision history

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	\| manufacturer = CRUS		\| manufacturer = CRUS
	\| series = Ares		\| series = Ares Star Fighter
	\| career = Combat		\| career = Combat
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	==Model==		==Model==

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	\| size = Small		\| size = Small
	\| productionstate = Flight ready		\| productionstate = Flight ready
	\| productionstatedesc = Since [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1\|Alpha 3.15.1]]		\| productionstatedesc = Since [[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1\|Alpha 3.15.1]]
	\| mincrew = 1		\| mincrew = 1
	\| maxcrew = 1		\| maxcrew = 1
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	The '''Ares Star Fighter Inferno''', produced by [[StarCitizen:Crusader Industries]], is an anti-capital fighter equipped with a [[StarCitizen:Behring]] manufactured Size 7 ballistic gatling. Its sustained fire capability is devastating, overpowering adversaries with a relentless barrage that can take down smaller vessels and rapidly shred the hulls of larger ones. While formidable on its own, the Inferno is an effective complement to the [[StarCitizen:Ares Ion]] in [[StarCitizen:Capital ships\|capital ship]] engagements, as its armor-piercing rounds can be paired with the Ion's shield-disabling shots. This combination enhances the Inferno's effectiveness in hunting down capital ships.<ref name="CruAres">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17379-Crusader-Ares\|text=Crusader Ares\|accessdate=2025-03-09}}</ref>		The '''Ares Star Fighter Inferno''', produced by [[StarCitizen:Crusader Industries]], is an anti-capital fighter equipped with a [[StarCitizen:Behring]] manufactured Size 7 ballistic gatling. Its sustained fire capability is devastating, overpowering adversaries with a relentless barrage that can take down smaller vessels and rapidly shred the hulls of larger ones. While formidable on its own, the Inferno is an effective complement to the [[StarCitizen:Ares Ion]] in [[StarCitizen:Capital ships\|capital ship]] engagements, as its armor-piercing rounds can be paired with the Ion's shield-disabling shots. This combination enhances the Inferno's effectiveness in hunting down capital ships.<ref name="CruAres">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17379-Crusader-Ares\|text=Crusader Ares\|accessdate=2025-03-09}}</ref>

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	\|2021-11-18		\|2021-11-18
	\|The Ares Inferno was originally scheduled for [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.0\|Alpha 3.15.0]]. It was delayed and implemented in the game in [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1\|Alpha 3.15.1]].<ref name="patch3151">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//18442-Star-Citizen-Alpha-3151\|text=Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1 patch notes\|accessdate=2021-11-24}}</ref>		\|The Ares Inferno was originally scheduled for [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.0\|Alpha 3.15.0]]. It was delayed and implemented in the game in [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1\|Alpha 3.15.1]].<ref name="patch3151">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//18442-Star-Citizen-Alpha-3151\|text=Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1 patch notes\|accessdate=2021-11-24}}</ref>
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	The '''Ares Star Fighter Inferno''', produced by [[StarCitizen:Crusader Industries]], is an anti-capital fighter equipped with a [[StarCitizen:Behring]] manufactured Size 7 ballistic gatling. Its sustained fire capability is devastating, overpowering adversaries with a relentless barrage that can take down smaller vessels and rapidly shred the hulls of larger ones. While formidable on its own, the Inferno is an effective complement to the [[StarCitizen:Ares Ion]] in [[StarCitizen:Capital ships\|capital ship]] engagements, as its armor-piercing rounds can be paired with the Ion's shield-disabling shots. This combination enhances the Inferno's effectiveness in hunting down capital ships.<ref name="CruAres">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17379-Crusader-Ares\|text=Crusader Ares\|accessdate=2025-03-09}}</ref>		The '''Ares Star Fighter Inferno''', produced by [[StarCitizen:Crusader Industries]], is an anti-capital fighter equipped with a [[StarCitizen:Behring]] manufactured Size 7 ballistic gatling. Its sustained fire capability is devastating, overpowering adversaries with a relentless barrage that can take down smaller vessels and rapidly shred the hulls of larger ones. While formidable on its own, the Inferno is an effective complement to the [[StarCitizen:Ares Ion]] in [[StarCitizen:Capital ships\|capital ship]] engagements, as its armor-piercing rounds can be paired with the Ion's shield-disabling shots. This combination enhances the Inferno's effectiveness in hunting down capital ships.<ref name="CruAres">{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17379-Crusader-Ares\|text=Crusader Ares\|accessdate=2025-03-09}}</ref>

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	\|The Ares Inferno was originally scheduled for [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.0\|Alpha 3.15.0]]. It was delayed and implemented in the game in [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1\|Alpha 3.15.1]].<ref name="patch3151">{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//18442-Star-Citizen-Alpha-3151\|text=Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1 patch notes\|accessdate=2021-11-24}}</ref>		\|The Ares Inferno was originally scheduled for [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.0\|Alpha 3.15.0]]. It was delayed and implemented in the game in [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1\|Alpha 3.15.1]].<ref name="patch3151">{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//18442-Star-Citizen-Alpha-3151\|text=Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1 patch notes\|accessdate=2021-11-24}}</ref>
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	[[Category:Heavy fighters]]		[[Category:Heavy fighters]]
	[[Category:Fighters]]		[[Category:Fighters]]

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| name = Ares Star Fighter Inferno
| image = Ares Inferno - Flying by asteroids firing gun - cropped.jpg
| manufacturer = CRUS
| series = Ares
| career = Combat
| role =
| size = Small
| productionstate = Flight ready
| productionstatedesc = Since [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1|Alpha 3.15.1]]
| mincrew = 1
| maxcrew = 1
| length = 27
| width = 30
| height = 6
| mass = 325001
| cargocapacity = 0
| stowage = 860K µSCU
| pledgecost = 250
| originalpledgecost = 220
| warbondcost = 220
| originalwarbondcost = 195
| pledgeavailability = Time-limited sales
| rsistoreurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/crusader-ares/Ares-Inferno
| presentationurl1 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/18437-Introducing-The-Crusader-Ares
| presentationurl2 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17379-Crusader-Ares
| brochureurl = https://media.robertsspaceindustries.com/qswg0m9kx1ylc/source.pdf
| trailerurl = https://youtu.be/sn7A6En6ROA
| qandaurl1 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/17414-Q-A-CRUSADER-ARES
| galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RPD64YANnr-ares
| releasedate = 2949
| conceptdate = 2019-12-12
| saledate = 2019-12-13
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The '''Ares Star Fighter Inferno''', produced by [[StarCitizen:Crusader Industries]], is an anti-capital fighter equipped with a [[StarCitizen:Behring]] manufactured Size 7 ballistic gatling. Its sustained fire capability is devastating, overpowering adversaries with a relentless barrage that can take down smaller vessels and rapidly shred the hulls of larger ones. While formidable on its own, the Inferno is an effective complement to the [[StarCitizen:Ares Ion]] in [[StarCitizen:Capital ships|capital ship]] engagements, as its armor-piercing rounds can be paired with the Ion's shield-disabling shots. This combination enhances the Inferno's effectiveness in hunting down capital ships.<ref name="CruAres">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/17379-Crusader-Ares|text=Crusader Ares|accessdate=2025-03-09}}</ref>

==Features==

{{List item
|Gatling Gun
|The bespoke [[StarCitizen:SF7B Ballistic Gatling Gun]] is designed for the autonomous targeting of substantial spacecraft. Its dense projectiles penetrate armor and incapacitate shields, rendering adversarial vessels vulnerable to subsequent bombardments and missile strikes. Smaller vessels can be obliterated within moments.<ref name="CruAres"/>
}}
{{List item
|Missiles
|The Ares is equipped with three racks, capable of accommodating a total of twenty Size 3 missiles.<ref name="CruAres"/>
}}
{{List item
|Equipment Storage
|The Ares is equipped with an 860K μSCU storage unit and specialized gun racks, both of which are accessible from the exterior at the rear.<ref name="CruAres"/>
}}

==Specifications==
{{Vehicle hardpoints}}

==Model==

===Ship profile===
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In space=
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!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
!Below
|-
|[[File:Ares Inferno in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno in space - Above.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
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|-|
Landed=
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!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
|-
|[[File:Ares Inferno - Landed in hangar - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
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===Series variants===
{{Vehicle variants}}

===Paints===
{{for|more information|:Ares series/Paints}}

{| class="wikitable"
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Aspire"|"Aspire"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Celestial Blue"|"Celestial Blue"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Central Tower"|"Central Tower"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Cinder"|"Cinder"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Ember"|"Ember"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Hosanna"|"Hosanna"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Lovestruck"|"Lovestruck"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Meridian"|"Meridian"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Outrider"|"Outrider"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Polar"|"Polar"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Radiance"|"Radiance"]]
![[StarCitizen:Ares series/Paints#"Scrubland"|"Scrubland"]]
|-
|[[File:Ares Inferno Aspire in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Celestial Blue in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Central Tower in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Cinder in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Ember in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Hosanna in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Lovestruck in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Meridian in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Outrider in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Polar in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Radiance in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Ares Inferno Scrubland in space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}

==Acquisition==
{{Vehicle availability}}

==Lore==

==Gallery==
{{for|a full gallery|:Category:Ares Inferno images}}

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Official=
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|Ares Inferno - In Hangar - closeup of Behring SF7B Ballistic Gatling Gun.jpg
|Iae2951 ares ship poster.png
|Ares Ion and Inferno flying firing weapons.jpg
|Ares Inferno and Ion flying over world firing guns.jpg
|Ares Inferno - Landed in hangar - Isometric.jpg
|Ares Ion - Flying over Orison with Infernos.jpg
|Ares Inferno - Flying by asteroids firing gun.jpg
}}
|-|
In game=
{{gallery
|IAE2951-day5-crusader-ares-inferno.jpg
|IAE2951-day5-crusader-ares-inferno-low.jpg
|IAE2950-day4-holosuite-ares-03.jpg
|IAE2950-day4-holosuite-ares-02.jpg
|IAE2950-day4-holosuite-ares-01.jpg
}}
|-|
Original design=
{{gallery
|Ares_Inferno_-_Various_Views_-_Black_background.png
|Ares INFERNO Hangar Concept.jpg
|Ares_Inferno_-_Attacking_Tanks.jpg
|Ares_Inferno_-_Front_Starboard_-_Ember_skin.jpg
|Ares_Inferno_-_Front_Starboard.jpg
|Ares_x5_flying_towards_Idris_K.jpg
|Ares INFERNO Animated Firing.gif
|Ares INFERNO Firing Concept.jpg
}}
</tabber>

==Development==
{{Timeline styles}}
{| class="timeline"
|-
|2021-11-18
|The Ares Inferno was originally scheduled for [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.0|Alpha 3.15.0]]. It was delayed and implemented in the game in [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1|Alpha 3.15.1]].<ref name="patch3151">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//18442-Star-Citizen-Alpha-3151|text=Star Citizen Alpha 3.15.1 patch notes|accessdate=2021-11-24}}</ref>
|}

==Trivia==

==References==
<references />

{{Navplate manufacturers|CRUS}}
{{Navplate vehicles}}
[[Category:Heavy fighters]]
[[Category:Fighters]]