StarCitizen:F7A Hornet Mk II

The Anvil F7A Hornet Mk II, introduced in StarCitizen:2944, is the United Empire of Earth Navy's current baseline space superiority fighter; heir to a century-and-longer tradition forged by the original StarCitizen:F7A Hornet Mk I. Hornets are primarily deployed on [[StarCitizen::Category:Fleet carriers|carriers]] and are used for a variety of missions including combat air patrol, interception, ground attack, reconnaissance in force, escort and strike operations.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Originally only available to the StarCitizen:UEE Military, it has been made available to StarCitizen:Civilians through the StarCitizen:Civilian Defense Forces StarCitizen:Overdrive Initiative in StarCitizen:2954.<ref name="jp1102">Template:Cite Jump Point</ref>

Like the previous series before it, the Mk II Hornet has spawned a series of civilian adaptations.

Model

Ship profile

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Paints

"Icebound"	"Ironscale"	"Simoom"
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Gallery

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Development

• The original StarCitizen:F7A Hornet was created by StarCitizen:CGBot and it was used in the first pitch video of StarCitizen:Star Citizen in the StarCitizen:Kickstarter campaign in 2012. Because F7A will be featured in StarCitizen:Squadron 42 as a hero ship, in 2016, StarCitizen:CIG decided to update the F7A Hornet to current standard since its mesh is still the old CGBot model.
• The F7A Mk2 Hornet is designed by StarCitizen:Chris Smith (Lead Vehicle Artist) in StarCitizen:CIG Austin. The idea was to keep the original Hornet F7 MK1 series in the game and then add the F7A MK2 model, modelled completely new from the ground up with the latest techniques and pipeline procedures in 2016, as StarCitizen:Chris Roberts thought it would be cool to have the classic Hornet and the new version run side by side, and players would have the opportunity to keep the old MK1 as a classic collectors item.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Invictus Launch Week

• During the 2950 StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week, the ship was seen accompanying the StarCitizen:UEE Navy fleet around the StarCitizen:Stanton system. Several Hornets, together with StarCitizen:F8A Lightnings accompanied a StarCitizen:Javelin, and two StarCitizen:Idris-M's.<ref>Alpha 3.9.1 in-game survey during StarCitizen:Invictus Launch Week</ref>

Trivia

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F7A Mk II Hornet at CitizenCon 2024

• The F7A Hornet Mk II used to be one of the rarest player-owned ship. It has only been given out to a few individuals in the 2017 Combo Pack Raffle but it could only be spawned in the hangar and was not flyable.<ref>So I own an F7A. Can you guys help me fly it? on Reddit</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> On 2024-03-16, it was made flyable, making those individuals the first players who pilots their own F7A Mk II.<ref>F7A game package update on Reddit</ref>
• Since 2024-03-15, the F7A Hornet Mk II was made available to players who completed all missions in the StarCitizen:Overdrive Initiative event.<ref name="cl19753">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
• A life-size model of F7A Hornet Mk II from the StarCitizen:UEES Barbary is displayed at StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024, and is to become an art installation in the city of Manchester once CitizenCon 2024 ends.<ref>CitizenCon 2954: Day One [Full Broadcast], Star Citizen, YouTube, 2024-10-19</ref><ref>CitizenCon 2954 Lands in Manchester, U.K., Oct. 19-20, Bringing Fans Together for Two Days of Events and a Look at the Future of the ‘Verse, gamespress.com, 16/10/2024</ref>

See also

• Ship Shape: Hornet F7A Template:Transcript

References

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