StarCitizen:A2 Hercules Starlifter

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The A2 Hercules Starlifter is a military heavy gunship and bomber developed by StarCitizen:Crusader Industries. The A2 gunship has been used to devastating effect in airborne assaults, search and rescue operations, and landing initiatives. With more than double the firepower of the M2, and a custom bomb bay capable of delivering a staggering payload, the A2 caters to anyone hauling massive amounts of cargo through potentially unfriendly skies.<ref name="A2Store">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

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2018-05-03	The Hercules was introduced in the StarCitizen:Around the Verse: The Labours of Hercules episode.<ref>Star Citizen: Around the Verse - The Labours of Hercules</ref>
2018-05-04	The term Starlifter was originally referred to as the Genesis Starlifter, a variant of the StarCitizen:Genesis Starliner. According to the 2018-05-04 episode of Reverse the Verse, the Genesis Starlifter has been retconned and replaced by the Hercules Starlifter.<ref>Reverse the Verse - Hercules Starlifter and Anvil Hurricane</ref>
2018-05-31	The ship concept is designed by StarCitizen:Michael Oberschneider (Senior Conceptist) in StarCitizen:Foundry 42 UK with contributions from StarCitizen:Sarah McCulloch (Conceptist), StarCitizen:Paul Jones (Art Director), StarCitizen:Corentin Billemont (Systems Designer), StarCitizen:John Crewe (Lead Technical Designer).<ref name="jumppoint">StarCitizen:David Ladyman and StarCitizen:Ben Lesnick, Work in Progress: Crusader Hercules Starlifter, Jump Point, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 15-32, 2018-05-31.</ref>

Trivia

Hercules is the first ship in the Star Citizen universe designed to transport tanks (such as the StarCitizen:Nova).
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Hercules is the roman name of Heracles, who was commanded by the Delphic Oracle to perform twelve labors for King Eurystheus of Mycenae.<ref>Heracles, theoi.com</ref>

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