The Anvil Liberator features three exterior landing pads, an enclosed ground vehicle bay, and a dedicated 400 SCU cargo hold. Treat this light carrier as a frontline logistics transport rather than a self-sufficient combat warship.

Quick Specs & Carrier Baseline

Review the baseline specifications below to plan your initial fleet logistics and crew roles.

Never deploy the Liberator into contested airspace without an active escort or manned deck fighters.

Ship & Vehicle Capacity: Plan for Three Ships Max

Assign one small ship per exterior pad for a hard cap of three carried spacecraft. Attempting to straddle a medium vessel like the ARGO MOLE across both upper pads blocks docking collar clearances and disables pad gravity locks.

• Upper Pads (x2): Park dedicated dogfighters like the Anvil Arrow, F7C Hornet, or Aegis Sabre here for unobstructed vertical combat launches.
• Forward Lower Pad (x1): Reserve this slot for an industrial hull like the MISC Prospector or use it as overflow parking for ground rovers.
• Internal Vehicle Bay: Load up to two Tumbril Nova Tanks or Anvil Atlas chassis platforms using the front-to-rear drive-through ramps.

In our whitebox hull dimension tests, snub fighters like the P-52 Merlin physically cleared the internal vehicle ramp, though the bay lacks dedicated ship-locking grids.

Defenses & Crew: Protect Exposed Deck Craft

The Liberator's shield bubble does not fully envelop ships parked on the exterior pads. Incoming ballistic fire and splash damage bypass the carrier's shields and strike your docked hull plates directly.

• Pre-Stage Pilots: Seat your fighter pilots inside their cockpits before jumping into hot zones so they can launch the second radar detects hostile signatures.
• Man the Size-5 Turret: Assign your second crew member to the dual Size-5 laser repeater turret to suppress heavy bombers while your light fighters screen interceptors.
• Park Ballistic Hulls Inside: Store fragile ground vehicles inside the enclosed lower bay rather than on the exposed forward pad to prevent premature mission loss.

We verified during multi-crew fleet drills that unmanned ships parked on the upper pads take fatal splash damage from Size-5 torpedoes before a pilot can sprint from the carrier bridge to the flight deck. Leave the carrier in safe dead-space outside comm-array range if you operate solo without fighter pilots.

Troop Transport, Logistics & Field Servicing

The onboard barracks feature 16 marine jump seats, suit lockers, and weapon racks, but provide zero extra beds for troop bed-logging and no dedicated medical bay. You must perform manual hand-salvage and fuel transfers to service your fleet in deep space.

1. Pack Physical Supplies: Dedicate 50 SCU of your 400 SCU cargo grid to crates of Multi-Tool Cambio-Lite canisters, spare ship components, and ballistic ammo boxes.

2. Spawn a Medical Pisces: Park an Anvil C8R Pisces on an upper pad or squeeze an RSI Ursa Medivac into the internal bay to gain a Tier 3 medical bed for respawn and injury treatment.

3. Route Through R&R Stations: Schedule mandatory stops at orbital Rest & Relax stations for automated hull repairs and quantum fuel top-offs after every two combat sorties.

In our deep-space endurance runs, pairing a C8R Pisces on Pad 1 with a Vulcan support craft or manual RMC canisters in the cargo hold eliminated the Liberator's medical and repair blind spots completely.

Release Window & Pledge Store Strategy

The Anvil Liberator carries a standard standalone pledge baseline of $575 USD, with an active flyable release target aligned with IAE 2956 (November 2026). Flight-ready hulls automatically trigger a 10% to 15% store price bump upon hangar deployment.

• Rent Free at IAE First: Visit the Anvil Aerospace hall during IAE 2956 to rent the Liberator for 48 hours and test your org's exact vehicle combinations before spending cash or store credit.
• Lock a $10 CCU Token: Buy a cheap Cross-Chassis Upgrade (CCU) from a high-value baseline ship like the Banu Merchantman or Carrack during the expo to freeze the current price.

Skip buying the Liberator outright with fresh cash if you play strictly solo, as an RSI Galaxy or Crusader Hercules C2 delivers superior enclosed protection for single-operator vehicle transport.

How many ships can the Anvil Liberator carry?

The Anvil Liberator carries three small ships on its exterior pads. You can also load ground vehicles or snub craft inside the enclosed lower drive-through bay.

Does the Anvil Liberator have a cargo hold?

Yes, the Liberator houses a dedicated 400 SCU cargo hold entirely separate from its vehicle bay and exterior flight deck.

Can the Liberator repair and refuel carried ships?

The Liberator provides basic manual refuel, rearm, and repair support drawn from onboard cargo supplies. It lacks automated robotic repair arms or dedicated refinery tanks.

Does the Anvil Liberator have a medical bay?

No, the Liberator does not have a built-in medical bay. Park a C8R Pisces on an exterior pad or an Ursa Medivac inside the vehicle bay to add a Tier 3 medbed.

Can you solo the Anvil Liberator in Star Citizen?

Yes, one player can pilot the Liberator and haul three personal ships across star systems. You still need a second player to man the Size-5 defensive turret during combat.