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Star Citizen - The Ironclad Assault Is Here!
⏱ 26 min video · 2 min read12 May 2026
TL;DR
BoredGamer gives a first-look walkthrough of the Drake Ironclad Assault heavy dropship in Star Citizen Alpha 4.8 PTU, covering its layout, weapons, marine capacity, and mothership gameplay features. The ship is set to be flyable for all players at Fleet Week starting 14 May 2026 (Drake Day).
Key points
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The Drake Ironclad Assault is now in the Star Citizen Alpha 4.8 PTU and will be flyable by all players (owner or not) at Fleet Week on 14 May 2026 (Drake Day).
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The Ironclad Assault holds up to 18 marines across three seating areas, plus approximately 7 crew, and features an armory, making it a heavy dropship rather than a pure freighter.
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It has mothership gameplay: ships and ground vehicles docked inside can be rearmed, repaired, and refueled — the standard Ironclad does NOT have this feature.
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The ship has 1,440 SU of cargo space, multiple manned turrets, an internal defense weapon, a docking collar, EVA airlock, engineering terminal, and a detachable command module shared with the Drake Caterpillar.
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The standard Drake Ironclad has approximately 2,240 SU of cargo space and is a 6-person ship but lacks the mothership gameplay and extra weaponry of the Assault variant.
Key updates
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If you want to try the Ironclad or Ironclad Assault without owning one, log in on 14 May 2026 (Drake Day / Fleet Week) when both ships are free-to-fly for all players.
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The Ironclad Assault is expected to increase in price by roughly 20% once it becomes permanently flyable, so current pledge prices may be at their lowest.
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Pair the Ironclad Assault with small parasite ships like Drake Pit Bulls or Anvil Furies to maximise its rearming, repairing, and refueling mothership utility.
Notable quotes
“Once the command module on the side here is detached, I don't believe that the ship can fly at all, but you should be able to fire its weapons still.”
“The cigar is dumb. And I love it.”
“Congratulations to all Ironclad owners. It is real. It is real.”
Worth watching?
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Worth watching the full video?
Skip the video unless you want to see the live walkthrough footage itself — all the key layout details, stats, and feature differences between the two Ironclad variants are captured here.
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