The USS Luxington (ATT-16) is an uncontrollable U.S. Navy supercarrier featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Heists update.
Description[]
The USS Luxington (ATT-16) is the second large-scale military ship to appear physically in a Grand Theft Auto game, the first being the LHD-069 (an amphibious assault ship) in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
It is strongly based on the Nimitz aircraft carrier class of the United States Navy. Some design elements are also taken from the USS Enterprise carrier. The ship carries a fleet of P-996 LAZERs and Hydras.
The aircraft carrier also features Phalanx CIWS turrets and RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers similar to those found on U.S. Navy ships.
Structure[]
The carrier has three main levels, apart from the stairs: the hangars, the fight deck and the control tower.
- Hangars: They are the first area accessed by the player. It contains supplies, ammo and stored P-996 LAZERs. It is heavily guarded by Navy personnel, though not everyone must be killed to advance towards the flight deck (especially the ones of the second hangar). On the sides, there are some elevators used to carry the P-996 Lazers to the deck.
- Flight deck: This area is accessed by following the stairs located on top of the first hangar. There are plenty of Navy pilots guarding the vehicles on deck (P-996 Lazers and a Hydra), so they must be eliminated in order to take the Hydra and escape. Near the landing deck, there are two "viewpoints," small observation cabins intended to supervise aircraft's operation.
- Superstructure: An above-deck structure housing the carrier's bridge and control tower. It can be entered by following the stairs up from the area where one can reach the flight deck. It contains several maps and radars, apart from interactive laptops (which can be used to access the Internet). There is also a prop of a Flashlight in the same room, near some schedules.
Known Personnel[]
- Gusset
- Unnamed Navy Officer (not seen, heard only over the loudspeakers).
Prominent Appearances in Missions[]
It was initially added for the Humane Raid setup, "Humane Raid - EMP", but appears as a play area during an Adversary Mode, "Power Play", as part of the Further Adventures in Finance and Felony update (enhanced version only).
A Business Battle added in the Los Santos Summer Special update also takes place on the ship in Freemode.
The carrier is also featured in the contract mission LSA Operation - Direct Action, added in the San Andreas Mercenaries update.
Adversary Modes[]
- Slashers VI [EV/E&E]
- Power Play I [EV/E&E]
- Dogfight V [EV/E&E]
Heists[]
LSA Operations[]
Gallery[]
Official Screenshots[]
Official screenshot of a Hydra taking off the USS Luxington (ATT-16).
Side view at night.
USS Luxington (ATT-16) as it appears in the San Andreas Mercenaries update.
Trailer Screenshots[]
A Dinghy approaching the aircraft carrier in the trailer.
A Hydra taking off from the carrier, as seen in the Heists update Trailer. Notice the presence of a Phalanx CIWS turret on the bottom right.
In-game[]
General exterior
An aircraft elevator.
Ditto.
Top view of the ship.
Ditto, at night.
A storage room under the bridge.
Secondary runway.
Stern access to the ship.
Rear quarter view.
Antennae details.
The main runway.
The main deck at night.
Port side details.
Rear props.
Front quarter of the ship at night.
Bridge.
The bridge at night.
The bridge, as seen from the runway.
Main radar control room from exterior.
The control room from the exterior.
The frontal anchor.
Spawn location map.
Interior
Stairs leading to the bridge, or down to the hangars.
The main radar control room.
Rear-view control room.
Inside the main hangar.
The second hangar, not visited during Humane Raid - EMP.
Inside a small storage room under the bridge.
Boat access at the rear platform.
An unarmed P-996 LAZER parked in the USS Luxington (ATT-16). (Rear quarter view)
Interior map seen during Business Battles.
Details and Weapons
Numerous warning markings on the side of the bridge.
A view point within the runway.
Turret weaponry around the carrier.
A SAM system.
A SAM system in the rear platform.
Several missiles and ammo.
Videos[]
Glitches[]
- Due to a glitch, the aircraft carrier can be spawned in free mode while doing the setup mission. For this, the player must play the mission (with a friend) until all are aboard the carrier, then the player must change the spawn location to 'Last location' and change an accessory (if the orange loading sign isn't seen, repeat this until it happens). If it has happened, the friend must quit the mission and the player will be respawned into free roam. After having respawned, the carrier should be there, but only the person that made it can see it (or other player that has played the mission with the player). This also works with the Dignity by playing the Series A - Coke setup mission. Interestingly, if the player spawns it in Free Mode, there will be four P-996 LAZERs and two Cargobobs on the flight deck ready to use.
- This, however, has been patched in the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 1 update, rendering the aircraft carrier nonexistent in Freemode outside of the only Business Battle variation to feature the ship.
Trivia[]
General[]
- The aircraft carrier's number, 96, is evidently a pun on the number 69, a recurring gag throughout the series. It is worth noting the number 69 is used by a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- The carrier's name, USS Luxington, is a deliberate misspelling of USS Lexington, a name that was used by multiple United States Navy ships. The most recent carrier named Lexington, CV-16, was decommissioned in 1991.
- The P-996 Lazers based on it that are taken by the player should not actually be able to take off. It can be presumed that, as they are based on a CATOBAR carrier (all Nimitz-class carriers use steam catapults), the amount of fuel and armaments carried on them is equal to the standard for catapult assisted take off. However, there is no way for the players to activate the catapults, so upon leaving the carrier the Lazers should theoretically stall and plunge into the ocean as they would not have picked up enough speed to leave the flight deck safely. Despite this, the players do not even need the entirety of the flight deck to take off, due to the in-game take-off speeds being inaccurate.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- The alarm raised when the ship is raided is the same that plays during The Big Score (obvious) when the team drill through the vault wall.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Alarm_Klaxon7
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