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		<title>Imperial Cutter</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;2602:30A:2CCA:B580:F02D:B5E8:54C2:EFA8: /* Overview */ Minor spelling corrections.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{ShipInfobox&lt;br /&gt;
| image               = moar cutter.png&lt;br /&gt;
| factionreq          = Empire&lt;br /&gt;
| factionrank         = Duke&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=209378&amp;amp;page=2&amp;amp;p=3222741#post3222741&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| manufacturer        = Gutamaya&lt;br /&gt;
| type                = Multipurpose&lt;br /&gt;
| dimensions          = 192.6m x 111.1m x 33.4m&lt;br /&gt;
| cost                = 208,969,451&lt;br /&gt;
| topspeed            = 202&lt;br /&gt;
| boostspeed          = 323&lt;br /&gt;
| manoeuvrability     = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| landingpad          = Large&lt;br /&gt;
| shields             = 704&lt;br /&gt;
| armour              = 720&lt;br /&gt;
| hullmass            = 1100&lt;br /&gt;
| cargocapacity       = 164&lt;br /&gt;
| fuelcapacity        = 64&lt;br /&gt;
| jumprange           = 8.21&lt;br /&gt;
| utility             = 8&lt;br /&gt;
| small               = &lt;br /&gt;
| medium              = 4&lt;br /&gt;
| large               = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| huge                = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| size1               = &lt;br /&gt;
| size2               = &lt;br /&gt;
| size3               = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| size4               = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| size5               = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| size6               = 3&lt;br /&gt;
| size7               = &lt;br /&gt;
| size8               = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| reservedic          = 2x Size 5 [[Military Compartment]]s&lt;br /&gt;
| maxjumprange        = 25.70&lt;br /&gt;
| maxtopspeed         = 232&lt;br /&gt;
| maxboostspeed       = 372&lt;br /&gt;
| maxcargocapacity    = 792&lt;br /&gt;
| masslock            = 27&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|The Imperial Cutter fulfils a similar role to the Corvette for the Imperial Navy. The design philosophy reflects Imperial sensibilities as it is faster and more elegant than the Corvette, but doesn&#039;t quite match it in firepower. As with other Imperial warships the Cutter is also used for projecting soft power, via diplomatic missions and support for friendly powers. It is possible, although rare, for a well connected client or patron to own one of these ships. Like the Corvette, some models can deploy two small fighter sized ships, although civilian models are restricted to one.|In-game description}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;&#039;Imperial Cutter&#039;&#039;&#039;, manufactured by [[Gutamaya]], is the [[Empire|Imperial Navy&#039;s]] counterpart to the [[Federal Corvette]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;quot;The Imperial Cutter fulfills a similar role as the corvette for the Imperial Navy&amp;quot; - http://inara.cz/galaxy-shipyard/75&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and requires an [[Empire/Ranks|Imperial Navy rank]] of Duke in order to be purchased. With a base cost of almost 209 million credits, it is the most expensive ship in &#039;&#039;[[Elite Dangerous]]&#039;&#039;, exceeding the combat-specialized Federal Corvette and the multipurpose [[Anaconda]]. The Imperial Cutter is also currently the second largest playable ship, behind only the [[Beluga Liner]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
The Cutter is a heavily armed ship, featuring four medium [[hardpoint]]s: two on the nacelles and two on the chin; two large hardpoints on top of the ship and a single huge hardpoint on the chin. The pilot&#039;s station is offset to the right of the ship&#039;s centerline. Notably, the exterior lights on the ship change color from blue to red once hardpoints are deployed. It has 8 utility mounts and is one of the eight ships compatible with [[Fighter_Hangar|fighter hangar]] for [[Ship-Launched_Fighters|ship-launched fighters]] as of the release of [[Horizons]]: Guardians.&lt;br /&gt;
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With a staggering 792 tons of max cargo capacity, the Imperial Cutter has the largest cargo bay of all playable ships in the game, making it an ideal ship for traders. However, it is also the most expensive ship in the game at a cost almost three times higher than a [[Type-9 Heavy]], which has a max cargo capacity of 788 tons; only 4T lesser. It also has a lower cargo capacity when shielded, as the Type-9 can equip a lower class [[Shield Generator]]. The very high rebuy and repair costs of the Cutter makes shieldless runs incredibly risky, so it is important to keep this in mind as every dink and scratch will cut rather heavily into profits and like the Type-9, it is very difficult to dodge an [[Interdiction]] in the Cutter. Combined with its required Imperial Navy Rank can make the Cutter a much less appealing ship for traders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unlike the [[Type-9]], it is extremely well-shielded, very fast for its size, and heavily armed, giving it far greater survivability and allowing much better use of it as a combat ship, especially in the piracy role, as it is capable of rivaling a [[Federal Corvette|Corvette]], [[Anaconda]] or [[Type-10 Defender|Type-10]] in combat. In addition, with plenty of internals available to mount mining accessories while still leaving the largest open for cargo holds, excellent speed for moving from asteroid to asteroid, and a sufficiency of medium weapon mounts, the Cutter is an excellent choice for mining; if rather excessive. Like the Type-9 and Type-10 however the ship has terrible maneuverability and often simply cannot dodge interdictions; which can be very problematic for a trader build as you&#039;ll usually be fighting Anacondas or better. Keeping a shield generator on will let it handle most NPC pirates; however, the T-9 will outdo it in terms of cargo capacity in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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When compared to the other two of the big three, the Corvette and Anaconda, the Cutter has several notable downsides; other than just the price tag. It has much less jump range than the Anaconda; though better than the Corvette and while it has impressive combat potential, its power distributor is not capable of keeping all its hardpoints effectively powered; thus the ship pales in combat potential compared to the other two, and even a [[Fer-de-Lance]] or [[Python]] is more than capable of taking down a Cutter. The awful maneuverability is also a major issue with the ship and makes its combat potential suffer even further and is lower than the other two. Compared to the significantly cheaper Type-10, it has the same maneuverability and less hardpoints although its superior placement and good speed can help it defeat a Type-10 in combat; and it also has much better pitch and yaw speeds.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Cutter is a very effective multi-purpose ship. The ship sacrifices the exploration focus of the Anaconda and combat focus of the Corvette for trading potential. Thus traders looking for a powerhouse ship complete with style will usually find the Cutter very satisfactory, while fighters and explorers may find the Corvette and Anaconda more useful respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
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Currently, the primary and secondary fire group [[HUD]] brackets are misaligned with their centerline being far above where the weapon reticles appear. This means that it is not possible to use the center of the side brackets to align the ship with a destination as doing so will cause the ship to fly under the target and not straight at the target. Instead, for alignment in supercruise, use the center space between the repeating series of bars that appear to indicate speed and movement as a general guide to line up the ship with distant destinations along with the nav compass.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Imperial Cutter has an available 12 piece cosmetic ship kit that can be purchased from the [https://www.frontierstore.net/game-extras/elite-dangerous-game-extras/imperial-cutter-ship-kit.html Frontier store] which allows you to &amp;quot;remodel your ship in your personal style&amp;quot;. The ship kit does not affect gameplay.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Purchase Locations==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! System&lt;br /&gt;
! Station&lt;br /&gt;
! Date Seen&lt;br /&gt;
! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Shinrarta Dezhra&lt;br /&gt;
|Jameson Memorial&lt;br /&gt;
|Always available&lt;br /&gt;
|10% discount, Founders Permit needed&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Brestla&lt;br /&gt;
|i Sola Prospect&lt;br /&gt;
|Always available&lt;br /&gt;
|20% surcharge&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Avalon&lt;br /&gt;
|Noctilux&lt;br /&gt;
|Feb. 10, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Achenar&lt;br /&gt;
|Bell Terminal&lt;br /&gt;
|Feb. 10, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|V374 Pegasi&lt;br /&gt;
|MacKellar Hub&lt;br /&gt;
|Feb. 20, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|10% discount&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Guuguyni&lt;br /&gt;
|Shen Terminal&lt;br /&gt;
|Nov. 8, 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harm&lt;br /&gt;
|Gentil Hub&lt;br /&gt;
|Feb. 1, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Beta Caeli&lt;br /&gt;
|Lloyd Port&lt;br /&gt;
|Mar. 13, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|10% discount&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nahua&lt;br /&gt;
|Fuller Vision&lt;br /&gt;
|June 18, 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Minanes&lt;br /&gt;
|Rutan Terminal&lt;br /&gt;
|Sep. 1, 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Giryampi&lt;br /&gt;
|Cottenot Terminal&lt;br /&gt;
|Mar. 13, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Gende&lt;br /&gt;
|Baliunas Hub&lt;br /&gt;
|Always available&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lampade&lt;br /&gt;
|Charlois Dock&lt;br /&gt;
|Apr. 29, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|Clipper and Eagle also available&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Arjung&lt;br /&gt;
|Hiyya Orbital&lt;br /&gt;
|May. 1, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|15% discount&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Yimanbin&lt;br /&gt;
|Farkas Port&lt;br /&gt;
|May 26, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|Clipper, Eagle, and Courier also available&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Outfitting ==&lt;br /&gt;
All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Imperial Cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;article-table&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Category&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Default System&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Default Rating&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Default Class&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Max Class&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; | [[Hardpoint|Medium Hardpoint]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Pulse Laser]] (L) || F || 1 || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Pulse Laser]] (L) || F || 1 || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | [[Hardpoint|Large Hardpoint]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Hardpoint|Huge Hardpoint]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Empty || -- || -- || 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot; | Utility Mount&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bulkheads]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Lightweight Alloys]] || I || 1 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Reactor Bay&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Power Plant]] || E || 8 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Thrusters Mounting&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Thrusters]] || E || 8 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Frame Shift Drive Housing&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Frame Shift Drive]] || E || 7 || 7&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Environment Control&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Life Support]] || E || 7 || 7&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Power Coupling&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Power Distributor]] || E || 7 || 7&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Sensor Suite&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Sensors]] || E || 7 || 7&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Fuel Store&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Fuel Tank]] [x64] || C || 6 || 6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot; | [[Internal Compartment]]s&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Shield Generator]] || E || 8 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x128] || E || 7 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Cargo Rack|&#039;&#039;&#039;Cargo Rack&#039;&#039;&#039;]]&#039;&#039;&#039; [x32]&#039;&#039;&#039; || E || 5 || 6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || --|| --|| 6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || --|| --|| 6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || --|| --|| 5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || --|| --|| 5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x4] || E || 2 || 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Discovery Scanner|BDS]] || E || 1 || 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;Empty (Military Compartment)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;--&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;--&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;Empty (Military Compartment)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;--&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;--&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(L) = Loaned&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[x#] = Capacity&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*The Imperial Cutter was added in the 1.5 &amp;quot;[[Ships (Update)|Ships]]&amp;quot; update on December 15, 2015.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=191898&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Videos ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Built_To_Perfection_-_Elite_Dangerous_Imperial_Cutter&lt;br /&gt;
The_Imperial_Cutter,_because_size_matters&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial_Cutter_-_Power,_Superiority,_Excellence&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Gallery ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial_Cutter_concept_art_01.png|Imperial Cutter Concept Art&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_view.png|Imperial Cutter&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_hardpoints.png|Ditto, hardpoints deployed. Note the lighting color change&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_nose.png&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_profile.png&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_3-4.png&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_stern.png&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_hp_new.png|One huge and two medium hardpoints right below the cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_nacelle_hp.png|Two medium hardpoints on engine nacelles&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_large_hp.png|Two large hardpoints on top of the ship&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_hawt.png|Cutter ready for an FSD jump, heat radiators deployed&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_docking_bay_scoop_thingy.png|Cargo scoop/docking bay&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_cockpit.png|Cockpit view, UI turned off&lt;br /&gt;
wiki_landing_pad.png|On a landing pad, note the little lights&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0011.jpg|Imperial Cutter&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0068.jpg|Cobra next to cutter&lt;br /&gt;
Cutter near planet.jpg|Flying near planet&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0023.jpg|imperial cutter with some type 6 ships&lt;br /&gt;
Combat with a wanted Anaconda.jpg|combat with a wanted Anaconda&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0242.jpg|View inside the bridge if cutter&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0245.jpg|Right side of cutter bridge&lt;br /&gt;
File:Cutter3.jpg |Huge Hardpoint Detail&lt;br /&gt;
Cutter.jpg|Cutter On Pad&lt;br /&gt;
Black Friday Edition.jpg|Black Friday paintjob&lt;br /&gt;
2016-01-26_00039.jpg|Black Imperial Cutter over Earth-like&lt;br /&gt;
File:Elite0413.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
Ímperial Cutter - Imperial Glory.jpg|Imperial Glory&lt;br /&gt;
File:Fresh-cutter.jpg |Imperial Cutter side profile while landed on a planetary body&lt;br /&gt;
File:Gutamaya-interface.jpg |Auxiliary Station Detail view&lt;br /&gt;
File:5ZmAj14.png |Rear of a Cutter highlighted by a planet&#039;s rings&lt;br /&gt;
EliteDangerous64 2016-05-02 02-38-00.png|Beauty in Black&lt;br /&gt;
EliteDangerous64 2016-05-02 04-09-58.png|On Patrol&lt;br /&gt;
20160710000707_1.jpg|Pristine metallic light effect in an engineers hangar&lt;br /&gt;
20160628200202_1.jpg|thruster&#039;s chemtrail&#039;s light effect&lt;br /&gt;
bp-imperial-cutter.png|Gutamaya Imperial Cutter Blueprint&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial_Cutter_Chrome.png|Imperial Cutter chrome&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial-Cutter-cockpit.jpg|Imperial Cutter cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
tbf-transporter.png|Vibrant Green Cutter (Weitz Landing, Kapperapai)&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial-Cutter-Ship-Kit.png|Imperial Cutter ship kit&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial-Cutter-Gold.png|Imperial Cutter gold&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial-Cutter-Rear-SRV.png|Imperial Cutter rear and SRV&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{ShipNavbox}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{ShipTypeNavbox}}[[Category:Multipurpose]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Gutamaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Pilotable]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Imperial Cutter</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://elite.mistflux.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Imperial_Cutter&amp;diff=10131"/>
		<updated>2018-06-12T06:54:11Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;2602:30A:2CCA:B580:F02D:B5E8:54C2:EFA8: /* Overview */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{ShipInfobox&lt;br /&gt;
| image               = moar cutter.png&lt;br /&gt;
| factionreq          = Empire&lt;br /&gt;
| factionrank         = Duke&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=209378&amp;amp;page=2&amp;amp;p=3222741#post3222741&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| manufacturer        = Gutamaya&lt;br /&gt;
| type                = Multipurpose&lt;br /&gt;
| dimensions          = 192.6m x 111.1m x 33.4m&lt;br /&gt;
| cost                = 208,969,451&lt;br /&gt;
| topspeed            = 202&lt;br /&gt;
| boostspeed          = 323&lt;br /&gt;
| manoeuvrability     = 0&lt;br /&gt;
| landingpad          = Large&lt;br /&gt;
| shields             = 704&lt;br /&gt;
| armour              = 720&lt;br /&gt;
| hullmass            = 1100&lt;br /&gt;
| cargocapacity       = 164&lt;br /&gt;
| fuelcapacity        = 64&lt;br /&gt;
| jumprange           = 8.21&lt;br /&gt;
| utility             = 8&lt;br /&gt;
| small               = &lt;br /&gt;
| medium              = 4&lt;br /&gt;
| large               = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| huge                = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| size1               = &lt;br /&gt;
| size2               = &lt;br /&gt;
| size3               = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| size4               = 1&lt;br /&gt;
| size5               = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| size6               = 3&lt;br /&gt;
| size7               = &lt;br /&gt;
| size8               = 2&lt;br /&gt;
| reservedic          = 2x Size 5 [[Military Compartment]]s&lt;br /&gt;
| maxjumprange        = 25.70&lt;br /&gt;
| maxtopspeed         = 232&lt;br /&gt;
| maxboostspeed       = 372&lt;br /&gt;
| maxcargocapacity    = 792&lt;br /&gt;
| masslock            = 27&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|The Imperial Cutter fulfils a similar role to the Corvette for the Imperial Navy. The design philosophy reflects Imperial sensibilities as it is faster and more elegant than the Corvette, but doesn&#039;t quite match it in firepower. As with other Imperial warships the Cutter is also used for projecting soft power, via diplomatic missions and support for friendly powers. It is possible, although rare, for a well connected client or patron to own one of these ships. Like the Corvette, some models can deploy two small fighter sized ships, although civilian models are restricted to one.|In-game description}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &#039;&#039;&#039;Imperial Cutter&#039;&#039;&#039;, manufactured by [[Gutamaya]], is the [[Empire|Imperial Navy&#039;s]] counterpart to the [[Federal Corvette]],&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;quot;The Imperial Cutter fulfills a similar role as the corvette for the Imperial Navy&amp;quot; - http://inara.cz/galaxy-shipyard/75&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and requires an [[Empire/Ranks|Imperial Navy rank]] of Duke in order to be purchased. With a base cost of almost 209 million credits, it is the most expensive ship in &#039;&#039;[[Elite Dangerous]]&#039;&#039;, exceeding the combat-specialized Federal Corvette and the multipurpose [[Anaconda]]. The Imperial Cutter is also currently the second largest playable ship, behind only the [[Beluga Liner]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
The Cutter is a heavily armed ship, featuring four medium [[hardpoint]]s: two on the nacelles and two on the chin; two large hardpoints on top of the ship and a single huge hardpoint on the chin. The pilot&#039;s station is offset to the right of the ship&#039;s centerline. Notably, the exterior lights on the ship change color from blue to red once hardpoints are deployed. It has 8 utility mounts and is one of the eight ships compatible with [[Fighter_Hangar|fighter hangar]] for [[Ship-Launched_Fighters|ship-launched fighters]] as of the release of [[Horizons]]: Guardians.&lt;br /&gt;
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With a staggering 792 tons of max cargo capacity, the Imperial Cutter has the largest cargo bay of all playable ships in the game, making it an ideal ship for traders. However, it is also the most expensive ship in the game at a cost almost three times higher than a [[Type-9 Heavy]], which has a max cargo capacity of 788 tons; only 4T lesser. It also has a lower cargo capacity when shielded, as the Type-9 can equip a lower class [[Shield Generator]]. The very high rebuy and repair costs of the Cutter makes shieldless runs incredibly risky, so it is important to keep this in mind as every dink and scratch will cut rather heavily into profits and like the Type-9, it is very difficult to dodge an [[Interdiction]] in the Cutter. Combined with its required Imperial Navy Rank can make the Cutter a much less appealing ship for traders.&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike the [[Type-9]], it is extremely well-shielded, very fast for its size, and heavily armed, giving it far greater survivability and allowing much better use of it as a combat ship, especially in the piracy role, as it is capable of rivaling a [[Federal Corvette|Corvette]], [[Anaconda]] or [[Type-10 Defender|Type-10]] in combat. In addition, with plenty of internals available to mount mining accessories while still leaving the largest open for cargo holds, excellent speed for moving from asteroid to asteroid, and a sufficiency of medium weapon mounts, the Cutter is an excellent choice for mining; if rather excessive. Like the Type-9 and Type-10 however the ship has terrible maneuverability and often simply cannot dodge interdictions; which can be very problematic for a trader build as you&#039;ll usually be fighting Anacondas or better. Keeping a shield generator on will let it handle most NPC pirates; however, the T-9 will outdo it in terms of cargo capacity in this scenario.&lt;br /&gt;
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When compared to the other two of the big three, the Corvette and Anaconda, the Cutter has several notable downsides; other than just the price tag. It has much less jump range than the Anaconda; though better than the Corvette and while it has impressive combat potential, its power distributor is not capable of keeping all its hardpoints effectively powered; thus the ship pales in combat potential compared to the other two, and even a [[Fer-de-Lance]] or [[Python]] is more than capable of taking down a Cutter. The awful maneuverability is also a major issue with the ship and makes its combat potential suffer even further and is lower than the other two. Compared to the significantly cheaper Type-10, it has the same maneuverability and less hardpoints although its superior placement and good speed can help it defeat a Type-10 in combat; and it also has much better pitch and yaw speeds.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Cutter is a very effective multi-purpose ship. The ship sacrfies the exploration focus of the Anaconda and combat focus of the Corvette for trading potential. Thus traders looking for a powerhouse ship complete with style will usually find the Cutter very satisfactory, while fighters and explorers may find the Corvette and Conda more useful respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
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Currently, the primary and secondary fire group [[HUD]] brackets are misaligned with their centerline being far above where the weapon reticles appear. This means that it is not possible to use the center of the side brackets to align the ship with a destination as doing so will cause the ship to fly under the target and not straight at the target. Instead, for alignment in supercruise, use the center space between the repeating series of bars that appear to indicate speed and movement as a general guide to line up the ship with distant destinations along with the nav compass.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Imperial Cutter has an available 12 piece cosmetic ship kit that can be purchased from the [https://www.frontierstore.net/game-extras/elite-dangerous-game-extras/imperial-cutter-ship-kit.html Frontier store] which allows you to &amp;quot;remodel your ship in your personal style&amp;quot;. The ship kit does not affect gameplay.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Purchase Locations==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! System&lt;br /&gt;
! Station&lt;br /&gt;
! Date Seen&lt;br /&gt;
! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Shinrarta Dezhra&lt;br /&gt;
|Jameson Memorial&lt;br /&gt;
|Always available&lt;br /&gt;
|10% discount, Founders Permit needed&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Brestla&lt;br /&gt;
|i Sola Prospect&lt;br /&gt;
|Always available&lt;br /&gt;
|20% surcharge&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Avalon&lt;br /&gt;
|Noctilux&lt;br /&gt;
|Feb. 10, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Achenar&lt;br /&gt;
|Bell Terminal&lt;br /&gt;
|Feb. 10, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|V374 Pegasi&lt;br /&gt;
|MacKellar Hub&lt;br /&gt;
|Feb. 20, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|10% discount&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Guuguyni&lt;br /&gt;
|Shen Terminal&lt;br /&gt;
|Nov. 8, 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Harm&lt;br /&gt;
|Gentil Hub&lt;br /&gt;
|Feb. 1, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Beta Caeli&lt;br /&gt;
|Lloyd Port&lt;br /&gt;
|Mar. 13, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|10% discount&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Nahua&lt;br /&gt;
|Fuller Vision&lt;br /&gt;
|June 18, 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Minanes&lt;br /&gt;
|Rutan Terminal&lt;br /&gt;
|Sep. 1, 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Giryampi&lt;br /&gt;
|Cottenot Terminal&lt;br /&gt;
|Mar. 13, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Gende&lt;br /&gt;
|Baliunas Hub&lt;br /&gt;
|Always available&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Lampade&lt;br /&gt;
|Charlois Dock&lt;br /&gt;
|Apr. 29, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|Clipper and Eagle also available&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Arjung&lt;br /&gt;
|Hiyya Orbital&lt;br /&gt;
|May. 1, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|15% discount&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Yimanbin&lt;br /&gt;
|Farkas Port&lt;br /&gt;
|May 26, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|Clipper, Eagle, and Courier also available&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Outfitting ==&lt;br /&gt;
All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Imperial Cutter.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;article-table&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Category&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Default System&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Default Rating&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Default Class&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; | Max Class&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; | [[Hardpoint|Medium Hardpoint]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Pulse Laser]] (L) || F || 1 || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Pulse Laser]] (L) || F || 1 || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | [[Hardpoint|Large Hardpoint]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Hardpoint|Huge Hardpoint]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Empty || -- || -- || 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot; | Utility Mount&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || -- || -- || 0&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bulkheads]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Lightweight Alloys]] || I || 1 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Reactor Bay&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Power Plant]] || E || 8 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Thrusters Mounting&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Thrusters]] || E || 8 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Frame Shift Drive Housing&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Frame Shift Drive]] || E || 7 || 7&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Environment Control&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Life Support]] || E || 7 || 7&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Power Coupling&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Power Distributor]] || E || 7 || 7&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Sensor Suite&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Sensors]] || E || 7 || 7&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Fuel Store&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Fuel Tank]] [x64] || C || 6 || 6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot; | [[Internal Compartment]]s&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Shield Generator]] || E || 8 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x128] || E || 7 || 8&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Cargo Rack|&#039;&#039;&#039;Cargo Rack&#039;&#039;&#039;]]&#039;&#039;&#039; [x32]&#039;&#039;&#039; || E || 5 || 6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || --|| --|| 6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || --|| --|| 6&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || --|| --|| 5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| &#039;&#039;Empty&#039;&#039; || --|| --|| 5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x4] || E || 2 || 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Discovery Scanner|BDS]] || E || 1 || 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;Empty (Military Compartment)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;--&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;--&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;Empty (Military Compartment)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;--&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;--&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;(L) = Loaned&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;[x#] = Capacity&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
*The Imperial Cutter was added in the 1.5 &amp;quot;[[Ships (Update)|Ships]]&amp;quot; update on December 15, 2015.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=191898&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Videos ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Built_To_Perfection_-_Elite_Dangerous_Imperial_Cutter&lt;br /&gt;
The_Imperial_Cutter,_because_size_matters&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial_Cutter_-_Power,_Superiority,_Excellence&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Gallery ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial_Cutter_concept_art_01.png|Imperial Cutter Concept Art&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_view.png|Imperial Cutter&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_hardpoints.png|Ditto, hardpoints deployed. Note the lighting color change&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_nose.png&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_profile.png&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_3-4.png&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_stern.png&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_hp_new.png|One huge and two medium hardpoints right below the cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_nacelle_hp.png|Two medium hardpoints on engine nacelles&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_large_hp.png|Two large hardpoints on top of the ship&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_hawt.png|Cutter ready for an FSD jump, heat radiators deployed&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_docking_bay_scoop_thingy.png|Cargo scoop/docking bay&lt;br /&gt;
cutter_cockpit.png|Cockpit view, UI turned off&lt;br /&gt;
wiki_landing_pad.png|On a landing pad, note the little lights&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0011.jpg|Imperial Cutter&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0068.jpg|Cobra next to cutter&lt;br /&gt;
Cutter near planet.jpg|Flying near planet&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0023.jpg|imperial cutter with some type 6 ships&lt;br /&gt;
Combat with a wanted Anaconda.jpg|combat with a wanted Anaconda&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0242.jpg|View inside the bridge if cutter&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot_0245.jpg|Right side of cutter bridge&lt;br /&gt;
File:Cutter3.jpg |Huge Hardpoint Detail&lt;br /&gt;
Cutter.jpg|Cutter On Pad&lt;br /&gt;
Black Friday Edition.jpg|Black Friday paintjob&lt;br /&gt;
2016-01-26_00039.jpg|Black Imperial Cutter over Earth-like&lt;br /&gt;
File:Elite0413.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
Ímperial Cutter - Imperial Glory.jpg|Imperial Glory&lt;br /&gt;
File:Fresh-cutter.jpg |Imperial Cutter side profile while landed on a planetary body&lt;br /&gt;
File:Gutamaya-interface.jpg |Auxiliary Station Detail view&lt;br /&gt;
File:5ZmAj14.png |Rear of a Cutter highlighted by a planet&#039;s rings&lt;br /&gt;
EliteDangerous64 2016-05-02 02-38-00.png|Beauty in Black&lt;br /&gt;
EliteDangerous64 2016-05-02 04-09-58.png|On Patrol&lt;br /&gt;
20160710000707_1.jpg|Pristine metallic light effect in an engineers hangar&lt;br /&gt;
20160628200202_1.jpg|thruster&#039;s chemtrail&#039;s light effect&lt;br /&gt;
bp-imperial-cutter.png|Gutamaya Imperial Cutter Blueprint&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial_Cutter_Chrome.png|Imperial Cutter chrome&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial-Cutter-cockpit.jpg|Imperial Cutter cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
tbf-transporter.png|Vibrant Green Cutter (Weitz Landing, Kapperapai)&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial-Cutter-Ship-Kit.png|Imperial Cutter ship kit&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial-Cutter-Gold.png|Imperial Cutter gold&lt;br /&gt;
Imperial-Cutter-Rear-SRV.png|Imperial Cutter rear and SRV&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{ShipNavbox}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{ShipTypeNavbox}}[[Category:Multipurpose]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Gutamaya]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Pilotable]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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