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The '''Mandalay''' is an upcoming medium explorer ship by [[Zorgon Peterson]]. 

According to the developers, the Mandalay should outperform the Anaconda in terms of jump range.<ref name=":1">Frontier Unlocked #9 https://www.youtube.com/live/jn4vJmNCjqE?si=TCnCZD53YThv3zHZ</ref> The ship is also optimized for [[Frame Shift Drive (SCO)|SCO-capable frame shift drives]]; compared to the previous SCO-optimized ships, the [[Python Mk II]] and the [[Type-8 Transporter]], the Mandalay will have a lower overall top speed in SCO, but will be far more fuel efficient and easier to control.<ref name=":1" />

The boarding ramp is under the cockpit which makes it easier to line up the landing for [[Exobiologist|exobiological]] scanning.

The early access release is scheduled for the 22nd of October 2024.
==Outfitting==
{{main|Outfitting}}All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the mandalay.

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|[[Power Plant]]||--||5||--
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|Thrusters Mounting
|[[Thrusters]]||--|| 5||--
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|Frame Shift Drive Housing
|[[Frame Shift Drive (SCO)]]||--||5||--
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|Environment Control
|[[Life Support]]||--||4||--
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|Power Coupling
|[[Power Distributor]]||--||5|| --
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|Sensor Suite 
|[[Sensors]]|| --||5||--
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|Fuel Store
|[[Fuel Tank]] [x32]||C||5|| 5
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|}* ''(L) = Loaned Module''
*''[x#] = Capacity''
*''(PAS) = Reserved solely for the [[Planetary Approach Suite]] or [[Advanced Planetary Approach Suite]]''
==Development ==
A concept artwork of this ship was first shown on X (Twitter) on 10 August 2024.<ref>"Oh...er...you weren't meant to see that..." [https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1822212203115643283 Elite Dangerous - X - 10 August 2024] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240811112300/https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1eopm8f/new_ship_tease_from_the_official_elite_twitter/?rdt=62002 archive-url])</ref> The design is influenced by the English Electric Lightning interceptor aircraft from 1960 which has stacked engines.<ref name=":0">Frontier Unlocked (28 August 2024) https://www.youtube.com/live/qmYQKPxwO9U?si=AUSSJ_C7f4-bt-P-</ref>
==Trivia==
The Mandalay is named after a species of spitting cobra native to the country of Myanmar.<ref>Mandalay spitting cobra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_spitting_cobra</ref>

==Videos==
<gallery>
File:Elite Dangerous - Frontier Unlocked Highlight - Mandalay Reveal
</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ship 3 Art ED 2024.jpeg|Mandalay artwork
File:Mandalay 1 Zorgon Peterson.jpg|Mandalay ship
File:Mandalay Ship Zorgon 2.jpg|Mandalay ship, angle 2
File:Mandalay Ship Zorgon 3.jpg|Mandalay ship, angle 3
File:Mandalay Ship Zorgon 4.jpg|Mandalay ship, angle 4
File:Mandalay Ship Zorgon 5.jpg|Mandalay ship, angle 5
File:Mandalay Ship Zorgon 6.jpg|Mandalay ship, angle 6
File:Mandalay Ship Zorgon 7.jpg|Mandalay ship, angle 7
File:Mandalay Ship Zorgon 8.jpg|Mandalay ship, angle 8
</gallery>

==References==
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