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{{quote|The Fer-de-Lance is a heavy combat ship manufactured by Zorgon Peterson. With four medium and one huge hardpoint, the ship is a veritable powerhouse, able to mount a challenge even to the Anaconda and Federal Corvette. If the vessel has a drawback it is that it is highly specialised - consumers are advised that the Fer-de-Lance Is unsuited to activities other than combat.|In-Game Description}} | {{quote|The Fer-de-Lance is a heavy combat ship manufactured by Zorgon Peterson. With four medium and one huge hardpoint, the ship is a veritable powerhouse, able to mount a challenge even to the Anaconda and Federal Corvette. If the vessel has a drawback it is that it is highly specialised - consumers are advised that the Fer-de-Lance Is unsuited to activities other than combat.|In-Game Description}} | ||
The '''Fer-de-Lance''' is a | The '''Fer-de-Lance''' is a medium combat [[Ships|ship]] produced by [[Zorgon Peterson]]. It features a hull that is more resistant to damage from Class 1 and 2 [[weapons]] than other medium ships.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=120789&p=1873136&viewfull=1#post1873136 Sandro Sammarco in the Official Forums]</ref> It's alongside the [[Mamba]] only 1 of 2 medium ships capable of mounting Class 4 weaponry. Although fast, manoeuvrable, well-armed, and well-shielded, the Fer-de-Lance suffers from a few significant drawbacks: poor jump range, a small fuel tank, and limited internal compartments for its size. The Fer-de-Lance is difficult to recommend for any role besides [[combat]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Fer-de-Lance is outstanding in its role as a combat vessel. Its damage output is among the highest of all medium sized ships thanks to its high number of hardpoints including one Class 4, which have excellent convergence when firing allowing the use of fixed mounts on all of them. Among medium sized ships, only the [[Federal Gunship]], [[Python]], [[Krait | The Fer-de-Lance is outstanding in its role as a combat vessel. Its damage output is among the highest of all medium sized ships thanks to its high number of hardpoints including one Class 4, which have excellent convergence when firing allowing the use of fixed mounts on all of them. Among medium sized ships, only the [[Federal Gunship]], [[Python]], [[Krait Mk II]], and [[Mamba]] can compete with the Fer-de-Lance in terms of firepower, although the Fer-de-Lance is more manoeuvrable, meaning in practice it is usually more capable of dishing out damage than the others. This does not take [[Ship-Launched Fighters]] into consideration, a capability that the Federal Gunship and Krait Mk II possess while the Fer-de-Lance does not. The Fer-de-Lance is also less agile than the [[Alliance Chieftain]] and [[Federal Assault Ship]], but still has the advantage in firepower over them. | ||
In combat, the Fer-de-Lance excels against all opponents, from larger ships to [[Thargoid Interceptor]]s. It is widely considered one of the best ships for taking on skilled human pilots, more so than the [[Anaconda]] and [[Federal Corvette]]. The [[Imperial Cutter]] only poses a challenge to the Fer-de-Lance due to the Cutter's superior firepower and shielding, but the Fer-de-Lance still has the advantage in speed and agility. | |||
The Fer-de-Lance | The Fer-de-Lance is reliant on its shield for defence. Its base shield is by far the highest of all medium sized ships, and it has 6 utility mounts compared to the average 4 on most medium sized ships, allowing it to install more [[Shield Booster]]s for even more protection (since shield boosters increase shield by percentages, they are also more effective on the Fer-de-Lance than on ships with lesser shields). The result is that Fer-de-Lance builds can exceed 1000MJ of shield even without engineering, but with engineering it can reach over 2000MJ. The Fer-de-lance's armour is comparably mediocre, as its base armour is not quite as durable as the Federal ships, the Alliance ships, or the Python, and its abysmal optional internal compartments leave little room for [[Hull Reinforcement Package|Hull]] or [[Module Reinforcement Package|Module]] Reinforcement Packages. | ||
The Fer-de-Lance | The Fer-de-Lance's sole weakness in combat is its low [[Mass Lock|mass lock factor]] of 12, meaning it will not be able to mass lock any medium combat ships aside from itself and the [[Mamba]], or any large ships other than the [[Imperial Clipper]]. Consequently, the Fer-de-Lance makes for a poor [[Pirate|pirating]] vessel since, in addition to its limited cargo capacity, it is relatively easy for most other ship models to either escape from it or interdict it. | ||
The Fer-de-Lance is specialized in its role as a fighter and is virtually unusable in any other role. Its jump range falls just short of 21 ly without engineering, the fourth lowest of all available ships, making it one of the least suitable vessels for exploration. It cannot effectively chase targets across the bubble or hunt down bounties, and will have serious trouble jumping away to the nearest [[Interstellar Factors|Interstellar Factor]] to clear its own bounties. It has a cargo capacity of 70t max, which is extremely poor for its price and size, making it an unsuitable ship for pirating, trading, and mining. The Fer-de-Lance is essentially a bigger [[Vulture]]; unbeaten in combat potential for its size but is terrible in every other role. The ship therefore is perfect for [[Bounty Hunter]]s and can rack up profits in [[Resource Extraction Site]]s very quickly. | The Fer-de-Lance is specialized in its role as a fighter and is virtually unusable in any other role. Its jump range falls just short of 21 ly without engineering, the fourth lowest of all available ships, making it one of the least suitable vessels for exploration. It cannot effectively chase targets across the bubble or hunt down bounties, and will have serious trouble jumping away to the nearest [[Interstellar Factors|Interstellar Factor]] to clear its own bounties. It has a cargo capacity of 70t max, which is extremely poor for its price and size, making it an unsuitable ship for pirating, trading, and mining. The Fer-de-Lance is essentially a bigger [[Vulture]]; unbeaten in combat potential for its size but is terrible in every other role. The ship therefore is perfect for [[Bounty Hunter]]s and can rack up profits in [[Resource Extraction Site]]s very quickly. | ||
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==Purchase Locations== | ==Purchase Locations== | ||
Most purchase locations change in the dynamic galaxy. There are only two stations guaranteed to have stock. Use a database network site like [https://inara.cz/elite/nearest-outfitting/ inara] to find a purchase location near you. | |||
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! System | ! System | ||
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|Always available | |Always available | ||
|20% surcharge | |20% surcharge | ||
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| [[Supercruise Assist]] || E || 1 || 1 | | [[Supercruise Assist]] || E || 1 || 1 | ||
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| | | (PAS) || I || 1 || 1 | ||
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*''(L) = Loaned Module'' | *''(L) = Loaned Module'' | ||
*''[x#] = Capacity'' | *''[x#] = Capacity'' | ||
*''( | *''(PAS) = Reserved solely for the [[Planetary Approach Suite]] or [[Advanced Planetary Approach Suite]]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Fer de lance amend Comp.jpg|Concept art from newsletter 57 | |||
File:Fer-de-Lance-ship-top-view.png|Fer-de-Lance top side view | |||
File:Fer-de-Lance Docked Top View.jpg|Fer-de-Lance Docked Top View | |||
File:Fer-de-Lance Combat in Planetary Ring.png|Fer-de-Lance Combat in Planetary Ring | |||
File:Fer-de-lance panorama.jpg|Cockpit by CMDR Klepto | |||
File:Bp-fer-de-lance.png|Zorgon Peterson Fer-De-Lance Blueprint | |||
Fer-de-Lance-ship-top-view.png|Fer-de-Lance top side view | File:Fer-de-Lance-Cockpit.png|Fer-de-Lance cockpit | ||
File:Fer-De-Lance-in-Witch-space.png|Fer-de-Lance in Witch-space | |||
File:Fer-de-Lance in Lagrange Cloud.jpg|Fer-de-Lance in Lagrange Cloud | |||
Fer- | File:High Tech Station Fer-de-Lance.jpg|High Tech Station and Fer-de-Lance | ||
File:Station Interior Zorgon Peterson Artwork.png|Zorgon Peterson, Fer-de-Lance ad in a station art | |||
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Fer-de-Lance-Cockpit.png|Fer-de-Lance cockpit | |||
Fer-De-Lance-in-Witch-space.png|Fer-de-Lance in Witch-space | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Zorgon Peterson]] | [[Category:Zorgon Peterson]] | ||
[[Category:Fighters]] | [[Category:Fighters]] | ||