Mamba

Template:Quote The Mamba is a medium ship produced by Zorgon Peterson. It directly competes with Zorgon Peterson's other premium combat vessel, the Fer-de-Lance, featuring a similar array of advantages and drawbacks at a similar price point. The Mamba's key distinguishing characteristic is its increased speed potential over the Fer-de-Lance, reflecting its heritage as a racing ship. In a press release announcing the ship's debut, Zorgon Peterson declared, "If it's speed and firepower you want, the Mamba is for you. Based on a racing prototype, it's the fastest commercially available starship, and it sports enough hardpoints for a range of devastating weaponry. Whether you're leaving competitors in the dust or running rings around those pesky Thargoids, think Mamba!"

Overview

The Mamba's design draws inspiration from Zorgon Peterson's famed Fer-de-Lance and places an emphasis on bringing heavy firepower and speed to engagements. As both ships have somewhat similar costs and capabilities, deciding which one to purchase over the other comes down to personal preferences.

In Combat, the Mamba is the second medium ship after the Fer-de-Lance to be capable of mounting Class 4 weaponry, and the third ship overall after the Fer-de-Lance and Beluga Liner to feature six utility slots. In addition to its single huge hardpoint, the Mamba also possesses two large hardpoints and two small hardpoints. This arsenal places it in a narrow niche above the Fer-de-Lance and below the Federal Gunship in terms of raw damage potential for a medium ship. As a redesigned racing ship the Mamba boasts incredible speed, surpassing most other ships and letting it easily hunt down targets, escape from ambushes, or gain distance for long-range tactics. This comes at a sizeable cost to its turning radius and impacts its ability to maneuver in close quarters, but in compensation, its acceleration is better balanced with its turning rates, making it easier to avoid "getting caught in irons", which means accidentally coming to a halt and briefly being a stationary target; this is a chronic problem for pilots of the Fer-de-Lance. The Mamba also has a low heat threshold for its size, but compensates for this weakness with a higher heat dissipation rate.

Like the FDL, the Mamba is suited to Bounty Hunting and little else as all of the former's drawbacks are only exacerbated here. Featuring a maximum cargo capacity of 64t, which is on the lower side of the spectrum for medium ships, the Mamba is not an ideal choice for a dedicated Trading, Mining, or Piracy vessel. Furthermore, even if all possible measures are taken to conserve weight, the Mamba has a maximum jump range of 20.53 ly, the second lowest maximum jump range before Engineering of all available ships. As a result, when optimised for combat the Mamba can struggle to jump to nearby systems, making travel across even small distances a somewhat frustrating experience. Needless to say, the Mamba is unsuitable for Exploration, especially due to its limited internal compartments. With its higher damage output and extra utility slots, however, the ship still remains an effective anti-xeno choice; in particular, its high speed makes it very effective at dealing with Thargoid Interceptors.

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Mamba hardpoints convergence

All of the Mamba's hardpoints are located on the ship's dorsal surface. The two small hardpoints are forward of the cockpit, the two large hardpoints are on either side of the cockpit, and the huge hardpoint is behind the cockpit. Four of its utility mounts are on its ventral surface, while the remaining two are near the rear of the upper chassis.

The Mamba has two pilot seats, giving the ship Multicrew capability. Both seats are positioned on the ship's centerline in a blister-style dorsal cockpit, with the primary pilot seat located at the front, and the secondary pilot seat located behind and slightly elevated.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen	Discount
Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Always available	10% discount
Brestla	i Sola Prospect	Always available	20% surcharge
Arjung	Hiyya Orbital	Dec. 14, 2018	15% discount
LHS 28	Flade Enterprise	Dec. 15, 2018	15% discount
LHS 20	Ohm City	Dec. 15, 2018	15% discount
Borr	Armstrong City	Dec. 15, 2018	15% discount
109 Piscium	Ising Dock	Jan. 4, 2019	15% discount
GD 140	Liwei Terminal	Dec. 12, 2018
Bhritzameno	Feynman Terminal	Dec. 12, 2018
Leesti	George Lucas	Dec. 13, 2018
Chi Orionis	Carey Terminal	Dec. 15, 2018
Aulin	Aulin Enterprise	Dec. 15, 2018
AZ Cancri	Fisher Station	Dec. 15, 2018
LHS 3666	Meyrink Orbital	Dec. 24, 2018
GD 140	Newton Hub	Jan. 5, 2019
Lampade	Charlois Dock	Feb. 10, 2019
EZ Aquarii	Magnus Gateway	Feb. 12, 2019
LHS 3262	Lacaille Prospect	Jun. 10, 2019
Colonia	Jaques Station	Jun. 14, 2019
Bohmshohm	Putzki Opk’s Heaven	Jul. 20, 2019
Arth	Midgeley Dock	Jul. 24, 2019

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Mamba.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Small Hardpoint	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	1
	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	1
Large Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	3
	Empty	--	--	3
Huge Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	4
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	C	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	6	6
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	5	5
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	4	4
Environment Control	Life Support	E	4	4
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	6	6
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	4	4
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x8]	C	3	3
Internal Compartments	Cargo Rack [x16]	E	4	5
	Shield Generator	E	4	4
	Empty	--	--	3
	Cargo Rack [x4]	E	2	2
	Empty	--	--	2
	Supercruise Assist	E	1	1
	(PAS)	I	1	1

• (L) = Loaned Module
• [x#] = Capacity
• (PAS) = Reserved solely for the Planetary Approach Suite or Advanced Planetary Approach Suite

Notes

• The Mamba was released with the Chapter Four (3.3) update of Elite Dangerous: Beyond on December 11, 2018. Purchasing it requires owning Elite Dangerous: Horizons.

Trivia

• The Mamba first appeared in Elite. It was originally a term for a loose collection of small single-seat high-speed racing ships using the classic wedge or delta hull shape, but the design was later standardized by Raddlett and Rayburn Shipyards in Reorte in the early 3100s. The design has since been acquired by and reimagined by Zorgon Peterson.
• Engineer Bill Turner kept a vintage Mamba among the collection of ships stored at his base, Turner Metallics Inc, on Alioth 4 a.
• The Mamba was first revealed in the beta for Chapter Four (3.3) of Elite Dangerous: Beyond; while it was not initially for sale, players encountered several of the ships beings flown by NPCs.
• The Mamba features the second lowest jump range of any jump-capable ship as well the lowest maximum cargo capacity and highest base speed of any medium ship.

Videos

• File:Introducing the Mamba - 4K
• File:Ship Introducing Mamba - Elite Dangerous Short cinematic video
• File:Beyond - Chapter Four - New Ships Reveal
• File:Elite Dangerous - Mamba Cockpit VR walkaround HD
• File:Sagittarius Eye Bulletin - Mamba Makes Its First Strike
• File:Elite Dangerous - Beyond Chapter 4 - MechanicMan tours the new Mamba
• File:Elite Dangerous Beyond - Chapter Four Release Date Announcement
• File:Dream Big - Elite Dangerous Mamba
• File:The Mamba Elite Dangerous
• File:ED - Mamba - Zorgon Peterson
• File:The Mamba - Meet, Yeet & Retreat -Elite Dangerous Ship Review-

Gallery

• Inside cockpit of the Mamba
  Inside cockpit of the Mamba
• Mamba rear thrusters
  Mamba rear thrusters
• ED Mamba cockpit
  ED Mamba cockpit
• Cockpit of the Mamba
  Cockpit of the Mamba
• Ship size comparison FDL, Mamba and Python
  Ship size comparison FDL, Mamba and Python
• Mamba cockpit and a neutron star
  Mamba cockpit and a neutron star
• Mamba and a planet
  Mamba and a planet
• Mamba ships group
  Mamba ships group
• Mamba
  Mamba
• Mamba ship top side
  Mamba ship top side
• Mamba Blueprint
  Mamba Blueprint