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{{ShipInfobox
| image              = Ferdelance.jpg
| image              = Fer-de-Lance-ship-top-view.png
| manufacturer        = Zorgon Peterson
| manufacturer        = Zorgon Peterson
| yearsproduced      = 3100-Present
| type                = Combat
| cost                = 51,567,040
| cost                = 51,567,040
| topspeed            = 260
| insurance          = 2,578,352
| boostspeed         = 350
| factionreq         =  
| manoeuvrability    = 6
| factionrank        =  
| shields            = 300
| expansionreq        =  
| armour              = 225
| landingpad          = Medium
| dimensions          = 73.6m x 51.6m x 15.4m
| seats              = 2
| multicrew          = Yes
| fighterhangar      = No
| hullmass            = 250
| hullmass            = 250
| masslock            = 12
| armour              = 405
| armourhardness      = 70
| shields            = 271
| heatcapacity        = 224
| fuelcapacity        = 8
| manoeuvrability    = 4
| topspeed            = 265
| maxtopspeed        = 302
| boostspeed          = 357
| maxboostspeed      = 407
| jumprange          = 6.79
| maxjumprange        = 20.94
| cargocapacity      = 24
| cargocapacity      = 24
| fuelcapacity        = 8
| maxcargocapacity    = 72
| jumprange          = 7.04
| utility            = 6
| utility            = 6
| small              =  
| small              =  
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| large              =  
| large              =  
| huge                = 1
| huge                = 1
| size1              = 1
| size1              = 2
| size2              = 1
| size2              = 1
| size3              =  
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| size7              =  
| size8              =  
| size8              =  
| landingpad         = Medium
| reservedic         =  
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{{quote|The Fer-de-Lance is another classic design that has now been in production for two centuries. The ship became famous for its popularity with top business executives and wealthy bounty hunters, being a fast, well armed vessel, with luxurious accommodation and high quality components fitted as standard. Early models were built by Zorgon Peterson, but more recently, limited numbers have been upgraded by Saud Kruger in a rare collaboration, resulting in even more lavish creations, without spoiling the original design and specification requirements.|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 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==
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 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'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 has a relatively low heat signature, and is well-suited for both shielded (using a [[Shield Cell Bank|shield cell]] does not result in a major overheating, and the strong base shielding can be improved further with shield boosters) and shieldless stealth builds (small heat output, durable hull and the ability to mount several [[Heatsink Launcher|heat sinks]] without sacrificing other utility modules allowing for prolonged silent running).


The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a heavy combat ship that handles almost identically to the [[Viper Mk III]] despite being much larger, but has improved weapons capacity, slightly less severe power management issues, and much better shields and armour. The {{PAGENAME}}'s hull is a bit more resistant to smaller [[weapons]] than other ships of its class.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=120789&p=1873136&viewfull=1#post1873136 Sandro Sammarco in the Official Forums]</ref>
[[File:Convergence fer-de-lance.png|thumb|250px|Fer-de-Lance hardpoints convergence]]
The weapon [[hardpoints]] are located as follows: two top mounted Class 2 hardpoints on the nose, about a quarter of the way back from the tip, two side mounted Class 2 hardpoints, at about the ship's midpoint, and a single bottom mounted Class 4 hardpoint in the centre of the ship's frame. Four out of six utility mounts are located around the huge hardpoint on the bottom, with the other two being behind the cockpit, next to the fins on top of the vessel.


The {{PAGENAME}} and the [[Anaconda]] are the only two [[ships]] capable of mounting the class 4 [[Plasma Accelerators|Plasma Accelerator]].  
The pilot's seat of the Fer-de-Lance is to the right of the centre of the ship, having the co-pilot's to the left and slightly further back. The canopy glass offers a phenomenal field of view, having more than 90 degrees vertically, and more than 180 degrees horizontally.


==Specifications==
The Fer-De-Lance has different heat radiator animations for general heat dissipation and [[Frame Shift Drive]] charge up for hyperspace. While both feature the animation of the same yellow/orange lighted radiators, the Frame Shift Drive charging animation also features blue lighted radiators and two blue beams. The blue beams are projected from slightly behind the cockpit and are visible from the cockpit from the side windows on both sides.
{| class="article-table" border="1"
|-
! Type
| Heavy Fighter
|-
! Crew
| 2
|-
! Maximum Cargo Capacity
| 70 T
|-
! Maximum Hyperspace Range
| 20.94 Ly
|-
! Dimensions
| 85L x 20H x 45W (estimated)
|}


==Purchase Locations==
==Purchase Locations==
{| border="1" class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
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.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! System
! Station
! Station
! Date Seen
! Date Seen
! Discount
|-
|-
|LTT 15278
|Shinrarta Dezhra
|Zholobov Enterprise
|Jameson Memorial
|2015/4/27
|Always available
|10% discount
|-
|-
|
|Brestla
Arth
|i Sola Prospect
|Midgeley Dock
|Always available
|31 March 2015
|20% surcharge
|-
| Disci
| Snodgrass Orbital
| March 2015
|-
| Cerno
| Kanwar Enterprises
| 15 March 2015
|-
| Gandui
| Regiomontanus ring
| 15 March 2015
|-
| GAT 2
| Thompsons vision station
| 15 March 2015
|-
| 78 Ursae majoris
| Beners Lee city
| 15 March 2015
|-
| Leesti
| George Lucas
| 21 April 2015
|-
| Bhritzameno
| Feynman Terminal
| 15 March 2015
|-
| Mundjiga
| Sagan Port
| 17 March 2015
|-
| Zavijah
| Wheelock Ring
| 17 March 2015
|-
|Wolf 562
|Hopkins Port
|11 April 2015
|-
|Euboa
|Foreman Orbital
|21 March 2015
|-
|Kamaki
|Shinjo Station
|23 March 2015
|-
|Facece
|Simpson Depot
|21 March 2015
|-
|Khampti
|Wafa Hub
|30 March 2015
|-
|Praecipua
|Denton Dock
|28 March 2015
|-
|Fawaol
|Sutter Hub
|
30 March 2015
|-
|Yu Di Yi
|Aksyonov Orbital
|
02 April 2015
|-
|Facece
|Simpson Depot
|04 April 2015
|-
|Afli
|Pu City
|05 April 2015
|-
|HIP 18828
|Ruppelt City
|06 April 2015
|-
|Devane
|Davies City
|
25 April 2015
|-
|Malloc
|Julian Gateway
|13 April 2015
|-
|Asgaa
|Wheeler Horizons
|Apr 20, 2015
|-
|LP 926-40
|Lee City
|Apr 23, 2015
|-
|CD-51 102
|McDermott Enterprise
|May 05, 2015
|-
|Khernidjal
|West Gateway
|May 06, 2015
|}
|}


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{{main|Outfitting}}
{{main|Outfitting}}


All ships are highly customizable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the {{PAGENAME}}.
All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Fer-de-Lance.


{| class="article-table" style="text-align: center;" border="1"
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|-
|-
| Reactor Bay
| Reactor Bay
| [[Power Plant]] || E || 5 || 5
| [[Power Plant]] || E || 6|| 6
|-
|-
| Thrusters Mounting
| Thrusters Mounting
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| [[Fuel Tank]] [x8] || C || 3 || 3
| [[Fuel Tank]] [x8] || C || 3 || 3
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Internal Compartment]]s
| rowspan="7" | [[Internal Compartment]]s
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x16] || E || 4 || 5
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x16] || E || 4 || 5
|-
|-
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| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 2
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 2
|-
|-
| [[Discovery Scanner|BDS]] || E || 1 || 1
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 1
|-
| [[Supercruise Assist]] || E || 1 || 1
|-
| (PAS) || I || 1 || 1
|}
|}
* ''(L) = Loaned''
*''(L) = Loaned Module''
* ''[x#] = Capacity''
*''[x#] = Capacity''
* ''BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner''
*''(PAS) = Reserved solely for the [[Planetary Approach Suite]] or [[Advanced Planetary Approach Suite]]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
* In the original Elite it was faster than the [[Cobra]]
*The Fer-de-Lance was added to ''Elite Dangerous'' in the 1.2 [[Wings]] update released on March 10, 2015.
* Added to game in version 1.2
*Some weapons on the huge hardpoint clip into the bottom of the hangar when viewed in Outfitting.
*Prior to 1.5/2.0 the ship utilized a class 5 powerplant, resulting in major power issues.
*The Fer-de-Lance has an available 16 piece cosmetic ship kit that can be purchased from the [https://www.frontierstore.net/game-extras/elite-dangerous-game-extras/fer-de-lance-ship-kit.html Frontier store], allowing you to "remodel your ship in your personal style". The ship kit is purely cosmetic and does not affect gameplay in any way.
 
== Trivia ==
*The Fer-de-Lance length (73.6 m) is similar to a Boeing 747-300 (70.66 m).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nDYYYqrhp4 Elite ship scale 3.0]</ref>
*Fer-de-Lance is French for "spearhead" (or more literally, "iron of the lance" or "tip of the spear") but also maintains the snake-themed naming common to Independent ships, as it can refer to various members of the [[wikipedia:Bothrops|Bothrops genus]] of snakes, also sometimes called lanceheads.
 
== Videos ==
<gallery>
Luxurious_and_Deadly_-_Elite_Dangerous_Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance_-_Zorgon_Peterson_Elite_Dangerous
Elite_Dangerous_-_Commercials_The_Fer-de-Lance
File:The Fer-De-Lance Elite Dangerous
</gallery>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" orientation="none">
<gallery>
fer_de_lance_amend_Comp.jpg|Concept art from newsletter 57
File:Fer de lance amend Comp.jpg|Concept art from newsletter 57
2015-04-08_00003.jpg|Showing front right mounts on the Fer-de-Lance
File:Fer-de-Lance-ship-top-view.png|Fer-de-Lance top side view
2015-04-08_00001.jpg|The Huge Gimballed Cannon mount on the Fer-de-Lance
File:Fer-de-Lance Docked Top View.jpg|Fer-de-Lance Docked Top View
2015-04-08_00005.jpg|A silhouette of the Fer-de-Lance from the side, showing its left side mounted guns
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
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
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
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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