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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

The Fer-de-Lance (commonly abbreviated as FDL) is a heavy combat ship, featuring a hull that is a bit more resistant to smaller weapons than other ships of its class.^[1] It is the only medium ship capable of mounting class 4 weaponry. Although fast, manoeuvrable, well armed and well shielded, the Fer-De-Lance suffers from a few major drawbacks, which include poor jump range, tiny fuel tank and a limited number of internal compartments for its size.

Overview

The pilot's station is offset from the centre-line to the starboard. The Auxiliary station is offset from the centre-line to the port and slightly farther back from the front. The canopy glass offers a phenomenal field of view: more than 90 degrees vertically, and more than 180 degrees horizontally.

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 Fer-De-Lance has a relatively low heat signature, and is well-suited for both shielded (using a 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 heat sinks without sacrificing other utility modules allowing for prolonged silent running).

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.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen	Notes
109 Piscium	Ising Dock	6/10/2017
109 Piscium	Ising Dock	27/12/2016
20 Ophiuchi	Chargaff Port	17/09/2017
44 B Ophiuchi	Feustel Gateway	12/6/2015
78 Ursae Majoris	Berners-Lee City	23/5/2015
Asgaa	Wheeler Horizons	20/4/2015
Bunuras	Noguchi Enterprise	12/12/2015
Cerno	Kanwar Enterprise	18/12/2015
Disci	Snodgrass Orbital	1/3/2015
Euboa	Foreman Orbital	21/3/2015
Facece	Simpson Depot	4/4/2015
Fedmich	Roberts Port	27/1/2017
CD-36 1535	Aoki	12/3/2016
Gandui	Regiomontanus ring	15/3/2015
Gunnovale	Bradley Station	17/12/2015	No longer sells
HIP 18828	Ruppelt City	6/4/2015
HIP 96932	Bond Dock	12/8/2015
HIP 102895	Barmin Terminal	17/5/2015
HIP 107385	Winthrop Enterprise	22/5/2015
HR 943	Hildebrandt Terminal	30/5/2015
HR 1980	Low City	12/1/2016
Kamaki	Shinjo Station	23/3/2015
Khampti	Wafa Hub	30/3/2015
Khernidjal	West Gateway	6/5/2015
Laifangyi	Anning Enterprise	1/7/2015
Lakluit	Garriott Hub	16/7/2015
Leesti	George Lucas	27/7/2015
LHS 492	Lem Port	8/12/2016
Lo Pegasi	Garcia Station	14/5/2015
LP 694-16	Chapman Terminal	1/1/2017
LP 926-40	Lee City	23/4/2015
LTT 15278	Zholobov Enterprise	27/4/2015
Tolians	Kuo Dock	31/8/2016
Malloc	Julian Gateway	13/4/2015
Mundjiga	Sagan Port	17/3/2015
Okinura	Fisher Terminal	23/2/2016
Praecipua	Denton Dock	28/3/2015
STKM 1-1118	Dupuy De Lome	26/12/2015
Tolians	Kuo Dock	11/8/2015
Vesper-M4	Oluwafemi Depot	24/04/2017
Wailladyan	Bass Port	16/6/2015
XI Ursae Majoris	Durrance Dock	8/10/2017
Zavijah	Wheelock Ring	17/3/2015
Mu-1 Cygnus	Furrer Gateway	11/3/2017
Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	January 26, 2018	10% Discount, Founders Permit Needed

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 Fer-de-Lance.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Medium Hardpoint	Pulse Laser	F	1	2
	Pulse Laser	F	1	2
	Empty	--	--	2
	Empty	--	--	2
Huge Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	4
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	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
Environmental 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
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	Empty	--	--	2
	BDS	E	1	1

(L) = Loaned
[x#] = Capacity
BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner

Notes

In the original Elite it was faster than the Cobra (but not playable).
Added to game in version 1.2.
Some weapons on the huge hardpoint clip into the bottom of the hangar when viewed in Outfitting.
The radiators on the outside of the engine pods glow blue while FSD is charging.
Prior to 1.5/2.0 the ship utilized a class 5 powerplant, resulting in major power issues.