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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]] and [[Krait MkII]] can compete with the Fer-de-Lance in terms of firepower, although the FDL is the most manoeuvrable of the 4, meaning in practice it is usually more capable of dishing out damage than the rest. (Note that the above does not take [[Ship-Launched Fighters]] into consideration, a capability that the Federal Gunship and Krait MkII possess.)

This is not to say the Fer-de-Lance is the most manoeuvrable medium sized ship; the [[Alliance Chieftain]] as well as the [[Federal Assault Ship]] both exceed it in that regard, although they are much less formidable than the ~~FDL~~ when it comes to firepower.

This is not to say the Fer-de-Lance is the most manoeuvrable medium sized ship; the [[Alliance Chieftain]] as well as the [[Federal Assault Ship]] both exceed it in that regard, although they are much less formidable than the Fer-de-Lance when it comes to firepower.

The Fer-de-Lance is also at the top of medium sized ships when it comes to defense. 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|Shield Boosters]] 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. Although the Fer-de-Lance's armor is not quite as durable as the Federal ships, the Alliance ships or the Python, it is by no means bad.

The Fer-de-Lance's sole downside in combat is its mass lock factor, ~~sitting at only 12~~. ~~Several~~ medium ships as well as most large ships can easily flee from a Fer-de-Lance, making it worse at pirating than the Python; especially due to its tiny cargo bay.

The Fer-de-Lance's sole downside in combat is its low mass lock factor of 12, meaning it will not be able to mass lock any medium sized combat ship aside from itself, or any large sized ship save for the [[Imperial Clipper]]. This means several medium sized ships as well as most large sized ships can easily flee from a Fer-de-Lance, making it worse at pirating than the Python; especially due to its tiny cargo bay.

The Fer-de-Lance also functions brilliantly as an Anti-[[Thargoid]] ship, having huge damage output and it can easily deal with Scouts, and has no trouble equipping as much AX weaponry as possible. In the right hands, the Fer-de-Lance is one of the few ships capable of soloing a [[Thargoid Interceptor]]. In addition, it is widely agreed in the PvP community that the Fer-de-Lance is the single best PvP ship in the entire game, even more so than the much more expensive [[Anaconda]], [[Federal Corvette]] and [[Imperial Cutter]] , due to the Fer-de-Lance's superior manoeuvrability.

The Fer-de-Lance is specialized in its role as a fighter and is virtually unusable in any other role. ~~Itsjump~~ range falls just short of 21lys without engineering, the 4th lowest in the game, making it one of the worst exploration ~~vessel~~. It can't 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 pirating, trading and mining very unviable.

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 21lys without engineering, the 4th lowest in the game, making it one of the worst vessels for exploration. It can't 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 pirating, trading and mining very unviable.

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 Hunters and can rack up profits in Resource Sites extremely fast. It makes a very poor [[Pirate]] when compared to other similar ships however due to its terrible cargo space and low Mass Lock and the fact that the extreme firepower is often overkill in the role. For Thargoid fighting, it's a perfect ship, and can easily outperform the [[Alliance Chieftain]] and [[Type-10 Defender|Type-10]] in this role.

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 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]] and [[Krait MkII]] can compete with the Fer-de-Lance in terms of firepower, although the FDL is the most manoeuvrable of the 4, meaning in practice it is usually more capable of dishing out damage than the rest. (Note that the above does not take [[Ship-Launched Fighters]] into consideration, a capability that the Federal Gunship and Krait MkII possess.)
-This is not to say the Fer-de-Lance is the most manoeuvrable medium sized ship; the [[Alliance Chieftain]] as well as the [[Federal Assault Ship]] both exceed it in that regard, although they are much less formidable than the FDL when it comes to firepower.
+This is not to say the Fer-de-Lance is the most manoeuvrable medium sized ship; the [[Alliance Chieftain]] as well as the [[Federal Assault Ship]] both exceed it in that regard, although they are much less formidable than the Fer-de-Lance when it comes to firepower.
 The Fer-de-Lance is also at the top of medium sized ships when it comes to defense. 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|Shield Boosters]] 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. Although the Fer-de-Lance's armor is not quite as durable as the Federal ships, the Alliance ships or the Python, it is by no means bad.
-The Fer-de-Lance's sole downside in combat is its mass lock factor, sitting at only 12. Several medium ships as well as most large ships can easily flee from a Fer-de-Lance, making it worse at pirating than the Python; especially due to its tiny cargo bay.
+The Fer-de-Lance's sole downside in combat is its low mass lock factor of 12, meaning it will not be able to mass lock any medium sized combat ship aside from itself, or any large sized ship save for the [[Imperial Clipper]]. This means several medium sized ships as well as most large sized ships can easily flee from a Fer-de-Lance, making it worse at pirating than the Python; especially due to its tiny cargo bay.
 The Fer-de-Lance also functions brilliantly as an Anti-[[Thargoid]] ship, having huge damage output and it can easily deal with Scouts, and has no trouble equipping as much AX weaponry as possible. In the right hands, the Fer-de-Lance is one of the few ships capable of soloing a [[Thargoid Interceptor]]. In addition, it is widely agreed in the PvP community that the Fer-de-Lance is the single best PvP ship in the entire game, even more so than the much more expensive [[Anaconda]], [[Federal Corvette]] and [[Imperial Cutter]] , due to the Fer-de-Lance's superior manoeuvrability.
-The Fer-de-Lance is specialized in its role as a fighter and is virtually unusable in any other role. Itsjump range falls just short of 21lys without engineering, the 4th lowest in the game, making it one of the worst exploration vessel. It can't 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 pirating, trading and mining very unviable.
+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 21lys without engineering, the 4th lowest in the game, making it one of the worst vessels for exploration. It can't 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 pirating, trading and mining very unviable.
 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 Hunters and can rack up profits in Resource Sites extremely fast. It makes a very poor [[Pirate]] when compared to other similar ships however due to its terrible cargo space and low Mass Lock and the fact that the extreme firepower is often overkill in the role. For Thargoid fighting, it's a perfect ship, and can easily outperform the [[Alliance Chieftain]] and [[Type-10 Defender|Type-10]] in this role.

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