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==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 MkII]] and the Mamba can compete with the Fer-de-Lance in terms of firepower, although the Fer-de-Lance is the | 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 MkII]] and the Mamba can compete with the Fer-de-Lance in terms of firepower, although the Fer-de-Lance is roughly as manoeuvrable as the Krait MkII and more manoeuvrable than the rest, meaning in practice it is usually more capable of dishing out damage than ships of the latter category. This does not take [[Ship-Launched Fighters]] into consideration, a capability that the Federal Gunship and Krait MkII possess while the Fer-de-Lance does not. | ||
This is not to say the Fer-de-Lance is the most manoeuvrable medium sized ship | 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 somewhat less formidable than the Fer-de-Lance when it comes to firepower. | ||
The Fer-de-Lance is | The Fer-de-Lance is reliant on its shield for 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. The Fer-de-lance's armor is comparably mediocre, as its base armor 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, unlike the others. | ||
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 ships aside from itself and the Mamba, or any large sized ships 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. Conversely, a Fer-de-Lance will have a hard time escaping from other medium sized ships, especially since many of them can match the Fer-de-Lance's speed. | 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 ships aside from itself and the Mamba, or any large sized ships 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. Conversely, a Fer-de-Lance will have a hard time escaping from other medium sized ships, especially since many of them can match the Fer-de-Lance's speed. | ||