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The '''Fer-de-Lance''' is a heavy combat ship, featuring a hull that 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> making it well suited in the role of bounty hunting.
The '''Fer-de-Lance''' is a heavy combat ship, featuring a hull that 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> making it well suited in the role of bounty hunting.


Although fast, maneuverable and well armed, the Fer-De-Lance  suffers from several major drawbacks which include a poor FSD jump range, a very limited number of internal compartments and an undersized power plant. The recent release of the Horizons expansion corrected the latter problem with the '''Fer-De-Lance '''receiving an upgrade in its power plant, moving up from a class 5 to class 6 module.
Although fast, maneuverable and well armed, the Fer-De-Lance  suffers from a few major drawbacks, which include a poor FSD jump range and a limited number of internal compartments for its size.  and an undersized power plant. As of the Horizons expansion, the '''Fer-De-Lance ''' has a class 6 power plant module.


The weapon hard points are located as follows: Two top mounted Class 2 medium hardpoints on the nose about 1/4 of the way back from the tip, Two side mounted Class 2 medium hardpoints at about the ship's midpoint, and One bottom mounted Class 4 huge hardpoint between 1/2 and 2/3rds back from the front tip.  
The weapon hard points are located as follows: Two top mounted Class 2 medium hardpoints on the nose about 1/4 of the way back from the tip, Two side mounted Class 2 medium hardpoints at about the ship's midpoint, and One bottom mounted Class 4 huge hardpoint between 1/2 and 2/3rds back from the front tip.