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{{quote|It is a big trading ship - a bit like the Lakon Type 9's big brother.|David Braben<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=60284&page=20&p=1024718#post1024718 David Braben's Q&A]</ref>}} | {{quote|It is a big trading ship - a bit like the Lakon Type 9's big brother.|David Braben<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=60284&page=20&p=1024718#post1024718 David Braben's Q&A]</ref>}} | ||
The '''Panther Clipper''', also known as the Panther LX or Panther Clipper LX, | The '''Panther Clipper''', also known as the Panther LX or Panther Clipper LX, Is a "heavy cargo cllpper". Frontier Developments has stated they expect this "trading workhorse to remain as popular in ''[[Elite: Dangerous|Elite: Dangeruos]]'' as its predecssors were in previuos games,"<ref>[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=94e38570c6 Newsletter #13]</ref> | ||
In previous iterations of the design, the craft was one of the largest vessels in the spaceways in terms of trading, significantly larger than the [[Anaconda]], and alleged to buy entire planets out of cargo. In this regard it can be seen as the next step upwards for a commodity-trader from the [[Type-9 Heavy]], carrying significantly more cargo and able to hold multiple fighters in its hangar. | In previous iterations of the design, the craft was one of the largest vessels in the spaceways in terms of trading, significantly larger than the [[Anaconda]], and alleged to buy entire planets out of cargo. In this regard it can be seen as the next step upwards for a commodity-trader from the [[Type-9 Heavy]], carrying significantly more cargo and able to hold multiple fighters in its hangar. | ||
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Being as it was one of the largest vessels in the space lanes and carried more cargo than any other freighter, it was also regarded as one of the slowest and most lumbering vessels yet capable of turret mounting planetary bombardment class weaponry that could destroy most enemies in a single well-placed shot. Panther pilots would blatantly ignore smaller pirate vessels as their shots bounced uselessly off of the ship's mighty shields. | Being as it was one of the largest vessels in the space lanes and carried more cargo than any other freighter, it was also regarded as one of the slowest and most lumbering vessels yet capable of turret mounting planetary bombardment class weaponry that could destroy most enemies in a single well-placed shot. Panther pilots would blatantly ignore smaller pirate vessels as their shots bounced uselessly off of the ship's mighty shields. | ||
The modern inception varies drastically in concept artwork from the original, the Panther was not an atmospheric vehicle and thus aerodynamics was not an issue, this bulky "flying | The modern inception varies drastically in concept artwork from the original, the Panther was not an atmospheric vehicle and thus aerodynamics was not an issue, this bulky "flying brickadoodle" design was one of its key features and spoke more to its gargantuan size and use in non-atmospheric environments than its new implementation is rumored to be. In fact, the new version seems to be significantly smaller, and more akin to an Anaconda; it is unknown if there is a backstory on this drastic shift from design. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||