Mamba
Template:Quote The Mamba is a ship manufactured by Zorgon Peterson.
Overview
The Mamba's design draws inspiration from Zorgon Peterson's famed Fer-de-Lance and places an emphasis on bringing heavy firepower to engagements.
In Combat, the Mamba It is the second medium ship after the Fer-de-Lance to be capable of mounting Class 4 weaponry, and the third ship overall after the Fer-de-Lance and Beluga Liner to feature six utility slots. In addition to its single huge hardpoint, the Mamba also possesses two large hardpoints and two small hardpoints. This arsenal places it in a narrow niche above the Fer-de-Lance and below the Federal Gunship in terms of raw damage potential for a medium ship. Being a redesigned racing ship the Mamba boasts incredible speed able to outspeed most other ships letting it easily hunt down or escape from others. This comes at a cost to manoeuvrability, however, slightly reducing its overall combat effectiveness. The biggest downside is its Armour; which is significantly lower than the FDL making it much easier to take down. Combined with its lower manoeuvrability, the Mamba can be a glass cannon in many situations.
Like the FDL, the Mamba is suited to Bounty Hunting and little else as all of the former's drawbacks are only exacerbated here. Featuring a miserable 64T maximum cargo capacity, the Mamba is completely unusable for Trading or Mining purposes, and is even less viable for Piracy. Furthermore even if all measures are taken to conserve weight, the Mamba has a maximum jump range of a tiny 18.15lY. This is the lowest Jump range of any FSD capable ship. As a result, when optimised for combat the Mamba can struggle to even jump to neighbouring systems and can be a nightmare to travel across even small distances in space. Furthermore, it boasts better damage with its new hardpoints, against Thargoids and Human vessels, as it can equip size 3 AX weaponry making it a good Thargoid Interceptor hunting vessel. Unlocking Guardian weaponry, which exists in size 3 versions and is also effective against Thargoids, can also be useful in making the ship a multirole fighter with weaponry effective against humand and Thargoid ships.
Cost wise the Mamba is only slightly more expensive than the FDL making it simply become a choice between the two. Overall the Mamba boasts slightly better damage output and greater speeds than FDL but has lower manoeuvrability, reduced armour and a pathetic jump range and cargo capacity as well as being a worse anti-xeno ship. The downsides do outweigh the benefits, however which ship to choose comes down to preference in most situations.
All of the Mamba's hardpoints are located on the ship's dorsal surface. The two small hardpoints are forward of the cockpit, the two large hardpoints are on either side of the cockpit, and the huge hardpoint is behind the cockpit. Four of its utility mounts are on its ventral surface, whilst the remaining two are near the rear of the upper chassis.
The two pilot seats are on the ship's centerline, in a blister-style dorsal cockpit, as opposed to the Fer-de-Lance's slightly-offset pilot's seat. The primary pilot seat is at the front, while the secondary copilot seat is directly behind it and slightly elevated. The Mamba's cockpit includes a secondary pilot seat, giving the ship Multicrew-capability.
Purchase Locations
| System | Station | Date Seen | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinrarta Dezhra | Jameson Memorial | Always available | 10% discount |
| Brestla | i Sola Prospect | Always available | 20% surcharge |
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 Mamba.
| Category | Default System | Default Rating | Default Class | Max Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Hardpoint | Pulse Laser (L) | F | 1 | 2 |
| Pulse Laser (L) | F | 1 | 2 | |
| Large Hardpoint | Empty | -- | -- | 3 |
| Empty | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Huge Hardpoint | Empty | -- | -- | 4 |
| Utility Mount | Empty | -- | -- | 0 |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Bulkheads | Lightweight Alloys | C | 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 |
| Environment 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 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Cargo Rack [x4] | E | 2 | 2 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 2 |
- (L) = Loaned
- [x#] = Capacity
Notes
- The Mamba will be released with the Chapter Four (3.3) update of Elite Dangerous: Beyond in Q4 2018. Purchasing it requires owning Elite Dangerous: Horizons.
Trivia
- The Mamba first appeared in Elite. It was originally a term for a loose collection of small single-seat high-speed racing ships using the classic 'wedge' or 'delta' hull shape, but the design was later standardized by Raddlett and Rayburn Shipyards in Reorte in the early 3100s. The design has since been acquired by and 'reimagined' by Zorgon Peterson.
- Engineer Bill Turner kept a vintage Mamba among the collection of ships stored at his base, Turner Metallics Inc, on Alioth 4 a.[1]
- The Mamba was first revealed in the beta for Chapter Four (3.3) of Elite Dangerous: Beyond; while it was not initially for sale, players encountered several of the ships beings flown by NPCs.
- The Mamba features the lowest Jump range of any jump capable ship as well the lowest maximum cargo capacity and highest base speed of any medium ship
- The base colour of The Mamba is identical to that of the FDL, as well as boasting very similar engines.
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Gallery
- The Mamba's dorsal surface
- Ships group with Mamba
- The Mamba docked
- Front of the Mamba
- Inside cockpit of the Mamba
- Back and thrusters of the Mamba
- Mamba rear thrusters
- Mamba ship stairs
- Mamba sideview
- The Mamba's ventral surface
- The Mamba's main thrusters
- Cockpit of the Mamba
- Ship size comparison FDL, Mamba and Python
