Fer-de-Lance

The Fer-de-Lance is another classic design that has now been in production for two centuries. The ship became famous for its popularity with top business executives and wealthy bounty hunters, being a fast, well armed vessel, with luxurious accommodation and high quality components fitted as standard. Early models were built by Zorgon Peterson, but more recently, limited numbers have been upgraded by Saud Kruger in a rare collaboration, resulting in even more lavish creations, without spoiling the original design and specification requirements.

— In-Game Description

The Fer-de-Lance is a heavy combat ship. The Fer-de-Lance's hull is a bit more resistant to smaller weapons than other ships of its class.^[1]

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.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen
Kelin Samba	Bolkow City	Aug 31, 2015
44 B Ophiuchi	Feustel Gateway	Jun 12, 2015
78 Ursae Majoris	Berners-Lee City	23 May 2015
Arth	Midgeley Dock	31 March 2015
Asgaa	Wheeler Horizons	Apr 20, 2015
BD-15 447	Good Enterprise	July 20, 2015
Bhritzameno	Feynman Terminal	15 March 2015
Bunuras	Noguchi Enterprise	12 Dec 2015
Carener	Butz Port	9 August 2015
CD-51 102	McDermott Enterprise	May 05, 2015
Cerno	Kanwar Enterprises	15 March 2015
Chamunda	Gidzenko Ring	27 June 2015
Disci	Snodgrass Orbital	March 2015
Euboa	Foreman Orbital	21 March 2015
Facece	Simpson Depot	04 April 2015
Fawaol	Sutter Hub	30 March 2015
Gandui	Regiomontanus ring	15 March 2015
GAT 2	Thompsons vision station	15 March 2015
Gunnovale	Bradley Station	17 Dec 2015
HIP 18828	Ruppelt City	06 April 2015
HIP 96932	Bond Dock	August 21, 2015
HIP 102895	Barmin Terminal	17 May 2015
HIP 107385	Winthrop Enterprise	May 22, 2015
HR 943	Hildebrandt Terminal	May 30, 2015
Kamaki	Shinjo Station	23 March 2015
Khampti	Wafa Hub	30 March 2015
Khernidjal	West Gateway	May 06, 2015
KP Tauri	Spedding Orbital (15%)	17 Oct 2015
Laifangyi	Anning Enterprise	1 July 2015
Lakluit	Garriott Hub	July 16, 2015
Leesti	George Lucas	27 July 2015
LHS 1446	Blalock Terminal	May 10, 2015
Lo Pegasi	Garcia Station	May 14, 2015
LP 926-40	Lee City	Apr 23, 2015
LTT 1349	Lundwall City	26 May 2015
LTT 9863	Lynden-Bell Terminal	July 10, 2015
LTT 15278	Zholobov Enterprise	27 April 2015
Lumbla	Perrin Ring	04 August 2015
Mac Cimi	Aikin Dock (15% faction discount)	02 August 2015
Malloc	Julian Gateway	13 April 2015
Mundjiga	Sagan Port	17 March 2015
Praecipua	Denton Dock	28 March 2015
Togher	Bondar Terminal	14 December 2015
Tolians	Kuo Dock	Aug 11, 2015
Wailladyan	Bass Port	June 16, 2015
Wolf 562	Hopkins Port	11 April 2015
Yu Di Yi	Aksyonov Orbital	02 April 2015
Zavijah	Wheelock Ring	17 March 2015

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are highly customizable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Fer-de-Lance.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Medium Hardpoint	Pulse Laser	F	1	2
	Pulse Laser	F	1	2
	Empty	--	--	2
	Empty	--	--	2
Huge Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	4
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	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
Environmental 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
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	Empty	--	--	2
	BDS	E	1	1

(L) = Loaned
[x#] = Capacity
BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner

Notes

In the original Elite it was faster than the Cobra (but not playable).
Added to game in version 1.2.
Some weapons on the huge hardpoint clip into the bottom of the hangar when viewed in Outfitting.
The radiators on the outside of the engine pods glow blue while FSD is charging.

Gallery

Concept art from newsletter 57
Showing front right mounts on the Fer-de-Lance
The Huge Gimballed Cannon mount on the Fer-de-Lance

The Huge Gimballed Cannon mount on the Fer-de-Lance
A silhouette of the Fer-de-Lance from the side, showing its left side mounted guns

A silhouette of the Fer-de-Lance from the side, showing its left side mounted guns
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Fer-de-Lance cruising by a sun

Fer-de-Lance cruising by a sun
Fer-de-Lance charging its FSD

Fer-de-Lance charging its FSD
Cockpit by CMDR Klepto
View of Fer-de-Lance showing medium hardpoints

View of Fer-de-Lance showing medium hardpoints
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Black Fer-De-Lance on an outpost

Black Fer-De-Lance on an outpost

References

↑ Sandro Sammarco in the Official Forums

[1] Sandro Sammarco in the Official Forums

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