Fer-de-Lance

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.

Specifications

Type	Heavy Fighter
Crew	2
Maximum Cargo Capacity	70 T
Maximum Hyperspace Range	20.94 Ly
Dimensions (metres)	73.6L - 51.6W - 15.4H

Purchase Locations

System		Station	Date Seen
44 B Ophiuchi		Feustel Gateway	Jun 12, 2015
78 Ursae Majoris		Berners-Lee City	23 May 2015
Afli		Pu City	05 April 2015
Arth		Midgeley Dock	31 March 2015
Asgaa		Wheeler Horizons	Apr 20, 2015
BD-15 447		Good Enterprise	July 20, 2015
BD+28 413		Gunn Station (15% faction discount)	13 July 2015
Bhritzameno		Feynman Terminal	15 March 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
Cubeo		Medupe City	05 July 2015
Devane		Davies City	25 April 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
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
HR 1257		Jacobi Station (15% faction discount)	August 26, 2015
Kamaki		Shinjo Station	23 March 2015
Khampti		Wafa Hub	30 March 2015
Khernidjal		West Gateway	May 06, 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
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	5	5
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
• Added to game in version 1.2

Gallery

• Concept art from newsletter 57
  Concept art from newsletter 57
• Showing front right mounts on the Fer-de-Lance
  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
• File:2015-08-18 00011.jpg
• Fer-de-Lance cruising by a sun
  Fer-de-Lance cruising by a sun