Panther Clipper LX
 | Important Note:
This ship is not yet present in Elite: Dangerous and information about it is limited. Information below will be updated as it is revealed, and large portions are currently conjecture based off of the vessel's appearance in the previous Elite games. |
The Panther LX or Panther Clipper is a "heavy cargo clipper".[1]
In previous iterations of the design, the craft was one of the largest vessels in the spaceways in terms of trading, comparable if not larger than the Anaconda. In this regard it can be seen as the next step upwards for a commodity-trader from the Lakon Type-9, carrying significantly more cargo.
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. This, however, didn't mean it was helpless to pirates; it was well-equipped for defending itself and in many cases, Panther pilots would blatantly ignore some smaller pirate vessels as their shots bounced uselessly off of the ship's mighty shields.