The Fer-de-Lance is a fast, maneuverable, well-armed and protected ship, manufactured by Zorgon Peterson, which has proven to be an excellent choice for pirates and bounty hunters alike, as well as for pilots engaged in active combat in asteroid fields and conflict zones. However, its short jump range and small number of internal module compartments make it unsuitable for trade or research.
The Fer-de-Lance hull is highly resistant to damage and is well suited to armor and hull reinforcement kits. The maximum possible shield capacity when using the Prismatic Shield Generator and 6 Shield Boosters is 1227 MJ, placing it 4th amongst ships for maximum shield capacity. It's also worth noting that the Fer-de-Lance is the fastest ship when its engines are not powered. It also runs very slowly.
The gun slots are located as follows: two medium guns are located on the bow of the ship, two more medium guns are located on the sides in the middle of the ship and one huge slot is located under the bottom at the front of the ship.
Six utility slots allow you to freely assemble various configurations of shield enhancers, dipole deflectors, heat dissipating catapults, electronic countermeasures, point defence and various scanners.
Fer-de-Lance, Mamba, Anaconda, Imperial Cutter and Federal Corvette are the only ships in the game with Class 4 weapon slots.
