First published at 20:11 UTC on November 14th, 2018.
Elite: Dangerous The Mamba 1st Look and Test Flight
Link: https://youtu.be/aP-E9OlTgJk
Now Released to fly inthe BETA for Chapter 4 Beyond ... The MAMBA
The Mamba's design draws inspiration from Zorgon Peterson's famed Fer-de-Lance and plac…
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Elite: Dangerous The Mamba 1st Look and Test Flight
Link: https://youtu.be/aP-E9OlTgJk
Now Released to fly inthe BETA for Chapter 4 Beyond ... The MAMBA
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..
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