Cobra MkIV

Cobra MkIV
Overview
Manufacturer	Faulcon DeLacy
Years Produced	3301-Present
Type	Combat Multipurpose
Cost	764,720 CR
Expansion	Elite Dangerous: Horizons
Specifications
Landing Pad Size	Small
Dimensions	33.1m x 48.1m x 8.6m
Pilot Seats	2
Multicrew	Yes
Fighter Hangar	No
Hull Mass	210 t
Mass Lock Factor	8
Armour	216
Armour Hardness	35
Shields	125 MJ
Fuel Capacity	16 t
Manoeuvr-ability	3
Top Speed	200 m/s (default) 228 m/s (upgraded)
Boost Speed	299 m/s (default) 342 m/s (upgraded)
Unladen Jump Range	9.37 ly (default) 24.91 ly (upgraded)
Cargo Capacity	34 t (default)
Outfitting
Hardpoints	2× Utility Mounts 3× Small Hardpoints 2× Medium Hardpoints
Internal Compartments	2× Class 1 Compartments 2× Class 2 Compartments 2× Class 3 Compartments 4× Class 4 Compartments

The Cobra MkIV is Faulcon deLacy's development of the famous Cobra MkIII. It's a heavier and bulkier ship than the MkIII, but packs an extra punch and its better weaponry placement makes it a more effective combat vessel. It's tougher, to improve survivability, and allows better upgrading, but at the expense of some of its agility.

— In-Game Description

The Cobra MkIV is a multirole ship manufactured by Faulcon DeLacy. In contrast with the versatile Cobra MkIII, the MkIV is designed with a greater emphasis on combat effectiveness.

Overview

The Cobra MkIV is extremely similar in concept to the Viper MkIV, having better armour, compartments and damage but having drastically reduced mobility.

As a combat vessel the MkIV has impressive shielding and armour as well as high damage output. This lets it easily deal with other ships and it can put up a fight against even large ships. This comes at a cost as it is much slower than the MkIII: even with fully upgraded thrusters it struggles to keep up with a Vulture. The manoeurvrability also suffers a huge deal, now at a lowly 3 making the MkIV very sluggish in combat. With all of its hardpoints at the front this makes it easy for nimble ships to take advantage of this weakness and take the MkIV out.

As a trader the MkIV has a very impressive 88t of cargo; putting it slightly behind the Keelback and Type-6. In fact the Cobra MkIV has the most internal bays of any ship that can land on a small size landing pad and the highest cargo capacity. This makes the ship a viable option for traders and it can be more beneficial for those looking to destroy incoming pirates, as the MkIV is more than capable of self-defense.

As an Explorer the MkIV has a lower jump range than its predecessor due to its higher weight so it is much less viable in the role. It can carry more cargo however so long range trading is more accessible; however the T6 is more useful at this role.

The Cobra MkIV has one more small hardpoint (three small, two medium total) and better hardpoint placement than the Cobra MkIII: Two medium hardpoints are located in the same place as on MkIII and three small hardpoints are in a tight group on top of the ship. The interior is identical to that on the MKIII.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen	Discount
Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Always available	10% discount
Brestla	i Sola Prospect	Always available	20% surcharge
Akkadia	Hotel Vogelsang Outpost	Jan. 20, 2019	15% discount
BD+49 1280	Laplace Orbital	Jan. 20, 2019	15% discount
Maikoro	Hawking Port	Jan. 20, 2019	15% discount
Kalak	Nobel Terminal	Jan. 20, 2019	15% discount
Wolf 287	Boas Terminal	Jan. 20, 2019
Gyton's Hope	Gyton's Eyrie	Jan. 20, 2019
Shente	Mead Ring	Jan. 20, 2019
Vanir	McClintock Dock	Jan. 20, 2019
Circios	Mullane gateway	Jan. 20, 2019
NLTT 46621	Wedge Market	Jan. 20, 2019

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Cobra MkIV.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Small Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	1
	Empty	--	--	1
	Empty	--	--	1
Medium Hardpoint	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	2
	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	2
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	4	4
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	4	4
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	4	4
Environment Control	Life Support	E	3	3
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	3	3
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	3	3
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x16]	C	4	4
Internal Compartments	Shield Generator	E	4	4
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	Cargo Rack [x4]	E	2	3
	Cargo Rack [x4]	E	2	3
	Cargo Rack [x2]	E	1	2
	Empty	--	--	2
	Advanced Docking Computer	E	1	1
	Supercruise Assist	E	1	1
	Planetary Approach Suite (H)	I	1	1

• (L) = Loaned Module
• [x#] = Capacity
• (H) = Requires Elite Dangerous: Horizons, reserved solely for Planetary Approach Suite

Notes

• The Cobra MkIV is an exclusive reward for Elite Dangerous players who upgraded to Elite Dangerous: Horizons during its first year. It is only available to PC players who purchased Horizons before February 5, 2016 (this also includes Lifetime Expansion Pass holders), and to Xbox One players who purchased the Horizons season pass before July 30, 2016. Players who met these requirements can obtain the ship in-game from stations using credits. PlayStation 4 players currently do not have any means to access the Cobra MkIV. Frontier Developments have no plans to make the Cobra MkIV available to other players.

Videos

Elite Dangerous 1.5- Cobra Mk IV teaser

Cobra MK4

Cobra Mk III by CMDR Bomon

COBRA MK4 MULTI CREW

Gallery

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Cobra MkIV docked

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Cobra MkIV docked front

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Cobra MkIV in space

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Cobra MkIV docked outpost

Faulcon DeLacy Cobra Mk IV Blueprint