Federal Assault Ship

Federal Assault Ship
Overview
Manufacturer	Core Dynamics
Years Produced	3300-Present
Type	Combat
Cost	19,814,210 CR
Faction	Federation
Faction Rank	Chief Petty Officer
Specifications
Landing Pad Size	Medium
Dimensions	73.8m x 49.5m x 22.8m
Pilot Seats	2
Multicrew	Yes
Fighter Hangar	No
Hull Mass	480 t
Mass Lock Factor	14
Armour	540
Armour Hardness	60
Shields	133 MJ
Fuel Capacity	16 t
Manoeuvr-ability	4
Top Speed	215 m/s (default) 244 m/s (upgraded)
Boost Speed	358 m/s (default) 406 m/s (upgraded)
Unladen Jump Range	8.33 ly (default) 23.05 ly (upgraded)
Cargo Capacity	32 t (default)
Outfitting
Hardpoints	4× Utility Mounts 2× Medium Hardpoints 2× Large Hardpoints
Internal Compartments	1× Class 1 Compartment 2× Class 2 Compartments 1× Class 3 Compartment 1× Class 4 Compartment 2× Class 5 Compartments
Reserved Compartments	2x Size 4 Military Compartment

Based on the Federal Dropship, the Federal Assault Ship sacrifices the flexibility of its sibling in favour of a more combat-oriented profile. Faster and more manoeuvrable than the Dropship, and boasting two medium and two large hardpoints, this is a vessel that has been designed to strike fast and hard. The trade-off for this power and agility is a reduction in internal compartments, making the Assault Ship less versatile than the Dropship.

— In-game description

The Federal Assault Ship, also referenced as Federal Dropship MkII and abbreviated as FAS, was introduced in the CQC update and is a combat-oriented variant of the Federal Dropship by having improved speed and manoeuvrability over the latter without compromising firepower or defense.

Overview

The Federal Assault Ship's agility comes at the cost of fewer Internal Compartments, which makes it more of a fighter than a multipurpose ship. Also similar to the Federal Dropship and the Federal Gunship is the fact that the Assault Ship has weak shield but strong hull strength, which leads to them being commonly referred to as "hull tanks". Pilots must earn the rank of Chief Petty Officer with the Federal Navy in order to purchase the Federal Assault Ship.

As a combat ship, the Federal Assault Ship's main competitor is the Alliance Chieftain when considering for a purchase. Both ships have identical core internal compartments, identical agility ratings (the Federal Assault Ship has higher boost speed but lower base top speed), similar defensive capabilities (the Assault Ship offers significantly better module protection than the Chieftain, but has a weaker shield) and very similar base price tags. However, the Chieftain has slightly better firepower and its hardpoints are slightly better placed, has slightly better optional internal compartments, and is mass locked by the Federal Assault Ship. While the Chieftain has no rank requirement for purchase unlike the Federal Assault Ship, it does require the Horizons expansion.

The weapon hardpoints are located as follows: one top mounted large hardpoint located behind the cockpit, one bottom mounted large hardpoint located on the nose of the ship, and two medium hardpoints located in the bottom of the base of each lower wing. The locations of the bottom mounted hardpoints are in identical to those on both the Federal Dropship and the Federal Gunship.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen	Discount
Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Always available	10% discount
Brestla	i Sola Prospect	Always available	20% surcharge
KP Tauri	Spedding Orbital	Oct. 1, 2019	15% discount
Maikoro	Hawking Port	Oct. 1, 2019	15% discount
Dinda	Mount Sunday	Oct. 1, 2019	15% discount
Fiden	Panshin Ring	Oct. 1, 2019	15% discount
G 41-14	Ramon Hub	Oct. 1, 2019
82 Eridani	Bresnik Port	Oct. 1, 2019
Dulos	Wilson Ring	Oct. 1, 2019
HR 2283	Musgrave Dock	Oct. 1, 2019
Dahan	Dahan Gateway	Oct. 1, 2019
LHS 302	Kavandi Dock	Oct. 1, 2019

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Federal Assault Ship.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Medium Hardpoint	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	2
	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	2
Large Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	3
	Empty	--	--	3
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	6	6
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	6	6
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	5	5
Environment Control	Life Support	E	5	5
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	6	6
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	4	4
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x16]	C	4	4
Internal Compartments	Shield Generator	E	5	5
	Cargo Rack [x16]	E	4	5
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	Empty (M)	--	--	4
	Empty (M)	--	--	4
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	3
	Empty	--	--	2
	Empty	--	--	2
	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
• (M) = Military Compartment reserved for Hull Reinforcement Package, Module Reinforcement Package, or Shield Cell Bank

Videos

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Mango's Manual to the Federal Assault Ship -Elite-Mango's Manual to the Federal Assault Ship

Gallery

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Top Hardpoint (Large)

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Bottom Hardpoints (2 Medium 1 Large)

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Federal Assault Ship

Core Dynamics Federal Assault Ship Blueprint

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Federal Assault Ship landed

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Federal Assault Ship docked

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Federal Assault Ship docked 2

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Federal Assault Ship in space

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Federal Assault Ship in space 2

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Federal Assault Ship in space, stern

Core Dynamics Federal Assault Ship art