UEF Uhlan
| The following information has not been confirmed by Volition and is therefore not canon for the FreeSpace universe. |
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- For the original ship, see FTF Lancer.
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Description:
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| The UEF Uhlan |
Blue Planet: War in Heaven Tech Description
The UEF Uhlan is the most commonly used fightercraft in the United Earth Navy. Designed primarily for the space superiority role, the Uhlan is a cost-efficient design that is inexpensive to produce and relatively easy to pilot. The Uhlan is compatible with most Navy weapons and is generally considered a medium-performance vessel. The Uhlan is able to operate within an atmosphere due to an aerodynamic design, and its excellent Saab maneuvering thruster suite gives it sterling agility in a dogfight. Unlike many UEF fighters, however, it lacks reverse thrust.
Developer Notes
Except for visible primary weapon models in the second bank, the Uhlan is identical to Steve-O's original FTF Lancer.
Name Origin
Uhlans were Polish light cavalry armed with lances, sabres and pistols.
Performance:
Statistics
| Name | UEF Uhlan | |
| Type | Space Superiority | |
| Manufacturer | Saab Spaceframes | |
| Maneuverability | Average | |
| Max Velocity | 75 - 90 ms-1 | |
| Max Afterburner Velocity | 140 ms-1 | |
| Max Afterburner Duration | 5.667 s | |
| Armor | Average | |
| Hitpoints | 250 pts | |
| Shields | 390 pts | |
| Length | 18 m | |
| Weaponry | ||
| Primary weapons | ||
| 1st bank | 3 guns | |
| 2nd bank | 2 guns | |
| Secondary weapons | ||
| 1st bank capacity | 40 | |
| 2nd bank capacity | 40 | |
| 3rd bank capacity | 40 | |
| Countermeasures | ||
| Countermeasure capacity | 30 countermeasures | |
Armaments
| Default Statistics | ||
| Bank | Guns | Standard Loadout |
| 1st | 3 | Vulcan |
| 2nd | 2 | Vulcan |
| Compatible Primaries | ||
| Vulcan, Scalpel, Maul, Rapier, Gattler | ||
| Default Statistics | ||
| Bank | Capacity | Standard Loadout |
| 1st | 40 | Javelin |
| 2nd | 40 | Javelin |
| 3rd | 40 | Hellfire |
| Compatible Secondaries | ||
| 1st | Dirk, Dart, Hellfire, Javelin | |
| 2nd | Dirk, Dart, Hellfire, Javelin | |
| 3rd | Dirk, Dart, Hellfire, Javelin, Slammer, Paveway, Grimler | |
Gallery
The data sheet of the UEF Uhlan.
The UEF Uhlan as shown in the present released iteration of War in Heaven.
Veteran Comments
Despite the fact that it's not as fast and packs less firepower than the Kentauroi, the Uhlan is actually fairly hard to hit because of its tiny target profile, which is much smaller than the Kentauroi's; it's even slightly more maneuverable. When flying this, realize that your target profile is only marginally bigger than an SF Dragon. An Uhlan with two banks of Rapiers and Darts has heavier firepower than most GTVA fighters.
The Uhlan is extremely similar stats-wise to its direct Tev competitor the Perseus, with a slightly better turn rate (but slightly slower roll), equivalent shields, armor and burners, but one more gunpoint and half more secondary capacity, which is in accordance with the high-intensity UEF ship design. It is, however, marginally outclassed by the newer Atalanta which has better shields, armor, burners and one more gunpoint for an equivalent secondary capacity, although merged in one bank.
Surprisingly enough, the Uhlan is compatible with the Gattler, of which two full banks will significantly multiply the volume of your ship, as shown in the gallery. It is also compatible with some of the higher-tier Federation weaponry such as the Rapier, Slammer and Paveway, letting it compete decently with the Kent and Uriel.
