Missiles

The missile designer

Missiles are the most powerful weapons a ship can carry but they have limited ammunition, can be shot down and fire slower than other weapons. The number of missiles that can be prepared to fire at the same time depends on the ship's maximum salvo size.

Missile designer

Missiles can be designed in the fleet editor.

Selecting a missile's engine will bring the engine configuration triangle, allowing the engine to be focused on Top Speed, Maneuverability or Turn Rate.

Missile Body	Size	Integrity	Socket Weight	Programming Time (s)	Components	Main Speed (m/s)	Thruster Speed (m/s)	Range (m)	Acceleration (G)	Top Speed (s)	Turn Rate (G)
SGM-100 Balestra Missile	1	10	0.33x	6	3	250-400	40-50	1458-5911	35.7-76.5	0.3-1.1	3.9-13.3
SGM-200 Tempest Missile	2	30	1x	8	4	150-350	30-40	2962-14920	14.3-30.6	0.5-2.5	1.5-5.3
SGM-300 Pilum Torpedo	3	110	3x	6	4	125-200	20-35	2573-14797	10.2-15.3	0.8-2.0	0.8-3.6
SGM-H-200 Cyclone Hybrid Missile	2	25	0.8x	10	4	150-350 Cruise 500-1000 Sprint	30-40 Cruise 500-1000 Sprint	5930-19359 Cruise 1438-4875 Sprint	8.2-16.3 Cruise 120.0-204.1 Sprint	0.9-4.4 Cruise 0.3-1.0 Sprint	0.7-2.8 Cruise 14.8-31.9 Sprint
SGM-H-300 Atlatl Hybrid Missile	3	60	1.8x	16	5	100-200 Cruise 550-1000 Sprint	20-40 Cruise 550-1000 Sprint	7944-24917 Cruise 2216-7361 Sprint	6.1-9.2 Cruise 76.5-127.6 Sprint	1.1-3-3 Cruise 0.4-1.3 Sprint	0.5-2.5 Cruise 16.9-40.8 Sprint

Payload

The payload determines the damage done by a missile.

Payload	Fuze	Armor Penetration (cm)	Component Damage (hp)	Area Damage	Base Cost (pts)
HE Impact	Contact	31	317	Shaped Angle: 70 deg	0.25
HE Kinetic Penetrator	Delayed Contact	18	81+528	None	2
Blast Fragmentation	Proximity	1	56	Blast Fragmentation Radius: 47m	0.25
Blast Fragmentation EL	Proximity	1	56	Blast Fragmentation Radius: 61m	3.5

Avionics Package

The avionics package determines how the missile is controlled. It has the following configuration options:

• Weapon Role sets how the missile may be launched:
  • DEFENSIVE: Missiles can be launched manually and by the point defense system.
  • OFFENSIVE: Missiles can be launched manually.
• Launch Type sets the behavior immediately after launching:
  • HOT: The missile's engine will ignite immediately, good for getting the missile moving quickly when fired in range of enemy point defenses.
  • COLD: The missile will maneuver around the launching ship with thrusters until it has an unobstructed line to the target or first waypoint before igniting the main engines.
• Target Lost Behavior sets what the missile will do if it loses the target:
  • RESUME SEARCH: The missile will search for a new target.
  • SELF DESTRUCT: The missile will self destruct.
• Terminal Maneuvers sets what evasive maneuvers the missile will perform on its terminal approach to the target:
  • NONE: No evasive maneuvers.
  • WEAVE: Missile will weave from side to side.
  • CORKSCREW: Missile will spiral towards the target.
• Trajectory Preference sets the approach angle the guidance system will try to maintain.
  • FREE APPRAOCH: Missile will fly directly towards the target.
  • MINIMUM ANGLE: Missile will try to avoid getting between the launch ship and the target.

Avionics Package	Description	Base Cost (pts)
Direct Guidance	The simplest form of missile guidance system. This avionics package guides the missile in a straight line towards the target that has been acquired by the missile's seeker.	0
Cruise guidance	A more advanced form of missile guidance that is capable of following a complex waypoint path to the target, enabling blind strikes around asteroids and more.	2

Seeker

The seeker determines the method the missile uses to track its target.

Seeker	Type	Range (M)	FOV (deg)	Steerable	Validator Reliability	Position Trageting	Support TRPs	Measures Position	Measures Velocity
Command Receiver	COMMS	Fleet	Fleet	Fleet	Fleet	No	No	Yes	Yes