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 and colored 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)	Faction
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
SGT-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
CM-400 Container	3	150	4x	20	4	125-225	20-35	2562-34875	6.4-12.8	1.0-3.6	0.1-3.3

Payload

The payload determines how a missile inflicts damage. The exact damage type depends on the size of the missile.

Payload	Fuze	Area Damage Type	Base Cost (pts)	Notes
HE Impact	Contact	Shaped Angle 70 deg	0.25
HE Kinetic Penetrator	Delayed Contact	None	2	Penetration depth depends on the missile's top speed
Blast Fragmentation	Proximity	Blast Fragmentation Radius	0.25	Larger missiles increase the area damage radius as well
Blast Fragmentation EL	Proximity	Blast Fragmentation Radius	3.5	Larger missiles increase the area damage radius as well

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. Most seekers can choose whether to ignore small targets such as other missiles or not. If a missile has two seekers the secondary one (the one not placed at the nose of the missile) can be set to a Seeker Mode:

• TARGETING: Secondary seeker will be used to acquire a target if the primary seeker does not find any.
• VALIDATION: Secondary seeker will be used to validate targets. Missile will favor targets validated by both seekers, greatly reducing the effectiveness of enemy decoys.

Seeker	Type	Range (M)	FOV (deg)	Validator Reliability (%)	Steerable	Position Trageting	Support TRPs	Measures Position	Measures Velocity	Base Cost (pst)
Command Receiver	COMMS	Fleet	Fleet	Fleet	Fleet	No	No	Yes	Yes	3
Fixed Active Radar Seeker	RADAR	2000	50	95	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1
Steerable Active Radar Seeker	RADAR	2000	40	95	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1.5
Steerable Extended Active Radar Seeker	RADAR	5000	40	95	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	3
Fixed Semi-Active Radar Seeker	RADAR	4000	50	95	No	Yes	Yes	Direction Only	Yes	0
Fixed Anti-radiation Seeker	PSV RADAR	3000	50	93	No	Yes	Yes	Direction Only	No	2
Electro-Optical Seeker	EO	3000	60	100	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	8
Wake-Homing Seeker	WAKE	1500	120	100	Yes	Yes	Yes	Direction Only	No	0.25

Auxiliary

Auxiliary components can be used to grant a bonus to the missile. They can only be used on missiles that include at least 4 components.

Auxiliary	Modifiers	Base Cost (pst)
Cold Gas Bottle	+150% Boost-Phase Strafe +100% Boost-Phase Turn Rate	1
Decoy Launcher	+3 Decoys Fired	12
Cluster Decoy Launcher	+6 Decoys Fired	30
Fast Startup Module	-66% Programming Time _20% Failure Rate	3
Hardened Skin	+20 Body Integrity	5
Radar Absorbent Coating	-40% Radar Signature Bonus	4
Self-Screening Jammer	RADAR - range: 1000 m; radiated power: 0.5 kW; gain: 2 dB	5
Boosted Self-Screening Jammer	RADAR - range: 4000 m; radiated power: 0.5 kW; gain: 4 dB; beam width: 10 deg	10