Missile Rack

2018-09-18T08:19:15Z

51.7.83.186: Removed statement that boosting will not outrun seeker missiles. Some engineered ships can outrun them even without boost.

[[File:MissileRack_Ingame.png|thumb|300px|Missile rack]]

{{quote|Missile battery capable of launching [...] missiles.|In-Game Description}}

The Missile Rack is currently the only way to launch missiles.

Like all other weapons missiles must be assigned to a fire group in order to shoot. There are two types of missiles: dumbfire and seeker. Dumbfire missiles will shoot similar to other fixed weapons - straight and towards the crosshair. Seeker missiles will continuously lock onto targets, but will only launch when given the order to fire and once launched will attempt to follow (and blow up) their target.

An alert sound will go off when a seeker missile has been fired at the player and can be seen on the radar. Outmaneuvering seeker missiles can be very tricky. The [[Point Defence Turret]] and [[Electronic Countermeasure]] utility modules counter seeker missiles by shooting them down or causing them to lose lock.

As of patch 1.6 or 2.1 for Horizons owners, explosive damage against shields has been significantly buffed, making missiles significantly more useful despite their limited ammuntion. Certain [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Engineer's_weapon_special_effects special effects] like overload munitions increase its damage against shields even further.

==Munitions==
[[File:Elite-Medium-Missiles.jpg|thumb|200px|Medium caliber missiles]]

Spent ammunition must be replenished once used. Any station that is equipped with a "Re-arm" service will be able to replenish ammunition. Once docked at the station, ammunition can be purchased from the Munitions menu in the Starport Services. Missiles cost 500 CR per unit. In this case one missile is one unit. It will cost 12,000 CR to reload all 24 rounds in an empty missile rack. Seeker Missile Racks can only contain 18 Missiles total (6 in launcher, 12 reserve). They cost the exact same amount to reload (12,000 CR)

==Specifications==
{| class="article-table" border="1" style="text-align: center;"
! Class
! Rating
! Mass (T)
! Integrity
! Power Draw
! Weapon Mode
! Damage Type
! Damage
! Armour Piercing
! ROF
! DPS
! Thermal Load
! Ammo Clip Size
! Ammo Maximum
! Missile Type
! Value (CR)
|-
| 1 || B || 2.00 || 40|| 0.400 || Fixed || Explosive || 50|| 60|| 0.5 /s || 25|| 3.6|| 8 || 16 || Dumbfire || 32,175
|-
| 1 || B || 2.00 || 40|| 0.600 || Fixed || Explosive || 40 || 60|| 0.3 /s || 13.3 || 3.6|| 6 || 12 || Seeker || 72,600
|-
| 2 || B || 4.00 || 51|| 1.200 || Fixed || Explosive || 50|| 60|| 0.5 /s || 25|| 3.6|| 12 || 24 || Dumbfire || 240,400
|-
| 2 || B || 4.00 || 51|| 1.200 || Fixed || Explosive || 40 || 60|| 0.3 /s || 13.3 || 3.6|| 6 || 18 || Seeker || 512,400
|-
| 3 || A|| 8.00|| 64|| 1.620|| Fixed || Explosive || 50|| 60|| 0.5 /s || 25 || 3.6 || 12 || 96 || Dumbfire ||919,350
|-
| 3 || A|| 8.00|| 64|| 1.620|| Fixed || Explosive || 40|| 60|| 0.3 /s || 13.3 || 3.6 || 6 || 36 || Seeker ||1,323,927
|}

== Engineers ==
This weapon can be modified by [[Engineers]] to enhance its abilities.

=== Modifications ===
The following modifications can be applied to this module:
* [[High Capacity Weapon|High Capacity]]
* [[Lightweight Weapon|Lightweight]]
* [[Rapid Fire Weapon|Rapid fire]]
* [[Sturdy Weapon|Sturdy]]

=== Possible Experimental Effects ===
Modifying this module can sometimes result in any one of the following special effects also being applied:
* [[Drag Munitions]]
* [[Emissive Munitions]]
* [[FSD Interrupt]]
* [[Overload Munitions]]
* [[Penetrator Munitions]]
* [[Thermal Cascade]]

==Purchase Locations==
{| class="article-table sortable" border="1" style="text-align: center; display: inline-table;"
! Class
! Rating
! System
! Station
!Weapon Mode
!Value
|-
|2
|B
|LHS 3447
|Larson Orbital
|Fixed
|512,400
|-
|2
|B
|LHS 3447
|Larson Orbital
|Fixed
|240,400
|-
|1
|B
|LHS 3447
|Larson Orbital
|Fixed
|72,600
|-
|1
|B
|LHS 3447
|Larson Orbital
|Fixed
|32,175
|-
| 1 || B || Witchhaul ||
Hornby Terminal
|Fixed
|
|-
| 1 || B || Altair || Solo Orbiter
|Fixed
|
|-
|1
|B
|Finteno
|Kolmogorov
|Fixed
|
|-
|2
|B
|Finteno
|Kolmogorov
|Fixed
|
|-
|1
|B
|Parens
|Thompson Orbital
|Fixed
|
|-
|1
|B
|Kuk
|Perga City
|Fixed
|32,180
|-
|2
|B
|Kuk
|Perga City
|Fixed
|512,400
|-
|1
|B
|Kuk
|Perga City
|Fixed
|72,600
|-
|3
|A
|G 141-21
|Scithers Hub
|Fixed
|919,350
|-
|3
|A
|G 141-21
|Scithers Hub
|Fixed
|1,323,927
|}
* This list requires expansion

==Notes==
* Keep in mind that Missiles do explosive damage and as such anything in the explosion area (including your own ship) will take damage.
* Seeker missiles are not affected by chaff, as they lock onto the heat signature of your target. Instead, they are countered by [[Electronic Countermeasure]]s or [[Point Defence Turret]]s.
* Missiles currently deal an extremely limited amount of sustained hull damage to larger ships compared to weapons of comparable size, being easily outclassed in terms of DPS by other kinetic weaponry.

==Gallery==
<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
File:Torpedo_MissileEvolution.jpg
wpn_c1_missile.png|Class 1 Missile Rack
wpn_c2_missile.png|Class 2 Missile Rack
Wpn_c3_missile.png|Class 3 Missile Rack
Elite-Small-Missiles.jpg|Small caliber missiles art by Xavier Henry
Elite-Medium-Missiles.jpg|Medium caliber missiles art by Xavier Henry
Pack-Hound-Missile.png|Pack-hound missile
HE-Dumbfire-Missile.png|HE Dumbfire missile
</gallery>

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