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Origin Mini-missile Pod

Origin's Mini-missile pods are a new take on an old design, first made in YE 31.

About the Mini-Missile Pod

Origin's Mini-Missile Pod is a mid-sized weapon capable of holding a large number of various types of short ranged soda-can sized missiles. A variety of missile types are available to be used for various purposes.

Nomenclature Information

Appearance

The Mini-missile Pod is a two meter long, .55 meter diameter tube, with a tapered front end and a rounded back end. The front end has 10 tubes, each capable of holding 10 of mini-missiles, giving the pod a total of 100 mini-missiles. The pod can be painted in any color to match the craft that it is being mounted on.

Discharge Information

  • Muzzle Flash: a small bright flash from the rocket can be seen upon firing.
  • Retort: In atmosphere, a pop followed by the fizzle of a rocket motor can be heard.
  • Projectile Appearance: Soda-can sized rocket with a pointed front end.
  • Effective Range: 50 Km Atmosphere, 250,000 kilometers in space.
  • Rate of Fire: computer-controlled, up to 100 RPS
  • Recoil: little to none felt.

Ammunition

Weapon Mechanisms

  • Firing Mechanism: Electronically controlled fuses, controlled by contact rings in the tube.
  • Loading: Slide new Mini-missiles into the tube from the front. Can be pushed in with a loading rod or pushed in by the next round.
  • Mode Selector: Computer controlled by the vehicle it is mounted to
  • Firing Modes: Computer controlled select-fire, single or volley
  • Safety Mechanism: A switch in the pod body cuts off power to prevent unwanted firing. The switch can be actuated by the computer of the craft the pod is mounted to.
  • Weapon Sight: None, or self-guided.

Pricing

  • Origin Starfighter Mini-missile Pod: 3500 KS

Ammunition

Starfighter Mini-missile Price Quickchart
Type Price (100 Round Box)
High Explosive (Unguided) 250 KS
Particle Cloud 250 KS
Electromagnetic Pulse 250 KS
Antimatter (Unguided) 625 KS
High Explosive (Self-guided) 500 KS
Antimatter (Self-guided) 875 KS

OOC Notes

Created by Kai Updated by Kai on 2020/03/29

Products & Items Database
Product Categoriesweapons: missile launchers
Product NameMini-missile Pod
NomenclatureOI-W4-1A
ManufacturerOrigin Industries
Year ReleasedYE 31

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corp/origin/mini-missile-pod.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/21 00:58 by 127.0.0.1