Missile Launchers

The missile launcher, alternatively called a missile tube, launch tube, missile bay or ordnance bay, is the most common form of projectile weaponry delivery system equipped on warships throughout the galaxy.

The most widely-used projectile weapon is the antimatter warhead. These warheads consist of a detonation chamber of antimatter are were built into a casing equipped with a subspace detonator and propulsion capable of moving the missile at light speed. Before being launched from their parent vessel, these missiles would have their target assigned by the ship's fire control computer. Once free of the launch tube, they tracked their target and would detonate approximately 0.25 seconds before impact. When detonation occurs, the antimatter is released and the resulting matter-antimatter reaction and subsequent flood of ion radiation can cause extensive damage.

In missiles equipped by the Concordium Navy, there are five yield settings. These range from the Type I with a 25 isoton yield up to the Type V with a 125 isoton yield. These varying explosive yields are used for varying targets, such as larger warships or heavily armored or shielded facilities.