Tau Missile
An anti tank missile used by the Hyperion Federation.
The Tau Missile features several modes of tracking a target including infrared, laser and others. It also has a powerful engine allowing the missile to travel at high velocity and a strong and dense penetrator. This allows it to penetrate through extremely strong armour. It will then detonate its payload after penetrating, releasing thousands of white hot fragments that ricochet around the interior. The Tau is designed to be multi purpose. It can be fired as a direct line of sight missile or as a top-attack weapon. In either mode, it doesnt require any tracker (other than the initial lock-on) as its systems are very fail proofed.
These are designed to be used against HEX Mainframe and Cypher Dominion armoured forces units such as tanks and mechs and is known to serve this role effectively.
However, Tau missiles require a significant amount of matter plasma to fire. The missiles are large and heavy, meaning they should be replicated on site. This makes them more of a defensive missile, but this doesn't stop several commanders from using its very large flight time to strike enemy positions at long range.
If jammed by enemy electronic warfare, they also have a backup visual camera. Using QEC, the missile and user can communicate directly to each other and allow it to be manually guided.
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Weapon, Ranged
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