Xaltanat Rocket Launcher
A large powerful rocket launcher of the Xalarin Council.
The Xaltanat can fire both SAM missiles and AT missiles. It can acquire locks on air and most ground targets, via the heat signature. The missile then flies at high velocity towards the target, and the missile itself is designed to emit little light in front of it (through the drive plume) to make it harder to detect.
The Xalatanat has a reputation for being very multi purpose in nature, and reliable. Due to its speed, it is often hard to shoot down making CIWS a less effective counter.
While the weapon is designed to be operable with one man, it is more effective with a crew of 2. One person aims the weapon and acquires locks while the other loads it. This can make the weapon achieve a far superior fire rate than single man crew. The loader can also provide situational awareness and self defence as the gunner aims and attmpts to gain locks.
However like most rocket launchers, it is not designed to harm biological targets. It will cause damage, but is ineffective against infantry (which comes in larger numbers than armoured vehicles)
Item type
Weapon, Ranged
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