Cyclone Missile

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Cyclone Missile
Yield x Warheads23,000 x 1
Speed148 m/s
Range59.9 km
Cooldown1,500 ms
Target AcquisitionTargetted
FusingProximity
GuidanceImage-recognition
Area of Effect m
Ware Cyclone Missile
Cargo ClassM
Volume3
Min. Price (Cr)18,195
Ave. Price (Cr)20,216
Max. Price (Cr)22,237

Overview[edit]

The Cyclone is a Boron-developed medium/light missile capable of demolishing smaller fighters. However, it is too slow to easily catch many of them. It has tracking ability and multiple warheads.

Encyclopedia Entry[edit]

Similar to the Blizzard, the Cyclone Missile offers the same ability to deal with multiple targets with one armament. Again not as powerful as a one-shot unit, the missile will split into several smaller units that will engage image recognition tracking to lock down confirmed enemies in the field of engagement.

Commentary[edit]

The Cyclone is not a well-loved munition due to the comparatively large cargo space it occupies. The fact that it is the second slowest missile after the Remote Guided Warhead means it must be used at close ranges to be effective in combat, despite having more than enough fuel to travel at long ranges. It is well suited to hitting heavier M3-class fighters but lacks the power to destroy them outright. Should it fail to strike a target, it will split into a cluster of smaller warheads, each of which will hunt down an enemy.

Missiles
Key Commonwealth (damage in k) | Terran (damage in k) | Kha'ak (damage in k) | Not Purchasable (damage in k)
Standard Missiles Dragonfly Missile (5k) | Wasp Missile (8x1k) | Poltergeist Missile (8x1.5k) | Silkworm Missile (19k) | Cyclone Missile (23k) | Tempest Missile (60k) | Thunderbolt Missile (75k) | Hornet Missile (200k) | Typhoon Missile (8x30k) | Spectre Missile (260k) | Firestorm Torpedo (1,000k) | Wraith Missile (8x125k)
M7M & M8 Missiles Flail Barrage Missile (8x5k) | Ghoul Missile (8x6.5k) | Hammer Heavy Torpedo (300k) | Shadow Missile (755k TC / AP: 560k) | Tomahawk Heavy Missile (625k) | Phantom Missile (650k) |
Non-Purchasable Missiles Rapier Missile (1k) | Sting (4k) | Firelance Missile (4.5k) | Disruptor Missile (6k) | Needle (7.45k) | Thorn (15k) | Wildfire Missile (15k) | Windstalker Missile (30k) | Banshee Missile (74k) | Remote Guided Warhead (100k) | Beluga Missile (100k) | Hammerhead Missile (1,200k)
Other Missiles Boarding pods (0.005k) | Mosquito Missile (0.2k) | Firefly Missile (1.5k) | Hurricane Missile (6k)