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[[File:HR Sabre MissilePod.jpg|300px|thumb|An ST/Medusa missile pod on the [[FSS-1000 Sabre]].]]
{{Weapon
The '''ST/Medusa missile''' is one of the armaments utilized by [[United Nations Space Command]] exoatmospheric [[space fighter|fighter craft]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Manual|Halo: Reach manual|Page=8}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=266}}
| image=[[File:SabrePod.jpg|300px]]
| name=Medusa Missile
| manufacturer=[[UNSC]]
| model=
| type=Anti-vehicle [[Missile]]
| cost=
| length=
| weight=
| magazine=
| feed=Infinite
| fire=
| ammotype=High explosive
| operation=
| rate=4 Missiles/Second
| range=Long; Depends on lock-on
| service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
| affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}
 
The '''ST/Medusa Missile''' is one of the armaments utilized by [[YSS-1000 Sabre]] starfighters.  


==Design details==
==Design details==
The ST/Medusa missiles are mounted in pods on Nandao, Sabre, Pegasus, and Broadsword starfighters, one pod on top of each wing.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4VG|H4EVG|Page=114}} The missiles are fired in salvos of two each, and have lock-on capability. One salvo is sufficient to destroy a [[Elsedda-pattern Banshee|Banshee interceptor]] and even an unshielded [[Type-31 Seraph|Seraph fighter]].{{Ref/Level|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace}} The missiles can lock-on from long range and the amount of missiles that hit the target is determined by the time spent locking on, although even one or two missiles can prove deadly to most targets.
The ST/Medusa missiles are mounted in pods on YSS-1000 Sabre starfighters, one pod on top of each wing. The missiles are fired in salvos of two each, and have lock-on capability. One salvo is sufficient to destroy a [[Type-27 XMF|Banshee interceptor]] and even an unshielded [[Type-31 XMF|''Seraph''-class starfighter]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> The missiles can lock-on from long range and the amount of missiles that hit the target is determined by the time spent locking on, although even one or two missiles can prove deadly to most targets.


The missiles are extremely ineffective against [[energy shielding]] and will simply bounce off shielded targets.
The missiles are extremely ineffective against [[energy shielding]] and will simply bounce off shielded targets.


==Models==
==List of appearances==
===M3250 ST/MMP===
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
The [[F-29 Nandao]] is equipped with two M3250 ST/MMP missile delivery systems.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=158-159}}
 
===M4370 ST/MMP===
The [[FSS-1000 Sabre]] and its [[Emergency Defense Fighter]] competitor, the [[S-930 Pegasus]],{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=31|M=07|Y=2023}} are both equipped with two M4370 ST/MMP missile delivery systems.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
===M6088 ST/MMP===
The [[F-41 Broadsword]] is equipped with two M6088 ST/MMP missile delivery systems.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}} This model is more powerful than the model used on Sabres, as it can effectively destroy [[Forerunner]] weaponry, such as [[Z-8250 light artillery]].{{Ref/Level|H4|Midnight}}{{Ref/Game|H4|Broadsword in-game missiles}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HR_SabreMissile_Concept.png|Concept art showing an early version of the Sabre's M4370 Medusa pod.
File:Sabre - MissileCompartment.png|Concept art showing an early version of the Sabre's Medusa pod.
File:HR_Medusa_Missile.jpg|An M4370  missile in mid-flight.
File:MedusaMissile.jpg|A missile in mid-flight.
File:HR_Anchor9_MedusaCart.png|A cart of M4370 Medusa missiles on the level [[Anchor 9 (map)|Anchor 9]].
File:HINF MedusaMissileRack Screenshot.png|A rack of M4370 Medusas placed in [[Forge/Halo Infinite|Forge]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The Commissioning]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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