Rapier missile
Production overview

Type:

Ship-to-ship missile

Specifications

Ammunition type:

High explosive

Operation:

Tube-fired

Effective range:

Long

Service history

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The Rapier missile is a ship-launched missile system used by the UNSC Navy.[1][2]

OverviewEdit

Rapiers are primarily employed against stationary targets such as ground-based facilities and space stations. They are poorly equipped to handle enemy point-defenses and are typically fired in mass-saturation attacks - making them ill-suited for anti-ship usage (though they are still able to be used in this role).[3] Warships usually carry Rapier missiles to complement their Magnetic Accelerator Cannons and other weaponry. Rapier pods usually carry thirty missiles each.[2]

ModelsEdit

M75 RapierEdit

The UNSC Infinity is armed with 250 pods of thirty M75 Rapiers.[2][4]

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