WMI Crossbow Guided Missile Bomber MK 1

Whiplash Military Industries | Crossbow Guided Missile Bomber Mark 1

(Vanilla | Scripts | Survival Capable | 710 blocks | 11833 PCU)

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  Description

Howdy!

The Crossbow is a compact, battery-powered medium range guided missile launch platform that represents the latest in WMI missile bomber tech.

The Crossbow Missile Bomber was developed to replace the aging Shortbow missile bomber and was designed to solve several of the major shortcomings of that particular craft. The primary driving factor was size: with WMI's recent expansion into light carriers, a capable bomber that could easily fit on these smaller vessels was needed. Thus the Crossbow was developed with a small form factor in mind.

Even though she is more compact than her predecessor, the Crossbow still carries a devastating payload: she is loaded with the LAMP fire control system and can unleash four (4x) advanced homing missiles equipped with the latest versions of WMI's proprietary missile guidance software, WHAM. This solved the second major shortcoming with the Shortbow; combat effectiveness. Now, instead of requiring extensive training to accurately hit long range moving targets, the Crossbow can utilize its state-of-the-art software suite to guide homing missiles onto target. The missiles themselves are highly explosive and are capable of fully-active homing after launch. This means that operators can lock-on to a target, fire, and forget; vastly increasing combat effectiveness.

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  Features

• 4x high-explosive active homing missiles with 5 km max range
• 2x fixed gatling guns for defensive purposes
• Compact and battery powered
• WMI radar integration
• Custom script that turns dampeners and antenna off once connector is locked

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  Stats

Crossbow

• Mass: 21 803 kg (dry) | 43 866 kg (wet)
• Acceleration: 23.8 m/s² (dry) | 11.8 m/s² (wet)
• Armament: 4x Hydrogen Homing Missiles | 2x Fixed Gatling Guns
• Length:12 m
• Width: 11.5 m
• Height: 3 m

Missile

• Mass: 5 548 kg
• Acceleration: 88.7 m/s²
• Explosive Yield: 19 Warheads
• Burn time: 74.7 s
• Length: 4 m
• Width: 1.5 m
• Height: 1 m

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  Basic Use lnstructions

Launching a Homing Missile

[olist] [*] Aim at the target [*] Press [5] on toolbar 1 or 2 to initiate a lock-on [*] Look at the status screen or listen for the lock-on sound to ensure you have lock [*] Press [1] on toolbar 1 or 2 to fire a missile [/olist]

Launching a Line-of-Sight Guided (beam riding) Missile

[olist] [*] Press [4] on toolbar 1 until the "Beam Ride" mode is selected [*] Press [1] on toolbar 1 or 2 to fire a missile [*] Look where you want the missile to go. They will steer towards where you are aiming. [/olist]

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  Toolbar Config

Toolbar 1

[olist] [*] Fire missile [*] View aiming camera [*] <empty> [*] Switch guidance modes [*] Toggle lock-on [*] Toggle missile precision aim mode [*] Toggle missile evasive flight mode [*] Toggle missile stealthy antenna [*] Remote detonate active missiles [/olist]

Toolbar 2

[olist] [*] Fire missile [*] View aiming camera [*] Activate gatling guns [*] <empty> [*] Toggle lock-on [*] <empty> [*] View docking camera [*] Connector switch lock [*] Reload Projector On/Off [/olist]

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  Author's Notes

This is one of my favorite small grids that I have designed in a while, so I hope y'all enjoy!

- Whiplash141

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  Scripts Used

• WHAM | Whip's Homing Advanced Missile Script
• LAMP | Launch A Missile Program
• Turret Based Radar
• Missile Status Script (for WHAM)
• Connector Status Script (Not on workshop yet)