Heavy Cluster Missile Mk1 (ware)

As the name implies, a cluster-based system foregoes the powerful single main charge for a means of releasing several smaller explosives simultaneously, potentially damaging multiple targets at once. While the damage caused to each individual target is naturally significantly less than could be achieved with a unitary charge, cluster-munitions, packing sufficiently powerful sub-munitions, can provide a pilot with the means to quickly disable a hostile target by taking out key components.

Like the dumbfire-type munitions, the cluster-based weapon does not possess the means to compensate for changes in the target's trajectory. Target data from the ship's onboard computer systems is used to program a timer moments before the weapon's launch. Once the timer reaches its end, ideally moments before the missile impacts, a plethora of smart mini-bombs or "bomblets" are dispersed around the target area. These feature fairly advanced homing software to enable them to seek out the more vulnerable parts of the exposed systems of an enemy combatant.

The Heavy Cluster weapon represents a considerable step up in terms of destructive capability, while sacrificing thrust-to-weight ratio, compared to its smaller counterpart. An increase in the number and size of bomblets, along with a new and improved explosive compound, results in significantly increased effectiveness.

Summary

Ware price	Min: 1,530, Avg: 1,800, Max: 2,070,
Ware type	Equipment
Ware subtype	Missiles
Ware volume	1
Ware ID (for devs)	missile_cluster_heavy_mk1

Primary resources

	Min	Max
30 x Energy Cells	300	300
12 x Missile Components	72	72
Total	372	372

Production cycle

	Value
Cycle time	3 seconds,
Batch size	1 units
Products per hour	1,200.0
Cycles per hour	1,200.0

Profit per hour

	Min	Avg	Max
Primary only	1,389,600	1,713,600	2,037,600

Use in the creation of;

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