Missile Idea: Siren Rocket

[Fletcher]

I ask once again for a new type of missile, or to be more specific, a rocket of sorts.

Now for those not in the know, rockets are dumb fire, while missiles lock on and track targets within their ability.

I am now going to ask for a rocket weapon type.

I bring before you, the Siren Rocket! But first, let me pull up basic stats of the Firestalker and Cannonball missiles as reference: (Stats from FLStat)

• Cannonball missile
  
• Damage - 7,580/3,790
  
• Refire - 0.33
  
• Turn rate - 2.90
  
• Max Speed - 99.97
  
• Acceleration - 22.04
  

• Firestalker missile
  
• Damage - 3,790/1,895
  
• Refire - 0.50
  
• Turn rate - 4.36
  
• Max Speed - 90.91
  
• Acceleration - 26.67
  

That is for reference. Here are my proposed stats for the Siren Rocket:

• Siren rocket
  
• Damage - 9,000/4,500
  
• Refire - 0.8
  
• Turn rate - 0.1
  
• Max Speed - ~250 (For reference a Hornet CD is 808.33)
  
• Acceleration - ~400 (For reference a Hornet CD is 568.89)
  

As you can see from the above stats, the rocket will not be very effective in jousting unless you have good aim, and don't say they're a replacement for torpedoes, we got a SNAC and Mini Razor for that.

These rockets in my theory are designed to 'snipe' sub-systems on large vessels, or get luck shots on a close slow moving or drifting bomber or other large ship.

In RP since the rocket hasn't the need for a tracking or manoeuvring system, it has a larger payload, or explosive capability, giving it the ability to 'carpet' big ships systems and damaging them. But I could buff the damage to make them real anti-cap weapons. But that would make bomber and cap fights even more one sides. This rocket system is meant for the skilled or fire support from fighters against bombers and gunboats, but I can see them being used as a boosted joust weapon, but they're vulnerable just like every other missile to CD's, and the other pilot has no need to use CM's if a pilot only has these rockets.

I can give a summary background to this weapon but I won't, since that is not what I wish to discuss, I want to discuss the feasibility and balance of this weapon, and if there is a need to add more variety to the fighter's armament.

So, the Siren Rocket system, yay or nay, or edit it?:unsure:

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