I never realize that I can duct tape 2 missiles together and call it a multi-staged missile, and shovel them into a larger launcher
This enables me to build multi-role interceptors that I have imagined for a while. It fulfills both the anti-capital ship attacker role and the anti-fighter interceptor role.
For the interceptor role, the following missile is used:
Missile Size: 3.0000 MSP (7.50000 Tons) Warhead: 9 Radiation Damage: 9 Manoeuvre Rating: 44
Speed: 72 733 km/s Fuel: 679 Flight Time: 6 minutes Range: 25.03m km
Cost Per Missile: 9.72024 Development Cost: 972
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 3200.3% 3k km/s 1066.8% 5k km/s 640.1% 10k km/s 320.0%
Having an S6 launcher firing an S3 missile is not efficient. So I put 2 of them on the second stage of a missile and put nothing in the first stage, and I got this:
Missile Size: 6 MSP (15.0 Tons) Warhead: 0 Radiation Damage: 0 Manoeuvre Rating: 10
Speed: 0 km/s Fuel: 1 358 1st Stage Flight Time: 1 seconds 1st Stage Range: 0k km
2nd Stage Flight Time: 6 minutes 2nd Stage Range: 25.03m km
Cost Per Missile: 19.44048 Development Cost: 1 944
Second Stage: ASM 3/9/73k/25M x2
Second Stage Separation Range: 50 000 000 km
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 0% 3k km/s 0% 5k km/s 0% 10k km/s 0%
Since the separation range is larger than the second stage range, when fired in range, the separation will happen in the next tick.
For the anti-ship role, it can use the standard S6 ASM, for example:
Missile Size: 6.0000 MSP (15.00000 Tons) Warhead: 25 Radiation Damage: 25 Manoeuvre Rating: 20
Speed: 82 200 km/s Fuel: 1 175 Flight Time: 3 minutes Range: 15.07m km
ECM Modifier: 60% ECCM Modifier: 60%
Cost Per Missile: 25.72068 Development Cost: 2 572
Chance to Hit: 1k km/s 1644.0% 3k km/s 548.0% 5k km/s 328.8% 10k km/s 164.4%
I modified my previous Needle class to include an additional longer-ranged MFC (to mitigate enemy ECM) for the anti-ship role.
Needle class Interceptor 125 tons 3 Crew 67.3 BP TCS 2 TH 96 EM 0
38462 km/s Armour 1-2 Shields 0-0 HTK 1 Sensors 0/0/0/0 DCR 0 PPV 0.9
Maint Life 3.66 Years MSP 20 AFR 25% IFR 0.3% 1YR 2 5YR 35 Max Repair 48 MSP
Magazine 6
Lieutenant Commander Control Rating 1
Intended Deployment Time: 30 days Morale Check Required
Inertial Fusion Drive EP96.00 (1) Power 96 Fuel Use 1232.38% Signature 96 Explosion 30%
Fuel Capacity 10 000 Litres Range 1.2 billion km (8 hours at full power)
Size 6.00 Box Launcher (1) Missile Size: 6 Hangar Reload 122 minutes MF Reload 20 hours
Missile Fire Control FC72-R100 (1) Range 72.6m km Resolution 100
Missile Fire Control FC22-R3 (1) Range 22.5m km Resolution 3
2x ASM 3/9/73k/25M (1) Speed: 0 km/s End: 5.8m Range: 25m km WH: 0 Size: 6 TH: 0/0/0