[Colonol Dekker]

It boggles my mind how more people aren't aware of the feature bobbau unlocked about half a decade ago.

[Snail]

It boggles my mind how more people aren't aware of the feature bobbau unlocked about half a decade ago.

Heh, yeah. The package used to be available back on HLP 2.0 in the downloads section too.

[Scourge of Ages]

TAG-O: "Open" missile. A simple transmitter on the weapon beams a virus into the target ship's computers, immediately popping all doors, windows, and airlocks open. Ineffective against Shivans.

[Colonol Dekker]

 

TAG-P "Pilot-light"


This limited production mass prototyp uses vectored thrust, shield phase "skipper" technology and rapid micropulse engines combined with high-pressure storage in the following fashion.



Upon target selection this heavy missile rapidly appraches the target skipping any shileds using phased subspace technology, it then breaches the targets hull deploying a high content of flammible napalm like material to the cockpit.

[Sabin Stargem]

TAG-R:  "Respite" was suggested by an frustrated SOC pilot who was tired of having freighters, science vessels, and assigned escorts being destroyed during bombing runs since it is hard to intercept missiles.   Launching a missile at ship, the missile will impact and become embedded, for one purpose:  To lie in wait for incoming bombs before it activates, creating a mild shield.  While not very strong and prone to burn out within 20 seconds, it theoretically could give a reasonable chance of survival to otherwise vulnerable ships.  Unfortunately, the missiles were expensive and it required typically 4-6 missiles adequately protect a ship from a single bombing run.  Furthermore, the size and shape of the vessel often altered the performance of the missile, which lead to pilots overusing or being too conservative.  R&D has abandoned the project, though the principles and concepts were released to scientific community in the hopes of someone figuring out how to fix these issues.

[Rodo]

Call me crazy but I would kill for a gravitational missile:

Something I can fire in a very populated area of space and after explotion a super massive G force drags everything in 500mts and compresses all matter trapped in a tiny ball, after achieving critical mass (say a couple of secs) a  massive explotion occurs to end the chain of events.

Though... not sure if that can be modded somehow.

[Dragon]

Steve-O did it, but the Black Hole Bomb isn't available to anyone outside BP team (it's not very usefull anyway, almost anything that can mount it is too slow and killed by the blast).

[Colonol Dekker]

Not available YET you mean. . .
 
 
 
The above should be read out with an air of desperation in order to avoid accidental misinterpretation, namely assumption on my part.

[Dragon]

It'll most likely be released along with WiH, but it's not used there.

[Trivial Psychic]

All kidding aside:

TAG-X A.K.A. "Cluster Tag"

The TAG-X itself is a modified Piranha missile, which upon detonation will not only release a number of heat-seeking variants of the original TAG-A,  but the detonation is also accompanied by an EMP burst.  Though a smaller detonation than the EMP Adv., the burst is effective at disrupting bombers and bombs within range of the TAG sub-munitions.  Once the enemy bombers have been tagged, they will be knocked down by a barrage of AAA from friendly warships.  The TAG-X is most effective for defending friendly capital ships from large numbers of enemy bombers.  Rumors have also been circulating that special issue versions of this missile are equipped with a more powerful targeting transmitter.  This allows for a powerful enough sensor lock to be obtained on enemy bombers that capital ships will be able to engage them, individually or in groups, with its main anti-capital ship beams, allowing entire bomber wings to be vaporized in a single volley.  The only solid evidence to support this rumor, is the size of the warhead chamber, which is capable of accommodating a larger transmitter than that included with standard issue weapons.

I believe that I put that one in another weapons thread some time ago.

[NGTM-1R]

TAG-S "Screamer": Multispectrum ECM, the Screamer failed to work as designed. Intended to blind the target with multispectral white noise for a brief window and based on the same technologies as the common GTVA missile decoy, it ended up having the reverse effect and rendering the target unlockable by any other ship while usually failing to blind it due to the hit location usually being obscured from the sensors. 

Too large and bulky to avoid causing significant velocity and vector changes to a fighter-sized target it hit or be carried in large numbers, and being considered generally unhelpful anyways, the project was cancelled.

[General Battuta]

TAG-S "Screamer": Multispectrum ECM, the Screamer failed to work as designed. Intended to blind the target with multispectral white noise for a brief window and based on the same technologies as the common GTVA missile decoy, it ended up having the reverse effect and rendering the target unlockable by any other ship while usually failing to blind it due to the hit location usually being obscured from the sensors. 

Too large and bulky to avoid causing significant velocity and vector changes to a fighter-sized target it hit or be carried in large numbers, and being considered generally unhelpful anyways, the project was cancelled.

But it would be awesome to shoot at your own ships!

"Oh noes, a Ravana! Quick, TAG ourselves!"

[NGTM-1R]

Then you get what, twenty seconds? Granted that might be enough, but I can think of better ways.

[Scourge of Ages]

TAG-Q: "Quick Clay" missile. Warhead contains high volume of highly compressed space foam. Upon contact, foam explodes, and due coats a large area of the target with rapidly hardening clay-foam. Depending on where it hits, the foam can block vision, sensors, maneuvering thrusters, weapons ports, even engines for a short time. When impacting a capital ship, it behaves much the same manner, though less effectively.

[Marcov]

TAG-R: "Rain" missile. As the name implies, the TAG-R is a cluster missile, but it launcher about 30 missiles at once, each capable of fully destroying a capital ship's turret. Only capital ships have missile launchers large enough to carry these huge torpedoes. Once launched, one could fully disarm any cruiser, and only two are required to fully disarm a destroyer.

[General Battuta]

TAG-R: "Rain" missile. As the name implies, the TAG-R is a cluster missile, but it launcher about 30 missiles at once, each capable of fully destroying a capital ship's turret. Only capital ships have missile launchers large enough to carry these huge torpedoes. Once launched, one could fully disarm any cruiser, and only two are required to fully disarm a destroyer.

That's not a TAG missile. Try again.

[Scourge of Ages]

Also, we already have a TAG-R and -S (and -X), I just had to go back and cover -Q because it got skipped.

[Scourge of Ages]

TAG-T "Tag" missile. A very small missile, fitted with an advanced heat/electronics-seeking guidance system. These missiles are grouped in special external racks of three, and fitted on recon and intercept fighters in limited numbers throughout the GTVA. The TAG-T is designed especially for use against stealthed or otherwise unlockable craft. It does not require a target to fire, but locks on to the nearest active heat/electronics source that is not broadcasting an IFF signal. It's small size gives it excellent speed and manueverability, and can consistantly hit most targets on the first shot, under all but the most evasive manuevers. When it contacts the target, it digs a small transmitter into the hull and begins pulsing a very powerful signal that allows any nearby craft to gain aspect lock and other essential target data such as speed and heading. The advanced technologies and limited application make this missile one of the rarer sights in the galaxy.

[Mongoose]

Ooh, now that I like.

[General Battuta]

TAG-T "Tag" missile. A very small missile, fitted with an advanced heat/electronics-seeking guidance system. These missiles are grouped in special external racks of three, and fitted on recon and intercept fighters in limited numbers throughout the GTVA. The TAG-T is designed especially for use against stealthed or otherwise unlockable craft. It does not require a target to fire, but locks on to the nearest active heat/electronics source that is not broadcasting an IFF signal. It's small size gives it excellent speed and manueverability, and can consistantly hit most targets on the first shot, under all but the most evasive manuevers. When it contacts the target, it digs a small transmitter into the hull and begins pulsing a very powerful signal that allows any nearby craft to gain aspect lock and other essential target data such as speed and heading. The advanced technologies and limited application make this missile one of the rarer sights in the galaxy.

Hilarious recursion?