Kinetic Kill Missile

The most basic stock weapon of warships in Andromeda is the kinetic kill missile, or KKM. These small missiles, no larger than a human fist, travel at about 90% of the speed of light. This relativistic speed increases their mass, allowing them to impact with up to roughly twenty megatons of energy. Their speed also gives them a huge range measured in light-minutes. A fairly typical Commonwealth KKM system can launch eight missiles per second per tube, providing an enormous amount of firepower.

KKMs come in offensive and defensive variants, with defensive ones supplying point defense against enemy KKMs and other missile types. Thanks to their small size, both types can be carried in quantity.

Record 1123 - technology - Last update 06 Jul 2007, 23:43:00

Entry written by: Torvus

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