Empire discovers Macross/Robotech style missile tech...

[Nephilim_X]

What would happen if the Empire managed to discover missile technology similar to what we see in Macross and Robotech?

For those who don't know, this tech allowed for 80 or so missiles to be stored in a 40 foot mech/fighter.

My first guess is that ImpStars get a refit and deal out massive fighter kill rates simply by being in the area, first of all. TIE Fighters could probably hold 4-12 of these missiles on their chassis as it stands...

[Antediluvian]

What would happen if the Empire managed to discover missile technology similar to what we see in Macross and Robotech?

For those who don't know, this tech allowed for 80 or so missiles to be stored in a 40 foot mech/fighter.

My first guess is that ImpStars get a refit and deal out massive fighter kill rates simply by being in the area, first of all. TIE Fighters could probably hold 4-12 of these missiles on their chassis as it stands...

I would think they would need brand new classes of fighters to be able to use that tech to it's fullest.

[Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman]

Actually, there's a fighter in the EU (TIE Fighter computer game) which may come close to Macross/Robotech missile tech : The Missile Boat (designed by Thrawn/Cygnus Spaceworks). Its standard weaponry consist of 24 advanced concussion missile, and you can set the optional bay to carry another 24, make a total of 48 missiles.

[NecronLord]

The missile boat is NARSTY... It can Deal with entire wings of rebel fighters without breaking a sweat, and it is as fast as an A-wing, plus hyperdrive...

[GreenZXZ]

Well, considering that most of Imperial fighters do not have hyperdrive and are directly supported by capital ships, it would make sense to refit them to hold massive number of missiles and rip up all incoming fighters. But the Robotech fighters also fought on a very small theater (Earth and a few other planets). IMHO, they were too dependent on missiles and not dogfighting abilites. But yeah, a TIE fighter holding 4-12 missiles as standard ability will probably demolish all enemies, since the Empire has the industrial capabilities anyway.

But what about Veritech technology? Does the Empire get to have fighters that transform into human-shaped mechs that can go medieval on Alliance ass?

[Darik Sdair]

What would happen if the Empire managed to discover missile technology similar to what we see in Macross and Robotech?

For those who don't know, this tech allowed for 80 or so missiles to be stored in a 40 foot mech/fighter.

My first guess is that ImpStars get a refit and deal out massive fighter kill rates simply by being in the area, first of all. TIE Fighters could probably hold 4-12 of these missiles on their chassis as it stands...

I'm not sure how useful Macross-style HMMs would be in the Star Wars environment - those missiles were very small and carried extremely weak warheads individually; the only real reason that U.N. Spacy deployed them in Macross was because the Zentradi "grunt" 'mechs had basically no armor to speak of, and were susceptable to easy kills - especially in space.

Against shielded and at least marginally armored Rebel Alliance and later New Republic fighters, I don't think HMMs would be very effective. Large racks of full-scale concussion missiles of the sort used on the Missile Boat (as noted in earlier posts) would make a lot more sense and already exist in the EU.

[Master of Ossus]

The Missile Boat already carries that many missiles, and it is said to suffer from "disappointingly poor performance." Actually, in the game, I love the missile boat, but all my friends stick with TIE Defenders even though I mop the floor with them. Oh well...

[Master of Ossus]

Incidentally, the Missile Boat actually carries 40 adv. concussion missiles which it can fire 2 at a time. It can also carry (in addition to those) another 40 adv. concussion missiles, 30 adv. proton torpedoes, or 10 heavy space bombs.

[Kosh_The_Vorlon]

Incidentally, the Missile Boat actually carries 40 adv. concussion missiles which it can fire 2 at a time. It can also carry (in addition to those) another 40 adv. concussion missiles, 30 adv. proton torpedoes, or 10 heavy space bombs.

How many heavy rockets?

[phongn]

Twenty Heavy Rockets, IIRC

[NecronLord]

Imagnes what the Imps must have been expecting for it to dissapoing them !