ROBOTECH: Zentraedi Multipurpose Missiles

by Pieter Thomassen, with Peter Walker and Robert Morgenstern


Designation:		Terran codename:
Rotpaen Touwhaug		MPA-9A Minstrel,
Rotpaen Touwhaug-liman		MPA-9B Minstrel-Cluster,
Rotpaen Touwhaug-likran		MPA-9C Minstrel-Nuclear.

Type	:	Long range general purpose missile.
Service history	:	Entered service around 1629 AD.
Length	:	489 cm.
Diameter	:	70.3 cm.
Wingspan	:	135.0 cm.
Weight	:	1498 kg.
Warhead	:	(A)	Directed fragmentation.
		(B)	Cluster
		(C)	Nuclear.
Weight/yield	:	(A)	464 kg.
		(B)	23 x Glatrlan Diwhaug-liman (MPA-6B Maggot) missile.
		(C)	34 kT.
Propulsion	:	Liquid rocket engine.
Guidance	:	Combined passive/active radar, lidar and LLLTV/IIR.
Max speed	:	Mach 3.0.
Range	:	(atmosphere)	135 km.
		(space)	6.2 kps delta-v.
Platforms	:	Quel Quallie.

History:

The newest Zentraedi missile, the Minstrel (so named because of the multitude of RWR buzzers its seeker set off in the cockpits of the first Valkyries to encounter this missile) is the sole missile armament of the Quel Quallie (Cyclops Scout Recon) naval auxiliary. Available in directed fragmentation (a space-optimized warhead), nuclear and cluster versions, the Minstrel adds an impressive 'bite' to the Quel-Quallie's armaments.

Unusual for a Zentraedi missile, the Minstrel is a cylindrical missile, with only the four tail fins (actually radar transceivers) projecting. As is standard with almost all missiles in the known galaxy, the utmost tip of the missile contains a seeker head.

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