Designation:General Dynamics
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| Type | : | Medium range surface-to-air missile. | |
| Service history | : | 2020-2030, ASC (All branches). | |
| Length | : | 402 cm. | |
| Diameter | : | 58 cm. | |
| Wingspan | : | 64 cm. | |
| Weight | : | 520 kg. | |
| Warhead | : | HE blast/fragmentation. | |
| Weight/yield | : | 80 kg. | |
| Propulsion | : | Hybrid rocket engine. | |
| Guidance | : | Combined active/passive radar with IIR/LLTV. | |
| Max speed | : | Mach 3.1. | |
| Range | : | 50 km. | |
| Platforms | : | MT-1 Armored Mobile Missile Launcher. | |
The original large SAM employed by the Armies of the Southern Cross, this missile was exclusively used on the MT-1 "Hell's Peacock". As time went on, it became increasingly obvious that a smaller missile could employ more advanced propulsion systems to deliver the same warhead to the target with only minimal cost in range. Because of this, the service life of the Pike, while long, ended before the Second Robotech War began in earnest, after which it was replaced by the Swordfish.
Go to Southern Cross Surface-Air Missile Index.
Go to the Robotech Reference Guide Home Page.
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Content by Peter Walker and Pieter Thomassen, with Rob Morgenstern
Copyright © 1997 Robert Morgenstern, Peter Walker, Pieter Thomassen
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 10:03 AM