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Three Star Heavy Industries MPM-15 Rapier Multi-Purpose Missile

Type: Medium range, all mode anti-mecha/surface/ship missile
Service Use: (A, B) 2047-2053 RDF (All branches)
(C, D, E) 2051-2058 RDF (All branches)
Length: 320 cm
Diameter: 16 cm
Wingspan: 46 cm
Weight: (A, B) 122 kg
(C, D) 133 kg
(E) 146 kg
Warhead: (A, C) High Explosive Armor Piercing
(B, D) Plasma
(E) W-219 Nuclear reaction
Weight/Yield: (A, B) 26 kg
(C, D) 30 kg
(E) 10 kT
Propulsion: Hybrid rocket engine
Guidance: (A, B) Combined IIR and active radar/home-on-jam
(C, D) Combined IIR and active radar/home-on-jam with Galactic Positioning System
(E) Combined IIR,  active radar/home-on-jam and Galactic Positioning System with permissive action link (PAL)
Max Speed: Mach 6.2
Acceleration: (A, B) 3.7 G
(C, D) 3.4 G
(E) 3.1 G
Range: (A, B, C, D) 120 km  (atmosphere) 73.8 kps delta-v (space)
(E) 200 km (atmosphere) 104.3 kps delta-v (space)
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