GTM MX-64
GTM MX-64 Rockeye
The GTM MX-64 Rockeye |
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Tech Room Data
The GTM MX-64 Rockeye is a faster, more accurate, larger payload version of the MX-50 that was in service at the beginning of the Great War. The missile developed as a result of experimentation by engineers at some of STX Exploration's most isolated mining operations, in the systems of Laramis and Luyten 726-BA. Advances in remote-controlled explosive devices were used by GTVA engineers to improve the old MX-50s. The heat-seeking MX-64 Rockeye is now a standard loadout for Terran fighter craft.
Performance
Statistics - MX-64
Range | 1 900 m | |
Reload time | 0.5 s | |
Velocity | 190 ms-1 | |
Base Damage | 45* | |
Armor Damage | Full | 45* |
Shield Damage | Good | 36* |
Subsystem Damage | Good | 36* |
Shockwave Radius | 20 / 40 m | |
Type: | Heat Seeking | |
View Cone: | 100 degrees | |
Minimum Lock Time: | N / A | |
Turn Rate (360 degrees): | 0.85 s |
Statistics - Enemy MX-64
Range | 1 800 m | |
Reload time | 0.75 s | |
Velocity | 150 ms-1 | |
Base Damage | 30* | |
Armor Damage | Full | 30* |
Shield Damage | Average | 12* |
Subsystem Damage | Full | 30* |
Shockwave Radius | 20 / 40 m | |
Type: | Heat Seeking | |
View Cone: | 40 degrees | |
Minimum Lock Time: | N / A | |
Turn Rate (360 degrees): | 1.0 s |
Statistics - Rockeye D
Range | 1 900 m | |
Reload time | 1.5 s | |
Velocity | 190 ms-1 | |
Base Damage | 45* | |
Armor Damage | Full | 45* |
Shield Damage | Good | 36* |
Subsystem Damage | Good | 36* |
Shockwave Radius | 20 / 40 m | |
Type: | Heat Seeking | |
View Cone: | 100 degrees | |
Minimum Lock Time: | N / A | |
Turn Rate (360 degrees): | 0.85 s |
Notes
- The shockwave doubles the damage against any target that takes a direct hit
Veteran Comments
Actually, try firing a swarm of them. A grouping of about 5-6 of them virtually guarantees total annihilation of any enemy fighter at close range. It's also easy considering the low cooldown for it. The Rockeye also has a very long range, but because the missile follows by the tail rather than by leading, it is more easily diverted by countermeasures.
It's a weapon to chuck in large numbers quickly in snap shots at approaching fighter wings without careful targeting, There are times when this is an advantage, but generally less useful than other anti-fighter weaponry.
Where the Rockeye really shines is as a capship turret killer. Its exceptionally long range of 1900m will keep you safe from anything short of the very rare ULTRA Anti-Fighter Beam, with a range of 4,000. With infinite reloads from a support ship and enough patience, you can use the Rockeye to pick off capship turrets with impunity.