# Guided Ordnance
*The Starship Armory, Vehicle and Starship Weapons for Exodus NDS. Source: https://exodusnds.com/sourcebooks/starship-armory/guided-ordnance*
Missiles, torpedoes, rockets, bombs, and mines. Their damage type is **Blast**.
| | |
|:--|:--|
| **Strength** | The most damage for the mount. Long reach. Almost no Heat or Power |
| **Weakness** | Every round costs money. Most need a lock. Most can be shot down |
| **Stopped by** | Point defence, countermeasures, and running out of rounds |
The rules for **Lock-On**, **Tracking**, **Interceptable**, and **Salvo** are in Chapter 3.
## Payloads
Ordnance with the **Payload** quality carries one of these warheads, chosen when the round is loaded.
| Payload | Effect | Avail | Price of the round |
|:--|:--|:--|:-:|
| **Standard** | The listed damage | Common | x1 |
| **Armor-Piercing** | +2 Hull, and Pierce 2 | Restricted | x1.5 |
| **Fragmentation** | +2 Hull against targets of Scale 1 to 3; gains Blast 3 | Common | x1 |
| **Breaching** | 3 less Hull, and 5 System Damage | Military | x2 |
| **EMP** | No Hull damage, and 8 System Damage. Ion | Military | x2 |
| **Incendiary** | The listed damage, and Scorch 2 | Restricted | x1.5 |
| **Interdiction** | No damage. The target cannot jump for 1 to 3 rounds | Military | x5 |
| **Boarding** | Torpedoes only. No damage. Delivers four boarders or a drone at Engaged | Military | x3 |
## Price of a Round
| Weapon | One standard round |
|:--|--:|
| **Rocket Pod** | 150 |
| **Micro-Missile Pod** | 400 |
| **Light Missile Rack** | 1500 |
| **Bomb Rack** | 800 |
| **Salvo Missile System** | 1200 |
| **Torpedo Launcher** | 8000 |
| **Capital Torpedo Battery** | 60000 |
| **Mine Dispenser** | 2500 |
| **Boarding Pod Launcher** | 5000 |
| **Breaching Charge Array** | 500 |
| **Drone Rack** | 6000 |
##### Rocket Pod
Unguided rockets, strafing pod, ground-attack pod
Light
4
—
4
Short
1
0
5000
Restricted
Blast
Blast 2, Inaccurate 1, Limited Ammo 6
A cluster of unguided rockets under a wing or on a hull bracket. They need no lock and cannot be decoyed, and they miss a great deal. Against buildings, parked ships, and ground columns they are the cheapest damage in the book.
##### Micro-Missile Pod
Swarm pod, dogfight missiles, hornets
Light
3
—
4
Short to Medium
1
1
8000
Restricted
Blast
Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Salvo 2, Limited Ammo 8
Small guided missiles for small craft. Each does 3 Hull, and a **Salvo 2** launch sends two at once on one lock. It is the only guided weapon that fits a Light mount.
##### Light Missile Rack
Missile rack, anti-ship missile, standard rack
Standard
6
—
3
Long
1
1
18000
Restricted
Blast
Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Payload, Limited Ammo 6
Six guided missiles on a rail or in a box launcher. This is the weapon a patrol boat and a pirate both carry. **Payload**: each missile may carry any warhead from the table in this chapter.
##### Bomb Rack
Bomb bay, gravity bombs, drop ordnance
Standard
9
—
3
Engaged
0
0
12000
Military
Blast
Blast 6, Payload, Limited Ammo 8
Unpowered bombs released over a target. The attacker must pass over it: the range is Engaged, and the target must be on the ground, landed, or not moving. Nothing else at this price does 9 Hull.
##### Salvo Missile System
Swarm launcher, saturation rack, ripple launcher
Heavy
5
—
3
Long
2
2
75000
Military
Blast
Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Salvo 4, Saturation, Limited Ammo 12
Fires two to four missiles on one lock, each resolved as its own attack at 5 Hull. Its purpose is to give point defence more targets than it can handle. **Saturation**: three or more hits from one salvo add 1 System Damage.
##### Torpedo Launcher
Anti-ship torpedo, heavy tube, ship-killer
Heavy
12
—
2
Extreme
1
2
110000
Military
Blast
Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Payload, Slow-Firing 1, Limited Ammo 4
A large self-propelled weapon with its own drive and seeker. It crosses a battle in one round and does more damage than any other Heavy weapon. It is big enough that point defence must roll to stop it. **Slow-Firing 1** is the reload.
##### Capital Torpedo Battery
Fleet torpedo, dreadnought tubes
Capital
22
—
2
Extreme
1
3
600000
Military
Blast
Lock-On, Tracking, Interceptable, Capital Killer, Slow-Firing 2, Limited Ammo 4
The heaviest conventional weapon in the book. **Capital Killer** adds 3 damage against a target of Scale 6 or more. Breaking its lock takes a Hard check. Using one is an act of war, and every navy in range will know who fired it.
##### Mine Dispenser
Minelayer, scatter mines, denial charges
Standard
8
—
3
Placed
0
1
25000
Military
Blast
Blast 4, Limited Ammo 6
Lays one mine as an action, behind the ship or in a chosen spot within Short range. A mine attacks the first vehicle of Scale 2 or more to come within Short range of it, with a pool of 3 Ability Dice against Average difficulty. Finding a mine before that is a Hard sensor check, and Average for a ship moving at Speed 1.
