A.7 'Hund'

Angriffsraketen 7
A.7 'Hund'
Type	Strategic Strike Missile
Place of origin	Imperial and Federal Union
Service history
Used by	Imperial & Federal Aerospace Troops
Production history
Designer	R.u.B Department of Military Industry
Manufacturer	Imperial Ordnance Works
Specifications
Length	2900 cm
Width	200 cm (1400 cm)
Height	6700 cm
Diameter	200 cm

The A.7 'Hund' is a strategic strike missile used by the Imperial & Federal Aerospace Troops, introduced in 1111 P.L. as a stand off weapon capable of delivering strategic payloads to voidbound, atmospheric, and surface based targets. Originally designed to destroy outlying defence facilities prior to strategic bombers closing to destroy the target itself, the A.7 was later developed into the primary strike weapon of the Aerospace Troop's strategic strike arm. In this respect, the A.7 has been outfitted to carry a variety of strategic warheads, including chymetically enhanced thermonuclear warheads for the destruction of strategic targets. The A.7 was designed specifically to be mounted on the K.11 'Griffon' strategic bomber used by the R.u.B Aerospace Troops, although other craft have been refitted to carry the missile.

As a stand off weapon, the A.7 maintains limited FTL capability, only returning to non-relativistic speeds as it begins its final approach to the target, as well as a variety of other defensive measures to ensure the missile survives till warhead release. In a standard attack run, the A.7 would be released from the edge of a target system, outside the range of most planetary defense systems, and enabling its bomber to immediately depart. Although different approach vectors are used, most generally have the missile travel at FTL velocities to close with the target, with only its final approach being at sub-light velocities.