Móralltach anti-ship missile
| Móralltach anti-ship missile | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-ship missile Surface-to-surface missile |
| Place of origin |  Ossoria |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2007 - Present |
| Used by | Ossoria |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 2005 - Present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 3,000 kg |
| Length | 8.4 m |
| Diameter | 0.5 m |
| Effective firing range | 300 nmi |
| Warhead | 250 kg high-explosive |
| Engine | First stage: Solid rocket booster Second stage: Liquid ramjet |
| Flight ceiling | 14,000 meters |
| Flight altitude | Sea skimming, as low as 10 meters |
| Speed | Mach 3 |
Guidance system | Mid-course: Inertial navigation system Terminal: Active radar homing, satellite guidance |
| Accuracy | 1 meter CEP |
Launch platform | Ship, aircraft, and land-based mobile launchers |
The Móralltach anti-ship missile is a medium-range supersonic anti-ship missile developed by Ossoria for its Scáthach-class battleships. It is one of the fastest anti-ship missiles currently in operation in Tyran. The missile's name is taken from a magical sword in Ossorian mythology which was said to leave no stroke or blow unfinished at the first trial.
Specifications
The Móralltach has a length of 8.4 meters, a diameter of 60 centimeters, with folding wings and fins extending the diameter in-flight to 1.7 meters. It carries a 200 kg warhead. It uses a two-stage propulsion system, relying on a solid-fuel rocket for its initial acceleration before switching to a liquid-fueled ramjet for sustained supersonic flight. It uses an inertial guidance system for in-flight guidance and an active radar homing for terminal guidance. The missile is able to change from a ship-attack to a land-attack variants of the missile use satellite navigation for both in-flight and terminal guidance.
The Móralltach relies primarily on its high speed and low flightpath to attack its targets, flying below the radar horizon to delay detection for as long as possible and denying them the time necessary to properly respond to its attack.
The Luis variant of the Móralltach (Móralltach-L) currently under development is intended to be shorter, thinner, and lighter than the Beith variant (Móralltach-B) while maintaining the speed, range and accuracy of the system, allowing for more ships and aircraft to carry the missile and in greater numbers. Additionally, upgrades to the missile's radar, guidance, and other systems are planned and under development to allow for a wider array of attack profiles and mission parameters.
Variants
Anti-ship
- Ship-launched
- Móralltach-B(U): Operational
- Móralltach-L(U): Under development
- Land-launched
- Móralltach-B(T): Operational
- Móralltach-L(T): Under development
- Air-launched
- Móralltach-B(A): Operational
- Móralltach-L(A): Under development
- Submarine-launched: Under development
Land-attack
- Ship-launched
- Móralltach-B(U): Operational
- Móralltach-L(U): Under development
- Land-launched
- Móralltach-B(T): Operational
- Móralltach-L(T): Under development
- Air-launched
- Móralltach-B(A): Operational
- Móralltach-L(A): Under development
- Submarine-launched: Under development