Peltast Missile
| Peltast Missile | |
|---|---|
 Peltast being launched from a testing platform | |
| Type | Standoff Anti-Submarine Missile |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2006-Present |
| Used by |  Belfrasian Navysee operators |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 635 kg (1,400 lb) |
| Length | 4.90 m (16.1 ft) |
| Diameter | 14.1 in (0.36 m) |
| Warhead | Type 14A Helix Lightweight Torpedo |
| Engine | Two-stage booster rocket |
Operational range | 22 km (12 nmi) |
| Speed | 760 mph (1,220 km/h) |
Guidance system | Intertial Guidance / Ship-to-Missile Guidance System |
Launch platform | Surface Ship |
Design
The Peltast Missile was designed to provide the Republican Navy's surface warships with a 360-degree quick-reaction anti-submarine missile. It is launched out of the Mk. 41 Vertical Launch System and standard ASW Combat systems. The missile is equipped with a two-stage booster system. The first stage is utilised to clear the surface ship prior to jettison, with the second stage intended to give the weapon a long final burn to enter a ballistic trajectory to the drop-off point. The missile is equipped with a short-range communication system to provide continuous target information updates to the carried torpedo prior to release. Useful target updates are only delivered until the second stage booster has depleted, at which point the missile begins a stabilisation spin to ensure pin-point accuracy.
Upon hitting release point, the carried weapon - A Type 14A Helix Lightweight Torpedo - is parachuted into the water. The rest of the weapon falls into the sea.