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Talos - Vertical Launch System (VLS)

The Talos Vertical Launch System is designed as a cheaper alternative to the more common VLS design like the Crotalus VLS requiring less welder block per missile. It relies on no script nor mods to achieve this therefore it should be compatible with consoles as well.

Talos is designed to fire the Mk XI-series of low-cost missiles, derived from the Factorum's BumbleBee missiles.

• Requires only 1 welder per launch system.
  
• High Rate-of-Fire.
  
• Small-install footprint (3x3x2 + 1).
  
• Buildable in Survival.
  
• No script required.

Just like the Crotalus, this blueprint is designed so that you can retrofit the system to existing ships and in the example I used the upgraded Red ship from the Contact update as a demo.

Use the provided helm console as an example to control the system.

1. Open/Close missile doors
   
2. Launch Missile

A while back in 2015 I created the Crotalus VLS system which was based on the current Mk 41 VLS in use today. The guidance system is based on that of the Rapier/Jernas SAM and uses Whip's Missile Guidance Script.

The one thing I did not like about the Crotalus is that it requires one or more welder blocks per missile. This can be an issue on some servers where the number of welder blocks you can build per player are limited. The Talos is something I've tinkered with for quite some time and it wasn't until the recent Contact update that I feel it is ready for public.

The design goals for the Talos:

• Reduce the number of welder required.
  
• Maintain a High Rate-of-Fire.
  
• Minimal install size.
  
• Must be buildable in survival.
  
• No script to use it
  
• Most important of all - Respect Clang

While the Crotalus is based on the Mk 41 VLS, the Talos is based on the S-300F launch system (aka SA-N-6 Grumble, the naval version of the S-300/SA-10). The launcher only requires one launch tube, with a rotating magazine underneath to house the missiles.

Do note that being a tube-launched system, like most VLS it does not like it when you launch while under acceleration. Lord Clang will be most displeased if you do so.