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Like turrets, missile launchers come in small, medium, large and extra-large sizes (for frigates and destroyers; cruisers and battlecruisers; battleships; and capital ships, respectively). Missile launchers do not use capacitor to fire.

Within each size there is usually a kind of launcher that fires short-ranged, high-DPS missiles, and a kind of launcher that fires long-ranged missiles that do less DPS. Frigates, for example, can mount rocket launchers -- which fire short-ranged, higher-DPS rockets -- or ~~standard~~ missile launchers -- which fire longer-ranged, lower-DPS light missiles.

Within each size there is usually a kind of launcher that fires short-ranged, high-DPS missiles, and a kind of launcher that fires long-ranged missiles that do less DPS. Frigates, for example, can mount rocket launchers -- which fire short-ranged, higher-DPS rockets -- or light missile launchers -- which fire longer-ranged, lower-DPS light missiles.

The long-ranged varieties of missiles are 'guided' and the short-ranged varieties of missile are 'unguided'. This distinction isn't ''that'' significant -- you don't have to manually aim rockets! -- but there are a few things in the game which only apply to one kind, such as the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Guided_Missile_Precision Guided Missile Precision] skill.

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===Range===

Missile '''range''' is simpler than turret range, because missiles don't have a combination of optimal and falloff, but it's also less obvious, because you don't see a figure for it when you show info on your missiles. You can get a rough (over)estimate of missile range by multiplying the missile's '''Max Velocity''' figure (in ~~metres~~-per-second) with its '''Max Flight Time''' (in seconds) -- so a missile that flies for 10s at 3,000m/s will have a range of about 30,000m, or 30km.

Missile '''range''' is simpler than turret range, because missiles don't have a combination of optimal and falloff, but it's also less obvious, because you don't see a figure for it when you show info on your missiles. You can get a rough (over)estimate of missile range by multiplying the missile's '''Max Velocity''' figure (in meters-per-second) with its '''Max Flight Time''' (in seconds) -- so a missile that flies for 10s at 3,000m/s will have a range of about 30,000m, or 30km.

Velocity and flight time will be modified by your skills ([[Missile Launchers#Missile Support Skills|see below]]) and possibly by ship bonuses too (the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Caracal Caracal], for example, has a per-level bonus to missile velocity).

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===Damage===

Every missile has a base figure for damage. Pilot skills and ship bonuses will bump up the raw damage of the missile when it's loaded into a launcher. It also has an '''explosion velocity''' (in m/s) and an '''explosion radius''' (in ~~metres~~). When it hits a target, these figures interact with the target's '''velocity''' (also in m/s) and '''[[Signature|signature radius]]''' (also in ~~metres~~) to determine the real damage dealt.

Every missile has a base figure for damage. Pilot skills and ship bonuses will bump up the raw damage of the missile when it's loaded into a launcher. It also has an '''explosion velocity''' (in m/s) and an '''explosion radius''' (in meters). When it hits a target, these figures interact with the target's '''velocity''' (also in m/s) and '''[[Signature|signature radius]]''' (also in meters) to determine the real damage dealt.

If the target's signature radius is ''smaller'' than the missile's explosion radius, there will be a penalty to the missile's damage. There is no damage bonus when the target's signature radius is ''larger'' than the missile's explosion radius, however -- this is mostly a mechanism to make sure that the missiles used by large ships aren't too effective against small ships.

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 Like turrets, missile launchers come in small, medium, large and extra-large sizes (for frigates and destroyers; cruisers and battlecruisers; battleships; and capital ships, respectively). Missile launchers do not use capacitor to fire.
-Within each size there is usually a kind of launcher that fires short-ranged, high-DPS missiles, and a kind of launcher that fires long-ranged missiles that do less DPS. Frigates, for example, can mount rocket launchers -- which fire short-ranged, higher-DPS rockets -- or standard missile launchers -- which fire longer-ranged, lower-DPS light missiles.
+Within each size there is usually a kind of launcher that fires short-ranged, high-DPS missiles, and a kind of launcher that fires long-ranged missiles that do less DPS. Frigates, for example, can mount rocket launchers -- which fire short-ranged, higher-DPS rockets -- or light missile launchers -- which fire longer-ranged, lower-DPS light missiles.
 The long-ranged varieties of missiles are 'guided' and the short-ranged varieties of missile are 'unguided'. This distinction isn't ''that'' significant -- you don't have to manually aim rockets! -- but there are a few things in the game which only apply to one kind, such as the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Guided_Missile_Precision Guided Missile Precision] skill.
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 ===Range===
-Missile '''range''' is simpler than turret range, because missiles don't have a combination of optimal and falloff, but it's also less obvious, because you don't see a figure for it when you show info on your missiles. You can get a rough (over)estimate of missile range by multiplying the missile's '''Max Velocity''' figure (in metres-per-second) with its '''Max Flight Time''' (in seconds) -- so a missile that flies for 10s at 3,000m/s will have a range of about 30,000m, or 30km.
+Missile '''range''' is simpler than turret range, because missiles don't have a combination of optimal and falloff, but it's also less obvious, because you don't see a figure for it when you show info on your missiles. You can get a rough (over)estimate of missile range by multiplying the missile's '''Max Velocity''' figure (in meters-per-second) with its '''Max Flight Time''' (in seconds) -- so a missile that flies for 10s at 3,000m/s will have a range of about 30,000m, or 30km.
 Velocity and flight time will be modified by your skills ([[Missile Launchers#Missile Support Skills|see below]]) and possibly by ship bonuses too (the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Caracal Caracal], for example, has a per-level bonus to missile velocity).
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 ===Damage===
-Every missile has a base figure for damage. Pilot skills and ship bonuses will bump up the raw damage of the missile when it's loaded into a launcher. It also has an '''explosion velocity''' (in m/s) and an '''explosion radius''' (in metres). When it hits a target, these figures interact with the target's '''velocity''' (also in m/s) and '''[[Signature|signature radius]]''' (also in metres) to determine the real damage dealt.
+Every missile has a base figure for damage. Pilot skills and ship bonuses will bump up the raw damage of the missile when it's loaded into a launcher. It also has an '''explosion velocity''' (in m/s) and an '''explosion radius''' (in meters). When it hits a target, these figures interact with the target's '''velocity''' (also in m/s) and '''[[Signature|signature radius]]''' (also in meters) to determine the real damage dealt.
 If the target's signature radius is ''smaller'' than the missile's explosion radius, there will be a penalty to the missile's damage. There is no damage bonus when the target's signature radius is ''larger'' than the missile's explosion radius, however -- this is mostly a mechanism to make sure that the missiles used by large ships aren't too effective against small ships.