Homing Missile Launcher
An active-guidance homing missile launcher. Once launched, the target must be tracked by the launcher until impact. Can be distracted by flares.
| Damage | 530 |
| Rate of Fire | 10 RPM |
| Aim Cone | 2.25° |
| Capacity | 1 |
| Reload | 5.92 sec |
| Draw | 1 sec |
- Loot
- Craft
- Blueprint
- Repair
- Recycling
- Damage
- Tips
| Container | Condition | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Ship Locked Crate | 100 % | 1–2 | 1 % |
| Military Crate | 100 % | 1 | 0.5 % |
| Elite Tier Crate | 100 % | 1–2 | 1 % |
| Oil Rig Locked Crate | 100 % | 1–2 | 1 % |
| Underwater Lab Yellow Crate | 100 % | 1 | 0.4 % |
| Underwater Lab Elite Crate | 100 % | 1–2 | 1 % |
| Wagon Military Crate | 100 % | 1 | 0.4 % |
| Locked Crate | 100 % | 1–2 | 1 % |
| Treasure Box | 100 % | 1–2 | 2 % |
| Patrol Scientist | 100 % | 1 | 0.08 % |
| Excavator Scientist | 100 % | 1 | 0.07 % |
| Arctic Scientist | 100 % | 1 | 0.08 % |
| NVG Scientist | 100 % | 1 | 0.3 % |
| Military Base Scientist | 100 % | 1 | 0.07 % |
| Heavy Scientist | 100 % | 1 | 0.06 % |
| Cargo Ship Scientist | 100 % | 1 | 0.07 % |
| Heavy Scientist With Minigun | 100 % | 1 | 0.05 % |
| Heavy Scientist With Flamethrower | 100 % | 1 | 0.05 % |
| Naval Scientist | 100 % | 1 | 0.07 % |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 100 % | 1 | 1 % |
| Blueprint | Ingredients | Time | Workbench Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Homing Missile Launcher Blueprint |
   
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15–30 sec |  |
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Metal Pipe Blueprint |
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1 sec |  |
| Tool | Requirements | Scrap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Research Table |
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60 |
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Workbench Level 2 |
                   
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1050 |
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Workbench Level 2 |
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1050 |
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Workbench Level 2 |
 
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1050 |
| Tool | Max Repair Cost | Condition Loss | BP Required | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Repair Bench | |
20% | Yes |
| Recycler | Guaranteed Output | Extra Output | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Zone Recycler |
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40 % |
| Recycler |
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60 % |
| Ammunition | Damage | Radius | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Homing Missile | 530 | 3.5 m |
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CRF Petkovic 11 pts. 2 years ago
As of 11th of November of 2023, the Homing Missile Launcher is not as effective as it seems.
You can easily dodge it in all the helicopters, even in the Scrap Transport Helicopter. The attack helicopter is virtually unkillable as long as it has flares, which work 100% of the time against the Homing Missile Launcher.
So if you're looking for a way to kill helicopters, I suggest going to their respective page here and checking how many Incendiary 5.56 or regular 5.56 ammo you need to kill them, because that's much more effective than the Homing Missile Launcher.
But if you loot one make sure to recycle it, the components you get from it are worth.
Hopefully in the future they will make this weapon more viable.
You can easily dodge it in all the helicopters, even in the Scrap Transport Helicopter. The attack helicopter is virtually unkillable as long as it has flares, which work 100% of the time against the Homing Missile Launcher.
So if you're looking for a way to kill helicopters, I suggest going to their respective page here and checking how many Incendiary 5.56 or regular 5.56 ammo you need to kill them, because that's much more effective than the Homing Missile Launcher.
But if you loot one make sure to recycle it, the components you get from it are worth.
Hopefully in the future they will make this weapon more viable.
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Papa Sans 14 pts. year ago
As of November 29th, 2024, the Homing Missile Launcher works on Patrol Heli, but not Cargo Heli.
Once you see the flares, lock-off for about 0.5 second then immediately lock back on (this will cause the flares to be ignored). As long as the homing rockets don't loop into the ground, they will eventually correct their trajectory towards Patrol Heli.
At the moment, the best course of action seems to be using the Large Red Locomotives (the ones that smoke) to chase it around the map since the launcher only has a range of ~250 meters. You can use the front of the locomotive to climb on top to get a good shot, then duck inside to protect you from incoming fire. Hiding for too long will cause the Patrol Heli to lose tracking, and after about 5 seconds of not shooting at you, it will ignore you. Patrol Heli rockets & MG both seem to not do ANY damage towards the train.
Homing Missile Launcher is also great for preventing people in minicopters from stealing airdrops, especially Timed Crates.
Once you see the flares, lock-off for about 0.5 second then immediately lock back on (this will cause the flares to be ignored). As long as the homing rockets don't loop into the ground, they will eventually correct their trajectory towards Patrol Heli.
At the moment, the best course of action seems to be using the Large Red Locomotives (the ones that smoke) to chase it around the map since the launcher only has a range of ~250 meters. You can use the front of the locomotive to climb on top to get a good shot, then duck inside to protect you from incoming fire. Hiding for too long will cause the Patrol Heli to lose tracking, and after about 5 seconds of not shooting at you, it will ignore you. Patrol Heli rockets & MG both seem to not do ANY damage towards the train.
Homing Missile Launcher is also great for preventing people in minicopters from stealing airdrops, especially Timed Crates.
| Identifier | -218009552 |
| Stack Size | ×1 |
| Despawn time | 40 min |
