Editing Guidance lock

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{{Quote|Missile guidance locks jammed. Their ECM spoofed the guidance packages, [[Jacob Keyes|sir]].|[[Lieutenant]] [[Aki Hikowa]]}}
'''Guidance locks''', also known as '''guidance packages''', are missile components designed to guide missiles to their intended targets. The lock is projected through the launcher, be it a shoulder-mounted missile launcher, or a capital ship.

== Overview ==
Most [[UNSC]] missile systems possess guidance locks, including the [[M19 surface-to-surface missile|M19 missile]],{{Ref/Game|Id=H2|H2}} [[Anaconda surface-to-air missile]]s,{{Ref/Novel|FS|Chapter=3}} the [[Lancet micro-missile]], [[Argent V missile]]s,{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Chapter=8}} the ordnance of the [[LAU-65D/SGM-151]], and ordnance launched from starships such as [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Chapter=17}} and [[Archer missile]]s.{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Chapter=12}} Some mine-type explosives such as [[M1011 Moray space mine]]s also possess guidance locks.{{Ref/Novel|FS|Chapter=5}}

Some [[Covenant]] weapons also possess a sort of built-in automatic guidance lock, such as the {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}} and the [[Type-33 Needler]].{{Ref/Reuse|H2}} [[Space fighter|Strikecraft]] such as the [[Morsam-pattern Seraph|type-31 Morsam-pattern Seraph]], carry four Class-3 Fuel Rod Cannons, which possess a guidance lock. Smaller Covenant ships, such as the [[Covenant stealth ship]], sometimes use [[electronic countermeasures]] to counter guidance locks, as was the case in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. However, larger Covenant warships usually use [[Pulse laser turret|point defense lasers]] to outright destroy incoming missiles instead.

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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Dirt]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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==See also==
*[[wikipedia:Missile guidance|''Missile guidance'' on '''Wikipedia''']]

[[Category:Electronic warfare technology]]