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==Design details==
==Design details==
The ST/Medusa missiles are mounted in pods on Nandao, Sabre and Broadsword starfighters, one pod on top of each wing.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4VG|H4EVG|Page=114}} The missiles are fired in salvos of two each, and have lock-on capability. One salvo is sufficient to destroy a [[Elsedda-pattern Banshee|Banshee interceptor]] and even an unshielded [[Type-31 Seraph|Seraph fighter]].{{Ref/Level|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace}} The missiles can lock-on from long range and the amount of missiles that hit the target is determined by the time spent locking on, although even one or two missiles can prove deadly to most targets.
The ST/Medusa missiles are mounted in pods on Nandao, Sabre, Pegasus, and Broadsword starfighters, one pod on top of each wing.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4VG|H4EVG|Page=114}} The missiles are fired in salvos of two each, and have lock-on capability. One salvo is sufficient to destroy a [[Elsedda-pattern Banshee|Banshee interceptor]] and even an unshielded [[Type-31 Seraph|Seraph fighter]].{{Ref/Level|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace}} The missiles can lock-on from long range and the amount of missiles that hit the target is determined by the time spent locking on, although even one or two missiles can prove deadly to most targets.


The missiles are extremely ineffective against [[energy shielding]] and will simply bounce off shielded targets.
The missiles are extremely ineffective against [[energy shielding]] and will simply bounce off shielded targets.
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===M4370 ST/MMP===
===M4370 ST/MMP===
The [[FSS-1000 Sabre]] is equipped with two M4370 ST/MMP missile delivery systems.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The [[FSS-1000 Sabre]] and its [[Emergency Defense Fighter]] competitor, the [[S-930 Pegasus]],{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=31|M=07|Y=2023}} are both equipped with two M4370 ST/MMP missile delivery systems.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


===M6088 ST/MMP===
===M6088 ST/MMP===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HR_SabreMissile_Concept.png|Concept art showing an early version of the Sabre's M4370 Medusa pod.
File:HR_SabreMissile_Concept.png|Concept art showing an early version of the Sabre's M4370 Medusa pod for ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HR_Medusa_Missile.jpg|An M4370 missile in mid-flight.
File:HR_Medusa_Missile.jpg|An M4370 missile in mid-flight in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HR_Anchor9_MedusaCart.png|A cart of M4370 Medusa missiles on the level [[Anchor 9 (map)|Anchor 9]].
File:HR-SabreMedusa.png|A Sabre fires a volley of M4370 missile in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HINF MedusaMissileRack Screenshot.png|A rack of M4370 Medusas placed in [[Forge/Halo Infinite|Forge]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HR_Anchor9_MedusaCart.png|A cart of M4370 Medusa missiles on the map [[Anchor 9 (map)|Anchor 9]] in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HINF Sabre MissilePod.png|The Sabre's retracted M4370 ST/Medusa missile pod in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF MedusaMissileRack Screenshot.png|A rack of M4370 Medusas placed in [[Forge/Halo Infinite|Forge]] in ''Halo Infinite''.
</gallery>
</gallery>