Guidance lock

"Missile guidance locks jammed. Their ECM spoofed the guidance packages, 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 missile, Anaconda surface-to-air missiles, the Lancet micro-missile, Argent V missiles, the ordnance of the LAU-65D/SGM-151, and ordnance launched from starships such as Shiva-class nuclear missile and Archer missiles. Some mine-type explosives such as Moray space mines also possess guidance locks.

Some Covenant weapons also possess a sort of built-in automatic guidance lock, such as the Type-33 fuel rod gun and the Type-33 Needler. Smaller Covenant ships, such as the DAV-class light corvette, 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 point defense lasers to outright destroy incoming missiles instead.

List of appearances

Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance) 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

Halo Legends Origins Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe Dirt Halo: Reach 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

See also

• Missile guidance on Wikipedia