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'''Guidance Locks''', also known as '''guidance packages''', are [[UNSC]] [[technology]] designed to guide missile ordnance to their intended target. The lock is projected through the launcher, be it a shoulder-mounted Missile Launcher, or a [[List of Starships|capital ship]].
'''Guidance Locks''', also known as '''guidance packages''', are [[UNSC]] [[technology]] designed to guide missile ordnance to their intended target. The lock is projected through the launcher, be it a shoulder-mounted Missile Launcher, or a [[List of Starships|capital ship]].


Most UNSC missile systems possess guidance locks, including [[102mm High-Explosive Anti-Tank]] missiles fired from the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref>, [[Anaconda Surface-to-Air Missile]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 20</ref>, the [[Lancet Micro-missile]], [[Argent V Missile]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 70</ref>, the ordnance of the [[LAU-65D/SGM-151]], and ordnance launched from starships such as [[Shiva-class Nuclear Warhead]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 139</ref> and [[Archer Missile]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 106</ref>. Some mine-type explosives such as [[Moray Space Mine]]s also possess guidance locks.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 54</ref>
Most UNSC missile systems possess guidance locks, including [[102mm High-Explosive Anti-Tank]] missiles fired from the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref>, [[Anaconda Surface-to-Air Missile]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 20''</ref>, the [[Lancet Micro-missile]], [[Argent V Missile]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 70''</ref>, the ordnance of the [[LAU-65D/SGM-151]], and ordnance launched from starships such as [[Shiva-class Nuclear Warhead]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''</ref> and [[Archer Missile]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 106''</ref>. Some mine-type explosives such as [[Moray Space Mine]]s also possess guidance locks.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 54''</ref>


Some [[Covenant]] weapons also possess a sort of built-in automatic guidance lock, such as the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]] and the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref>
Some [[Covenant]] weapons also possess a sort of built-in automatic guidance lock, such as the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]] and the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref>

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"Missile guidance locks jammed. Their ECM spoofed the guidance packages, sir."
Lieutenant Aki Hikowa

Guidance Locks, also known as guidance packages, are UNSC technology designed to guide missile ordnance to their intended target. The lock is projected through the launcher, be it a shoulder-mounted Missile Launcher, or a capital ship.

Most UNSC missile systems possess guidance locks, including 102mm High-Explosive Anti-Tank missiles fired from the M19 SSM Rocket Launcher[1], Anaconda Surface-to-Air Missiles[2], the Lancet Micro-missile, Argent V Missiles[3], the ordnance of the LAU-65D/SGM-151, and ordnance launched from starships such as Shiva-class Nuclear Warheads[4] and Archer Missiles[5]. Some mine-type explosives such as Moray Space Mines also possess guidance locks.[6]

Some Covenant weapons also possess a sort of built-in automatic guidance lock, such as the Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon and the Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher.[7]

Smaller Covenant ships, such as the Stealth 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 instead.

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