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Jericho missile
Jericho missile
Production information
Manufacturer

United Earth

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Type

Short-to-long range
ballistic weapon

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Usage
Affiliation

Military Assault Command Operations
Strategic Homeland Intelligence Extraction Logistics Division

The Jericho missile is a technologically advanced weapon system utilised by United Earth in a potential version of the 22nd century.

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The Jericho is "hot-launched" meaning that the missile's rocket booster fires during launch, and clears the launcher.

Upon reaching a preset distance, the Jericho missile casing is blown off, splitting into sixteen separate, self-seeking Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicles. The MIRVs then ignite their own engines, and, depending on target settings, will either cluster around the central missile or split off to track their own targets.

The MIRVs impact onto the target, detonating their small first-impact warheads. In less than a second later, the main warhead detonates, usually resulting in three, massive explosions close together followed by shockwaves which can bust bunkers, or destroy armored vehicles or tanks and they can even level buildings, damage that would generally require a much larger explosive in a traditional warhead.

It is also non-nuclear and therefore doesn't release any particularly harmful long-lasting radiation.

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