Gravity-Activated Mode guided missile


The Gravity-Activated Mode guided missile ("GAM") was a guided missile developed by Merr-Sonn Munitions for use with their PLX-2M portable missile launcher. It possessed two tracking modes, selected at the push of a firing stud on the missile launcher: EPR mode, which locked onto high-level infrared sources such as vehicular or missile exhausts, and the namesake GAM mode, which first tracks a target's silhouette until close enough to home in on the gravity-wave anomalies resulting from an active repulsorlift. The silhouette-tracking system could be evaded by careful maneuvering or confused by other objects above the horizon, but it was extremely unlikely to lose its target once close enough to acquire a repulsor signature. The missile was capable of pursuing its target for forty kilometers before expending its fuel.

In addition to the PLX-2, GAM missiles could also be used by the PLX-4 Missile Launcher and the LX-80 anti-infantry missile emplacement. They cost 600 credits.

Sources


  • Imperial Sourcebook
  • The Last Command Sourcebook
  • The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
  • Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
  • Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
  • Hideouts & Strongholds
  • Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook

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