The missile launcher is one of the most versatile heavy weapons in the Imperial arsenal, a shoulder- or vehicle-mounted tube that fires self-propelled rockets tipped with interchangeable warheads. By switching ammunition, a single crew can adapt to almost any threat: fragmentation missiles burst over infantry in a storm of shrapnel, while armour-piercing krak warheads streak into tanks, walkers, and fortifications. This flexibility, combined with respectable range, makes the missile launcher a mainstay of fire support.
Rugged and comparatively easy to produce, it is fielded in vast numbers by the Astra Militarum, whose heavy weapons teams use it to blunt enemy assaults and hunt armour from afar. The Space Marines carry their own patterns as squad support weapons and mount larger versions on vehicles and defensive turrets, some capable of tracking and destroying aircraft.
Countless variants exist across the galaxy, differing in size, guidance, and the range of specialist munitions they can fire, from tank-hunting rockets to seeking anti-air missiles. Whether braced against a shoulder in the mud of a trench or roaring from the launch rack of a war machine, the missile launcher endures as a dependable and adaptable tool, giving even modest infantry formations the means to threaten the heaviest targets on the field.