Mass Driver Launched Cruise Missile

[wrench-in-the-works]

I decided to make this on a whim, a cruise missile launched by a rocket powered mass driver. For those of you who need to knock out an enemy base on the far side of the planet without the use of an ICBM or whatever, this is your best option.

(Full album here)

(The album also has more information in it)

Craft File: Dropbox Autodownload

Mods Used:

*Near Future Electrical

*Near Future Propulsion

*B9 Aerospace

*Community Resource Pack

*ModuleManager

*OPT Spaceplanes

Note: Not all of these mods are all in use on any one ship (most of the time), these just happen to be the ones that I use.

Lastly, this is just one of my many creations that I hope to spread to the community. I don't know how often I'll update, it'll probably be random, since I want to get these out as soon as possible, but after that I'll need to actually make some stuff.

[Foxster]

Interesting, though it looks more like it is launched on a disposable dolly than using a mass-driver. 

[wrench-in-the-works]

12 hours ago, Foxster said:

Interesting, though it looks more like it is launched on a disposable dolly than using a mass-driver. 

Mass driver is the first thing that came to mind.

Also, I mean to mount this to a plane, but I'm still working on the 'plane' part really. It'll be here soon.

[Tyko]

A mass driver is an electromagnetic cannon that fires its payload. If you can get that working in KSP it would be amazing. 

[wrench-in-the-works]

5 hours ago, tjt said:

A mass driver is an electromagnetic cannon that fires its payload. If you can get that working in KSP it would be amazing. 

That would be awesome, but I work more in aerodynamics rather than making big changes to the game itself. This guy here made something like you're describing.

[Jarin]

"Mass driver" in KSP terms has often referred to something light being thrown by the exhaust of a large stationary engine.

[wrench-in-the-works]

This missile is now mounted to a plane if you haven't seen yet!

[Tyko]

16 hours ago, wrench-in-the-works said:

That would be awesome, but I work more in aerodynamics rather than making big changes to the game itself. This guy here made something like you're describing.

I hadn't seen that thread. Thanks for sharing 

[wrench-in-the-works]

1 hour ago, tjt said:

I hadn't seen that thread. Thanks for sharing 

No problem.