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The SSM-38 Slipspace Launched Antistarcraft Missile (SLAM) is a tactical, ship-launched missile designed to be launched through a slipspace portal opened by either the host craft (in the case of the A-version) or an onboard miniature generator (in the case of the I-version) and emerge inside a starcraft's energy shield or PDWS coverage range, effectively delivering its payload instantaneously and with deadly results. Due to the expensive nature of such weapons, they were usually paired with high-yield nuclear payloads, mounting Ragnarok, Havok, and Apollyon-type warheads. The SLAM replaced the aging Shiva-class Thermonuclear Launch System on several heavier UNSC starcraft, but lighter ships rely upon its cousin, the SSM-38 MGAM, which does not include slipspace launch components.