User:SPARTAN 119/ASGM-12 Missile

The ASGM-12 is a late-Human-Covenant War-era air/space-to-air/space missile designed to take down shielded Covenant fighter aircraft such as the Seraph at long, medium, or short ranges. The missile was often carried by the F/A 712 Scimitar Multirole Fighter, though it could also be carried Longsword and Sabre fighters.

Warhead
The missile carries a revolutionary two-stage warhead designed to both deplete the shields of a Seraph and cause often fatal damage to the enemy aircraft. The first stage of the warhead consists of an electromagnetic pulse generator to create and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) capable of disabling the shields of a Covenant Seraph fighter. The second stage of the warhead is a 60 pound high explosive warhead capable blasting through the hull of an unshielded Seraph. The explosives are combined with liquid oxygen to enable the warhead to detonate in space. The missile can be set to detonate on impact, or through the use of a proximity fuse.

Guidance System
The missile's main guidance system is an active radar homing system, meaning the missile has a radio transceiver and all other systems needed to track the target in the missile body. This system, however, is most effective at medium-to-long ranges and can be jammed by electronic countermeasures, though the Covenant, being reliant mostly on energy shield technology, employ few electronic counter measures. In the event the missile does encounter ECM, or when engaging at closer ranges, the missile can switch to a secondary Infrared homing guidance system.