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Frag Missile
Damage effect: Single missile plus area effect
Max payload pyro-GL: 10
Max payload phoenix: 7
Max payload magnum: 20
Homing: No
Unleashing painful shrapnel after detonation, the frag missile creates a cloud of tiny, piercing shards that will weaken any ship that passes through it - including your own. 
Trap an enemy bot inside the powerful shrapnel of the frag missile.
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This makes the frag missile somewhat unique. Though there is a missile component, the burning shrapnel typically dishes out more damage. Thus, it could be to your advantage to concentrate less on scoring a direct hit with the missile and instead, attempting to force the enemy bot or human player through the nasty, glowing cloud. So, aim your shot accordingly. If you spot the human player fleeing into a side tunnel, fire the missile so it detonates on the wall just in front of his flying ship. After the explosion, the player will have no choice but to fly through the shrapnel or turn around and face off against you - more than likely, an advantageous situation for you.
Keep in mind that the frag missile can hurt enemy bots, a human-controlled vessel, and even your own ship. If you fire the frag missile into a hallway, but the enemy ship gets away, don't follow the ship straight through the cloud of shards. You'll only damage your own ship. If you can make a path around the shrapnel, then by all means go around, but don't fly straight into the cloud, or you'll regret the decision when another player or enemy bot takes you out easily because your ship has been damaged.
Other good uses of the frag missile are to wipe out camping players or fire around corners to clear out potentially dangerous areas. With the addition of the sniping mass driver, you can rest assured that several multiplayer opponents will be sitting back in a safe place with their zoom enhanced and their trigger firmly on the mass driver release button. Firing a frag missile so they become enveloped in the cloud of shrapnel is a good way to teach them a valuable lesson.
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