Model: Discord Missile
Type: Guided Missile
Scale: Starfighter
Cost: 500 credits
Availability: 4, R
Damage: 0D
Game Notes: Carries eight Pistoeka Sabotage Droids
Background: Discord missiles, also known as buzz droid missiles, were jet-powered missiles carried by droid tri-fighters, vulture droids, and droid gunships that contained up to seven Pistoeka sabotage droids. Once fired, they dodged their way through enemy defenses with maneuvering thrusters until they reached their target and hatched open, releasing a swarm of buzz droids that used their mechanical arms and cutting tools to dismantle enemy ships and droids, inflicting as much damage as possible.
Discord missiles were a type of guided missile ordnance that the Confederacy of Independent Systems used during the Clone Wars. Vulture droids could launch them, HMP droid gunships, as well as droid tri-fighters, and instead of detonating on impact, they released a swarm of Pistoeka sabotage droids to attack and dismantle enemy starfighters and droids directly. The missiles were powered by an onboard reactor with sufficient fuel for a two-minute flight. They could accelerate beyond 10,000 G. Their thruster could tilt to allow for extremely tight turns, assisted by a multitude of stabilizer fins. These features enabled the weapons to outrun and outturn almost every manned starship, as well as dodge anti-missile defenses, and reliably deliver their payload of up to seven sabotage droids. A system of homing and guidance instruments mounted on the missile’s nose further augmented their accuracy and lethality in battle.
Appearances: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
