Dealing with missiles

[mksmith]

Was out trading and got dropped out of cruise by a pirate which proceeded to drop a couple of missiles on me - lucky to get away TBH.

If there a way to deal with missiles - in the Sidewinder.

 

[Mephane]

Equip a Point Defense Turret, those are devices for the utility hardpoints which can shoot down incoming missiles automatically.

 

[Adept]

AFAIK the missiles are heatseeking. If you have a heat-sink launcher that works like a flare.

I hope it works pretty much flawlessly because the way the missile launchers have been implemented makes it possible to spam a ridonkulous cloud of the things.

Basically like flushing a katjusha*

Spoiler

*Also known as Stalin's organ.

 

[mksmith]

Great - thanks!

 

[Alex614]

Great - thanks!

If you're lucky, you can also manually shoot the missile. Usually this only works in a head-on pass though.

 

[Helios]

Out of curiosity and since it IMHO is sufficiently related to the question how to deal with missiles:

How fast are they? Any differences between types?
Never tried missiles myself so far.

 

[CoSm1c gAm3r]

Out of curiosity and since it IMHO is sufficiently related to the question how to deal with missiles:

How fast are they? Any differences between types?
Never tried missiles myself so far.

Just guessing. About 3000 m/s

 

[insanephoton]

If there's enough distance between you and whoever launched the missile , you can outrun them. Full throttle and 4 pips to ENG, boost as an when, with luck the missile runs out of fuel and explodes.