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A missile pod (also known as a rocket pod) is a component of a weapons platform that houses and launches multiple missiles. It features multiple launch tubes and is capable of firing its payload one at time or in a salvo. It can also be loaded with different kinds of missiles and the operator can choose which ones to launch. These systems can often be seen installed in heavy military equipment such as artillery, tanks, aircraft, warships and static defense platforms as well as man-portable systems such as multi-launch tubed rocket launchers. Sometimes these weapons are connected to a turret system enabling it to be aimed by the operator. Other times it's a fixed system and they have to orient the entire weapons platform at the target such is the case with aircraft and towed artillery.

In science fiction miniaturized missile pods can be seen equipped by infantry or cavalry as backpacks, wrist rockets, shoulder missiles, and other body-mountable equipment which are sometimes installed on powered exoskeleton frames (such as power armor) to handle the weight or integrated into a robot or a cyborg's body. Larger versions of these equipment can also be seen on mecha, kaiju, and other large creatures.

Related tags

• rocket - Rocket-propelled machines such as vehicles and explosives.
• missile - Rocket-propelled explosive projectiles.
• torpedo - Underwater explosive projectiles.
• wrist_rocket - Forearm-mounted launchers.
• shoulder_missiles - Shoulder-mounted launchers.
• rocket_launcher - Shoulder-fired handheld launchers.
• artillery - Ranged weapons that fire heavy ordnance from long range.