Cruise Missile

**Cruise missiles** or rockets, though very similar to homing missiles, but doesn't have guidance systems that could chase and home the enemy.

* Destructive Missiles
* Hawk Wind
* Spread Bomb
* Photon Torpedo
* Fire
* Snake
* Free Way
* 2-Way Missile
* Sidewinder
* E-Type (Eddohru Missile)
* Jet Rocket
* EMP Rocket mk-I
* EMP Rocket mk-II
* G'liissk
* Amour Rocket

## Destructive Missile

It fires one destructive missile downward that flies along the terrain. Some versions of *Gradius* allow you to upgrade destructive missiles to a Level 2 or 3 shot, causing them to travel faster. It appears in most Gradius games.

## Hawk Wind

It depends on the vertical position of the firing craft, it shoots a missile up or down. Note in the MSX port of *Salamander* and *Nemesis 3: Eve of Destruction*, "Hawk Wind" refers to the missiles ability to climb surfaces instead of stopping at a hill. The Hawkwind also appears in in *Gradius III* SNES, as well as *Salamander* MSX and *Nemesis 3* as the "2Way B.", and Gradius V under the name "Eagle Wind".

## Spread Bomb

Drops bombs instead of missiles in frontal arc and explodes in a wide blast. Generally the most damaging missile weapon. One of the most common weapons to appear, it appears in most Gradius games, and Nemesis '90 Kai and My First Movies Astro Battle as the Napalm.

## Photon Torpedo

Like destructive missiles: it fires torpedoes straight down that also follow the terrain. The main difference of photon torpedoes and destructive missiles is that it has the piercing capability. This capability varies from one to another, but generally can only pass through weak enemies. It appears in most games, as well as *Gradius Galaxies* where it could be upgraded to fire both up and down, and *Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction* where it was slowed down but gained more striking power.

## Fire

The Fire cruise missile weapon was only used by Fire LEO-03 Styx that shoots fast missiles up and down that travel and crawls over terrain. However, Fire LEO-03 Styx could only use a single stream of shots, so offense is greatly reduced. If equipped, CLAWs will shoot close-ranged waves in front and behind, greatly enhancing firepower.

## Snake

This napalm bomb was only used by Fire LEO-04 Rynex that shoots directly up and down (like Atomic and Fire). Upon impact, a stream of explosions traverses the ground. A single energy stream is also shot in front.

### Flamesnake

This napalm cruise blazing ball was only used by original Nemesis that is a mixture of both Fire and Snake (but has more powerful and enhanced damage rate).

## Free Way

Like the double weapon Nova, the Free Way was used for both RVR-03 Bracer and Fire LEO-04 Rynex who could shoot in any direction, firing in the opposite moving direction on their ships. It shoots a 5 shot 45 degree fan of missiles, with 1 missile shot in the ends, 2 in the median, and 3 in the middle. Also, a energy stream is shot backwards of the main shot.

## 2-Way Missiles

It fires missiles goes up and down, which destroyed on contact. It appears in most Gradius games. The version that appears in *Salamander*, *Salamander 2*, and *Gradius Gaiden* either follow the terrain, or can be upgraded to do so.

### Atomic

Like the 2-Way missiles, It shoots missiles above and below at a curving 90 degrees and was only used for Fire LEO-02 Exceliza.

## Sidewinder

Another weapon that was only used for Fire LEO-02 Exceliza that shoots missiles that can be controlled by ship movement. It was merged with Side Blaster in Systarian Navy series.

## E-Type

The **E-Type** (also known as the **Eddohru Missile**) are unmanned cruise **AND** homing missiles that appears in Blast Off, Bosconian, and Star Ixiom that were fired directly from the center of the Bosconian Bases. E-Types that are fired from a base but they don't have the guidance systems, they'll only fly straight, but they're extremely fast, and very dangerous if you don't anticipate their launch from the Bosconian Base. E-Types could also create formations, and those found in formations have a guidance system. The E-Type also serves at the formation leader (also appears in Blast Off in the second parts of areas 2 to 5) and the formation will scatter and retreat if the E-Type leader gets destroyed. In Blast Off, the Green E-Types will goes down and goes horizontally directly and aiming towards Blaster FR at his location in areas 2 and 5. In rounds 3, 4, and 5, the Green E-Types split into 3 instead of going horizontally directly to Blaster FR (although all types of E-Types were appeared in round 5).

In Star Ixiom, the E-Type missiles are unmanned suicide attackers and they're homing. If it locks on to you, it won't let go! The E-Types are shooting from the Bosconian Base during Conquest Mode.

## G'liissk

The G'liissk cruise missiles aren't very common among with the Vossk Empire, although some of those cruise missiles was developed for sale to other races, including the cruise missile G'liissk. The price was almost on a par with the Golden Octopod Cocktail, so it is worth careful consideration before going out drinking if the money would be better spent on a compliment of G'liissk cruise missiles. The G'liissk is the cheapest cruise missile on the market, This is the only Vossk cruise missile in the game.

## Jet Rocket

The Jet Rocket cruise missile has no guidance system, are better used at close range. The jet version is cheap and powerful and always worth having on-board for emergencies. The nose of the Jet Rocket looks resembles a jet intake, it is unconfirmed that how a jet engine would work in airless vacuum of space. It was a basic cruise missile which could be reflected in the price.

## Amour Rocket

The Amour Rocket was behind the charming name lies a deadly cruise missile, which wreaks the destructive havoc while simultaneously attacking the electronics of its target. This characteristic of this cruise missile makes it an unpredictable but interesting part of any arsenal. When launched, the Amour Rocket looks like an Edo homing missile. The words "Amour Rocket" was imprinted on the EMP Rocket mk-II. This cruise missile could've been a remodeled idea for the real Amour Rocket. It was the strongest cruise missile in the game. If you fire this Amour Rocket cruise missile, then pause the game and select "Action Freeze," you will see that it was manufactured by AMR. The description seems that it refers the definition of amour which means "a secret or illicit love affair or lover".

## EMP Cruise Missiles

### EMP Rocket mk-I

An EMP cruise missile that was built to bring down enemy targets. Because of its speed, it causes additional damage to all nearby targets and should be used carefully. This EMP cruise missile weapon is fast, cheap and accurate. It was less powerful than bombs but more likely to hit. This sort of this EMP cruise missile weapon was good for fighters (like Veteran, Tyrion, and the H'Soc), but takes many hits on freighters. It was the predecessor of the EMP Rocket mk-II

### EMP Rocket mk-II

The EMP Rocket mk-II is the successor to the EMP Rocket mk-I. This EMP cruise missile has a label on its side which reads: "Amour Rocket" (back-to-front). This might indicate that the Fishlabs originally intended to use this image for the actual Amour Rocket cruse missile. It was the fastest cruise missile in the game, and just like other cruise missile weapons (I.e: Jet Rocket) it doesn't follow, home, and chase its target.