The Hawkeye HELLFIRE (Helicopter Launched Fire-and-forget) Missile is a guided, air-to-air and air-to-ground missile-launching system[1] that is designed to target and engage targets at long distances.
Description[]
The HELLFIRE can be mounted on both the AT-99 Scorpion and the C-21 Dragon for attacking air and ground targets. However, due to the strong electromagnetic storms of Pandora, the guidance systems are largely ineffective, forcing pilots to manually aim and mathematically judge the point of impact.
The Hawkeye HELLFIRE system is housed in a quad-stacked missile pod, with each pod housing four missiles each. Its large, bulky size limits the amount of missiles a Scorpion can carry (a maximum of two pods), although the Dragon is capable of carrying many pods due to its large size and lifting power.
The SA-9 Kestrel and the AT-101 Seawasp gunships employed during the RDA's return can carry four and sixteen HELLFIRE missiles each, respectively.
Sources[]
- Pandorapedia - Hawkeye HELLFIRE Missile under the Scorpion article.