Cruise Missile

Overview
The Cruise Missile is the long range counterpart of the Rocket Launcher.

Compared to the Rocket Launcher which fires flurries of shorter range missiles, the Cruise Missile fires slow-reloading longer range guided missiles.

It is important to note that the tracking ability of Cruise Missiles is less than that of Rocket Launchers.

Usage
While the Cruise Missile can see reasonable effectiveness on any class, their usage on Destroyers as a replacement to Gauss Cannons can, along with the Artillery Mode module, be much more accurate and deadly at the cost of range.

Mounting them on Cruisers serves reasonably well to act as a good support role helping to take out faster ships harassing allies.

Countering
The Cruise Missile suffers from similar weaknesses to the Rocket Launcher in that it is much less accurate the Gauss-based weapons.

Strong Battleships are able to tank the damage from its slow rate-of-fire, able to get close and counter them. Its range is not significantly higher than Gatling Gauss, which is able to deal much higher damage. This is especially true against slow targets wielding the Cruise Missile

Frigates are able to counter Cruise Missile Destroyers similarly to how they counter their Gauss Varients. Having such a slow rate of fire leaves them vulnerable to the Frigate's higher rate of fire and speed, being able to get around and behind them where they cant hit

Trivia

 * Cruise missiles have the slowest rate-of-fire out of all guns