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A '''concussion missile''' was a short-range, winged or wingless anti-vehicle [[Missile/Legends|missile]] generally deployed by [[Starship/Legends|starship]]- or vehicle-mounted launchers. There were a wide range of concussion missiles, varying in speed, maneuverability, and destructive capability. The concussion missile evolved from the ancient '''concussion spheres''' that were bigger, slower, and less destructive weapons similar to traditional bombs. This missile type was a weaker form of [[assault concussion missile]], but could, however, have their explosive yield and exit velocity increased via [[advanced concussion missile]] upgrade.

==Description==
[[File:Ordnance_Experts_XWM.png|thumb|left|200px|Imperial engineers working on a concussion missile]]
Weapons manufacturers generally produced both the launchers and the missiles, and sold them as units. Ground forces used them against any fast-moving vehicle. In space combat, concussion missiles ranged in potency from anti-[[Starfighter/Legends|starfighter]] weapons launched from other diminutive craft to devastating warheads capable of crippling massive [[Capital ship/Legends|capital ships]] that were launched from specialized defensive satellites.<ref name="SWEmp">[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]</ref> Concussion missiles could also be set to airburst above their intended target to great effect, dispersing shock waves and damaging infrastructure.<ref>''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]''</ref>

Each missile was stored and launched from a pressurized canister which was designed to protect it during transport, storage, and loading, but also acted as a launch tube. The canisters were racked in circular magazines that were loaded into a vehicle. In ground-based launchers, the missile was launched sideways before igniting and traveling its course.

Each concussion missile featured an armor-piercing tip that penetrated a target's hull before igniting the missile's compact energy pack, causing more devastating results than single-shot [[Turbolaser/Legends|turbolaser]] cannons.<ref name="SWPM">{{SWPM|set=Base Set|link=http://www.swpocketmodels.com/images/card004.jpg|cardname=Concussion Missile}}</ref> The impact would trigger the missile's warhead, which contained a small energy pack that triggered a concussion blast that damaged the surrounding area and disrupted instruments and equipment.<ref name="SWS">''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''</ref> A concussion missile did not necessarily need to impact in order to detonate, however; some could be set to explode at a preset proximity to the target. In atmosphere, the missile created a deafening sonic boom and caused major damage to the surrounding area.

==History==
[[File:Concussionmissile.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Concussion missile launcher]]
Starfighters such as the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] [[RZ-1 A-wing interceptor/Legends|RZ-1 A-wing interceptor]]<ref name="RS I guide">''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''</ref> and the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Missile Boat]] made extensive use of concussion missiles in dogfights.

The [[Victory I-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Victory I''-class Star Destroyer]] was well known for its battery of concussion missiles, but newer capital ships like the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer]] replaced them with [[Ion cannon/Legends|ion cannons]] because missiles were expensive and could only be carried in limited numbers. Some were equipped with multiple lock-on systems.

During the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], [[Lando Calrissian/Legends|Lando Calrissian]] fired concussion missiles at the main reactor of [[Death Star II/Legends|Death Star II]], triggering the fatal blow, after wingman [[Wedge Antilles/Legends|Wedge Antilles]] used [[Proton torpedo/Legends|proton torpedoes]] to take out the battle station's power regulator.

[[Commenor/Legends|Commenorian]] [[Pilot/Legends|pilots]] nicknamed concussion missiles "bangers."<ref name="Fury">''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''</ref>

===Notable models===
*[[Arakyd Industries/Legends|Arakyd]] [[ST2 concussion missile/Legends|ST2 concussion missile]]
*[[Dymek concussion missile]]

==Behind the scenes==
In early [[LucasArts]] games, such as ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'', concussion missiles were simply referred to as missiles. This kind of warhead is used commonly in all of the [[X-wing computer game series|X-wing]] games. The games also depict concussion missiles as being less damaging than proton torpedoes, although other sources reverse this relationship.

==Appearances==
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*''[[The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance]]''
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*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter]]''
*[[Knight Errant (novel)|''Knight Errant'']]
*''[[Maul: Lockdown]]''
*[[Maul: Lockdown (audiobook)|''Maul: Lockdown'' audiobook]]
*''[[The Starfighter Trap]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth]]''
*''[[Star Wars Adventures 1: Hunt the Sun Runner]]''
*''[[Star Wars Adventures 4: Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters]]''
*[[Shatterpoint (novel)|''Shatterpoint'']]
*''[[CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:3:10 Edition]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners]]''
*[[The Clone Wars: No Prisoners (audiobook)|''The Clone Wars: No Prisoners'' audiobook]]
*[[Secrets of the Jedi (novel)|''Secrets of the Jedi'']]
*''[[Yoda: Dark Rendezvous]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Boba Fett: A New Threat]]''
*''[[Boba Fett: Pursuit]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
*{{Journal|4|The Final Exit}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4|story=The Final Exit}}
*''[[The Paradise Snare]]''
*''[[Rebel Dawn]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=The Star Wars Sourcebook|story=Against the Pirate Armada}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|text=''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition|story=Against the Pirate Armada}}
*{{Journal|11|The Longest Fall}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Rebel Force: Firefight]]''
*''[[Rebel Force: Trapped]]''
*{{Journal|5|A Bitter Winter}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''
*[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game)|''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'']]
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|text=''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook|story=Trouble Brewing|stext=''Trouble Brewing''}}
*''[[Beyond the Rim]]''
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook|story=Perlemian Haul (adventure)|stext=Perlemian Haul}}
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Game Master's Kit|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Game Master's Kit|story=Dead in the Water|stext=Dead in the Water}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 3: Attack on Delrakkin]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 4: Destroy the Liquidator]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 13: Prisoner of the Nikto Pirates]]''
*''[[Scoundrel's Luck]]''
*''[[Jedi's Honor]]''
*''[[Imperial Double-Cross]]''
*[[Riders of the Maelstrom (West End Games)|''Riders of the Maelstrom'']]
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Three|story=Riders of the Maelstrom (West End Games)|stext=Riders of the Maelstrom}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook|story=Tales of the Smoking Blaster}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Supernova (WEG)|text=''Supernova''|story=The Beginning of the End}}
*{{Journal|2|You're in the Army Now!}}
*{{Journal|4|Enemies for Life}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Instant Adventures|story=Heavy Lifting}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Instant Adventures|story=Meltdown (adventure)|stext=Meltdown}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Instant Adventures|story=Operation: Shadowstrike (adventure)|stext=Operation: Shadowstrike}}
*[[Operation: Elrood (book)|''Operation: Elrood'']]
*{{WEGCite|story=The Bacta Heist|book=Tapani Sector Instant Adventures}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Far Orbit Project|story=The Grand Prize}}
*[[River of Chaos 1|''River of Chaos'' 1]]
*{{Journal|9|Death-Hunter}}
*{{FFG|book=Strongholds of Resistance|story=Phantoms in the Dark}}
*{{Journal|14|No Disintegrations, Please}} {{Flash}}
*{{Journal|14|Galaxywide NewsNets}}
*''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=All the Extras|stext=''All the Extras''}} {{Mo}}
*{{Film|VI}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novel]] {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' junior novel]]
*{{WEGCite|book=Mos Eisley Adventure Set|story=The Passage From Perdition}}
*{{GalaxyCite|2|The Battle of Cadinth}}
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]''
*[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (unabridged audiobook)|''X-Wing: Rogue Squadron'' unabridged audiobook]]
*''[[X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble]]''
*''[[X-Wing: The Bacta War]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Wraith Squadron]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Solo Command]]''
*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]''
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=The Politics of Contraband|story=The Right Place ...}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|story=The Right Place ...}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Politics of Contraband|story=Easy Money}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|story=Easy Money}}
*{{DarkStryder|Endgame (RPG adventure)|Endgame}}
*''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]''
*{{Journal|6|Relic (article)|Relic}}
*''[[I, Jedi]]''
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']]
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Recovery]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth]]''
*''[[Emissary of the Void]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Traitor]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]''
*''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]''
*''[[Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Dark Nest III: The Swarm War]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Demolition]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Betrayal]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Tempest]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Exile]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Inferno]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Invincible]]''
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Vortex]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Vortex (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Vortex'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse'' audiobook]]
*[[Crucible (novel)|''Crucible'']]
*[[Crucible (audiobook)|''Crucible'' audiobook]]
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*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Rules Companion]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters]]''
*''[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Kit]]''
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*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition]]
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*{{Journal|15|Special Military Unit Intelligence Update}}
*''[[Hideouts & Strongholds]]''
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
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*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]''
*''[[Starship Battles]]''
*{{TCG|set=The Empire Strikes Back (TCG)|sformatted=''The Empire Strikes Back''|link=https://swtcg.com/Content/Images/Cards/ESB/TIE_Bomber_EX_1_8.webp?v=2|cardname=TIE Bomber EX-1-8}}
*{{SWPM|set=Base Set|link=http://www.swpocketmodels.com/images/card004.jpg|cardname=Concussion Missile}}
*{{FFCite|80|''Concussion Missiles''}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars Fandex Deluxe Edition]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop7|text=Message to Spacers 7|int=Message to Spacers 7|archivedate=20100415034008}}
*[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'', Saga Edition]]
*''[[Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual]]''
*{{DB|technology|hh15launcher|HH-15 projectile launcher|archivedate=20110912020652}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Target of Opportunity}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGXW|TIE Advanced Expansion Pack|cardname=Concussion Missiles}}
*{{FFGXW|Millennium Falcon Expansion Pack|cardname=Concussion Missiles}}
*{{FFGXW|A-Wing Expansion Pack|cardname=Concussion Missiles}}
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Enter the Unknown]]''
*''[[Suns of Fortune]]''
*''[[Dangerous Covenants]]''
*{{SWE|technology|awingfighter|A-wing fighter}}
*{{SWE|technology|millenniumfalcon|''Millennium Falcon''}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]''
*''[[Fly Casual]]''
*''[[Strongholds of Resistance]]''
*{{FFGXW2|Z-95-AF4 Headhunter Expansion Pack|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Concussion_Missiles|cardname=Concussion Missiles}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Interlang
|de=Erschütterungsrakete
|es=Misil de concusión/Leyendas
|fr=Missile à concussion/Légendes
|ja=震盪ミサイル
|ru=Ударная ракета
}}

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