Seeker

A seeker is a name for an automated weapon, such as a missile or a torpedo, which when launched, will seek after its target until it hits it. There are two types of weapons, direct-fire and seeking. Direct-fire weapons are resolved immediately, while seeking weapons are launched and then home in on their target.

Types of seekers

Heatseeker (HS)
Locks onto heat sources, typically engines of target; most effective if behind target.

Image Recognition (IR)
Locks onto shape of target; effective from any angle.

Friend or Foe (FF)
Locks onto nearest hostile ship (or nearest ship not transmitting friendly signal).

See also

• missile