History PlayingWith / MacrossMissileMassacre

* Combining this with GatlingGood provides us with [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Ashmaker]], because with the sheer amount of rockets it fires, any target will be made into ashes.

** USS ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyfast Missilelord]]'' fires [[UpToEleven thousands]] of missiles to [[MultiDirectionalBarrage destroy every enemy]] in a single barrage.

** The solution of everything in a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} certain character]]'s mind, from [[BreadEggsMilkSquick zapping a bug to lighting a fire to blowing up a city]], seems to be [[NukeEm a salvo of missiles]].

* '''Played For Horror'''
** Needless to say, being on the receiving end of a [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill massive barrage that can tear your ship asunder ten times over]] is not exactly fun...

* '''PlayedForHorror'''

* '''Subverted''': USS ''Missilefort'' fires a large salvo of missiles, which [[WorfBarrage barely scratch the paint]] of the enemy ship.

** The solution of everything in a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} certain character]]'s mind, from [[BreadEggsMilkSquick zapping a bug to lighting a fire to blowing up a city]], seems to be [[NukeEm "a salvo of missiles"]].

* '''Defied''': "Enemies in missile range." "We don't need to waste those missiles. Our [[BeamSpam beam cannons]] are not just for show."

** The USS ''Missilefort'' can carry just a couple of missiles per travel, and only fires them one at a time, but [[BigBulkyBomb those missiles]] are absurdly powerful.

** The chainguns on the drones fired [[HomingProjectile guided bullets]] that [[{{Roboteching}} utilized complex maneuvers to hit their targets.

** Instead of firing missiles, the USS "Missilefort" fires out a fleet of drones armed with chainguns.

** Those chainguns the drones have fire bullets that turn into missiles that themselves turn into rocket-firing chainguns.

* '''Enforced''': Using missiles is the defining trait of a race/faction in a PlanetOfHats.

** [[SchematizedProp The designs and schematics]] of the missiles and/or their launchers are explained in detail.

** Although USS ''Missilefort'' is not used for orbital bombardment, USS ''Missilefort'' is [[HeroesOfAnotherStory commonly seen escorting bombardment ships to the planet]], thanks to its missile armament.

** The USS ''Missilefort'' can carry just a couple of missiles per travel, and only fires them one at a time, but those missiles are absurdly powerful.

** The USS ''Missilefort'' is designed such that it can only fire 300 missiles at a time. Any crewmate who suggests fixing it to fire more precisely is ThrownOutOfTheAirlock and [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill bombarded with missiles.]]

** The solution of everything in a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} certain character]]'s mind, from [[BreadEggsMilkSquick zapping a bug to lighting a fire to blowing up a city]], seems to be "a salvo of missiles".

* '''Inverted''': Missiles filled with [[NanoMachines nano machines]] are used to [[HealingShiv repair friendly ships]].

* '''Parodied''': The captain and crew of USS ''Missilefort'' sing a special chant dedicated to missiles when the ship fires.

** The solution of everything in a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} certain character]]'s mind, from [[BreadEggsMilkSquick zapping a bug to lighting a fire to blowing up a city]], seems to be sending a salvo of missiles its way.

** The missiles have been painted in an "{{Itasha}}" style, and when firing missiles, the captain yells lines in a [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Pokemon]] style.

** Every ship fires a large amount of missiles in combat, regardless of their size and function.

** Due to the large distances involved in space combat (dozens or even hundreds of thousands of kilometers), it's mentioned that missiles sport powerful fusion/anti-matter engines and/or have several stages as RealLife rockets do, and/or receive an initial boost of speed with a railgun.

'''Basic Trope''': Firing [[{{Spam Attack}} a lot]] of missiles at the same time
* '''Straight''': USS ''[[{{Cool Starship}} Missilefort]]'' fires dozens, if not hundreds of missiles at the same time to defeat an enemy.
* '''Exaggerated''': Every ship fires a large amount of missiles in combat, regardless of their size and function; ''or''
** The missiles fired from USS ''Missilefort'' [[{{Recursive Ammo}} splits into smaller missiles]] after firing; ''or''
** USS ''[[{{Names to Run Away from Really fast}} Missilelord]]'' fires [[{{Up to eleven}} thousands]] of missiles to [[{{Multi Directional Barrage}} destroy every enemy]] in a single barrage.
* '''Downplayed''': StarFighter ''[[{{Pint Sized Powerhouse}} Missilewarrior]]'' fires multiple missiles at once to destroy an enemy.
* '''Justified''': As in RealLife, missiles have a far longer range and much higher accuracy than other weapons, ''or''
** The ship in question was based on a [[{{Improvised Weapon}} civilian hull]], which cannot install turreted guns or [[{{Fixed Forward Facing Weapon}} fix-forward-firing guns]] without damaging structural integrity. Missile launchers, which could be installed in cargo holds and bolted/welded onto the hull, works just fine.
* '''Inverted''': Missiles filled with [[{{Nano Machines}} nano machines]] were used to [[{{Healing Shiv}} repair friendly ships]].
* '''Subverted''': USS ''Missilefort'' fired a large salvo of missiles, which [[{{Worf Barrage}} barely scratched the paint]] of the enemy ship.
* '''Double Subverted''': Those missiles turned out to be '''a)''' decoys used to [[{{Batman Gambit}} waste]] enemy [[{{Anti Air}} close-in defenses]] ammunition, '''b)''' missiles filled with jammers/chaff to [[{{Fog of War}} blind enemy scanners]], '''c)''' missiles armed with {{EMP}} warheads, which fries the circuitry of the enemy ship; USS ''Missilefort'' then fires another salvo of missiles, [[{{Curb Stomp Battle}} turning the enemy fleet into cinders and scrap metal nearly instantly]].
** or conversely, the first missiles salvo was used to overload the {{Deflector Shields}} of the enemy fleet (and perhaps [[{{Crazy Prepared}}designed specifically for this role]]), and then the helpless enemy fleet sees [[{{Oh Crap}}saw the second salvo of hull-busting missiles rushing towards them]]...
* '''Averted''': There's no space combat; ''or''
** All starships uses [[{{Beam Spam}} energy-based]] or [[{{Kinetic Weapons are Just Better}} kinetic weapons]].
* '''Parodied''': The captain and the crew of USS ''Missilefort'' sings a special chant dedicated to missiles when the ship fires.

* '''Enforced''': Using missiles is the defining trait of a race/faction in a setting of [[{{Planet of Hats}} planet of hats]].
* '''Lampshaded''': "Do we have to use a 20-missile salvo against a [[{{There is No Kill Like Overkill}}single scout ship]]?" "[[{{Blunt Yes}} Yes.]]"
* '''Invoked''': "We need a new starship with both strong long-range attacks and heavy anti-starfighter capabilities; starship with loads of missile launchers should be the answer."
* '''Defied''': "Enemies in missile range" "We don'n need to waste those missiles. Our [[{{Frickin Laser Beams}} beam]] [[{{Beam Spam}} cannons]] are not just for show."

* '''Discussed''': "Do you know that our missile armaments are perfect against their starfighters? Those idiots never learn.". ''or''
** Due to the large distances involved in space combat (dozens or even hundreds of thousands of kilometers),it's mentioned that missiles sport powerful fusion/anti-matter engines and/or have as RealLife rockets several stages, and/or receive an initial boost of speed with a railgun.
* '''Conversed''': "Why does every ship in this show uses missiles as the primary weapons? Can't they have a ship with [[{{Beam Spam}} lasers]] or [[{{Magnetic Weapons}} rail]] [[{{Kinetic Weapons are Just Better}} guns]]?"

* '''Deconstructed''': Missiles are more expensive than other weapons, after wasting a salvo of missiles on an enemy scout ship, the captain of USS ''Missilefort'' received warnings from the high command. ''or''
** Missiles are more limited in amount comparing to other types of ammunition (i.e. railgun slugs, special gases used to generate plasma, or in an extreme case, lasers, which only requires energy from the ship's reactors to fire), and after sending out a very impressive barrage, the ship is out of ammunition and is forced to leave the combat. ''or''
** When deployed on [[{{Orbital Bombardment}} planet bombardment]] duties, missiles from USS ''Missilefort'' caused extremely high amount of civilian casualties, forcing the high command to cease using missiles for this role.
* '''Reconstructed''': While using large salvos of missiles to demolish large enemy fleets was not only allowed, but applauded.
** The star fleet is composed of a variety of vessels, and missile ships are used only for '''(a)''' anti-starfighter [[{{anti air}} defense]], or '''(b)''' an [[{{alpha strike}} opening strike]] that takes out half of the enemy fleet before any other ship could get into weapon range, the missile ships then leave the battlefield with other ships mopping up the rest of the enemy fleet
** Although USS ''Missilefort'' was not used for orbital bombardment, USS ''Missilefort'' was [[{{Heroes of Another Story}} commonly seen escorting bombardment ships to the planet]], thanks to its missile armament.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The missiles have been painted in an "{{Itasha}}" style, and when firing missiles, the captain yells lines in a [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Pokemon]] style. '''or'''
** The solution of everything in a [[{{cloudcuckoolander}} certain character]]'s mind, from [[{{bread eggs milk squick}} zapping a bug, lighting a fire, to blowing up a city]], seems to be "sending a salvo of missiles on it's way".
* '''Played for Drama''': USS ''Missilefort'' runs out of missiles during combat, and was forced on the run since its [[{{Crippling Overspecialization}} other weapons were mush smaller than they should on a ship of its size]]. '''or'''
** Massive missile attacks ruined city infrastructures and caused overly high civilian casualties, upon [[{{My God What Have I Done}} realizing the results]] of their actions, the heroes are trying to make [[{{Must Make Amends}} amends]].

** Due to the large distances involved in space combat (dozens or even hundreds of thousands of kilometers), missiles sport powerful fusion/anti-matter engines, have as RealLife rockets several stages, receive an initial boost of speed with a railgun, etc.