LGM-30G Minuteman III

The complete ICBM system for KSP 1.12, at true scale.

The missile flies with its own guidance computer, launches from its own silo and ends with a physically modelled nuclear detonation. No MechJeb or kOS needed.

Features

• True-scale missile: 18.22 m, 35.4 t. Every stage, interstage, shroud and RV is a separate part with a custom 3D model.
• Two loadouts: MIRV with three Mk12A reentry vehicles, or a single Mk12A on the centre station. Ready-to-fly crafts are included for both.
• Three variants in one download: stock Kerbin, Realism Overhaul / RP-1 on Real Solar System, and RO on Sol (RSS Reborn).
• NS-50 guidance computer: flies the whole mission from LAUNCH to impact. It handles the ascent profile, closed-loop steering, staging, stage 3 thrust termination and MIRV targeting.
• Custom interface:
• a mission timeline in military test-report style
• an extended scientific log
• a zoomable target map
• automatic MIRV / single-RV detection
• Vandenberg LF-10 silo:
• sliding closure door, 5 s countdown and a hot launch from the tube
• adapts to RSS or Sol by itself
• MM3Nuke W78 warhead (20 t to 1.2 Mt):
• visuals: flash, fireball, Wilson cloud, mushroom cloud
• destruction: blast wave and thermal radiation destroy parts, vessels and buildings
• scaled after Glasstone & Dolan
• Realistic exhaust: Waterfall plumes per stage, and a custom PBV flame with shock diamonds.
• RO integration: RealFuels propellants, RP-1 tech tree entries, and RealAntennas support.
• Included: 4 ready-to-fly crafts, full source code and the model generators.

The missile

Stage 1 (M55A1), stage 2 (SR19), stage 3 (SR73), the post-boost vehicle and the shroud each separate as on the real missile. A continuous cable raceway runs from stage 1 to stage 3 and leaves cleanly with each stage.

MIRV loadout

The post-boost vehicle carries three Mk12A RVs. The guidance computer gives each one its own target, then turns, burns, aligns and releases it with spin-up.

Single-RV loadout

One Mk12A on the centre station of the bus, straight up the missile's axis. The PBV shows the matching mount, and the interface offers a single target.

Requirements

• Required: KSP 1.12.x. The missile, guidance computer and warhead work in stock KSP with no other mods.
• Optional – only for the Vandenberg LF-10 silo and the real-scale variant:
• Realism Overhaul, RealFuels and ModuleManager
• Kopernicus with Real Solar System or Sol (Sol also needs ParallaxContinued)
• Kerbal Konstructs and KSCSwitcher
• Recommended with RO: Waterfall, ROWaterfall and SmokeScreen for the stage plumes.

See README.md for installation.

Author: MoWoSf · License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Fan project, not affiliated with the US Air Force, Boeing or Northrop Grumman.