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=== In Game Description ===
The MLS-2 is a roll-off missile launcher, loaded by crew members who retrieve munitions from bulk magazines. The MLS-2 can fire a volley of 4 medium-size missiles, like the SGM-series, before requiring a reload. As the reloading process is complicated, the MLS is restricted to firing currently loaded missiles, while swapping missiles requires a complete reload.<ref>Changing desired missile load while in the ''process'' of reloading incurs no penalty: If ordered to switch from missile A to missile B while the launcher is 90% complete reloading missile A, then missile B will be loaded when the final 10% completes with no interruption to reload time.</ref>

The MLS-2 comes with a special built-in system to initialize and pre-warm missiles during the loading process, skipping the lengthy pre-launch initializations and checks of an always-ready system like VLS. This enables missiles to be launched immediately upon order, only taking a moment to load the target parameters before firing.

NOTE: Rollof-style launchers are not capable of firing defensive missiles.<ref>Rolloffs can fire these missiles, but they cannot fire them automatically or with Z-Prio.</ref>

=== Stats ===
{| class="wikitable"
! MLS-2 Launcher
! 
|-
| Faction || <span style="color:orange;">'''OSP'''</span>
|-
| Cost || 15 pts
|-
| Dimensions || 2x2x5
|-
| Hitpoints || 200
|-
| Hitpoints to Function || 10
|-
| Damage Threshold|| 15
|-
| Mass || 7.5 tonnes
|-
| Catastrophic Event Prob.|| 0%
|-
| DC Priority || Medium
|-
| Crew || 10
|-
| Missile size || 2<ref>Missile Launchers cannot use missiles smaller than their size.</ref>
|-
| Missile Classes || Missile, Boosted Missile
|-
| Autoloader Capacity || 4
|-
| Reload Time || 45s
|-
| Power || <span style="color:#FF4040;">'''-50'''</span> (kW)
|-
|}

=== Lore ===
''GLACIER-CRYPT [||] COMM-CHAT LONG-5''

''USERS:''

''Keystone, C [ID: CKEY]''

''ENCRYPTED [ID: PAWN]''


''[PAWN]: I'm sending you the access keys to a naval distro-station we've secured near Kilich.''

''[CKEY]: You want it cleared out? I can get a team together by tomorrow.''

''[PAWN]: No. It's an unmanned warehouse that happens to hold the largest number of MLS systems stashed towards the end of the Graznovian Conflict. I want you to secure them and begin re-militarization.''

''[CKEY]: That's a lot of naval hardware. The Sevens have the ships to move them but it won't be a stealthy job if there's any flotillas out that way. Kilich is guarded last I checked.''

''[PAWN]: That won't be a problem. I will pay you the usual rate, plus double if you can retrieve any additional MLS-3s and have the modified schematics delivered to the usual hotpoint.''

''[CKEY]: I got it.''

''[PAWN - link terminated]''