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 ====== R.550 Magic ======
+>The **R.550 Magic** (backronym for //Missile Auto-Guidé Interception et Combat//) is a short-range air-to-air missile designed in 1965 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder, and it was made backwards compatible with the Sidewinder launch hardware.
+>Developed originally as a short-range infrared air-to-air missile, the R.550 was meant to be France's lighter short-range missile, replacing the previous heavy R.530. During a trial on 11 January 1965, a Gloster Meteor of the centre for in-flight trials fired an R.550 Magic and shot down a Nord CT20 target drone.
+>The Magic was then mass-produced from 1967. The Magic was adopted by the French Air Force and Navy for active service.
+>An upgraded version, the //Magic 2//, replaced the original model in 1986. In total, 11,300 Magics (7,000 Magic 1s and 4,000 Magic 2s)<sup> </sup>were produced; they were exported, notably to Iraq and Greece, who used them in combat.
+===== Class Names =====
+^ WPN Class | rksla3_wpn_matra550 ||^ Mass ^
+^ Mag Class name | rksla3_mag_matra550_lau7x1 ^ Hardpoint | RKSLA3_MATRA550_LAU7 | 129.8 |
+| ::: | rksla3_mag_matra550_directx1 | ::: | RKSLA3_MATRA550_DIRECT | 89 |
+^ Ammo Class | rksla3_ammo_matra550 ||| 89 |
+^ submunitionAmmo | NONE ||| N/A |

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