Cruise Missile

Description[edit]

Until the Federated Suns started researching them, the Cruise Missile had been assigned to history. Basically a large version of the unguided Arrow IV missile, the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns began testing the Cruise Missile in 3065. Unlike the Arrow IV missile system, there is no "guided" or "homing" cruise missile. This relative inaccuracy offsets the tremendous damage they cause.[1] What cruise missiles lack in precision however, they make up for in sheer terror. Even at the tactical level the effect of massive warheads impacting without warning on the battlefield can make even the most experienced and capable units break and flee. [2]

These missiles are truly staggering in size, the lightest launcher weighing in at 55 tons [3]. So far only the Cruise Missile 50 has received a production run; for all other models no information about their deployment is known. Due to the lower cost and greater maneuverability of Capital Missile Launchers, the largest variants were unlikely to be used frequently.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tactical Operations, pp. 284-285 - Cruise Missile (Basic info) - Basic information.
  2. Tactical Operations, pp. 211-212, Morale Checks - (Cruise Missiles Attack)
  3. Tactical Operations, p. 405, "Heavy Weapons And Equipment Construction Data"

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