HCS announce Gale Mobile

The HCS have announced that a road mobile version of its Gale-III ICBM (which also forms the booster stage of the CSM) has begun testing. Three test launches will take place over the next 12 months ahead of an expected entry into service late next year. Its not known how many Gale Mobiles (as it will be called according to sources) will be built and deployed or what they will be armed with though HCS watchers say it will be a mixture of nuclear and conventional warheads.

Gale Mobile is said to be a key part of the HCS' "Day 2 Fightback" capability which is the ability to strike back against an invading force who have landed troops on Cloneworld. A road mobile version of CSM is also expected as the missile has the same dimensions as a normal Gale-III though the HCS have not mentioned any plans yet.

In other Gale news the HCS say by the end of 2111 40% of its silo ring around the Ailier Central District (which comprises the capital and HCS GHQ) will have converted from Gale-IIB to the new missile.

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