30.10.13

Clone Army to field new generation of IRBMs

The Clone Army has accepted into service a new IRBM, the SS-10. The missile is an evolution of the SS-4 Gale-II strategic weapon (which was replaced by the current SS-5 Gale-III a few years ago) but also includes elements from the Clone Navy's long range missile the SS-N-9. Its range is not being revealed by the Clones but it is thought to be around 3500km.

SS-10 is fully road mobile (the vehicle known as the J110) and is part of the Clone Defence Forces' "fight back" philosophy. In the event of an invasion of Cloneworld SS-10 units would be dispersed and heavily camouflaged and used to strike back against enemy positions. A range of warheads can be carried including nuclear. The Clone Army will operate 500 SS-10 launcher vehicles and hold a stockpile of 750 missiles with deliveries beginning before the end of the year.