SSM Launcher (Tiberian Dawn)

The Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM) Launcher was a Nod mobile surface-to-surface missile system used in the First Tiberium War.
==Background==
Using the successful MLRS frame, replacing the rocket pods with two large 'Honest John' missiles on special launching racks, the SSM Launcher is a mobile surface-to-surface missile system that can deal massive damage to infantry and structures from extreme range, supplementing Nod's conventional artillery.
Curiously, access to the SSM Launcher requires an Obelisk of Light to be deployed. It is the only unit to have a base defense structure as a tech requirement.
SSM Launchers were phased out by the time the Second Tiberium War began while Nod's conventional artillery had greatly advanced.
==Game unit==
The most important quality of these launchers is their extreme range. Their missiles have significantly more range than both the Obelisk of Light and Advanced Guard Tower, and could thus be used to slowly wear down an enemy's defenses. They also outrange GDI's MLRS, allowing SSM Launchers to deliver counter-battery fire against enemy artillery from outside their range.
With one exception, players are given access to the SSM Launcher only in multiplayer. While The Covert Operations expansion pack features missions with Chemical Warriors and Apaches, there are no missions where one starts with or can build an SSM Launcher, though the Nod AI player does regularly builds and uses them. The only singleplayer mission where it can be built is the fourth dinosaur campaign mission if Nod is the player's chosen side.
In a multiplayer match, GDI players can get access to SSM Launchers if the tech level and amount of starting units are maxed out. If bases are enabled, a GDI player will start with a single SSM Launcher. In a deathmatch, they will start with four.
==Trivia==
*The SSM Launcher's obscurity is referenced in the intro of the N64 version of Command & Conquer, in which one of the lines during the EVA installation intro's "Armament History" section is "SSM Launcher... SSM Launcher Deleted".
*The Tiberian Dawn manual lists the Temple of Nod as a tech requirement for the SSM Launcher. This is incorrect, as only an Obelisk of Light is required to gain access to SSM Launchers. 
*The German name of the SSM Launcher is "rocket launcher" (ger. Raketenwerfer), while the unit which bears this name in the original version is called "hailstorm of steel" (ger. Stahlhagel).
 
==Gallery==
File:TD Surface-to-Surface Missile Launcher Guide Scan.jpg|Brady Games' strategy guide render scan
File:MLRS.gif|PDF manual render
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==See also==
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*Artillery, one of the two Nod artillery vehicle
*Rocket launcher, GDI counterpart
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