SAM Missile Battery (Civ2)

A SAM Missile Battery is a building in Civilization II that grants defending units a 2x bonus vs air/missile attacks.
Its full name is Surface to Air Missile Missile Battery.
==Strategy==
== Civilopedia entry ==
The use of airplanes in warfare began in earnest during World War I. By the end of World War II, the use of fighter aircraft and bombers was commonplace and the importance of air warfare continued to grow, as did the importance of effective anti-aircraft defenses. During the 1950's, the refinement of rocket technology allowed for the construction of compact missiles which were used to deliver explosive warheads to their targets swiftly and accurately. Batteries of surface-to-air missiles, or SAMs, were built to protect cities and ground installations against airborne attacks. The long range and high accuracy of SAM batteries provided a much more effective defense than the anti-aircraft guns of World War II.