M-25 Cryogenic Missile

The M-25 Cryogenic missile is a variant of the LM-25 Ballistic Missile used by the inkling forces. The main diference is the XT-300 Cryo Ball, which can freeze an area up to 100 m (ground detonation) or 350 m (airburst)

History
The Inkling Army Council needed a strong weapon to stop the waves of tarlings from reaching the inkling cities. As a battle test, 2 battalions were armed with nitrogen launchers, which proved to be extremely effective in battle. The council scientists and engineers started to develop what would be known as XT-300 Cryo Ball, a condensed ball of pure liquid nitrogen with a layer of liquid helium which has a temperature of -196ºC (-320.8 °F; 77.15 K; 138.87 °R).

Usage in the Frontlines
The Missle saw extensive use during the Tarling Invasion (2038 -) because one of the tarling weakpoints was extreme cold. But, it was extremely expensive (about 12.000 Sea Snails or U$S100,000) and hard to manufacture in quantity due to the extreme conditions of the materials required

Total Effectiveness
The victory rating of the missile was 89% because sometimes, due to the extreme cold of the warhead, the missile electronics would froze and stop responding

Price
Per warhead: Normal warhead=U$S80,000   Cryo warhead=U$S100,000

Per Missile: Default missile: U$S200,000   Cryo adapted missile=U$S300,000