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Missile Archive // Active Dossier: Warhead Programs

Missile Network // 01 Of 04

01 Warhead Programs 02 Long Range Missile 03 Ballistic Missile 04 Cruise Missile

[ Missiles ] // 01 Warhead Programs ▼

01 // Warhead Programs CURRENT 02 // Long Range Missile → 03 // Ballistic Missile → 04 // Cruise Missile →

[ SYSTEM DOSSIER // MISSILE-01 ] // WARHEAD INFRASTRUCTURE

MISSILE WARHEAD PROGRAMS

Foundation of the missile arsenal. Research the Guided Missile, Chemical Weapons and Nuclear Weapons programs, then mobilize Conventional, Chemical and Nuclear warheads as consumable ammunition for compatible missile systems. A researched warhead program alone does not launch a strike: payload, missile and host platform remain separate layers.

Research Chain ↓ Warhead Data ↓ Battle Calculator →

Doctrine Variation

None Detected

Research Programs

3 Sequential Steps

Payloads

Conventional / Chemical / Nuclear

Missile Network

01 / 04 Live

Core Missile Rule // Payload Is Not The Launcher

A complete missile strike requires separate compatible systems: research the warhead program, mobilize the warhead into inventory, research the missile, select a host unit capable of launching that missile, then execute the strike. Launcher capacity and reload belong to the host platform — not to the warhead.

Step 01

Research Program

Step 02

Mobilize Warhead

Step 03

Research Missile

Step 04

Select Host Unit

Step 05

Launch Strike

[ WARHEAD RESEARCH CHAIN ]

Day 1 → Day 3 → Day 5

Day 1 // Program 01

Guided Missile Program

Entry point of the warhead chain. Required to mobilize Conventional Warheads and precedes the Chemical Weapons Program.

Day 3 // Program 02

Chemical Weapons Program

Second research step. Unlocks Chemical Warhead production and is required before the Nuclear Weapons Program.

Day 5 // Program 03

Nuclear Weapons Program

Final warhead research step. Unlocks Nuclear Warheads for strategic missile delivery.

Doctrine Check // Shared Across All Doctrines

Western, Eastern and European research trees show no supplied doctrine-specific variation for this warhead-program chain. WW3Planner therefore treats these research steps and warhead production values as one shared data set instead of duplicating identical doctrine profiles.

[ WARHEAD PAYLOAD CONFIGURATOR ]

Select Payload Type

This dossier has no unit-level curve and no doctrine-specific stat differences. Select the payload itself to inspect exact production batch, infrastructure, research requirement, cost, compatibility and special effect.

[ ACTIVE WARHEAD PROFILE ]

Conventional Warhead

Batch ×4 // Secret Weapons Lab Lv1 // Guided Missile Program

Explosive Payload

Production Batch

×4

Warheads per production cycle

Secret Weapons Lab

Lv1

Required infrastructure

Arms Industry

Lv1

Shared requirement

Production Time

1 DAY

Same for all three payloads

Item HP

Ammunition-style inventory item

[ WARHEAD PRODUCTION ]

Verified Production Data

Warhead	Batch	Secret Weapons Lab	Arms Industry	Required Research	Supplies	Rare Materials	Fuel	Electronics	Money	Time
Conventional	×4	Lv1	Lv1	Guided Missile Program	1,350	250	500	900	2,225	1 day
Chemical	×3	Lv2	Lv1	Chemical Weapons Program	850	350	625	625	2,750	1 day
Nuclear	×2	Lv4	Lv1	Nuclear Weapons Program	1,500	750	750	1,000	3,750	1 day

[ PAYLOAD INTELLIGENCE ]

Three Distinct Payload Roles

Conventional Warhead ×4

Heavy explosive warhead primarily intended for military targets and buildings. It is automatically consumed when launching a compatible Cruise or Ballistic Missile.

Chemical Warhead ×3

Toxic chemical payload dispersed over a large area. The supplied description emphasizes effectiveness against soft targets such as personnel and states that it creates chemical contamination.

Nuclear Warhead ×2

Nuclear payload releasing explosive energy and radiation. It is automatically consumed by compatible Cruise, Ballistic or Long Range missile launches and produces nuclear contamination.

Shared Item Properties

All three supplied warhead items show 1 HP, no ordinary movement value and the same ammunition-style property layout. They should be treated as consumable payload inventory, not battlefield units.

[ WARHEAD COMPATIBILITY ]

Missile Delivery Compatibility

Payload	Cruise Missile	Ballistic Missile	Long Range / ICBM	Special Effect
Conventional	Compatible	Compatible	—	Standard explosive payload
Chemical	Compatible	Compatible	—	Chemical contamination
Nuclear	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible	Nuclear contamination

Host Rule // Warhead Capacity Does Not Exist

A warhead is ammunition, not a launcher. Cruise missiles have the broadest host pool in the supplied reference; Ballistic Missiles use a smaller group of specialist launch platforms; Long Range / ICBM delivery follows its own dedicated strategic launcher path. Missile capacity and reload belong to the host unit and its level, never to the warhead item.

[ HOST INTELLIGENCE ]

Who Can Launch The Payload?

Missile	Host Units Shown In Supplied Reference	WW3Planner Handling
Cruise Missile	Air Superiority Fighter, Strike Fighter, Naval Strike Fighter, UAV, Naval Patrol Aircraft, Heavy Bomber, Rotary Wing Officer, Fixed Wing Officer, Corvette, Destroyer, Cruiser, Attack Submarine, Ballistic Missile Submarine, Naval Officer, Submarine Officer and additional elite/special hosts shown in the supplied reference.	Store launcher capacity and reload by host + level.
Ballistic Missile	Ballistic Missile Launcher, Ballistic Missile Submarine, Submarine Officer and selected special/elite hosts shown in the supplied reference.	Smaller launcher pool; preserve host-specific capacity and reload separately.
Long Range / ICBM	Dedicated Long Range / ICBM launcher path shown in the supplied reference.	Nuclear-only strategic delivery path. Exact launcher details belong with MISSILE-02.

Reference Data // Contamination

The contamination figures below come from the additional supplied reference material and are preserved as reference data rather than current primary unit data. If later current source data conflicts, the current source should take priority. The supplied reference also states that contaminated cities block construction and mobilization until decontamination, while contamination itself does not directly damage troops remaining in the city.

[ CONTAMINATION REFERENCE ]

Reference Values

Missile / Warhead Combination	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Reference Clean Time
Chemical Cruise Missile	15	17	20	5h24m → 6h07m → 7h12m
Nuclear Cruise / Chemical Ballistic	20	25	30	7h12m → 9h → 10h48m
Nuclear Ballistic Missile	30	35	40	10h48m → 12h36m → 14h24m
ICBM	45	50	Not supplied	16h12m → 18h → Not supplied

[ CALCULATOR ARCHITECTURE ]

Host + Missile + Warhead + Strike

01 // Host

Launcher unit and level determine whether the missile can be fired, plus capacity and reload where applicable.

02 // Missile

Missile type and level provide that weapon’s own range and combat properties. Those belong to dossiers 02–04.

03 // Warhead

Conventional, Chemical or Nuclear payload is selected independently and must exist in inventory as consumable ammunition.

04 // Strike

Final output combines compatible host + missile + warhead without merging unrelated capacity, reload, contamination or combat fields.

Source Separation // Programs, Payloads & Launchers

This dossier stores warhead research and ammunition production only. Missile range and missile combat properties belong to the individual Long Range, Ballistic and Cruise Missile dossiers. Host capacity and reload belong to the launching unit. Contamination figures marked as reference data remain separate from current primary warhead data.

[ MISSILES // 01 OF 04 ]

Next Dossier // Long Range Missile

Warhead Programs establishes the ammunition and research layer. Continue to MISSILE-02 for the nuclear-only Long Range strategic delivery system.

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