How can I move a cruise missile on another continent ?

[Le petit chaperon rouge]

The manual says that the missile has the same option than other air unit, but in fact, the only choice I have is to bombard, and I cannot do it over the sea. Also, I cannot load it in a nuclear submarine (I don't try with a non-nuclear submarine).

[Todd Hawks]

I never did this, but as a cruise missile is an artillery unit a transport should work.

(And no, you can't load them on subs or battleships)

[Libertarian]

That's right. Use transports.

[bahoo]

Wait, let me get this right...You can load a cruise missile on to a transport...but not a submarine???

Where's the logic in that?

[Magician]

cruise missile cannot load into any submarine/aircraft..
also you cannot load cruise missile into transport directly. There's no "load" button when a cm is in a city with a transport really strange.

[ElitePersian]

they are useless anyways. dont build em.

[Jaybe]

Cruise Missles are not Air Units, they're Ground Launched Cruise Missles (GLCM).
They are Ground Units -- just your normal Bombardment Artillery (but one-shot only).
They are your best until Radar Artillery - they have the same strength (16). I thought they were better until I found that their RoF is 2, not 3. To wear down Mech Infantry, they and Radar Artillery are the way to go.

[wisecat]

CM's do act as a SCUD-type rockets.
But can they be captured like other artillery pieces?

[Magician]

Originally posted by wisecat
CM's do act as a SCUD-type rockets.
But can they be captured like other artillery pieces?

CM will be destroyed if enemy units 'hit' it.

btw, the cost of CM is too high.. I would rather wait for 2 turn to build a tank rather than a CM.. but they are excellent for assault for sure .