Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20160722112719

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To increase the lethality of AFOH's nuclear arsenal, 3 new developments are being deployed.

The first is the new M6A warhead which combines a maneuverable re-entry vehicle (MARV) and the ALHM's AI to the standard active radar/infra-red/electro-optical guidance system of the baseline M6 resulting in high survivability and extreme accuracy. This means that Kronos ICBMs and Regulus SLBMs can truly perform theater missions, using the lowest setting of their variable-yield warheads to lessen the fallout on friendly forces. A sub-variant, the M6A HTP (Hard Target Penetrator) incorporates a dense tungsten and depleted uranium penetrator to perform a similar mission to the FBW-N/T hypersonic missile. The combination of ICBMs/SLBMs MARVs (plus decoys) coming in at a ballistic trajectory and lair and sea-launched hypersonic missiles ( FBW-N/T and ALHM) coming in from different altitudes is envisioned to complicate and overwhelm the defenses of potential enemies.

The second is the Mobile All-terrain Launch System (MALS) of the Kronos ICBM. This is a modified version of the transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) of the GL-ALHM, designed to further disperse the ICBM force, making it more survivable. Over 500 MALS are to be deployed in squadrons of 20 missiles/launchers each.

The third is dubbed the Kronos RR (reduced range), which modifies the 1st and 2nd stages of the ICBM, making them modular. The 1st stage can be quickly removed, converting the missile into an IRBM with no degradation on payload and accuracy. All existing units are undergoing conversion and new builds will be under this configuration.