I posted this in Turkish missile & smart munition programs topic as well but since it is also related to here:
SOM Cruise missile has been made the unique unit of ''Turks'' civilization in the strategy video game ''Humankind'' made by some of the ex-developers of Sid Meier's Civilization series.
The game has been the fourth most selling game in USA in August 2021 and was nominated as the best strategy/sim game of 2021 in Game Awards (winner was AOE4).
Back to the list of units The Stealthy Operative Missile Unit is special to the Turks. Unlocked by the Fighter Jets technology in the Contemporary Era. It has the Speciality Aerial Stealth.[1] From the 1950s until the 1970s, Turkey had an under-developed national defense industry. As such, its...
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I already found it weird they made Turks one of the 11 contemporary era cultures while leaving out England, South Korea etc.
But them knowing about SOM cruise missile or digging enough to discover SOM cruise missile has been a total shock for me.
SOM is indeed one of the biggest advances in Turkish military industry in the recent years. It also has been described as the greatest of Greeces anxieties regarding the development of Turkish military industry.
Among the other contemporary era civilizations there is also ''Indians'' with the unique unit of ''peacekeepers'' and Chinese with the unique unit of ''guardians'' based on Weishi Rocket Lauchers