Thus, there came the Cruise Missile.
But the problem is, cruise missiles are really expensive. In a total war, they are simply unaffordable, and certainly cannot replace traditional bombs.
Because they are so expensive, cruise missiles cannot become the primary strike weapon.
In comparison, various low-cost guided bombs, such as inertial guided bombs using high-precision laser gyroscopes, have more development potential.
Additionally, the Empire invested heavily in building a global satellite navigation system, adopting an especially complex parent-child satellite system, and deployed valuable parent satellites in mid-high orbits unreachable by anti-missile missiles. To a large extent, the aim is to use this system to increase the efficiency of strategic bombing or, more accurately, to reduce costs, such as using satellite navigation to replace other complex and costly guidance equipment.
