
The icon of the T'au Empire.
A Submunition Missile is a T'au weapon system used by Stingray and Scorpionfish missile gunships, and is an enlargened and modified Seeker Missile that contains a number of Smart Missile submunitions built into its warhead.
When a Submunition Missile detonates, these Smart Missiles scatter over a wide area and individually search for and home in on targets using basic Drone intelligences; causing precise destruction on a large scale.
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- Epic Armageddon – Tau Army List Version 4.4, pp. 11, 12