Catalyst missile

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I knew there was a chance the visitors may not be entirely... cooperative. And that's why I developed a weapon to target their weakness. This will allow you to claim one of their tower, but you must act fast. The visitor begin attacking the facility as we speak: secure the facility, and feel free to test out this new... addition to your arsenal... You secured the base but the aliens have already reinforcements to the north. Lets show them your newest toy. - Kane

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Developed at Kane's behest before the Third Tiberium War, the Catalyst Missile was created as a counter against the Scrin. The warheads cause Tiberium to chain react when detonated, which suggests it may be Liquid Tiberium based. The majority of Catalyst missiles are equipped with fairly low-yield warheads that nevertheless can prove very destructive when Tiberium is present. refineries stocked with Tiberium were particularly vulnerable targets, as were, as Kane rightly predicted, the Tiberium-based Scrin.

At least one missile equipped with a more damaging warhead, capable of destruction over a larger area, is known to have been produced during the Third Tiberium War and deployed against the Scrin in northern Italy. Despite acknowledging the Scrin as "visitors" Kane was aware that they might not be cooperative. The altered catalyst missile was developed at facility in Northern Italy, however, the Scrin attacked and damaged the facility. A Nod commander managed to retake the base and used the missile to obliterate the Scrin in the surrounding area. This allowed the Brotherhood to maneuver more troops into place in order to take over a Relay Node, and ultimately, a Threshold Tower.