Cobra missile

Cobra missiles were human weapons in use in the 20th century. Snowcap Base was equipped with an arsenal of these weapons for self defence. (TV: The Tenth Planet)

Behind the scenes

 * The reference to this missile in The Tenth Planet would have emphasised to contemporaneous viewers the international flavour of Snowcap Base. Cobras were never a part the British arsenal, and were instead strongly identified with the German and continental NATO armies.