Tom Clancy's SSN

Tom Clancy's SSN

Developer	Clancy Interactive Entertainment
Publisher	Simon & Schuster Interactive
Designer	Juan Benito
Platform	Microsoft Windows
Release date	November 12, 1996
Genre	Simulation
Platforms	Single-player

Tom Clancy's SSN is a simulation of the 688i (Improved Los Angeles-class nuclear hunter/killer submarine). The game player is in command of USS Cheyenne (SSN-773) in a limited war against China over the Spratly Islands. Gameplay is limited to a 15 mission single-player campaign in which the player carries out anti-submarine, anti-surface ship roles, intelligence gathering activities, and the launch of submarine based cruise missiles. Tom Clancy also wrote a book by the same name, based on this storyline.

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Plot[]

Chinese hard-liners have staged a daring raid on one of the world's last great untapped oil reserves, setting the stage for a rejuvenated Communist dictatorship. Representing the United States, YOU command an Improved Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine, the USS CHEYENNE. Over 360 feet long and brimming with state-of-the-art electronic warfare systems, she is the finest fast attack submarine in the world. In addition, you are backed by 133 of the best-trained submariners in the naval fleet.

The mission you encounter during the game lead you through realistic scenarios which could be taken from tomorrow's headlines. Many of the threats you face are real; some threats are hypothetical. All of them are dangerous.