On 2/5/2018 6:18 PM, James Catchpole (via tml list) wrote:
> Real world SAMs are made like that because that's all that is needed.
> Anti-tank missiles, on the other hand, are designed to punch through
> armour. Of course, aircraft move a lot faster than tanks, so a
> proximity detonation is a much more viable strategy when trying to
> target an aircraft...

This is a good point...if the original weapon was a "rocket launcher",
that would probably be something along the lines of a LAW or RPG, with a
shaped charge warhead designed to penetrate armor, and not a blast
warhead (continuous rod or other) that is designed to destroy aerodynamics.

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