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Old 13th Jul 2015, 23:24
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Originally Posted by Courtney Mil
Yes it is one of the many things the expensive electric hat is for, but if the missile is in the internal bay and can't see the target, it can't lock onto and track it.
True, but isn't that the idea of a HOBS missile? The target doesn't have to be within the missile seeker's FOV, the pilot cues the missile toward the target until after launch, where after the missile's own seeker takes up the job once it's out of the weapons bay?

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