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Old 11-20-2019, 02:06 PM   #38
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Default Re: Different Gyroc Designs

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Originally Posted by Varyon View Post
Hmmm... I wonder if a gyroc designed to continue tracking in the same direction as the weapon that fired it would be markedly cheaper than a guided/homing one.
That is a guided missile, you're just using the weapon's sights as your guide. As for practicality, the information is hard to communicate to the missile unless you use a laser to illuminate the target, in which case that's a laser guided missile.
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