[spaceships] Proximity Warhead damage

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

Well, it would relies heavily on small computers being either unavailable (dumb missiles) or extremely expensive (rare missiles). It actually has little to do with aerial vs. space manoeuvring, as long as the thrust and endurance values of both ships and missiles are such that sudden turns matter.

Everyone always says that retro computer technology would eliminate missiles, but when the AIM-9 Sidewinder went into service, computers had advanced to the "size of a smallish room" stage. And the rocket flights for a few years after that carried radio beepers, monkeys, and occasionally a carbon-based backup guidance system (i.e. a "pilot").