The resident AC carrier haters will disagree....
Posted above.
Ballistic is no longer used in a limited sense, and ICBMs have always had mid course guidance systems. In this case, the reentry guided warhead is delivered to a “basket”, which covers all possible positions of the ship (30 kts just doesn’t take you far in 10 minutes). The reentry vehicle then guides the warhead into the ship using either radar, IR, or a combination of both.
13 posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 8:38:36 AM by SampleMan