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Some weapons, typically explosive weapons with arming delays for operator safety and missiles which need to complete boost phases before their seeker activates or their tracker captures them, also have a '''minimum effective range'''. Below this range the projectile is either not armed and only functional as a kinetic impactor, or incapable of tracking and only effective against a perfectly stationary target. |
Some weapons, typically explosive weapons with arming delays for operator safety and missiles which need to complete boost phases before their seeker activates or their tracker captures them, also have a '''minimum effective range'''. Below this range the projectile is either not armed and only functional as a kinetic impactor, or incapable of tracking and only effective against a perfectly stationary target. |
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− | Weapons designed primarily for anti-aircraft use often have their '''AA Ceiling''' quoted, which is a measure of the maximum vertical range at which they can successfully engage a target. |
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There are four main types of effective range figure: |
There are four main types of effective range figure: |