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Originally Posted by The Dark
Laser designation. Except for the Longbow variant (AGM-114L, which is radar-guided), all Hellfires are laser-guided. The designator does not have to be at the same location as the launcher; as long as the missile can see the dot, it'll go for it. This also gives it limited re-targeting capability, since if the dot is moved to a different target within the field of view, the missile will steer accordingly.
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They never thought of making a GPS-guided version?
EDIT: Just remembered that GPS guidance doesn't work well against moving targets.
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Last edited by pmulcahy11b; 02-19-2017 at 10:50 AM.
Reason: Remembered something
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