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== Missile Targeting, Range and Speed == | == Missile Targeting, Range and Speed == | ||
A missile does not so much hit a ship as explode near it. When a missile crosses the [[signature radius]] of its target, it explodes. [[File:Qsm_missile_sigrad.gif|frame|left|alt=animation of missile hit|Missile Explodes at Signature Radius]] | A missile does not so much hit a ship as explode near it. When a missile crosses the [[signature radius]] of its target, it explodes. | ||
The speed at which this explosion grows and the maximum size of the explosion determine the amount of damage done to the target.[[File:Qsm_missile_sigrad.gif|frame|left|alt=animation of missile hit|Missile Explodes at Signature Radius]] | |||
EVE uses a mathematical equation to compute the precise amount of damage that the explosion does to the ship. You can read about the details of what happens when a missile hits in the [[Missile Damage]] article. | EVE uses a mathematical equation to compute the precise amount of damage that the explosion does to the ship. You can read about the details of what happens when a missile hits in the [[Missile Damage]] article. | ||
When fired, a missile will leave the launcher and proceed at its best speed until it hits the limit of its range. If it encounters the target during that time, it will explode - otherwise it will vanish. | When fired, a missile will leave the launcher and proceed at its best speed until it hits the limit of its range. If it encounters the target during that time, it will explode - otherwise it will vanish. Each missile can travel a certain distance before it runs out of fuel. This distance can be found by multiplying the speed of the missile by the number of seconds that it's fuel will last. | ||
Distance = Speed x Seconds of Fuel | |||
{{Example | A Light Missile has a flight time of 5 seconds at a speed of 3750 m/s. The maximum distance it can travel is 5 x 3750 = 18,750 m. | |||
A torpedo has a flight time of 6 seconds at a speed of 1500 m/s. The maximum distance it can travel is 6 x 1500 = 9,000 m.}} | |||
If the target is stationary, then this distance will be the missile's range. Normally, however, the target is moving. | |||
[[File:QSM_missile_orbit.gif|frame|alt=missile hitting an orbiting target|Missile at Orbiting Target]] | [[File:QSM_missile_orbit.gif|frame|alt=missile hitting an orbiting target|Missile at Orbiting Target]] | ||