It's mostly about radar masts. If you wish to shoot down enemy missiles with your missiles, you better do it early than late. Now to have some early warning, th

It's mostly about radar masts. If you wish to shoot down enemy missiles with your missiles, you better do it early than late. Now to have some early warning, that antenna needs to be relatively high to get significant area inside your radar horizon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_horizon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_horizon But I have no idea if that is smart thing to try anymore.