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I'm aware of the etymology. Mitto, mittere. In modern ordnance context, missile = guided, rocket = unguided. Even though both use rocket motors (and here they u

I'm aware of the etymology. Mitto, mittere. In modern ordnance context, missile = guided, rocket = unguided. Even though both use rocket motors (and here they usually say motor rather than engine).

globuous 7y ago
Balistic missiles aren't really guided. They're closer to the slingshot approach.
- Aenyn 7y ago
  But they are guided though, how else would the different warheads be able to have different targets when they are all launched in the same missile.