I was under the impression that carriers don't sail alone also. They're usually riding along with a fleet of ships equipped with Aegis system that would take c

I was under the impression that carriers don't sail alone also. They're usually riding along with a fleet of ships equipped with Aegis system that would take care of ballistic missiles. I had coworkers that worked on standard missile. When I asked them why we don't have missile plumes to take care of lots of low-value targets (as mentioned in the article), I was told that the back fire from one missile might destroy the other, and they would also travel at undetermined speeds, as they might hit each other.