Eugene Leitl wrote:
> Michael Lorrey writes:
yes. this is a major shortcoming of gps guided exoatmospheric
devices. at typical reentry velocities you have only a very few
>
> > > Actually, what's the point in sending a Tomahawk from an off-shore
> > > Destroyer or human-piloted fighter/bomber, when you can send
> > > something up in a parabolic trajectory that uses GPS to steer while
> > > decending upon its target?
>
> I'm not sure, but don't you get EM shielding during atmospheric
> reentry due to the plasma screen?