Talk:SACLOS

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I'm removing Swingfire as an example as there is uncertainty as to whether it's a true example of SACLOS, please see Talk:Swingfire. Riddley 15:58, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

I should point out that laser beam riding missiles do not "home in" on an illuminated target. As the name suggests, they ride the guiding laser beam (or in the case of STARSTREAK, the two laser beams) using detectors that face back to the guiding unit not forwards to the target. As long as that laser beam is tracking the target they should hit!

The same goes for radar beam riding missiles. The article is wrong as posted because it mixes up beam riding with semi-active homing.