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  1. Heirophant
    I have long wondered about the term "guided rocket". Someone explain to me again why we don't just call say the 70mm FFAR Hydra ohh, I don't know . . . maybe a "missile". The following are examples of colloquial use for battlefield (non-strategic) weapons: Rocket: a projectile that primarily derives its propulsion from a rocket thruster. Usually applied to dumb projectiles. Guided Rocket: A projectile (usually rocket-propelled) that has increased accuracy and precision due to some form of guidance, but which normally targets coordinates on the ground. Ex: Guided MLRS Missile: A projectile (rocket/jet propelled) that actually targets individual, discrete units. Ex. Hellfire, Maverick. So, doesn't the homing (laser-guided) 70mm Hydra come closest to being a "missile", not a "guided rocket"?
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