A Missiles' Life

[gonk]

This is a general question about a lot of missiles. e.g. A/A , SAM , Cruise etc.

 

I see that the Harpoons self detonate after a set distance, My question is, would all the other types of missiles do the same ? Or do they free fall to the ground for the Enemy to pickup and study ? To me most of them seem to float around for way too long, or maybe that is a Multiplayer issue ?

 

It just doesn't make sense to have the missiles (A/A and SAM) expended all their energy and still actively track you on RWR, as this keeps you in the defensive mode ? I would of thought they all had a life cycle which ended with self-detonation as a set Range/Time/Velocity.

 

Any takers ?

 

Just curious....

 

Thanks..