>Sides with Massa on this one, because sticking to designated targets from flight-lead prevents redundant targeting.

Like spamming 20 missiles at once for a target that only needs one hit.
-which'd kinda demonstrate that pilot's faith in that particular missile.

Also, iirc, USAF wrote something about bomber-sized target-drones (QB-52 FTW) being able to take an AIM-7 sparrow hit and keep chugging to their target like a boss.

[img]https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/B-52-no-tail.jpg[/img]

I mean, y'all know the punishment an A-10 can take [[url=https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QvbsipNA8Q8/hqdefault.jpg]it'll buff[/url]]... [url=http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195839/b-52d-battle-damage-report/]lets assume the big things can take that and scale it.[/url]
-[url=https://media.defense.gov/2012/Sep/21/2000113235/670/394/0/120921-F-DW547-007.JPG]Sometimes those pesky SA-2s jumped up and bit the pilot/co-pilot, just to make the flight home more challenging.[/url]

I remember seeing a photo of the one TBM Avenger that made it back at the battle of Midway (pilot was blind [eyes blown out by flak]). Swiss-cheese and a box of purple-hearts.