Cold launch and the question of minimum engagement range

Vertical-launch missiles can still have minimum engagement ranges. Cold-launch systems tend towards shorter minimum ranges than hot-launch systems, with CAMM as the example. Reduced concern about heat and explosives close to the ship is the suggested explanation. This remains a sceptical interpretation of the explanations offered, without a demonstrated engineering account. The quoted weapon specifications are confined to openly available information and checked against NavWeaps, so they should be read within that public-data limit.