Harpoon's damage model is used to illustrate how a small missile can disable a warship without sinking it. A Maverick hit on radar or command facilities is proposed as a route to that result. The missile's approach is described as diving toward the target, but a strike away from critical equipment could leave those systems working. This assessment favors a mission kill, qualifying the earlier suggestion that six hits could sink smaller warships.
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Maverick mission kills and the location of a hit
Radar or command-system damage could disable a ship even when a Maverick strike does not sink it.