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==Rockets and Missiles==

Technically, rockets ''are'' missiles, as a missile is just a projectile-based weapon (an arrow or javelin can be classified as a missile, which is why games tend to refer to their users as missile troops).

However, in modern parlance, the term "[[Missile Launcher|missile]]" is generally used to refer to guided projectiles. These weapons can steer themselves mid-flight, either automatically or with guidance from the shooter. This is in contrast to rockets, which are fired and the forces of gravity and inertia does the rest. Additionally, rockets tend to use a standalone rocket motor (basically an one-side, open-ended engine with stored oxidizer and solid propellant). Meanwhile, some larger style missiles will use a jet engine (with a mouth and exhaust to scoop air in as an oxidizer and preserve space for storing only liquid propellant fuel).