they do travel at a realistic speed... slower speed bigger warhead.

So much fail in this thread, this is basic high schools physics.

F=ma, for the sake of the argument presented as a=F/m

F = Force provided by the fuel/propellant
m = mass of the warhead being propelled
a =acceleration, self-explanatory (i hope i'm not giving you guys too much
credit here)

Time for some conjecture, now let's take the FGM-148 and the fictional swarm launcher since the FGM was mentioned first and they are both fired from shoulder mounted launchers. The Javelin is massive by comparison it takes up as much space as the launcher itself compared to a swarm missile which are fired 5-6 at a time and are packaged in a lunch box sized magazine that holds (15-18) of them.

So it's safe to say the mfgm is greater than mswarm

Let's assume both propellants are equally efficient, so Ffgm and Fswarm are equally proportionate but since swarm missles travel a lot further than throwing distance, F applied on a swarm missle is significantly less than the FGM.

Therefore going back to the previously mention equation:

a=FGçè/mGåô GçÆ aGåô

Even tho I don't agree on the reason (for more realistic) of the suggestion, I do agree on the improvement suggestion.


Swarms should have way more speed, but lesser homing capability.

Faster hitting missiles, harder to evade by post-launch reactive navigating
BUT less 'bending-around-the-corners' ++ber godmissiles.