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"Really want to conduct a terminal interception? I'd actually recommend hitting it during the ascent or mid-course phase, because terminal interception of the warhead is too difficult to incinerate, and the success rate is hard to predict."
Zhong Cheng still had some concerns and hoped to convince Lin Ju to alter the plan.
There are three stages of windows for intercepting missiles: the ascent from the ground to the atmosphere, the mid-course flight to the highest point of the trajectory, and the terminal phase re-entering the atmosphere.
In each of these stages, the missile's flight speed increases sequentially, its maneuverability gradually strengthens, and the difficulty of interception also progressively grows.
In traditional anti-missile measures, most focus on mid-course interception, when the warhead has weaker maneuvering capabilities, slower speed, and there is ample time for an attack window.
