The resulting consequence is that after launching cruise missiles, they do not fly directly towards the target, thus the range is slightly longer than the distance.
Therefore, the bombers need to fly closer.
Because the same terrain-matching guidance system is used, the digital map serving as a reference is actually provided by reconnaissance satellites or reconnaissance aircraft, inevitably resulting in certain errors. Hence, over land, the relative altitude of the cruise missiles to the ground is generally controlled around 500 meters.
Obviously, this also restricts the penetration rate of the cruise missiles.
Moreover, the navigation data for the cruise missiles must be set before the bombers take off, so the bombers can only launch the cruise missiles within a specified area.
It's not necessary to be at a single point, but it must be within a predetermined range.
