Про Иджис. Вот откуда растут ноги. Но мы ведь помним и то, как они МБР перехватывали - по радиомаяку
Using the Aegis system the USS Norton Sound destroyed 32 aerial targets (mostly BQM-34A Firebee I subsonic and BQM-34E Firebee II supersonic drones); seven at long range, 16 at medium range and the remainder at short range. These successes, and a boat target, intercepted at short range, were achieved with 22 SM-1 and 10 SM-2 missiles, with the former being responsible for all but three low-altitude and two high-altitude interceptions.
Вот что было на самом деле:
It should be noted that radar coverage in the Persian Gulf was severely degraded by a combination of factors including mountainous terrain, atmospheric pollution and temperature inversions. The situation was so bad that fighter combat patrols could not be controlled beyond 75 n miles (140 km).
Считается, что крейсера могут обстреливать до 12 целей одновременно (12 ракет), ЭМ - меньше. ФАР используется для управления ракетой на среднем участке, а на конечном - радары подсветки SPG-62, которых всего 4 на крейсерах и 3 на эсминцах...