Defending an area against incoming missiles is a difficult task. Missiles are incredibly fast and present a small target. Assuming you know they’re coming, you have to be able to track them accurately if you’re to have any hope of stopping them. Then, you need some kind of wonderous missile of your own that’s fast enough and maneuverable enough to take them out.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2024/02/13/sprint-the-mach-10-magic-missile-that-wasnt-magic-enough/