[Pax]

Actually -- yes and no.

The range modifictionwill effect when the missile is fired -- but not the ACTUALK range (nor damage) of the missile.

So you could make a mount like "Degraded Missile Target Acquisition", and cut the range down -- but the ACTUAL missile will still go the full distance, and do it's full damage (once the seeker is created, it refers to the UNMOUNTED launching component's entry ...).

So you could take, say, a Plasma Missile % and make it not able to fire as soon (-10 range), but if it fires at range 8, and the target moves to range 14 ... the missile WILL follow all the way out, even if the SHIP indicates it's missiles won't do damage past range 8 or 9 ...