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The Mighty Mouse was to prove a poor aerial weapon. Although it was powerful enough to destroy a bomber with a single hit, its accuracy was abysmal. The rockets dispersed widely on launch: a volley of 24 rockets would cover an area the size of a football field.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding-Fin_Aerial_Rocket

Also they had no functional targeting computer or gun sights.

And they were not skilled in the ways of the Force.

They should have used the nuclear Genie

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIR-2_Genie

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