Groups comparison

Homing Missiles (Seeker Missiles) - 1987 to 2017
Missiles capable of steering themselves to a target. Seeking heat, radar, sight recognition, coordinates, movement, & sound are some ways to do this.

Guided weapons[homing weapons;homing missiles;seeking weapons;seeker weapons;seeker missiles] - 1989 to 2019
Includes weapons that can have their projectiles guided by the player or are self-guided (automatic target seeking).

Guided weapons: Target lock - 1991 to 2020
Guided weapons that seek and hit targets locked on to by their user.

Guided weapons: Pointer (Designator) - 1998 to 2013
Guided weapons that actively seek out the point designated by a tool for it, such as a dedicated or integrated laser pointer.

Guided weapons: Self-guided - 1998 to 2013
Guided weapons that find and hit targets on their own without user intervention.

Guided weapons: Piloted (User guided) - 2002 to 2014
Guided weapons that require their user to actively control them. Usually in similar manner to an jet aircraft.

Guided bullets(Homing bullets;Seeker bullets) - 2011 to 2016
Some weapons have guided/homing bullets.