Heat effects on Ballistic missiles

[north night]

Basically, effects from the heat of moving fast in the atmosphere and re-entry effects. this will allow visual identification of otherwise invisible missiles from a great altitude.

[pearl hawk]

not enough speed iirc

[wise quartz]

the missiles do not travel fast enough for this, a good visual indication are the 40 second long burning lights on the horizon rising to the sky

[north night]

ah, i see. makes sense

maybe hypersonics are due..

[obtuse lotus]

Yes but have you considered

[olive garnet]

For them to be this striking I think it needs to be dawn. Still a dark sky, but the sun lighting the smoke because they are so high already. Just compare twilight falcon 9 launch to an average one.

Still, if the game were able to recreate such conditions that would be really nice.