Damage on hit curious conundrum (missiles and phoenix)

They removed hit damage from missiles and rockets and made them rely on the explosion only, missiles and rockets suck now

They added hit damage onto Phoenix so it does not rely only on the explosion, and Phoenixes are finally functional weapons

Really tickles the brain

Those silly devs.

I really wish they added the hit damage back
Like were any of the rockets/missiles truly that powerful to begin with that they needed the removal of damage on hit?

Sucks that an entire category of weapons got ruined just because heli mode damage control