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An Aegis-type ship will be crippled if its radar arrays are rendered inoperable. So what if the ship can move around? The only reason why we have 'sea skimming' missile is to deny the enemy early warning of an attack, not because we want hit the ship broadside. But then because of the flight characteristic, hitting the ship broadside is inevitable, thereby giving the impression that is the goal.
Horizon calculator - radar and visual
Plug in any figure you like and see for yourself. The higher the radar and/or visual horizon, the more time the enemy has to prepare.
You mean none of the missile on board Aegis ship will be operable if Radar arrays are destroyed???
Secondly If the ship can move and reaches back to its owner country after the radar being crippled( with little structural damage), then the ship can be repaired but if it is sunk then making whole new ship will be more troublesome process.
So in my view It is necessary to sink the ship