Re: Does the earth's rotation affect the trajectory of a missile?

In the first case, it would have to be aimed at a point due WEST of point
B. This is because B is moving slower than A, since it is closer to Earth's
axis of rotation. Alternatively, any moving object in the northern
hemisphere appears to be deflected to it's right.

These are manifestations of the Coriolis force, which is an inertial force
that acts on any body moving relative to a rotating frame of reference.

In the second case, no compensation would be required, as both B and A
would be moving at the same speed.

A couple of good resources

http://helix.gatech.edu/Classes/ME3760/1998Q3/Projects/Fortgang/links.htm