def process_missile_event(target, gunner, origin, destination, missile, acrrng, intel, ecm, eccm):

    range, orange = 0.0, 0.0
    tecm, tecm, hit, roll, dskill, lskill = 0, 0, 0, 0

    # Where is the target now?
    orange = dsDistance(orgin, target.coords())
    range = dsDistance(destination, target.coords())

    if _DEBUG_SPACE
        cemit("debug", "Range: %2.2f  acrrng: %2.2f", (range, acrrng))

    if orange > missle.maxrange():
        # Missile has expended it's fuel before reaching the target.
        dsNotifyAllShips(target, "Missile %s from %d has missed." % (missile.id, launcher))
        dsNotifyConsoles(launcher, "The missile targeting %s has missed." % target, mode=_CM_HELM)
        dsNotifyOfFire(launcher, target, 10, 50, _WM_MISSILE, 0)
        return

    if range > acrrng:
        dsNotifyConsoles(target, "Missile %d from %s has missed." % (missile.id, launcher))
        dsNotifyOfFire(launcher, target, 10, 50, _WM_MISSILE, 0)
        dsNotifyConsoles(launcher, "The missile you launched on %s has missed." % target)
        return

    # We might have a hit here!

    if target.checkflag("EWON"):
        #launcher vs target.
        tecm = target.helm.ecm
    else:
        tecm = 0

    if launcher.checkflag("EWON"):
        teccm = launcher.helm.eccm + eccm
    else:
        teccm = eccm

    if _DEBUG_SPACE:
        cemit("debug", "tecm: %d teccm: %d" % (tecm, teccm))

    # Give interceptor batteries a chance to take out any incomming missiles/torpedos
    if target.checkflag("INTERON"):
        if handle_interceptor(target, launcher, missile, teccm, tecm, destination):
            return

    hit = 50 + teccm - tecm + (intel - 50) + lskill - dskill
    roll = dsRandom() % 100
    roll++

    if _DEBUG_SPACE
        cemit("debug", "hit: %d roll: %d" % (hit, roll))

    if roll < hit:
        # a hit!
        if (!target.checkflag("DEAD"):
            dsNotifyAllShips(target,  "Missile %d from %s has hit %s.", (missile.id, launcher, target))
            dsNotifyConsoles(launcher, "The missile you launched on %d has hit." % target, mode=_CM_HELM)

            dsShipNotifyOfFire(launcher, target, 10, 50, _WM_MISSILE, 1)
            if (missile.checkflag("STASIS"):
                target.take_damage(missle.damage, 2, dsGetArc(launcher, target))
            else:
                target.take_damage(missle.damage, 1, dsGetArc(launcher, target))
            if (missile.checkflag("AOE"):
                target.take_aoe_damage(missile)
        else:
            dsNotifyConsoles(launcher, "The ship your missle was targetting has been destroyed.", mode=_CM_HELM)
   else:
       if !target.checkflag("DEAD"):
           dsNotifyConsoles(target, "Missle from %d has missed." % launcher)
           dsShipNotifyOfFire(launcher, target, 10, 50, _WM_MISSILE, 0)
           dsNotifyConsoles(launcher, "The missile you launched on %s has missed." % target, mode=_CM_HELM)
       else:
           dsNotifyConsoles(launcher, "The ship your missle was targetting has been destroyed.", mode=_CM_HELM)