Kh38 (and the like for the most part, but 38 is the most demonstrative) reacquire the target as it leaves smoke, has adequate inertial fallbacks to keep it tracking adequately to retain the target in seeker view if it smokes whilst on the move and continues that vector, and has a heavy enough warhead to secure a kill on a target that remains static or moves slowly in smoke. The point lock also can transition into a track lock when loosed into smoke, if the target moves through it, further reducing the efficacy of smoke.
I’ve been killer dozens of times through smoke by a KH-38
You’ve been killed dozens of times through smoke by maverick. Its mostly prolongation time and then going ballistic being close enough and/or skill issue driving forward through your own smoke.
you’d have to be killed hundred times by KH-38MT to hit the very specific situation where it cannot lock on surface and will do IOG (mostly weird map/placed building geometry and sitting in a corner)
IOG does work though, why do you think it doesn’t.
If you pop smoke Vs an AGM-65 and it looses track of the target it self destructs.
If you pop smoke Vs an KH-38MT, it keeps going to your last known location
If only there was a feature in game that would let you see what you’re saying is untrue. Hell you can now even see it happen in real time with MITL missiles.
There isn’t IOG for anything that can lock on surface. It will just hungrily lock onto it
Would give up on convincing them. From a brief review, it seems you would be met with more success endeavouring to extract Caliburn from the stone by asking it nicely as compared to convincing this soul water is wet, even were you to go so far as to dunk them in it.
But is water wet?
I’d certainly hope so, but with old mate’s convictions, who knows. Might be coarse and unpleasant instead.