Would you like to see this in game?
The premium Ka-50 “Black Shark” in War Thunder currently lacks the Kh-25ML air-to-ground missile, even though historical sources confirm it was a certified weapon for this helicopter able to be mounted. The Kh-25ML is already in the game on other Soviet aircraft (Su‑25T, Su‑39, MiG‑27K etc.), so adding it to the Ka‑50 would simply give the helicopter a weapon it realistically carried. Photographic evidence and multiple reference sources support this. You can see the Kh-25ML in the following pictures:
this picture contains the Illumination unit:
Translated image:
Sources:
Wikipedia – “Kh-25” – lists “Kamov Ka‑50” as a launch platform.
The Kh-25/Kh-25M (Russian: Х-25; NATO: AS-10 'Karen') is a family of Soviet lightweight air-to-ground missiles with a modular range of guidance systems and a range of 10 km. The anti-radiation variant (Kh-25MP) is known to NATO as the AS-12 'Kegler' and has a range up to 40 km. Designed by Zvezda-Strela, the Kh-25 is derived from the laser-guided version of the Kh-23 Grom (AS-7 'Kerry'). The Kh-25 remains in widespread use despite the apparent development of a successor, the Kh-38.
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Wikipedia (Hebrew) – “קמוב Ka-50” – explicitly mentions Kh‑25ML in the helicopter’s armament.https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/קמוב_Ka-50
GlobalSecurity.org – “Zvezda Kh-25 (AS-10 Karen)” – details missile specs and confirms helicopter compatibility.Zvezda Kh-25 (AS-10 Karen)
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What you think? should i make Suggestion about it? I liked to discuss this.
I dont think it need a Laser Guided missel
Its an equal to the Hellfire missiles at the same BR, also it can only carry two
ron_23
March 24, 2026, 3:06pm
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none of the sources you listed are accepted sources
Wikipedia isnt a source no matter in how many different languages you link it
globalsecurity isnt a source either
what you have tho are sources for the kh25l on the ka52
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Can’t the Mi-28NM carry KH-38 in theory? In this case, why though…
ron_23
March 24, 2026, 3:13pm
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not the mi28 but the ka52m iirc
if all of them not a source why they consider as a source?
Its very obvious from your name your not into this kind of stuff :)
Please read the description, Sources, and what it contains before you post anything, reading is important.
ron_23
March 24, 2026, 3:45pm
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https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/new_issue
knowing what counts as a source is important
knowing that in the early days the Ka-52 was called Ka-50-2 (or Ka-50 two seat verion) is also importanthttps://web.archive.org/web/20040615074247/http://www.rusarm.ru/products/AF/KA50_2.HTM
knowing that none of the images you sent (besides one) is showing the Ka-50 is improtant
Sorry to break it to you but… It already has 12 of them
Beamreading=Laser guidence?
ron_23
March 24, 2026, 3:58pm
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tbf ingame there isnt really a difference
This needs to be a separate Kamov in the tech tree instead of weapons added to the premium one.
ron_23
March 24, 2026, 3:59pm
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he dosent have a single useable source for the Ka-50 to get the Kh-25L
