Not something the player can control. That was the winter test drive map, both taken on Gr 7. Missile camera just has the contrast like that. You can see in the video you linked that the Kh-38MT camera doesn’t have such strong contrast as any thermal pod, which is what I’m talking about.
Even a gen 1 thermal pod would make MiG-29SMT, Su-27SM and Su-34 into way better multiroles. They would still have atrocious flight performance, but it would be easier to pick out targets.
In any case, all current multiroles will pale in comparison to any Eurofighter that has even a gen 1 thermal pod and some terrible LGB and AGM.
The devs have started to standardize thermals again, especially with the last (current) update. They only now look at the technological generation, not the resolution (this is likely because finding sources on resolution can not be found usually, and the overal simplification of thermals in game to begin with).
So I guess they found sources that say the thermal generation is 3 on the Kh-38MT or something, hence it gets 1200x800 resolution in game even though it may be much lower irl.
Has anyone managed to find any information on the Kh-38MT as far as I can see it’s not being used in that conflict, With only images and reports suggesting Su-34 have employed the Kh-38ML
KH-38MTs are 2 times faster than the maverick, have 2 times more range, 3 times heavier warhead
GBU-24s are shit, it takes 3-4 years to reach the target, and they dont even have inertial guidance anymore. They are also laser guided
Having the flight performance and thermal pod are greatly preferable. Any issues with the weapons are immediately negated by the ability to use them in the most advantageous position.
Sitting at 13km in Su-34 and hoping you get 6 kills and your missile didn’t just track the floor or get randomly smoked, is no comparison to using F-15E and ignoring all enemy SPAA because you can be wherever you want to be.
Even stuff like F-16C can climb to orbit and get 8 0 effort kills which planes like MiG-29SMT, Su-27SM and Su-34 can only dream of.
