Honestly i think a better example is how afaik they have struggled to replace their IR seeker source due to events in 2014.
And its not like those seekers were all that special either given at that point were still not making FPA-seekers. If they were id expect them to advertise it all over their RVV-MD
Exactly, I agree, and yours is the better example as it also highlights that even the simplest components may not be hard to reproduce at all. It is bringing reproduction in large scale the issue.
And its for these reasons im not exactly hopeful about the future of top tier soviet IR missiles as in that department it doesnβt seem like they have much to offer beyond R73M. Which is a missile they could probably add to the game just fine (R74 and R74M dont seem to fundamentally upgrade much)
Now im also completely on-board with making up missiles stats for the sake of making top tier more fair, but it should be done so very openly. Like i can pretend that the R74M2 is a block 1 Aim-9x equivalent. But from what little i can tell about the R74 and R74M, and their seeker supplier issues, i sorta doubt it is.
Edit: there is a Brazilian online store thatβs ready to send me a singular bottle of Antarctica guarana into the middle of the Austrian alps for 2β¬
the world has become a magical place where space and time no longer matter
F16 get more aoa
mig29smt get aoa nerf
f16 get g limiter remove
mig29smt get more weight
f16 get better radar tracking (i know not rly good)
mig29smt get more notchable radar
f16 get new fm what better than old
mig29smt get new fm what a worse mig fm
f16 get aim9m (almost unflareable under 2km)
mig29smt get r73 thurst vector nerf and reduced flare resistance
mig29smt have r27et what have 3km headon lock range (i launch that from 50km+ in dcs)
f16 better than mig29 in gun only dogfight
f16 better than mig29 in missle dogfight
and why? the usamains have extremetly strong skill issue and need overbuff for get 1.0 k/d
intesting just the usa f16 have low k/d and the another nations f16 have 4 and 6+ and the usa f16 have 0.7