Ruhrstahl X-4

At the end it will be WASD and you should use it like Bullpups or Nord Aviation AS-20. Warhead is 20kg (should be enough to off a tank). Fuses, according to Ger Wiki: Impact fuse and Kranich acoustic proximity fuse.

Not sure if there is anything important in here. Link:

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with the new changes in dev
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do you wanna bug report the acoustic late stage guidance method?

as a placeholder they can make it IR guided in the end

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Why are they changing the explosive mass from 20 kg (25 in TNT equivalent) to 7.5 kg?

not sure why. according to the sources shared by @TT33a
it should be 20kb of HE

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pretty sure it had a back up impact fuze no ?

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/missile-air-air-ruhrstahl-x-4/nasm_A19510067000

Dunno, wiki says 20kg.

Clearly that is an Earthican two & zero

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Please report this https://community.gaijin.net/
Thanks

def need to bug report range it has 6km not 3km

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80 goddamn dollars???

You got it all wrong.

Spoiler

80 goddamn dollars and you get a piece of goddamn garbage.

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Ima be honest, the Hornet is probably a better buy than either the F4Junk and the Mig-21 Bison if only because its actually got a competent flight model lmao

So i just tested out, with the final Guidance implementation - as an AAM → it’s bad (as i said in Dev Thread)

as an AGM - you need a pinpoint shot on light tanks / SPAAG to blow it up (acts as an early AS.20/AGM-12) (could be useful to kill SPAAG before Dropping a 1000kg bomb)

and as ASM (Anti-Ship Missile) it works pretty well if you aim right, to cripple Frigates and smaller boats.
if you aim well, it can sunk one boat: needs 2x X-4 hitting at the junction of 2 Ship parts, or 1 X-4 if it reaches the Ammo rack.

So,… i don’t know, it’s pretty mixed feeling.

https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/lL2CnObEiajA

I believe people confuse “warhead mass” with “exposive filler mass”.

Chinese did the same when CM502KG was added, they confused SAP-HE warhead mass with explosive filler mass.

Warhead is not made of pure explosives. The total warhead mass also includes casing of warhead (made of steel and so on), fuse(s), penetrators (if warhead is SAP-HE), pre-fragmented pieces (e.g. shrapnel released not from rupture of warhead casing but separately added one) etc.

I haven’t seen document that states precisely “explosive mass: 20kg”, not warhead mass.
If someone has a doc stating explosive mass (not implied, but specifically explosive mass), feel free to correct me.

As an example: LMUR has a 25kg warhead, but explosive filler mass is 12kg.

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@TT33a posted in the linked bug report above your post a picture which states 20 kg explosive mass (Sprengstoffgewicht = Explosive mass). Sprengkopf would be warhead in german

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or here is one in english: