I did go through russian sites to try to find more info and found nothing, but if you do find anything, id appreciate you sharing it! :)
Maybe @Smin1080p_WT could show the snails sources/Pictures that the KH-38MT is real and more than just an mockup and an real weapon instead
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I have a souce stating the Kh-38M missiles CEP is “several meters” and the inability to hit stuff directly is made up for by the size of the warhead, but it was from a pro-russian blogpost and didnt have any sources backing this claim up so I didnt wanna add it above. Does kind of line up with the fact the Kh-38 is stated to have an 80% chance to hit a target with no jamming though. 80% chance to hit under ideal conditions is pretty bad…
The missile class has always been claimed to be able to be used vs armored targets, but it was never specified which Kh-38M could be used vs armored targets. The original theory was that the Kh-38MT’s seeker was like the AASM and used IIR to improve accuracy of the missile against static targets in a GPS denied environment, with the laser guided ML to be used vs mobile targets, but the more I dug for info trying to figure out if the MT could hit moving targets, the more I realized the only evidence the MT even existed was the brochure mentionning it, which is what ended up leading to this post
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PLEEEEEASE tell me they remove it, it is soooooo annoying
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Assuming that the KH-38MT/MTE actually does not exist and was restricted to being only a mockup AND Gaijin decides to keep it in game:
It is only fair that other nations get such weaponry as well. For example:
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Thats a can of worms I hope they dont open.
AIM-152 ACIMD: Meteor 20 years before the meteor:
Best thing for the game balance-wise would be to remove it, the fact its likely never been more than a mockup, and seems to have even been abandoned as a project just reinforces that case.
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seeing as it is on an F-14… yeah… better not open this can of worms lol
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Yeah lets not go there
The Kh-38MT is real, but rare, with almost zero public imagery and no confirmed combat footage*.
I think it’s probably produced in small batches, maybe used quietly or reserved for stealth aircraft like the Su-57.
Why so little evidence?
A few likely reasons:
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Very limited production: IIR seekers are expensive, and the MT variant may be produced in smaller quantities for specific targets or aircraft (e.g., Su-57 internal carriage).
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Russia’s OPSEC: Unlike Western militaries that often share HD footage of precision strikes, Russia is often very strict on information access regarding its more advanced tech.
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Similar appearance across variants: All Kh-38 variants look almost identical externally. Without a clear shot of the seeker head, you can’t tell if it’s a laser, satellite, or thermal version.
But yes, it would be interesting to see:
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What does it matter if it’s on an F-14??
The BR?
Did you mix everything up and confuse kh-38ML with kh-38MT
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ah hey its you!
yeah its the balancing issues that stem from a Ultra long range AAM on an F14
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too small to be an IR seeker. its a laser seeker
(edit: its neither lol. its the side of the servo)
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This Kh-38ML
300mm
thats not what i was talking about though. its the seeker inside the glass
Not really. Obvously this would be separate from the regular F-14s.
In the current meta (if it was an F-14D like in the picture), it could be 14.0-14.3 easily.