About the link you’ve provided. Don’t you find it just funny how they don’t provide a photo of a seeker head-on? Instead for that purpose they’re using a photo from some kind of convention, a photo of a general mockup “Х-38МЭ”?
Let me check that.
There are many prototypes in the game that did not go into production.
yes but most of those are proven to have worked while for this the program probably got dropped because it didnt work
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Your question is as incompetent as possible. Is it worth putting up for sale something that has not even been produced or tested
That isnt the issue.
As far as I am aware, all other in game prototypes existed in their entirety and were actually fired at least once.
SRAAM is a good example of this with about 8 or so test fires before being canceled.
The issue, is the KH-38 0 evidence thus far it was anything more than a mock-up
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HSTVL.SRAAM, M247 and so on, where proven effectiveness?
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Because most prototypes get “put on sale” long before they are operationally ready, or even long before they even make it to full scale prototypes. No point producing something for export that no one will buy or use.
Skyflash Active is a good example of this iirc.
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literally all of those were tested
despite being iffy IRL the M247 was still able to destroy some air targets and automatically track and engage from a radar return
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SRAAM had approximately 8 documented test firings and there is primary sources from the National archives to prove it.
What kind of nonsense are you talking about
I see some mock-ups and some marketing material including a CGI clip.
In fact at 2:54 it shows the SAL version
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So its effectiveness is zero and it has failed. But at the same time, he’s in the game. And what prevents the Kh-38 from being here?
What hes pointing to is also likely one of the gimbal points for yaw, other pictures show a sensor more in line with an IR one, since its not powered its looking at the floor.
its also completely irrelevant as its about the laser version
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Based upon the clip provided. That is most likely the SAL version, do you have documentation proving those are IIR?
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So “M” actually stands for “Modular”.
Originaly it was named just “X-38”
So the name of the mockup actually means that it’s suposed to be fitted with different seeker types. It’s a general mockup. Currently russian military export site doesn’t feature a thermal seeker variant, that’s true. I’m trying to check inner trade now. I see your point even better now.
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The point is which version, and what was it tested for