Its likely they didnt realize it was fake. Info on the thing is sparse and as you can see from the comments, ppl that want it to be real have no issue misinterpretting or lying about what little info there is.
Even then, I cant say for 100% sure that it never existed, there is the possibility that there is a pic out there or a test doc or something that I have not found that proves me wrong, but until then, I think the evidence against its existence is overwhelming.
to be fair, it would be better if none of those systems were in the game, neither russian nor other nation mock up
you can not definitevly provide evidence of absence
let me ask a few questions:
atleast to me it wouldnt make sense to advertise something for export that dosent exist at all
Aame ciuld be said about the eurofighter able to carry amraams pn inner pylons.
Still here we are it not being in the game
Companies advertised stuff that isn’t fully developed yet all the time. If people sign up as customers then it gets put into full development and production, if they don’t it quietly dies. For example the Typhoon (ASRAAM with a HEAT warhead for use against tanks) got advertised at trade shows and then faded into obscurity when no one ordered it:
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What’s the difference between KH-38MTE and MT?
E means export.
Afaik just a export designation, no real difference.
Very well researched, and I’ve always felt that something wasnt quite right that no one had an equivalent to this absolute monster of a missile.
Isn’t that bit weird. Export variant exists but local one doesn’t?
Does it?
No one takes real rockets to the exhibition.Real missiles can only be in a military base.And since this is an exhibition, these are mockups and it may be empty inside.
I mean brochure exists
I have a complete brochure for ADATS Mk.3
It does not exist
Brochure =/= it exists
The thing is that the KH-38 has been shown once in 2009 and then almost
10 years later in 2017
and they went from this:
to this:
so to me it seems like they have been development going on for almost 10 years on it
and there is the tendency of the russians to have multiple different seekers for the same missile
for example:
so it might be the case that they have the capebility of the Kh-38MT but simply dont want to use it for some reason, like cost, not being suitable for the strike missions they are doing or simply a low suply of them
MTE-export version
Im not, ive stated I’m not 100% sure it doesnt exist, just that current evidence overwhelmingly points to it not existing. I am fully willing to admit it exists if someone provides evidence beyond 15 y/o mockups and some brochures.
Multiple is a stretch. Theres either 1 mockup pictured at 2 seperate MAKS, or 2 mockups at MAKS 2009.
The Su-75 checkmate is advertized for export despite only being a mockup. Its possible they were looking for additional funding or expertise for the other variants and it never came through.
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MAKS-2015 new Kh-38
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