On yt and X are thermal targeting clips from russian choppers. Does it even look like Gen 1?
A classic is the AGAVA tank sight from the 90’ties (i think). Ingame they’re gen1 quality, but irl screens look like…dunno you just see a huge white blip you can’t even identify. You just see that there’s a thermal source, impossible to identify.
Or,.on the grounds the typhoon carries less spear3s than the F15 can crry gbu39s and no FnF weapon of any kind. Just add GPS only spear3s now and then give them sal as well when they add gbu53s
the fact that america is fine for cas and we are asking for just a GPS guided bomb similar to that of the SDB for the typhoon and automatically the US needs a new weapon is like bruh
One requires the other and iirc gaijin eluded to that in the GR4 dev blog when talking about artificial and natural interference etc. Its also why you dont see me pushing for the ARH A2G munitions for the USSR.
Given Russia’s push for import substitution and the T220s development by a state-owned corporation, it’s likely designed to maximize Russian made components. So I wouldn’t say Russia isn’t capable of making them because they definitely are, of the second and third generation as well.
Whether russia can or cannot make thermals isn’t in doubt. The quality of those thermals is very much in doubt but its irrelevant about whether the kh-38MT exists or not
Funnily enough, Kh-38MT expendable missile, has better thermals than China’s most recent targeting pod (which are usually a lot more capable than missile seekers).
And it’s no secret that China is ahead of Russia when it comes to electronics and imaging sensors etc.