They are modular between other seekers of the 38M family.
I doubt KH-29’s seeker can just be bolted on a 38M body like you suggest.
And you could be able to tell the difference even if that picture where it’s mounted on a plane was taken from 10-15m away, and not from like 50m in this case ?
Now 12.0 constantly plays on 13.0. It’s unrealistic to play. The Pantsir doesn’t let you rise and the Su-30 throws missiles at you from above and you can’t even lift your head.
And you could be able to tell the difference even if that picture where it’s mounted on a plane was taken from 10-15m away, and not from like 50m in this case ?
You want to re-phrase that so it makes sense?
You would be surprised how simple it is to make something look functional. As long as the full tinted dome shows a seeker/electronics, it doesn’t need to be connected to anything inside the missile. An old seeker/or scrap PCB could be bolted to some wood blocks, and those wood blocks glued to the inside of the nosecone, and the full assembly bolted to the missile.
If u get what i mean u would understand how good they are
Sry edit: when it comes to anti-spaa they are definitely GOAT. AT is meh obviously
a blurry picture from a brochure taken on an iPhone (a brand renown for their picture quality btw) is somehow infallible evidence?
lol, lmao even.
might I add it’s absolutely amazing only he can find it when even Russians can’t no?
a little critical thinking goes a long way
That airshow was in China so it’s pretty normal for a Chinese dude to post the brochures.
because it’s totally normal to show only show weapons at airshow and have no documentation or evidence anywhere else.
Yes, they are showing export weapons at an airshow.
so it’s a mockup at best, that isn’t proof as people have posted above
Imagine selling mockups at an airshow.
Eee that’s what is done 99% of the time? You do not want to have a possible danger stick in a place with a big amount of civilians. And even when there are no civilians, you still do not want a unintended explosion.
Definitely.
I’m not arguing if they’re presenting something in it’s inert setting or not.
I’m talking about them offering something that doesn’t exist.
That happens. Mockups of weapons not yet existing are produced and are brought to air shows. Their purpose there is to attract attention of potential customers, get the orders and fund to make real ones.
May weapons ended their life that way, as a mockup on some kind of a exhibit, not gaining traction needed to make them.
Then why do you put that in a brochure in the same way you put other, already built, weapons.
There’s nothing there that says that project needs funding and is not yet completed.
For the exact same reason. To market it. Make potential customers, bring attention.
I have for example ADATS Mk.3 brochure. It never happend. Nothing in that brochure says it needs funding or is not yet complete.
Said talks happen behind closed doors. Brochure can be seen by ANYONE. A army person, a civilian, a enemy spy. Only the customers get the details.
To be fair the A4 has standoff munitions at like 8.7 or 9.3 grb
Imagine being a customer, you spot that thing and want to buy it, but you’re met with the “it’s not yet completed and it might take who knows how many years and money.”
IIRC the mockup has been presented in 2017 and 7 years later they’re still waiting for investors ?
Doesn’t make much sense to me.
Was that brochure only for that vehicle or is it a part of a bigger one ?
Yes. It’s what is expected when buying weapon systems. You think you turn up to a show and leave with a truck packed with weapons or something?
Weapon lead times are often measured in years, and it’s made perfectly clear when something isn’t ready early in the negotiations.
IIRC the mockup has been presented in 2017 and 7 years later they’re still waiting for investors ?
Doesn’t make much sense to me.
That’ll be because noone is interested in it.
Yea, that’s what happens. However if a mockup is on a airshow, it is closer to the finished rather than not, that does not mean it is finnished. And ofc situations where systems that did not start any development in, just went out of the drawing board are presented. Companies do not just make a bunch of deadly weapons and hope someone buys them. They work on CONTRACTS. Contract causes something to exist.
I don’t think I understand your question, what do you mean a bigger one?
However yes, it is about Mk. 3 only.