except they dont look like either, they seem to have a metallic exterior which is not a good idea for either resistor or capacitor
to give an accurate weight to information brochures while being cheaper than a fully complete product
Military expo shows do have a lot of press or random civillian punters yes but they are not selling to them, they are selling to the militaries that are checking things out there. they arent going to pay attention to something that looks like an empty shell.
Its a matter of presentation over its actual function, ill use an analogy i used higher in the thread
You just need to show something basic but preferrably looking functional to get attention to possibly put a sale into motion
oh gee idk… maybe because mockups are made to attract attention?
and a shabby mockup doesnt work well as advertisement?
other mockups
HFK-KV
EPHAG
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youre still dodging the question.
why bring a real expensive AF seeker to an EXPO inside a mockup?
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that looks more like how the seeker plugs into the board to me than a large capacator. as it looks like theres cables coming out of what you circled.
silkscreening on a pcb would be a leftover from where they pulled a board off the production line before it had more components soldered onto it. it also makes it look more complete
what is their weather resistance rating? or max voltage? both of those will be limited due to metalic exterior
also in the mockup it has a hex fitting on the end of it implying that it either has a removable cap or the whole cylinder is removable
because maybe its not a mockup?
maybe its a inert piece?
Where did people find the name of the seeker “9-Б-7738” again?
nobody is going to weigh a mockup at an expo
so how do you know how the “fake” stuff is supposed to look like if the real thing dosent exist
i wish they would
most caps are metal on the outside actually.
because it might be an inert missile
guys this is just going nowhere just take it to dms
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I think it was referenced in some gov website or document as well
this whole thread is a nothingburger
i dont see why we should take it to the dms when we arent off-topic as well
if youve only made like a handful of them you just use them for whatever
mockups to show a potential weapon system still need to look realistic to push investment
and how can you tell that its totally legit from some low-fi photgraphs. We cant prove or disprove from only photos unless its very blatant.
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Its just going in circles though
might have something to do with nobody finding any evidence that KH-38MT existed as anything more than an expo mockup
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want to repeat the whole discussion again dont you?