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I'm not sure this is directly relevant to Lock-on in its current iteration, but since it's been said that the Ka-50 is the next aircraft being introduced, with rumblings of possibly more choppers down the line...

 

I've been trying to nail down the differences between the missile system that the Ka-50/Su-25T uses, and the system that the Mi-28 uses. A quick look on FAS/GlobalSec/AirForceTech doesn't exactly reveal a whole lot. They simply say that the Mi-28 uses "Shturm" or "Ataka" missiles, and that the Ka-50/Su-25T use the "Vikhr."

 

From what I can gather based on some Googling, the AT-6, AT-9, AT-12(?), and AT-16 missiles all seem to belong to the same family of weapons. The names "Ataka," "Shturm," and "Vikhr" are used throughout the family, and thus aren't terribly useful in nailing down a particular missile. Are they all essentially the same missile, with different guidance systems? If I had to take a stab at it, I would venture that the Shturms are radio-command guided, the Atakas radar-beamriders, and the Vikhrs laser-beamriders, but can anyone confirm or deny this? Can anyone point out the differences between the missiles or point me somewhere that can?

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