Sure, but the alternative narrative is that it was named JF-17 because it was supposed to be a successor/replacement for F-16 for Pakistan.
I suppose it could mean both …
J-7 + 10 because it evolved from J-7
F-16 + 1 because it was to succeed the F-16 for Pakistan
But the first one explains where the KLJ-7 radar designation comes from …
(The radar was probably being developed for the “Super-7” project which eventually evolved into JF-17 / FC-1)
Likewise J-10 > KLJ-10
Hmmm. With some new “leak” lists appearing and the old leak list for the last update containing the J-10B i really hope they held back the J-10B and decided to add the J-10C instead in this update.
as the B wouldn’t be all that big of an improvement in terms of gameplay. Slightly heavier airframe slightly more thrust with a better radar…
The C would be at least be a substantial upgrade with a better radar way more thrust and 2 extra PL-12’s and A2G ordinance.
Or ami I missing something on the J-10B?
The TVC 10B would be extremely welcome tho
The J10B is pretty much just an incomplete J10C, a purely interim model from before the radar was ready. So yeah, you would not be missing out on much with the J10B; imo the J10B TVC would be pretty cool however it was a one-off, probably not suitable for the main Tree. Overall, the J10C would be a better addition instead of the J10B due to all that.
For sure. Either as event or squadron
Yeah that’s pretty much the same conclusion I’ve come to.
The cockpit is even identical between the production 10B’s and 10C’s
The early J-10B had the same hud as the 10A tho
I don’t think that would be a good idea, as it would be a better J-10B
It not like there aren’t already one-off aircraft in tech trees
But the nature of it, it’s hard to just put it in the tree, unlike stuff like Yak 141 which is at the end of tree or Ho229 which is like the end of the Nazi Germany tree. This one will either come folded to J10B or has to be an event vehicle otherwise it makes little sense.
Less advanced aircraft such as the j10b should be skipped. These less advanced aircraft tend to be folded in the next version, which will seriously slow down the progress of the air force line.
I 100% agree and think the 10B should be skipped for now. It can come later but it’s not a substantial enough upgrade over the 10A to compete with the Rafale EF2K and SU-30sm
Or later down the line add it as an premium like the FA18 or israeli F16 (the basic J-10B that is)
If I had to guess, training bombs, very similar in appearance to the one the UK uses.
Issue is it seem to carry something which is now released, because you can see there is a space and a mechanism under the ‘pod’ thing which likely was not meant to be like that.
CBLS for bomb training in the RAF;
Assuming its the same thing on the J-10, it looks incredibly similar.
What’s the purpose of these then?
Simulates a full sized bomb ballistics, so you can practice bombing. :)
