would be blue
it could be part of creating a further improved pl12 for export? internal component proportions, if those black strips are any indicator, seem changed somewhat. though, i’m doubtful whether this’ anything of substance so far. it could for all we know be a one-off whacky test design based on an existing airframe for cost-saving
would’ve been cool if the photo was higher resolution or maybe more zoomed in:)
Yep, they only changed the text on stats card, nothing about real performance was changed XD
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Truly a Gaijin classic.
Its likley just a whacky mod tbh, the black stripes are where the fins normaly would be. Unless we see it done more often it is just a weird one off mod.
This is a very common configuration that simplifies ground crew workload when you don’t need to conduct live-fire training.
do you have any other pictures of them doing it?
you could say the ground crew was cutting corners eheheheh
Americans often do this—AIM-120s without fins. As for China, I seem to recall seeing R-27s without fins (?)
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Just cause america does it (p sure those are also their trainers which arent blue like the chinese ones) doesnt mean china does
those are Russian missiles in chinese service tho Chinese trainers are always blue
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When you need to use the seeker but don’t actually need to fire the missile, you opt for live rounds without the wings installed. Blue training rounds are only for configuration and aerodynamic simulation.
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no, this is R-73 training missile with limited training function for dog fight training.
blue ones are just payloads without function.
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Still more pull than the PL-12Gs 🥀
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1 month anniversary of PL-12 kill
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@kizvy Assuming the PL-11A is a possibly real mod (aka HQ-61 but air to air) from the HQ-61 the PL-11AE might be based upon that
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ngl the hq61 missile looks completely different to pl-11ae. Don’t see any resemblance
why do you think the 2 missiles r connected?
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just cause but tbf its based of the PL-11 100% actually i just double checked, afaik i know the PL-11 is based of the HQ-61 (or the otherway around) in some regards so they do have history
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In fact, it is the HQ-61C, which already possesses the complete outward appearance of the PL-11. A view holds that the PL-11 originated from the HQ-61C, meaning it utilized the HQ-61C’s airframe and the seeker from the Aspide.
The PL-11AE is the modernized version of the PL-11, though the only thing they still share in common is the name “PL-11.”
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