Chinese Air-To-Air missiles, History, Performance & Discussion

I’ll try to find a higher resolution pic. I saw similar ones carried on other J15Ts as well, might have been training still, I’ll see.
Edit: these ones are models, I’ll have another look.

As far as I know, there is no visual difference between PL-12 and PL-12A
The only difference is that PL-12A is stated to have a range greater or equal to 120km, which is superior to PL-12, and also there might be some changes to the seeker.



I don’t think there is much difference, but likely they modified a few things, and as we have seen, most missiles for PLAAF seem to have gotten cleaner, so perhaps this as well.

The blue one is a training missile, isn’t it?

IDK


I have only seen blue Pl-15s carried any way, might well have been training rounds, but that said, I am just digging for these things. I am having a look.

Any all white or partially blue missiles are not useful as a reference because they maintain the same exterior layout and shape as the earlier models. We will need to wait for in-service munitions to be photographed which could take some time.

From what I know, the blue missiles are used in training.

Yeah, given 2015 PL-15 has never been seen live fired, and all of them are in fact blue or white as u said, so might have to wait, although the chance is really fading fast, PL12 is being phased out of service RN.

At 0:49, the J-20 fires what seems to be a BVR missile, only PL-15 should fit in the IWB of the J-20 because of the cropped fins.

We also have a photo of PL-10 being fired by the J-20.

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yes

I hope someone should make some of these but for American GBUs, because I cannot navigate through them!

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You should update this chart. Add the new PL-11AE, PL-17 and I think there’s also a PL-12A.

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And the pl21

Aren’t the so-called PL-21 is PL-17?

It’s a shorter version designed to go into the j35’s missile bay.

Never heard, it’s missile bay is designed for PL-15.

Any sources? I mean, not English second-hand sources.
I can’t believe there’s still many people believe Baidi-B, which be introduced at the booth of AVIC Cultural and creative products, is a real gen 6 fighter, and Wikipedia listed Chonma-2 Mod. 2024 as Tianma-2(lit. Chonma-2 in Chinese)…

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Only what’s been said here on these forums, but there’s a color code to that chart and orange means dubious so it has a place either way.

The only PL-21 I know is this Chinese Meteor, which is not in service, and possibly canceled long ago.
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is PL-12B/C/D a real thing? PL-12D seems to have ram jet like motor.

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