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

Is the first image trying to say its a 12A? Cuz iirc that same image is used as proof that the 12AE uses the PL-15 booster, which I do know it has

Isn’t it also allegedly single stage too now?

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There is this, but iirc this is most likely just a display mislabel. It’s the only thing I could find remotely about the PL-12A

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don’t know, this is just a guess. the image just shows same length of rocket part. and suggests similar electronic/warhead cabins

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they really could have just fixed the pl-12
but whatever gaijin will never make a good change

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PL-5E
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Just something i found while going trough some older bugreports lol

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so we can assume that SD-10 != PL-12 != SD-10A
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The SD10 is a shortened PL12 and the SD10A is an export PL12

Among the different information displayed, the missile is called SD10 or SD10(A), the real name is just SD10A but well, the developers are lazy. There were several minor improvements made to the PL12, which has always retained the same name thereafter; to put it simply, SD-10 = PL 12 early and SD-10A = PL 12 late

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i know how the dev of the Pl-12/SD-10 goes (also the SD-10 is not at all to be set the same as any kind of PL-12)

I wonder what that is supposed to be on the PL-5B below it
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I’m pretty sure that’s a PL-2 but I don’t know what’s the use of that part. DL antenna maybe?

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Data link on a PL-2 sounds weird but it could well be an early attempt, or just some sort of data transfer for testing.

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MAWS doesnt exist for them…just show how smart some mods are

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i was involved in that convo in the forums i know

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I was thinking that it could have been used in a ground based platform and maybe that’s why it has DL.

The nose tapers like on a naval sidewinder = PL-5
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I think you are right. It’s apparently a PL-5B

The PL-12A are modelled the exact same as the PL-12 on the devserver rn apart from a 40 sec guidance time increase they are literally the exact same missile

According to the radar, the missile flies further. But I haven’t tested it in real-world conditions with players.
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I was hoping they would unnerf it since i think its still the weakest track rate of top tier…every other ARH is 60,PL12s is 20 same as the Phoenix…gaijin likes to bend and f China at every turn…

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